David Edwards Online
Actor | Director | Musical Theatre Consultant | Ocean Liner Historian
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DAVID'S SHIPS LOG:
QUEEN MARY 2
Transatlantic
QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
World Cruise | Caribbean
SAGAFJORD
World Cruise | South Pacific
Caribbean | Mexico
VISTAFJORD
Mediterranean | Caribbean
North Europe | Transatlantic
NORDIC PRINCE
Caribbean | Bermuda
SUN VIKING
Caribbean | Mexico
INDEPENDENCE
Hawaii | Trans-Pacific
KUNGSHOLM
Caribbean
OCEANIC
Bahamas
MAXIM GORKY
Caribbean
NORWEGIAN SKY
Caribbean
REGAL EMPRESS
North America
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David on the Grand Staircase
of the Queen Mary 2.
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David Edwards has spent a great deal of his career on theatrical stages on “dry land,” as an actor on and off-Broadway, but he is truly a sailor at heart. His parents met while travelling aboard the Olympia, testimony to his claim of having “seawater in his veins.”
From an early age, he became an avid collector of ocean liner memorabilia and books.
David’s first experience working as an entertainer on cruise ships was as part of the four-person troupe Showtime at Sea singing and dancing aboard the SS Independence for American Hawaii Cruises.
Soon after, he was the “boy singer” and assistant cruise director for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line aboard such vessels as the M.S. Nordic Prince and M.S Sun Viking working alongside legendary cruise director Ray Rouse.
He moved on to become headline cabaret performer and principal singer aboard the ultra-deluxe Sagafjord and Vistafjord and the famed QE2 for Cunard Line, entertaining guests on European, South Pacific, and World Cruises.
After several years “at sea,” David left the floating stages to further pursue his career in legit theatre. He continued working in nightclubs shoreside as well, performing his cabaret act at such New York night spots as The Fives, Don’t Tell Mama, and La Belle Epoque.
David also wrote about his experiences aboard ship with articles published in Show Business Weekly.
Now, after years of experience as a successful actor on and off-Broadway, regional theatre, and television, David Edwards returns to the entertainment roster aboard cruise liners with a unique menu of cabaret and lecture skills.
“THE OCEAN LINERS” LECTURE: Representative Themes (45-60 minute lecture/photo presentations)
“The Blue Ribband Liners”: A History of the Trans-Atlantic Speed Record-holders”
“The White Vikings: A History of the Swedish America Line”
“From Ocean Liners to Cruise Ships: A History of the Birth of the Cruise Industry”
CABARET SHOWS: Representative Titles
“The Leading Men of Broadway”
David sings songs made famous on the Great White Way by the great baritone stars like Richard Kiley, John Raitt, and Jerry Orbach
“Everything Goes”
Shipboard themed songs with funny and candid insights on the life of a cruise ship performer
Contact David at Aquitania2@aol.com for booking information.
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