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Monday, January 28, 2013

FROM WESTEND TO BROADWAY AND BEYOND



(Cat Simoni)

The Schlesinger Theatre at Michaelhouse is to present one performance of From West End to Broadway and Beyond. Directed by Paul Spence, it showcases the sublime voice and supreme artistry of gorgeous Cat Simoni; performer par excellence.

With complete mastery of voice and song and equally at home in the stage musical, rock and pop environments, Cat’s extraordinary talent can transform well-worn numbers into new-minted gold. The show is trademark Cat.

From West End to Broadway and Beyond tells the exhilarating story of how her life in London changed overnight from unknown ‘Westville girl’ pushing numbers in a City accountant's office, to a five-star ‘diva’, delivering top class, high-voltage performances at London's swanky venues; The Ritz, The Dorchester, The Park Lane Intercontinental and Berkeley Square Casino. Cat's hugely entertaining story of her crazy showbiz rollercoaster ride is at once spicy, irreverent and hilarious as she suddenly finds herself rubbing shoulders with high society's rich, eccentric and famous.

Cat's amazing personal odyssey is the platform from which she delivers some of the biggest showstoppers from some of the biggest shows of all time. For From West End to Broadway and Beyond is Cat's homage to the greatest song-writing partnerships ever to grace London's West End and New York's ‘Great White Way’. Unforgettable, timeless show-songs from Rodgers & Hart's wartime Carousel, Lerner & Lowe's glorious My Fair Lady & Camelot, Kander & Ebb's Cabaret and Rice & Lloyd Webber's smash hits Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats, Phantom of The Opera and Sunset Boulevard are all given the extra-special, inimitable Cat treatment. With her fabulously flexible voice and magnetic stage presence, she performs the show-songs that shook the world with consummate ease.

Cat also has some surprises in store! She just can't resist tossing some of her personal all-time favourites into the 'Showtime' mix. Expect Cat's passionate take on iconic pop mega-hits like Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody and Killer Queen, The Eagles' Hotel California and Adele's Someone Like You, to name a few.

From West End to Broadway and Beyond in the divine company of Cat Simoni is world-class, thrilling entertainment and an evening to treasure. Quite simply – Nobody Does It Better!

The performance takes place on February 8 at 19h30 at The Schlesinger Theatre at Michaelhouse in the KZN Midlands. Dress as for a Broadway premier! Tickets R60. Complementary tea will be served. Bookings through Leigh Kotze on 033 234 1314 or email: theatre@michaelhouse.org