Catch a New Rising Star Contest
Spring 2006

Frank hosts the Catch a NEW Rising Star Contest at Twin River in Lincoln.

Prizes | Schedule | The Winners' Circle | Week One Semi-Final Winners | Week Two Semi-Final Winners | Information on Finals! | And the Winners Are...

Wednesdays are Catch a New Rising Star Comedy Nights at Twin Rivers!

•All qualifying rounds, semifinals and finals are on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm
(comics arrive at 7 pm)

•10 weeks of competition (April 11 through June 13), 2 weeks of semi-finals (June 20th and June 27th) and one week of finals (July 11th - we're taking the 4th off!)

•2 winners per week - 10 winners each competing in the semi-finals (June 20th and June 27th)

• 5 winners from each of the semi-finals go to finals

FINALS

Date: THURSDAY, JULY 12th
Time: Doors open at 7 pm, show at 8 pm
Location: EVENT CENTER at Twin River

Because both semi-finals attracted over 200 fans, the finals will be held at the brand-new EVENT CENTER at Twin River, the first comedy show in that venue. There will be a cash bar, plus good old-fashioned fare - hot dogs, hamburgers, stuff like that.

Celebrity judges will be Karen Adams from Channel 12, Suzy Yengo from Catch A Rising Star and Tony Bristol from 92PRO-FM.

Frank will be co-hosting the show with 92PRO-FM's Jessica.

WEEKLY PRIZES

$100 each to the two weekly winners.

AND FOR THE WINNERS...

1st prize: weekend at Catch A Rising Star in Reno, NV
2nd prize: weekend at Catch A Rising Star in Princeton, NJ
3rd prize: weekend at Catch A Rising Star in Monticello, NY

Contest Host Frank O'Donnell

	THE WINNERS' CIRCLE
	April 11th Winners
Week One Winners - Mike Valejao and Derek Furtado

	April 18th Winners
Week Two Winners - Jonathan Young and Nick Albanese
	April 25th Winners
Week Three Winners - Ryan O'Flanagan and Reverend Scott Darby
	May 2nd Winners
Week Four Winners - Melissa Bowler and Shelly Whittle
	May 9th Winners
Week Five Winners - Karen D'Iorio and Michelle Monti
	May 16th Winners
Week Six Winners - Ryan Shibley and Roman Pierce
	May 23rd Winners
Week Seven Winners - Ken Mongeon and Connie Anderson
	May 30th Winners
Week Eight Winners - David Grabiner and Rick Canavan
	June 6th Winners
Week Nine Winners - James Dorsey and Chris Bilello
	June 13th Winners
Week Ten Winners - Ahmed Bharoccha & A.J. Barry
	Check out the gallery of comics and audience photos from the contest!

WEEK ONE SEMI-FINAL WINNERS!

Semi-Finals - Week One Winners- June 20, 2007

Round One Semi-final Winners -- Ahmed Bharoccha, Ryan O'Flanagan, Melissa Bowler, Ryan Shibley, Chris Bilello

Celebrity Judges: Cathy Levesque (Exec. Dir., Stadium Theatre), Ben Hague (Grand Prize Winner of Last Catch a New Rising Star Contest), Babette Augustin (Photo Editor, ProJo, and producer of the Providence Newspaper Guild Follies)

WEEK TWO SEMI-FINAL WINNERS!

Semi-Finals - Week Two Winners- June 20, 2007

Round One Semi-final Winners -- Derek Furtado, James Dorsey, Roman Pierce, Jonathan Young. Karen DiOrio

Round Two Semi-final Winners -- Derek Furtado, James Dorsey, Roman Pierce, Jonathan Young. Karen DiOrio

AND THE WINNERS ARE ...

Finals - July 12, 2007

1st prize Weekend at Catch A Rising Star in Reno, NV	James Dorsey Worcester, MA
Ahmed Bharoccha North Smithfield, RI	2nd prize Weekend at Catch A Rising Star in Princeton, NJ
3rd prize Weekend at Catch A Rising Star in Monticello, NY	Jonathan Young Smithfield, RI
July 24, 2007 - The Valley Breeze - "Catching a break at Catch a Rising Star competition" by Pamela Berard, Valley Breeze Staff Writer

Catch a New Rising Star Contest Spring 2006