Hi, I’m Valerie Saunders, a vocal impressionist and storyteller based in Scottsdale, Arizona. I specialize in tribute performances honoring Julie Andrews, Judy Garland, Doris Day, Patsy Cline, and other timeless artists, blending background information about the women with song and time-period storytelling to create engaging, audience-friendly shows. Over the years I’ve performed statewide with one-woman shows, led and participated in musical revues, and collaborated with choreographers including Dee Dee Wood (who directed and choreographed Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music). I’ve been grateful to call Dee Dee Wood’s Celebration of Life in 2023 a personal milestone, and I continue to pursue new creative projects, fromHoneyBuns to grander stage collaborations across Arizona.

Valerie Saunders

Hi, I’m Valerie Saunders, a vocal impressionist and storyteller based in Scottsdale, Arizona. I specialize in tribute performances honoring Julie Andrews, Judy Garland, Doris Day, Patsy Cline, and other timeless artists, blending background information about the women with song and time-period storytelling to create engaging, audience-friendly shows. Over the years I’ve performed statewide with one-woman shows, led and participated in musical revues, and collaborated with choreographers including Dee Dee Wood (who directed and choreographed Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music). I’ve been grateful to call Dee Dee Wood’s Celebration of Life in 2023 a personal milestone, and I continue to pursue new creative projects, fromHoneyBuns to grander stage collaborations across Arizona.

Next availability:
May 28, 2026

Hi, I’m Valerie Saunders, a vocal impressionist and storyteller based in Scottsdale, Arizona. I specialize in tribute performances honoring Julie Andrews, Judy Garland, Doris Day, Patsy Cline, and other timeless artists, blending background information about the women with song and time-period storytelling to create engaging, audience-friendly shows.

Over the years I’ve performed statewide with one-woman shows, led and participated in musical revues, and collaborated with choreographers including Dee Dee Wood (who directed and choreographed Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music). I’ve been grateful to call Dee Dee Wood’s Celebration of Life in 2023 a personal milestone, and I continue to pursue new creative projects, fromHoneyBuns to grander stage collaborations across Arizona.

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Language

English
Fluent
English
Advanced
Irish
Advanced
Southern Sotho
Intermediate

Work Experience

Singer at Swing Memories Orchestra
March 8, 2010 - Present
Singer, Master of Ceremonies, Set-up and Tear-down, Booker

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts at University of Arizona
August 18, 1981 - May 12, 1985
Musical Theater Major - Singing, Acting, and Dancing
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Musical Theater Major at University of Arizona
January 11, 2030 - May 12, 2026
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Musical Theater Major at University of AZ
January 11, 2030 - May 20, 2026
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Musical Theater at University of Arizona
January 11, 2030 - May 20, 2026
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Musical Theater Major at University of Arizona
January 11, 2030 - May 20, 2026
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Musical Theater Major at University of Arizona
January 11, 2030 - May 20, 2026
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Musical Theater Major at University of AZ
January 11, 2030 - May 20, 2026

Qualifications

CPR - All Ages
May 12, 2024 - May 12, 2024
Best Female Performance
March 1, 2002 - May 12, 2026
Best Female Performance at Desert Foothills Theater
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2003
Official Selection and Quarter Finalist, San Francisco International Screenwriting & Film Awards
January 1, 2024 - May 20, 2026
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Musical Theater Major
January 11, 2030 - May 20, 2026
Best Female Performance
March 1, 2002 - May 20, 2026
Best Female Performance at Desert Foothills Theater
January 1, 2002 - May 20, 2026
Official Selection & Quarter Finalist for the San Francisco International Screenwriting & Film Awards
January 1, 2024 - May 20, 2026
Official Selection and Quarter Finalist
January 1, 2024 - May 20, 2026
Best Female Performance
January 11, 2030 - May 20, 2026
Awards recognition (descriptive)
January 11, 2030 - May 20, 2026
Strong Sightreader, Instant Harmonizer
January 11, 2030 - May 20, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Other, Professional Services, Education, Government, Non-Profit Organization
    paper The Andrews Sisters, part 1, 2, and three

    The Andrews Sisters were an American Vocal Trio who traveled the world entertaining.

    They had hundreds of hits and performed on stage, radio, film, and TV.

    Part one earned two awards:
    Official Selection and Quarter Finalist in the San Francisco International Screenwriting & Film Awards 2024