After Rat Pack Confidential and Sinatra and Me, Richard Shelton wanted to take a new look at the life of Frank Sinatra, on the eve of his (short-lived) retirement. Terri Paddock chaired a Sinatra: Raw post-show talk.
‘Not to be missed’: SINATRA: RAW – Wilton’s Music Hall ★★★★
No wonder Richard Shelton received an Offie Award nomination for Best Male Performance – his portrayal of the legend that is Frank Sinatra in Sinatra: Raw is real, natural, emotional and warms you up inside listening to him sing.
‘Ol’ Blue Eyes could be right there with you’: SINATRA RAW – Live at Zedel ★★★★
Transferring to the capital from a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, Richard Shelton’s tribute to Frank Sinatra makes for a fabulous evening.
LA POULE PLOMBEE – St James Studio
Appearing as part of the (now ended) London Festival of Cabaret, Sarah-Louise Young’s latest cabaret manifestation is a set entitled La Poule Plombée. Literally translated it means the “leaded hen”, which offers a sardonic contrast to Edith Piaf’s “little sparrow” (and of course sounds appetizingly like flambé too). However, Google a little deeper and one finds that Poule can also refer to a floozy or tart (human rather than pastry). And then remember that Young famously describes herself on Twitter as Cabaret Whore…
JULIE MADLY DEEPLY – Crazy Coqs
Julie Madly Deeply is a technically brilliant performance from Sarah-Louise Young that charts the life of possibly the queen of our national treasures, Julie Andrews. A self-confessed fan and devotee, with a knowledge of both Andrews’ life and repertoire that is arguably unsurpassed, Young’s whirlwind performance has criss-crossed the Atlantic, with this three-day residency at The Crazy Coqs marking the show’s return to the capital.
Review: Julie Madly Deeply (London Festival of Cabaret 2014)
Alarmingly soon after she bounds onto the stage in the blonde Sound of Music wig, Sarah-Louise Young asks audience members to share their “live” memories of Julie Andrews and I couldn’t resist mentioning the fact that in 1974 when I taught in an international school in Switzerland, I used to see her in the Co-Op. Young […]
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Review: Julie Madly Deeply (London Festival of Cabaret 2014)
Alarmingly soon after she bounds onto the stage in the blonde Sound of Music wig, Sarah-Louise Young asks audience members to share their “live” memories of Julie Andrews and I couldn’t resist mentioning the fact that in 1974 when I taught in an international school in Switzerland, I used to see her in the Co-Op. Young […]
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