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JOYCE MOODY RELEASES NEW "VAMPIN' LADY" CD
Philadelphia-area singer Joyce Moody will premiere her new cabaret show
VAMPIN' LADY: THE MUSIC OF MILTON AGER at BOB EGAN'S COSMOPOLITAN CLUB
AT THE NEW HOPE INN (6426 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA - 215-862-5221
- http://www.thecosmopolitanclub.com/
) on Thursday, October 25th at 8:00 PM. The one-hour show will also
mark the release of Moody's new CD "Vampin' Lady" by Sixpence, Inc.,
and is the latest entry in New York City-based Wenhelm Productions'
ongoing American Composer Series. Musical director Earl Wentz, who crafted
this fast-paced, funny, and sentimental hour-long revue of Milton Ager's
music, will accompany Joyce Moody on the piano. The show is being produced
in association with Sixpence, Inc., a New York City-based theatre producer
and publisher of books, music, and CDs.
Songwriters' Hall of Famer Milton Ager (1893-1979) would
qualify as one of America's musical treasures had he only penned one
of his trove of songs - "Happy Days Are Here Again." Instead, he penned
over 130, including "Ain't She Sweet" - which has been recorded by
artists as diverse as Frank Sinatra, Lawrence Welk, and The Beatles;
"Hard Hearted Hannah (The Vamp of Savannah)" - which scored successes
for Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, and Ray Charles among others; the
Judy Garland weepie "I'm Nobody's Baby"; and "I'm the Last of the
Red Hot Mammas," Sophie Tucker's signature tune.
All of these songs-and 23 more-are included in Moody's
"Vampin' Lady" show, which takes its title not just from Ager's keenly-focused
ear for songs about seductive sirens, but more specifically from Ager's
1923 hit "Louisville Lou (That Vampin' Lady)." The "Vampin Lady" CD
features 24 songs from the show and will be available at the performance.
For more information on the CD, including online ordering and local
availability, see the Sixpence, Inc. web site at www.sixpenceinc.com.
Joyce Moody is best known to Philadelphia audiences
for her many appearances on stage, including as the Mother in Ragtime,
Dolly in Hello, Dolly!, Babette in La Cage Aux Folles, and in The
Sound of Music and My Fair Lady at Walnut Street Theatre. She also
appeared as a guest artist with her husband, David Rubinsohn, in the
Langhorne Players production of Triumph of Love. Moody appeared opposite
Dick Van Dyke in the role of Gloria Thorpe in the national tour of
Damn Yankees and in New York in the Irving Berlin tribute Say It With
Music. For Wenhelm Productions' American Composer Series in New York,
she appeared in Rodgers Without The 'H' Factor (celebrating the music
of Richard Rodgers without Hammerstein or Hart) and Sweet Mystery:
The Music of Victor Herbert, continuing her longstanding association
with Earl Wentz.
Earl Wentz began his professional career at the age
of 12 and his performances-in every medium-have taken him to 48 states.
He has worked as pianist, organist, actor, singer, director, conductor,
arranger, composer, and teacher. Earl's credits include guest appearances
with the Nashville, Charleston, Glenn Miller, and Jan Garber Orchestras
and at such varied venues as the Fontainbleau Hotel in Miami, the
Greenbrier, and the United Nations. He has been featured on college
lyceum programs and community concert series from coast-to-coast.
Wentz is also music and artistic director for the ongoing American
Composer Series, which he created in 2000. Additional information
on the American Composer Series can be found at www.americomps.com.
There is a $15 cover, $10 food/drink minimum.
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