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DIVA TALK: Laurie Beechman Remembered in New Film; Elegies Songs Plus NEWS of Buckley & Myers
By Andrew Gans
14 Mar 2003
ELEGIES: A SONG CYCLE
Can't wait to see Betty Buckley and Carolee Carmello this weekend in William Finn's new song cycle, Elegies, which plays the Mitzi Newhouse Theatre through March 30. Thought you’d be interested to see the song list from the new musical production. Titles follow:
“Looking Up Quintet” (Company)
“Mister Choi & Madame G” (Keith Byron Kirk with Carolee Carmello & Christian Borle”
“Mark’s All-Male Thanksgiving” (Michael Rupert)
“Only One” (Betty Buckley)
“Joe Papp” (Keith Byron Kirk & Men)
“Peggy Hewitt & Mysty del Giorno” (Borle, Carmello & Men)
“Passover” (Carmello)
“Infinite Joy” (Buckley)
“The Ballad of Jack Eric Williams (and other 3-named composers)” (Rupert)
“Fred” (Borle)
“Dear Reader” (Buckley & Carmello)
“Monica & Mark” (Borle, Kirk, Rupert)
“Anytime (I Am There)” (Carmello)
“Venice” (Rupert)
“14 Dwight Ave., Natick, Massachusetts” (Borle & Buckley)
“When the Earth Stopped Turning” (Borle)
“Goodbye” (Kirk)
“Boom Boom” (Carmello & Men)
“Looking Up” (Buckley)
“Goodbye” Finale (Company)
IN OTHER DIVA NEWS OF THE WEEK: Congratulations to Betty Buckley, Karen Mason and KT Sullivan, who were all nominated for 2003 MAC Awards for Major Female Vocalist. The annual awards presentation will be held April 14 at Symphony Space. Colette Hawley and Jay Rogers will co-host the 7:30 PM presentation, which salutes achievements in cabaret, comedy and jazz. A lifetime achievement award will be presented to jazz pianist Barbara Carroll, and both composer Stephen Schwartz and chanteuse Mary Cleere Haran will receive Board of Directors of Awards. For a complete list of nominees, go to www.macnyc.com. . . . Pamela Myers, who starred in the original Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim’s Company, will release her debut solo recording next month. Entitled “The Chance to Sing,” Myers’ new CD features a host of composers who accompany Myers on their own material. Among the composers featured on the LML Music release are Stephen Schwartz, Joseph Thalken, Billy Goldenberg, Billy Barnes, Larry Grossman, Stephen Flaherty, Shelly Markham, John Kander and Charles Strouse. Song titles include “The Spark of Creation” (Stephen Schwartz), “The Chance to Sing” (Joseph Thalken/Tom Jones), “Actor” (Billy Goldenberg/Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee), “(I Stayed) Too Long at the Fair” (Billy Barnes), “Poor Sweet Baby” (Larry Grossman/Hal Hackady), “Our Children” (Stephen Flaherty/Lynn Ahrens), “Did I Do Something Wrong” (Shelly Markham/Judith Viorst), “And the World Goes Round” (John Kander/Fred Ebb), “I Want to Be With You” (Charles Strouse/Lee Adams), “So My Husband and I Decided to Take a Car Trip to New England” (Shelly Markham/Judith Viorst), “I Wish You a Waltz” (Billy Goldenberg/Alan & Marilyn Bergman) and “Do I Hear a Waltz?” (Richard Rodgers/Stephen Sondheim). . . . Tony Award winner Jennifer Holliday will offer an evening of love songs during her May 10 concert in Austin, Texas. Holliday will perform at Austin’s Paramount Theatre in a special one-night-only benefit performance for the Zachary Scott Theatre Center (ZACH). Backed by an eight-piece band, the former star of Dreamgirls will wrap her lush vocals around such tunes as “Always On My Mind,” “Come Sunday” and “Come Rain or Come Shine” as well as her signature tune, “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going.” Tickets for Holliday’s concert will go on sale March 17 and will be available by calling (512) 469-SHOW or by going on-line to www.startickets.com. . . .
REMINDERS
Betty Buckley in Concert:
Through March 30 Elegies at Lincoln Center in NY, NY
May 31 at Benaroya Hall in Seattle, WA
Liz Callaway in Concert:
May 16 Broadway Showstoppers in Philadelphia, PA
Barbara Cook in Concert:
March 21 at the Flynn Center in Flynn, MI
March 28 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, NJ
Sept. 7-8 at the Ravinia Festival in Chicago, IL
Sept. 13 at the Tulsa Opera House in Tulsa, OK
Sept. 20 in Bethlehem, PA; concert with Marilyn Horne
Oct. 3 at Symphony Hall in Boston, MA; concert with Marilyn Horne
Nov. 22 at Carnegie Hall in New York, NY
Patti LuPone in Concert:
March 27 at the East County Performing Arts Center in El Cajon, CA ("Matters of the Heart")
March 28-29 at the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, CA ("Matters of the Heart")
March 30 at the Ham Auditorium at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas, NV ("Matters of the Heart")
April 5 at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, New Jersey ("Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda")
Aug. 5 at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, PA ("Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda")
Nov. 7-9 with the Houston Symphony ("Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda")
Maureen McGovern in Concert
Through March 15 at Feinstein's at the Regency in New York City
April 12-13 at Center Stage—Osher Marin JCC in San Rafael, CA
April 14-19 at Founder's Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center in Costa Mesa, CA
May 30 - 31 at the Palmer Events Center with the Austin Symphony Orchestra in Austin, TX
June 7 at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, MN
Christiane Noll in Concert
April 5 Springfield, MA with Springfield Symphony
April 9 Florida Philharmonic with Peter Nero
April 21 Florida Philharmonic with Peter Nero
May 24 Williamsburg, VA with the Virginia Arts Festival
Aug. 28 San Diego, CA with San Diego Symphony
Aug. 29 San Diego, CA with San Diego Symphony
Aug. 30 San Diego, CA with San Diego Symphony
Oct. 11 Chattanooga, TN with Don Pippin
Dec. 31 Des Moines, IA with Des Moines Symphony & Brad Little
Well, that’s all for now. Happy diva-watching!
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