The Puppini Sisters Set for Bay Area Cabaret, 4/17

Bay Area Cabaret will present The Puppini Sisters, swinging in from London to San Francisco on Sunday, April 17 for a 5:00 pm show newly added to the 2015-2016 season playing in the Venetian Room of the Fairmont Hotel (950 Mason Street atop Nob Hill). The Puppini Sisters, the chic close-knit harmony trio inspired by the sister acts of the '30s and '40s offer their distinct take on jazz, swing, pop and even disco with a wink and a grin. The group is well known throughout Europe and took New York City by storm when they first performed in their North American debut at the legendary Oak Room at the Algonquin Hotel. This is their debut with Bay Area Cabaret and their first time back in the Bay Area since 2007. Tickets at $60 are available online at www.bayareacabaret.org or by calling (415) 392-4400.

Formed by Marcella Puppini in 2004, the Puppini Sisters quickly garnered a global fan base, signing with Universal Music, appearing on television shows such as ABC's "The View" and "The Graham Norton Show," and performing on iconic stages from the Shephard's Bush Empire in London to the Olympia in Paris. Their first two albums landed in Billboard's Top 5 Jazz Albums, with their debut album becoming gold. Audiences at the April San Francisco show will get an exclusive preview of music from their new upcoming album, "The High Life."

Originally coming from different musical backgrounds, including classical, heavy metal, and jazz, Marcella Puppini (the Italian), Kate Mullins (the Blonde) and Emma Smith (the Redhead) all shared a passion for intricate vocal harmonies, and the music of the Andrews Sisters and the Boswell Sisters, as well as a love for fashion and fashion history.

Bay Area Cabaret, now in its 12th season of presenting world-renowned popular musical performers at San Francisco's most elegant and historic showroom, the Fairmont Venetian Room. This marks the fifth consecutive season at the legendary "grand dame" Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. Bay Area Cabaret (BAC) is a not-for profit organization founded by Marilyn Levinson, a fifth generation San Francisco native. Through its concert series and wide-ranging outreach activities, BAC aims to expand the definition of cabaret and broaden the audience for intimate entertainment, featuring Great American Songbook offerings from George and Ira Gershwin and Stephen Sondheim to Antonio Carlos Jobim and Joni Mitchell. Past seasons have featured Chita Rivera, Elaine Paige, Norm Lewis, Sutton Foster, Laura Benanti, Barbara Cook, Christine Ebersole, Marvin Hamlisch, Peter Gallagher, Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Annaleigh Ashford, and the high school vocal competition Bay Area Teen Idol set this year for May 15, 2016. The full line-up for BAC's current season - which includes Emily Skinner (Side Show) (3/6), Puppini Sisters (4/17),Tony winner/Masters of Sex star Annaleigh Ashford (4/24) and Ann Hampton Callaway and Liz Callaway (5/22) is available at www.bayareacabaret.org.

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