Songs of the City at Coronado Playhouse

SONGS OF THE CITYSunday, June 23, 2019 at 7pmPerformed by VICTORIA MATUREDirector: Pete ShanerIm no actor and Ive got 64 pictures to prove it!- Victor MatureIm no actor and Ive got 3 or 4 Aubreys to prove it!- Victoria Mature For One Night Only, we celebrate the extraordinary career of the legendary and much-loved and famously self-deprecating actor of stage and screen, Victor Mature!Victors daughter, Victoria performs her brand-new, multi-media extravaganza: Songs of the City, sharing experiences and insight that only she can, and using her unique skills and talents to present an up-close-and-personal portrait of her fathers career. In Songs of the City, Victoria combines movie clips and rare, never-before-seen footage of Victor with songs and music featured in some of his more iconic films. Coronado Playhouse is proud to present the World Premier of Songs of the CityAn accomplished performer, Victoria is no stranger to Coronado Playhouse having appeared as Rosalind in As You Like It, Kate in The Taming of the Shrew, Elvira in Blithe Spirit, Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest and Stella in Follies. In addition to her acting career, Victoria is also an award-winning singer of opera, art-song and theatrical music. She has performed as a soloist with San Diego Symphony and Orchestra Nova locally, and for several seasons with the San Diego Opera. She also studied and performed in Italy where her voice was heard from mountain tops to concert halls. Victoria has recently begun introducing her fathers films at classic film festivals. She is delighted that the films of Victor Mature continue to appeal to new and appreciative audiencesCalled a beautiful hunk of man while starring on Broadway in Kurt Weills Lady in the Dark, Victor Mature enjoyed a remarkable Hollywood career (1939-1984), served in the Coast Guard during WWII, played a fine game of golf, and raised millions of dollars for charities throughout his lifetime. He worked in many styles and genres with such seminal directors as John Ford, Cecil B. DeMille, Robert Wise, Vittorio de Sica, and Michael Curtiz. Among his most famous films are I Wake Up Screaming, Kiss of Death, Cry of the City, My Darling Clementine, The Robe, and Samson and Delilah. In the 1950s Mature was famously denied membership to one of L.A.s premiere golf clubs because he was an actor Victors response? Im no actor and Ive got 64 pictures of prove it!