Tony Orlando Partners with CPAmerica, Inc. to Create a new Global Entertainment & Media Division

Combination to Form a Multi-Media Entertainment Company

LAS VEGAS, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- CPAmerica, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a joint venture agreement with entertainer Tony Orlando creating a global entertainment company as a division of CPAmerica, Inc. This global entertainment company will be designed to manage artists' careers and protect intellectual property, with the goal of enhancing and elevating talent to higher performance levels. In addition, this division will create and develop business deals in film, music, television, theater and new media, and offer marketing services to a broad range of international clients.

Tony Orlando, President of this newly created division, will be responsible for the overall coordination of this venture to ensure the highest level of service and attention to an international roster of clients. "CPAmerica, Inc. is excited to have finalized this agreement with Tony Orlando. His name in the entertainment world says it all. And with his guidance and expertise we will redefine the methods in which artist management and marketing are performed" stated Jack Wishna, President & Chief Executive Officer of parent company CPAmerica, Inc.

"With this venture we will blend our varied backgrounds into the formation of what will be an original and unique entertainment company. I am extremely excited," said Tony Orlando. "My career which has spanned forty years in show business, started with developing and nurturing other talent, and I am looking forward to utilizing all my experience to bring this new division of CPAmerica to the forefront of entertainment organizations," Orlando added. "We are extremely proud that Tony Orlando has chosen CPAmerica to be a partner in developing this unique concept. The entertainment side of our business is increasing and Tony's extensive experience in entertainment and marketing will ensure that CPAmerica delivers quality services and unique products to our growing client base," said Jack Wishna.

Tony Orlando's background in the entertainment field includes five #1 charted hits, numerous Gold & Platinum selling records, four hit seasons on CBS with his own weekly variety series, motion picture roles, lead role on Broadway in "Barnum" & "Smokey Joe's Cafe", three American Music Awards, a People's Choice Award for Entertainer of the Year, several Grammy nominations, a star on the "Hollywood Walk of Fame", and has performed for five US Presidents and Her Majesty the Queen. In addition, at age 24 was the youngest person ever to hold the position of Vice President & General Manager at CBS Music, where he developed and molded such artists as Barry Manilow, & represented the music publishing for James Taylor & others.

Tony Orlando will continue to perform worldwide, and in 2002 was voted the "Best All-Around Las Vegas Performer".

CPAmerica is a consulting firm with extensive experience in marketing, mergers and acquisitions, executive search and entertainment consulting having recently orchestrated Donald Trump's "Trump Tower Las Vegas" project in Las Vegas, and conceived numerous groundbreaking long-term corporate and entertainment deals. The global entertainment and media division will be headquartered in CPAmerica's offices in Las Vegas, Nevada and Boca Raton, Florida.

With this and the other musical, Soul Serenade, can a musical from the 50s be far behind?

Congratulations ladies!

Joyce and Pam are working on putting another musical together.  They appeared in Soul Serenade about 2 years ago and you may have read about it on this site.  This time Joyce and Pam are assisting the producer in putting it together.  They will be working more on the creative end, although they will be doing some performing.  They are writing some of the material being used, as well.  They are both very excited about this new venture.  The show will feature music from the 60s and 70s, so that means afro's, platform shoes and bell bottom pants.  It will open sometime in August and we will update you with information when we have the specific dates. I can hardly wait for this one!

Telma's series, Half and Half has been picked up by UPN for the fall lineup.  It will air on Mondays at 9:30.  Congrats Telma!