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Cabaret performances are often known for bringing alive the Great
American Songbook from the 1920s through the 1950s for contemporary
audiences. But modern-day cabaret does much more than preserve the
past-it also promotes and fosters the new generation of American
composers and creates a uniquely vibrant musical and theatrical
experience for its audiences. So You Want to Sing Cabaret is the
first book of its kind to examine in detail the unique vocal and
nonvocal requirements for professional performance within the
exciting genre of cabaret. With a foreword by cabaret legend Lorna
Luft, So You Want to Sing Cabaret includes interviews from the top
professionals in the cabaret industry, including Michael Feinstein,
Ann Hampton Callaway, Roy Sander, Sidney Myer, Jeff Harner and many
others. There are also chapters devoted to crafting your show,
lyric connection, "do-it-yourself" production and promotion, and
working with your musical team. David Sabella and Sue Matsuki have
crafted the perfect one-volume resource for both the aspiring
cabaret singer and the singing teacher who seeks to learn more
about this unique art form. The So You Want to Sing series is
produced in partnership with the National Association of Teachers
of Singing. Like all books in the series, So You Want to Sing World
Music features online supplemental material on the NATS website.
Please visit www.nats.org to access style-specific exercises, audio
and video files, and additional resources.
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of the
most successful actresses and singers in the history of show
business,Hermes Press is proud to announce the publication of DORIS
DAY - IMAGES OF A HOLLYWOOD ICON, featuring rare and previously
unpublished photographs from the late star's personal collection.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on April 3, 1922, Doris Mary Anne
Kappelhoff had dreams of becoming a professional dancer before a
near-fatal car accident during her teen years left her bed-ridden
with a shattered leg for over a year. While listening to the radio
during her recovery and becoming entranced by jazz vocalist Ella
Fitzgerald, Doris embarked on singing lessons for two years,
resulting in her becoming a local radio star and joining big bands
-- where she adopted the stage name of "Day" -- leading to a plum
position with the Les Brown Orchestra. While touring cross-country
with Brown, Day had several hit records with the band, culminating
with the end-of-World-War-II anthem Sentimental Journey. After two
failed marriages and giving birth to her son Terry, Doris relocated
to Los Angeles where she was discovered by famed film director
Michael Curtiz (Casablanca) and signed to a contract with Warner
Brothers. Starting with the 1948 Technicolor musical Romance on the
High Seas, where she introduced the Oscar (R)-nominated hit song
It's Magic, Day quickly ascended to the top of the most popular
stars in Hollywood. While continuing her recording career, she
moved effortlessly between song-filled, nostalgic features such as
Calamity Jane - introducing the Oscar (R)-winning hit Secret Love;
gripping film noir (Storm Warning); musical biography (Love Me or
Leave Me); a Hitchcock thriller (The Man Who Knew Too Much) and
modern romantic comedies with Rock Hudson (Pillow Talk), Clark
Gable (Teacher's Pet), Cary Grant (That Touch of Mink) and James
Garner (The Thrill of It All). Despite not making a film since
1968, Day still holds the record as the number one female
box-office star. Her many honors include the Cecil B. DeMille Award
for outstanding contributions to the entertainment industry, the
Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Lifetime Achievement, a Grammy
Lifetime Achievement Award, an Academy Award (R) nomination for
Pillow Talk and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Her films and
recordings continue to appeal to audiences all over the world. The
iconic Oscar (R)-winning hit Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be Will
Be) was not only the theme to her top ten television series The
Doris Day Show but has resonated globally with several generations.
A lifelong animal lover and pioneering animal welfare advocate, Day
focused her later years on her heart's passion--making this a
better world for animals and the people who love them. Her
celebrity voice has been instrumental in reducing shelter
euthanasia, introducing spay/neuter initiatives, lobbying for laws
that protect animals, and many other programs. Since 1978, the
Doris Day Animal Foundation has grown into a national non-profit
animal welfare leader and continues to carry on Day's legacy. DORIS
DAY - IMAGES OF A HOLLYWOOD ICON offers hundreds of photos,
including glamorous publicity portraits, behind-the-scenes images
with famous friends and colleagues, and glimpses into her personal
life. Longtime fan Paul McCartney has contributed a Foreword.
Turner Classic Movies host Eddie Muller and singer-historian
Michael Feinstein have contributed appreciations of Day's motion
picture and singing careers, respectively. A complete filmography
and discography are also included.
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