P.135-143. DIVAS.
Anne Kerry Ford: A sparkling soprano, a superb actress, leading star of America’s best
theatrical plays and musicals, a Broadway stage sensation with wit, humor and
philosophical depth, American Cabaret sweet princess and shining star, an
outstanding recording artist, a philosopher and an artist bigger than the
world we live in!!
P.144. NANCY
KELLY: POWERFUL!!
A tornado of music! Explosive, mesmerizing and dangerously captivating Diva!!
And there is nothing you can do about it, except, sit, listen, and witness how
explosive torch singers capture the moment and take the audience by storm.
Her
performance on stage is the culmination of life in all its forms,
passages, seasons and adventures.
P.146-153.
P.146-153.
DIVA
ANNA BERGMAN: International concert and cabaret artist, ANNA BERGMAN, has been hailed by
The Washington Post as "a vocal citizen of the world who has
triumphed in everything from opera arias to Broadway-flavored tunes and the
sultry innuendoes of the cabaret chanteuse."
P.154.
DARYL SHERMAN:
Although she is relatively a “new” leading presence of the new
generation of singers and pianists, Daryl Sherman has been already recognized by
peers and critics as the brightest shining star of the contempo jazz artists
caravan. Influenced by Ella Fitzgerald,
Rodgers and Hammerstein, Julie Andrews,
Doris Day, Rosemary Clooney, Joe Williams, Mildred Bailey and Sarah Vaughan...
P.158.
EILEEN
FULTON:
America’s
stunning entertainment diva sings, acts, moves, talks and philosophizes as the
perfect “La Femme Fatale”. As enigmatic as Marlene Dietrich, as classy as Lana
Turner, as dramatic as Edith Piaf and as warm and convincing as Simone Signoret,
this American gem brings class, beauty, elegance, intelligence, warmth, quality
and divinity to the world of American entertainment.
P.166-169. BEST POP, JAZZ,VARIETE CABARET MUSIC CDs OF THE YEAR. Ute Lemper, Cindy Benson, Anna Bergman, Barb Jungr, Rebecca Spencer, Sofia Laiti, etc...
AMERICAN CABARET: SHOWBIZ AND
ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY.
The Cabaret in America: The early days, the history and origin. The very first divas of American showbiz and entertainment. The very first starlets, stars and superstars of the era . The Cole Porter and Irving Berlin era . The big band and swing era . The very first radio hit songs .Burlesque versus cabaret .The 13 different kinds and genres of cabaret around the world from the sleazy-greasy to the ritzy-glitzy . What we had before and what we are stuck with now . The making and looks of the first American entertainment performers . The Floradora girls . The extravaganza good old times. The setting, décor and ambience of early American cabaret . The gangsters style cabaret . The music halls and concert halls . The basement and after-hour cabaret . Artists and stars: The famous, the over-rated and the under-rated . Cabaret and music: The changing times and new styles. Is fame a sign of talent and artistic excellence? The best cabaret entertainers, singers and performers . Divas and superstars of the American cabaret.
FRENCH CABARET:
History and Development of European Music
and Parisian Cabaret from the 17th Century to Present, by Maximillien de
Lafayette.