Maryann "Boom Boom" Maisano
Creator, producer, and headliner of The Italian Chicks, Maryann began performing at 15 in a rock band. Her very Italian father once told her, “Mariana, you betta get a real job with benefits”—so she spent 18 years in finance before walking away from a six-figure career to follow her passion for entertainment.

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A singer, songwriter, musician, comedian, actor, and writer, Maryann is a true multi-hyphenate. After winning the NYC Songwriters Festival, her music career soared. Her song City of Light, recorded by the late Danny Aiello, was Grammy-nominated. She’s released multiple albums—Playing With My Heart (2017), Make Me Crazy (2019), and Many Moods(2023)—available worldwide on Spotify, iTunes, and more.

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Combining her love of music and comedy, Maryann created The Italian Chicks in 2010—a hit variety show blending stand-up, song parodies, and heartfelt ballads, now touring nationally. She’s opened for Joy Behar and Ray Romano, and her one-woman play Agita won 9 film festival awards and is streaming on Tubi TV.

Her LGBTQ+ short film The Key has also garnered 9 festival wins and can be seen on YouTube.

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Maryann’s newest project—a bold and hilarious Off-Broadway musical comedy— "A Lesbian, A Divorcee and a Married Woman walk into a bar. The rest is a musical comedy!", premieres September 20, 2025 at The Triad Theater in NYC.

As for that jacket-over-her-head moment? You’ll have to ask her about it in person.

Danny Aiello loved her work—and endorsed The Italian Chicks until his passing.