PlaidBird Productions and the United Solo Theatre Festival will present "Bird Amongst the Blossom A Tribute to the First Blossom Dearie Songbook" at Theatre Row Theatre's Studio Theatre on Tuesday, November 15th at 9 p.m., featuring Jaye
Maynard (vocals), Jon Delfin (musical director/piano) and Bill Pace (bass) as part of the 2nd Annual United Solo Festival. Tickets are $18 and are available for purchase at Telecharge.
Singer Jaye Maynard pays homage to the wisedup babydoll jazz stylings of the late Blossom Dearie, with Jon Delfin accompanying her on Dearie's own Yamaha Clavinova piano.
Bill Pace plays bass as Maynard interprets "The First Blossom Dearie Songbook," containing songs written for and by her by Bob Dorough, Johnny Mercer, Dave Frishberg and of course Dearie herself.
Dearie was a unique and inimitable singer whose legacy of material is fresh, hip, smart and sassy.
Maynard styles her show in a midCentury modern cabaret both to entertainand to inform.
UNITED SOLO THEATRE FESTIVALTM is an annual international festival for solo performances held in New York City. Through a diverse range of oneperson shows, we explore and celebrate the uniqueness of the individual. From openly solicited submissions, we stage the most
intriguing productions at the highly acclaimed Theatre Row in the heart of the New York City theatre district on 42nd Street. Highly experienced performers and untried new talents have oppor
tunities in many categories (e.g. storytelling, puppetry, dance, multimedia, improv, standup, magic, drama: tragedy or comedy). The artists also benefit from being presented by United Solo, a company made up of artists and producers with vast experience in solo performance.
United Solo, the world's largest solo theatre festival, presents seventyseven productions this
year! All shows are staged at Theatre Row: 410 West 42nd Street, New York City. Tickets, with a
price of $18, are available at the Theatre Row Box Office and online through Telecharge at www.telecharge.com. You may also call Telecharge at 2122396200. When placing your reserva
tion, please provide: the FESTIVAL name (United Solo Theatre Festival), the name of THEATRE
(Theatre Row - The Studio Theatre), and the specific DAY and TIME of SHOW you would like to see.
United Solo Theater Festival www.ustf.org
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