Singer/actress Klea Blackhurst turns her long association with one of Broadway’s most esteemed composers, Jerry Herman, into a brand new solo show, One Of The Girls, premiering at Birdland on Monday, August 26 at 7 PM. The show is directed by Mark Waldrop, with musical direction by Michael Rice, with The Pocket Change Trio.
One Of The Girls focuses on the powerful, loving and memorable women in Jerry Herman’s life…both real, like his dear mother Ruth—who taught him that you could throw a party simply because “It’s Today”—and characters like Mame, who encouraged us to “Open A New Window,” Dolly Levi, who decided to rejoin the human race “Before The Parade Passes By,” and Zaza, who bravely declared, “I Am What I Am.”
Considered one of Herman’s premier interpreters, Blackhurst officially became one of “Jerry’s Girls” when she starred in the 50th Anniversary production of Hello, Dolly! at Goodspeed Opera House. But the two were introduced years before, when Herman heard Klea sing one of the cut songs from the show. It was a tune written for Ethel Merman, the original choice to star in the show. Herman immediately invited Blackhurst to sing with the London Philharmonic at the Palladium and she’s been singing his songs with symphony orchestras across the country ever since.
For more information and tickets, click here, www.BirdlandJazz.com or 212-581-3080
Birdland is located at 315 West 44 Street, NYC
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