Putting
on the dog
by Michael
Dresdner
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| Lindsey Larson Photo: Jason Ganwich |
I’ll
admit it; my first real awareness of Peggy Lee was as Peg, the sultry lhasa
apso in Disney’s classic Lady and the Tramp who sings “He’s a Tramp” to her
fellow dog pound inmates. That’s after she voices the film’s two evil Siamese
cats, Si and Am, and Lady’s owner, Darling.
No
matter; whether animated or live, any way you discover Peggy Lee is a good way.
For
those of us who’d like to rediscover, or at least revisit, this amazing icon of
songwriting and performing, there’s good news. David Duvall and his Purple
Phoenix Productions will be offering a ONE NIGHT ONLY tribute concert of Peggy
Lee songs at Centerstage.
Doing
the vocal honors will be Lindsey Larson, a local Seattle singer with a more
than respectable performance pedigree. She’ll be backed by the Purple Phoenix
Orchestra, replete with Duvall’s own arrangements.
You can
look forward to a host of great Peggy Lee tunes, like “Why Don’t You Do Right?”
(yes, that’s the one Jessica Rabbit sang in the movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit?), “I Don’t
Know Enough About You”, “Mañana”, “Just For A Thrill”, “Where Or When”, “I’m A
W-O-M-A-N”, “It’s A Good Day”, “Big Spender”,
“The
Folks Who Live On The Hill”, “Don’t Smoke In Bed” and her trademark hit
“Fever”.
Luckily,
you don’t need to be a “Big Spender” to enjoy this concert, but you do need to
act quickly. Duvall has done a number of similar outstanding one night tributes (Patsy
Cline, Lena Horne, Nat “King” Cole, Bobby Darin, Billie Holiday, Aretha
Franklin, Rosemary Clooney) and they tend to sell out completely. That’s for
good reason; they are amazingly well produced and performed, superbly paced,
and generally a sheer delight.
To quote
another great Peggy Lee tune, you may well leave the theater humming “Is That
All There Is?” and wishing the wonderful experience could go on and on.
In any
case, if you, like me, are a lover of Peggy Lee, don’t miss it.
IT’S A
GOOD DAY FOR MISS PEGGY LEE
Saturday
April 13, 2013 at 8:00 p.m.
ONE NIGHT
ONLY
Centerstage
Theatre
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