MEET THE POPTARTS



JULIE MATTHEWS

What’s This PopTart’s Fav Color 

Luscious Lemon YELLOW

Big Crush or Going Steady? 

A rock chick at heart, Julie has a thing for musicians.....she co-exists with Michael Stanley Band guitarist Danny Powers.

What School did she go to?

Julie's family is from  Shaker Heights. She went to Moreland,  then graduated from Garfield Hts. High School before moving to NYC to study acting at the famed Actors Studio.

Who are her Groovy Friends?

Julie’s really diggin’ that she gets to hang out with the popular girls, like The PopTarts! Julie and Wild Blue Laura did a Tv Show in the 80's called CLEVELAND ROCKS where they got to meet up with aLOT of famous rockers!!!  Our fans have been lucky to meet some of Julie's pals from the classic television era, like Pat Priest and Butch Patrick from The Munsters, Lou Ferrigno from The Incredible Hulk, Kathy Garver from Family Affair,  Paul Petersen from The Donna Reed Show and the Soup Nazi, Larry Thomas. 

Does she have a Pet?

Julie & Danny have a Dalmatian named Rock-it.

Fun Things She Likes To Do...

Julie likes to walk off ice cream by walking in the park with her dog. She likes to watch sitcom reruns...everyone knows her FAV is I Love Lucy!! 

When she’s not a singing PopTart...

She likes to go to Montreal. Her fav Canadian Band is The Musical Box.  Believe it or not, Julie is an award winning film producer and works in movies as a casting director and acting coach.  She currently has 2 feature film motion pictures in development.  Julie is also the television spokesperson for The Children’s Miracle Network event, America’s Most Photogenic Baby.



Laura Farrell 

What’s This PopTart’s Fav Color 

Wild Blueberry BLUE of course.   

Fav Other Stuff...

Laura’s favorite number is 6.

She is a coffee lover. 

Her favorite flower is a peony.

Big Crush or Going Steady? 

She’s not going to say who she’s dating, but he’s a drummer and seriously groovy.

What are her Groovy Dreams?

Wild Blue dreams of living in Paris one day and writing the perfect song.  Her piano would overlook the Seine, she’s just sayin’......

Does she have a Pet?

On any given day, Laura’s dog Scout has lots of doggie friends come over for a visit. 

Fun Things She Likes To Do...

Laura loves listening to music and singing Motown, reading, gardening and traveling.  Being a PopTart has allowed her to explore her wild (blueberry side), which has been a lot of fun!!

When she’s not a singing PopTart...

Laura is a singer, performer, actress, model  and television personality.  You may recognize her from her days in television working as a traffic reporter.  Take a tip from this Tart if you want to know what your house is worth....she is also a licensed real estate appraiser.

Debi started her career in 1980 in musical theater. Starring in such productions as "Evita," playing the notorious "Eva Peron," "Cassie" in "A Chorus Line" and also producing and performing in many Broadway reviews and One Woman Shows. Moving from genre to genre and singing in four languages makes Debi very versatile.

 

Performing in Las Vegas with Wayne Newton at the "Sand's Hotel" and on the Jerry Lewis Telethon has been one of the many highlights of Debi's career. She has also performed in Las Vegas at "Caesar's Palace," "The Aladdin," "Sahara," "Stratosphere" and "The Riviera Hotel."

 

Co-hosting the Dennis Lewin radio show in Cleveland on 1300 WERE in the late 1990's and managing and performing in "The Cover Girls" voted #1 band in Cleveland, Debi has also had the pleasure of performing with or doing background vocals for Lou Gramm, Andy Kim, Ron Dante, The Scintas, Eric Carmen, Mitch Ryder, Chris Montez, Felix Cavaliere, Maxine Nightingale, Southside Johnny, Deniece Williams, Patty Smythe, Kim Carnes, Louis Prima Jr and the beat goes on.

 

She also had the pleasure to have promoted shows for Sonny Geraci of "The Outsiders," and recently performed with Paul Shaffer and "The David Letterman Band" at "The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame."

 

Debi, during the holiday season 2008, had the pleasure of performing with TV and stage and recording star "Billy Hufsey." Over the 10-year period of 1997-2007, Debi performed in Cleveland and across the country with the nationwide popular Pink Floyd tribute band, "Wish You Were Here," as well as singing background vocals, both recorded and live, for "Beau Coup" and Michael Stanley.

 

Currently Debi shares the spotlight with fellow vocalist Jennifer Lee in "DIVA" and also performs with her very talented brother, Dennis Lewin.  Debi Lewin's CD "A Woman of Standards" is aired on radio station 91.5 in Cleveland.