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Shirley Bassey Live In Cardiff
Video: BBC UK 1994, BBCV5447, 5 014503 544720
Video CD: BBC Worldwide 2001, VCD 28198
Originally broadcast on BBC Tel...
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Shirley Bassey Live In Cardiff
Video: BBC UK 1994, BBCV5447, 5 014503 544720
Video CD: BBC Worldwide 2001, VCD 28198
Originally broadcast on BBC Television, live concert from the newly opened Cardiff International Arena.
For more information: http://shirleybassey.wordpress.com/20...
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From Goldfinger to Big Spender - Bassey at her best on BBC Video recorded live at the newly opened Cardiff International Arena.
Shirley Bassey - singer, entertainer, queen of glamour, loved by millions all over the world. Now captured on this special video as she celebrates her 40th year in show business in a spectacular concert, performed in her home town at the newly-opened Cardiff International Arena.
With a magnificent collection of timeless classic songs, this performance pays tribute to Bassey the entertainer. Soft ballads, more up-tempo classics and a selection of contemporary tunes - whatever the occasion, her voice is as powerful today as it has always been.
Originally transmitted 17th September 1993, this concert reveals Bassey at her inimitable best on BBC Video.
I am what I am:
Released in 1984 on a single and on another version with the London Symphony Orchestra on the album I Am What I Am. Along with classic This Is My Life, Shirley Bassey sings this song at the end of almost every concert. For this reason, it is available on many collections and live recordings. It can be found live on The Birthday Concert , The Diamond Collection and on the 2003 compilation Thank you for the Years.
Live performances can also be seen on the videos An Audience With Shirley Bassey, You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet and Divas Are Forever. After Shirley sings the word "ovation" in the line "give me the hook or the ovation" the audience usually breaks into applause.
La Cage Aux Folles
Short Synopsis
This song is taken from the musical "La Cage Aux Folles" written by Jerry Herman. The musical is based on a French film with the same title. The premiere of this film was on August 21st, 1983 at the Palace Theatre in New York and it ran there for 1761 performances. In 1996 a new movie "The Birdcage" was made out of it with actors like Robin Williams and Gene Hackman.
The musical is about the transvestite night-club "La Cage Aux Folles" in the seedy part of St. Tropez, France. Georges is the owner of the night-club and Albin is Georges's gay lover and star performer as ZaZa at the club. Georges' son Jean-Michel from a previous marriage to a woman wants to marry a woman - the daughter of Dindon, a notoriously narrow-minded politician. Jean-Michel wishes to present himself as coming from a high moral background and invites his fiancée's parents to his home where Georges has to remove anything that may be considered as inappropriate. Jean-Michel's real mother should come to play an intact marriage, but calls to say that she cannot come. To the utter astonishment from the others, Albin walks in exclaiming "Here's Mother", and takes her place. Albin is eventually de-frocked, it results in high insanity and it all ends up with Dindon and his wife dressing up in high-heels, tights and leotards.
Although La Cage was Broadway's first homosexual musical, it was nevertheless a mainstream production. Director Arthur Laurents didn't allow his lead characters so much as a peck on the cheek for fear that he might offend his audience.
Jerry Herman
Short Biography
Jerry Herman began song writing at the age of 17 and was encouraged by his mother. 1961 he got his first Tony Award nomination for his work on the Broadway musical "Milk and Honey". He helped to produce the Broadway hit "Hello, Dolly!" which won a Tony Award in 1965 for Best Musical. In 1979 "The Grand Tour" received two Tony nominations for Best Musical and Best Score. "La Cage Aux Folles" was one of Jerry Herman's greatest accomplishments. The show received nine Tony nominations including six awards for Best Musical, Best Actor in a Musical (George Hern), Best Director of a Musical (Arthur Laurents), Best Book (Harvey Fierstein), Best Score (Jerry Herman) and Best Costume Designer (Theoni V. Aldredge). Jerry Herman has written many more musicals and received all in all seven Tony nominations, including three Tony Awards. In the '70s the Theatre at the University of Miami was renamed the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre, as a tribute to its alumnus. He was also inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame in 1981 and the Theatre Hall of Fame in 1986. Jerry Herman has also worked on television and film programs and has released several albums. He is still working on some projects and is still a successful songwriter.
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