Susan’s cabaret debut, in November 1997, was a direct result of her professional association and friendship with Linda Amiel Burns, creator of “The Singing Experience” -- a workshop she joined in November 1996. Ms. Burns continues to direct Susan’s cabaret shows. Her debut, Taking a Chance, ran for seven months at Judy*s Restaurant & Cabaret in New York City, followed by a successful engagement at the Cinegrill in Hollywood) and (in 1999) Oh, How I Love Cabaret! inaugurated a series of shows at Judy*s new Chelsea location. The series includes We Got Us! with musical theatre baritone Anthony Inneo and She’s a Little Bit Cabaret. . . . He’s a Little Bit Jazz. . . with lyricist and then-ABC/Business Week Network Radio personality Ray Hoffman.
As a result of her efforts to build the audience for cabaret, Susan was elected, in 1998, as the at-large Board Member for the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs. And, in August 1999, Susan Baum opened her own studio for vocal production offering both private instruction and group classes. In the year 2000, when her two-year term with MAC ended, Susan was elected to the Board of Directors of the New York Sheet Music Society.
A graduate of the University of Florida College of Education, Susan operates her studio out of the landmark Film Center Building just off Times Square in New York City where she recently celebrated her Fifteenth Anniversary. She has also begun coordinating music for theatrical performances, most notably with Shakespeare & Company in the Berkshires.
In 2002, she was invited by American Women's Economic Development Corporation to participate in a small business initiative sponsored by the US Department of Labor with President Bush as its keynote speaker. As part of the New York delegation to the Conference, she met with the President just prior to his address.
