FOr BreAKinG news VisiT www.qns.com CUTLER’S 28 times • OCTOBER 29, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.timesnewsweekly.com SCOTT BARON’S STAR OF QUEENS brought to you by star OF queens SCOTT BARON & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys & Counselors at Law 1-866-WAS-HURT (866) 927-4878 718.738.9800 Phil Andrews President LiAACC P E R S O N A L BACKGROUND: Phil Andrews was raised in Brooklyn and is a graduate of Brooklyn Technical High School. Phil Andrews is a current resident of Flushing and has attended York College and John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He has been a certified mentor for many years and lives by the concept of paying it forward and giving back to future generations. PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND AND CAREER: Andrews is former law enforcement with the NYC Department of Correction. In addition, he is the former owner of the Haircut Hut Barbershop Franchise. Andrews was a member of the 100 Black Men of Long Island Inc. for over 20 years and served as the organization’s president from June 2009 to September 2013. He is the current president of the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce Inc. (LIAACC), which serves the counties of Kings, Nassau, Queens and Suffolk. MOTIVATION TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY: His motivation to serve the community stems from the life lessons taught by his aunt, Frances Virginia Young, who was an excellent role model during his formative years. “It gives me great inspiration and a great feeling to know that the use of my time, talent and treasures are making a substantial difference in the lives of others. I know that the work I am doing will shape the future generation’s outlook on what they will be able to achieve and serve as a framework and model.” BIGGEST CHALLENGE: Andrews says time management is a challenge because there is always so much to do in a day. He says being in a leadership position is an ongoing process of representing the mission of the chamber, and to inspire others to take ownership of what they can contribute with their own unique skill set. “I strive to get as much as I can humanly do in order to leave no task undone,” he said. GREATEST ACHIEVEMENTS: According to Andrews, it is hard to say what his greatest achievement is because he sees miracles quite often in the work he and others are doing in laying the foundation for the LIAACC. “I would say that my greatest achievement thus far is in using everything that I have learned in all of my prior work experiences, life experiences and leadership development positions to bring visions of excellence and greatness into reality,” Andrews said. By Alina Suriel REPAIRS 12 years this be saving 10%ANY With Coupon.Limit Excludes CUTLER’S 516-Photo courtesy of Phil Andrews Lincoln The FREE Come LincolnCenter.Major support Lead Corporate Jamaica Titans open third season The acclaimed Titan Theatre Company has returned for its third season. The troupe continues as the company in residence at the Queens Theatre, our borough’s regional venue. Of course, their location at Flushing Meadows Corona Park places them just yards from the Mets’ Citi Field and the World Series! Boasting professional actors with impressive TV, film and stage credits, TTC’s opening performance played to a packed house. The i n t i m a t e studio theater offered its consistently excellent view of subtle physical gestures and broad verbal inflections. Director Terry Layman interpreted playwright Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” with sharp, modern wit. The actors emphasized that strategy by adding 21st-century savvy to the 19th-century script. Producer Kevin Beebee and Titan General Manager Alyssa Van Gorder invited the audience to an after-show celebration. Finally, curtain! A beautiful Victorian era sitting room (Sandy Yaklin, scenic design) filled the stage in Act I. An equally impressive country garden appeared in Act II. The actors throughout were impeccably dressed in costumes of 1890s London (Natalie Loveland, costume design). The satirical farce’s storyline involves two gentlemen who dodge their tedious upperclass lives by changing their names and escaping to the countryside. They court two beautiful ladies and avoid a snobbish dowager’s one-sided pronouncements. Artistic director Lenny Banovez as Algernon is perfectly self absorbed and irreverent. Stunning Maggie Wetzel plays Cecily with jaw-dropping irony as she explains her engagement to a man she has not yet met. Marc LeVasseur is charming and convincing as the perpetually frustrated, lov e - s t ruck “Ernest” who was abandoned as an infant. He surre p t i t i o u s l y holds hands with beautiful Gwendol yn, played by Ellen Adair. She flawlessly displays the superficial pretense of the era’s upper classes. Angela Iannone as domineering Lady Bracknell definitely steals the show with her comical upper crust British accent, filled with almost painful vocal inflections. Another hilarious scene stealer is Greg Oliver Bodine, who is an infinitely patient and overburdened butler. The last romantic pairing brings the very proper Dr. Chasuble (John- Patrick Driscoll) into the arms of equally rigid Miss Prism (Christy Richardson). As expected, the efforts of the entire cast and crew provide a relaxing and very enjoyable evening. For information on this and future productions, visit www.titantheatrecompany. com or call the box office at 718-760-0064. As always, save me a seat on the aisle. A VIEW FROM THE CLIFF BY CLIFF KASDEN
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