Bay Area Cabaret has announced an added matinee performance by The Puppini Sisters on Sunday, April 17 at 2:00 pm as a result of a sold out evening show. In addition, the evening show time has been changed from 5:00 pm to 5:30 pm to accommodate the added afternoon performance. These two performances by the London-based Puppini Sisters as part of the 2015-2016 Bay Area Cabaret series at the Venetian Room of the Fairmont Hotel (950 Mason Street atop Nob Hill) are the exclusive U.S. dates for The Puppini Sisters on this tour celebrating the March 11 release of their High Life CD. Tickets for the newly added 2:00 pm matinee ($60) are available online at www.bayareacabaret.org or by calling (415) 392-4400.
In addition, at 2 pm on Saturday, April 16 at the Fairmont's Laurel Court Restaurant, Bay Area Cabaret will host a High Tea/High Fashion event celebrating the panache and style that defines The Puppini Sisters. Vintage attire is encouraged for this event, which will provide an opportunity to welcome the singers to town, hear them sing an a cappella number and see an array of fashions by local vintage fashion enthusiasts. Reservations for the afternoon tea - $75 ($40 tax deductible) may be made at
www.bayareacabaret.org.
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 ("I Will Survive", "Walk like an Egyptian") 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. 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 sixth 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 (3/6), The Puppini Sisters (4/17), Bay Area Teen Idol (5/15) and
Ann Hampton Callaway and
Liz Callaway (5/22) is available at
www.bayareacabaret.org.
Tickets for individual concerts are available at
www.bayareacabaret.org or by phone at City Box Office
(415) 392-4400. Discounts for groups of 8 or more, are available directly from Bay Area Cabaret at
(415) 927-4636. For Bay Area Cabaret 2015-2016 information and video clips of performers visit
www.bayareacabaret.org.
