BUT BEAUTIFUL....MY TRIBUTE TO JULIE WILSON

I am a multi-award-winning veteran singer/songwriter. I have 100 shows and over 400 songs in my repertoire. I sing jazz standards, blues, show tunes, American Songbook and even country! I can custom make a show for your venue or create a show for a special event.

All of the shows listed below can be booked with piano/vocals only; with a trio or with a full band depending on your budget. All shows can be a 60 minute, 90 minute or a 2-act show of two sets of 50 minutes each with an intermission.

Two different 1-hour shows may also be booked for a 2-set evening. All shows are appropriate for all age groups; universities (with a teaching component included), theaters, senior centers, jazz venues, private parties, Cabarets, theme show venues and cruise ships. I can also do set singing gigs with the band or just piano.

Shows

BUT BEAUTIFUL....MY TRIBUTE TO JULIE WILSON

“BUT BEAUTIFUL…MY TRIBUTE TO JULIE WILSON”

This is a tribute show to Broadway, TV and Cabaret icon, the grand dame Julie Wilson! Sue will sing a program of Julie's signature tunes all done her way. As the first recipient of the Julie Wilson Award bestowed by the Mabel Mercer Foundation, Julie hand-picked Sue for this honor and soon became Sue's mentor and friend.

Julie made her Broadway debut in the 1946 revue Three to Make Ready. In 1951, she moved to London to star in the West End production of Kiss Me, Kate and remained there for four years, appearing in shows such as South Pacific and Bells Are Ringing while studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. Additional Broadway credits include The Pajama Game (1954), Jimmy (1969), Park (1970), and Legs Diamond (1988), for which she received a Tony Award nomination as Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She also toured in Show Boat, Panama Hattie, Silk Stockings, Follies, Company, and A Little Night Music.

Wilson also had a film and television career, as well as a solo recording career. With over fifteen albums to her credit, she recorded the works of many of the Great American Songbook’s greatest composers: Cy Coleman, Harold Arlen, the Gerswhins, Bart Howard, Cole Porter, Kurt Weill, and Stephen Sondheim, as well as many original cast recordings and “Live from . . .” events.

With fifteen albums to Ms. Wilson's credit, there is a wealth and eclectic source of songs that Sue will present along with personal stories of their friendship. If you do not already know this remarkable woman you will know her by the end of this show.

PLEASE READ THE AMAZING REVIEW FOR THIS SHOW BY LAVENDER AFTER DARK IN THE REVIEWS PAGE ON THIS WEBSITE!

Click here to listen to Sue sing "Cry Me a River" which is from this show: https://youtu.be/PTziUa80rGY