Word: cabarets
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...1950S WAS NOT THE most welcoming era for racy performers. So when singer-songwriter Ruth Wallis belted out risqué novelty tunes like The Dinghy Song--about Davy, who had the "cutest little dinghy in the Navy"--in élite cabaret clubs, the media refused to cover her, deeming her lyrics and titles too scandalous. Audiences loved them, however, and the "Queen of the Party Song" became a sensation on stages across the country. Among other favorites: Stay out of My Pantry and Boobs, the title of a Wallis-inspired 2003 off-Broadway revue...
With French mezzo-soprano Hélène Delavault at his side, Harvard’s new University Library Director, Robert C. Darnton ’60, proceeded to give the full house of students and professors in Radcliffe Gymnasium what he termed a “cabaret lecture...
Darnton, who concentrated in history and literature at Harvard, said that he came upon the idea of a “cabaret lecture†while researching French police archives. In these archives, he found dozens of “chansonniers,†or songbooks in which the lyrics of songs poking fun at prominent French figures were copied...
Comedian Mort Sahl spoke for many now famous performers when he said he was "set free" by Enrico Banducci, the influential impresario of the seminal San Francisco nightclub the hungry i. After buying the cabaret in the early 1950s for $800, Banducci installed a brick-wall backdrop, now standard in comedy clubs, and urged artists to be themselves. In addition to nurturing Sahl, known for his edgy political satire, the flamboyant, beret-clad enthusiast helped launch such performers as Woody Allen, Barbra Streisand, Lenny Bruce, Bill Cosby and the Kingston Trio. Banducci...
...Miami" both sung in three-part harmony by The Daddyos stood out in that way. Adding color to the dark storyline, Tony-Award winner Ken Page plays the flamboyant drag queen (and Greek chorus) Miss Stormy Weather, the larger-than-life master of ceremonies at Uncle Buck's cabaret, where Reyes is an habitue...