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Host with the Most to Emcee 2016 LGBT Wedding & Anniversary Expo

By Amy Lynn Smith

If you're going to put on a really big show, you want an emcee who can pull it all together with style.
Enter Jason Bowen, the charming, funny and entertaining master of ceremonies who will add extra pizazz to every aspect of The Ultimate LGBT Wedding & Anniversary Expo on March 20 at MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit. Bowen is a professionally trained actor and singer — not to mention a magician, stilt dancer and experienced emcee. A former cruise director for Norwegian Cruise Lines, Bowen was the "Face of Entertainment" aboard the Norwegian Jade in the Mediterranean Sea.
"I'm very comfortable with a microphone in front of a group of people," he says. "I'm thrilled to be at the helm of this event — something that's personally important to me."
Bowen is quick to point out that as emcee, he's not really the star of the show, although he's played plenty of leading roles including Harold Hill in "The Music Man," P.T. Barnum in "Barnum," and Frederich in "Young Frankenstein" in the acclaimed production presented by Stagecrafters at the Baldwin Theater in Royal Oak.
But for The Ultimate LGBT Wedding & Anniversary Expo, Bowen sees his role as being the liaison between everyone there, onstage and off.
"I'm there to make sure things go smoothly and to congratulate the people performing," he says. "I'm also there to help — the vendors, the people who are there planning events — and to make sure everyone has a great time."
Bowen always enjoys being part of live events, but this day will be extra-special. "People will be there planning exciting events in their lives and they'll be on a high," he says. "Because of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage, our country is going in the direction it should have been going in for a long time."
With talent like Bowen at the helm, there's no question that a good time will be had by all at The Ultimate LGBT Wedding & Anniversary Expo. After all, even when Bowen has performed marriages — he's an ordained minister, too — he gets in on the fun.
"I've married a couple of my friends and then I started leading dancers and lining up shots," he says. "People were like, 'Who is this pastor?' and my friend, the bride, replied, 'It's fun!'"

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