(Tonya Koenderman)
Well known cabaret artist Tonya Koenderman will be in Pietermaritzburg
with her new one-man show, Born To Diva which
has two performances at the Hexagon Dive on May 27 and 28
The show promises to be “a musical feast with serial
thrillers and gorgeous, slightly revealing costumes” All your old favourites
are featured: Tina Turner, Shirley Bassey, Bette Midler, Liza Minnelli, Nina
Simone, to name but a few.
In true diva style, Tonya adds her own saucy touch to
evergreens: Diamonds are forever, My Baby
Just Cares for me, Pata Pata, Special Star, Simply the Best, Nutbush City
Limits, Proud Mary, All That Jazz and New
York New York. No diva show would be complete without an opera song, and
Tonya performs the classic Habanera
as only a true opera diva would.
Critics have described the show as “Sizzling!”,
“Captivating” and “Top class cabaret”. The show has already been to
Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, East London, Cape Town, George, Durban and even
Mauritius, and has received standing ovations, and rave reviews.
Born to Diva will
have performances at the
Hexagon Dive on the UKZN Pietermaritzburg campus on May 27 and 28 at
19h00 for 19h30. (Doors open at 18h45)
Picnic shows (bring food, but no drinks – there is a cash
bar) Tickets R90 booked through hexagon@ukzn.ac.za
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