Photo Coverage: Dorothy Bishop brings The Dozen Divas Show to the Metropolitan Room
The Dozen Divas (Dorothy Bishop) performed at at the Metropolitan Room last night and Broadwayworld was there. This was a special show to celebrate the birthday of Sandra McFarland and all the divas present came wrapped up in one person: international performer and "America's Got Talent" finalist Dorothy Bishop.
A skilled vocalist and classically trained singer, Dorothy Bishop has thrilled New York City audiences for years with her incredible voice, glamorous costumes, and wicked sense of humor. Her solo appearances include Carnegie Hall with The New York Pops, Joe's Pub at The Public Theater, Lincoln Center at Alice Tully Hall, Roseland Ballroom and most recently at the beautiful Metropolitan room where she is a monthly featured artist. She was also a nationally televised finalist in Season Four of "America's Got Talent".
Bishop graduated from Yale University School of Music and has sung nearly every diva opera role in the lyric repertoire. She toured with Faye Dunaway in the first Broadway National Tour of Terrence McNally's Tony Award Winning Play Master Class, and was guest soloist with Skitch Henderson and the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall. She got her start as an impersonator while attending an opera audition. The casting director marveled at her remarkable resemblance to politician Sarah Palin, which lead to Bishop spending the next 3 years working as a Palin impersonator, and performing her pop opera headline show on luxury cruise ships including the Queen Mary 2, The QE2, and Regent Seven Seas. While on dry land, Bishop was featured on CNN, Good Morning America, and ABC for her hilarious coverage of Occupy Wall Street as "Sarah Palin".
However, this natural comedian and versatile vocalist soon discovered she had more in her bag of tricks. Expanding her range and focusing on her vocal dexterity, Bishop created The Dozen Divas which salutes many great divas including Cher, Adele, Dolly, Barbra, Stevie Nicks, Kristin Chenoweth and Metropolitan Opera star Renee Fleming. She performs some of the greatest pop songs ever written as the stars who recorded them; her vocal styling is so uncanny that audiences swear they are hearing "the real thing". Her on-stage costume and wig changes keep the pace - and the humor - of the night flowing with laughs.
Dorothy Bishop, (Hillary Clinton)
Dorothy Bishop, (Kristin Chenoweth)
Dorothy Bishop, (Cher)
The Dozen Divas
Dorothy Bishop, (Barbra & Judy)
Dorothy Bishop, (Liza Minnelli)
Dorothy Bishop, (Renee Fleming)
The Dozen Divas
Dorothy Bishop & Sandra McFarland
The Dozen Divas Show
The Metropolitan Room
Sandra McFarland, Barry Kleinbort, Jamie deRoy, Dan Shaheen
Richard Hillman & Eda Sorokoff
Sandra McFarland & Paula Kaminsky Davis
Ken Fallin, Richard Hillman Barry Kleinbort, Stanley Steinberg, Stephen Sorokoff
The Metropolitan Room
Stephen Sorokoff & Dorothy Bishop
Barry Kleinbort, Eda Sorokoff, Jamie deRoy, Stanley Steinberg, Ken Fallin
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