Westford Academy's production of Chicago rocks the house Nov 13, 2009
Danielle Frampton s Mama is straight out of the Sophie Tucker mold. Wait for her in the penultimate number Class. (Westford Eagle, MA)
'Chicago' wows 'em Sep 17, 2009
" Set in Prohibition-era Chicago, it's instantly clear that the show's ingredients are not the stuff of which so many sweet-and-lovely musicals are made. The leading female characters, Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart, both have committed homicide. Their lawyer, Billy Flynn, is motivated mainly by the size of the fee he can collect. The women compete for his services and for the attention of a criminal-celebrity-hungry media. The show ends with the women teaming up for a possible future in showbiz. So... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Stage instinct intact as Channing channels past Jul 22, 2009
In a lightning transition, she was on to Sophie Tucker, whose truck-driver voice, full-form waddle and bawdy advice Channing produced with a great mimic's gift for the perfectly chosen detail and inflection. A San Francisco audience had to wait almost a year for this. (San Francisco Chronicle)
THE SINGING FUN AT CARLYLE Jun 5, 2009
It's as if the adorable Tammy has morphed into a scary Sophie Tucker. Flashing her still impressive legs in a dangerously slit skirt, the 77-year-old shows she's not about to let her well-documented travails prevent her from having a helluva good time. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Pat Yankee Stars in a Special Jazz Concert June 14 in San Francisco - Her Tribute to Sophie Tucker May 28, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO, May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Pat Yankee, the noted jazz singer who won a 1999 Bay Area Critic's Circle Award for her tribute to Bessie Smith, will perform a special concert, "Remembering Sophie Tucker," at 2 p.m., Sunday, June 14, at the First Unitarian Church Center, 1187 Franklin Street (at Geary) in San Francisco. The show of songs that Ms. Tucker made famous during her seven decade career as the "Red Hot Mama" was created by Frank E. Reilly. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Spoleto time is hereAnnual arts festival in full swing May 22-June 7 May 18, 2009
Shows I am eager to see I will call "Boo's Best Bets." These are "La Cage Aux Folles," "Ring of Fire -- The Music of Johnny Cash," "Sophie Tucker: Last of the Red Hot Mamas," "The Gentleman Pirate" (Stede Bonnet), and "Dog Sees God -- Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead" (a parody of "Peanuts"). These are just a few of the many Piccolo Spoleto offerings. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
'Boyle is not a very good singer and everybody should calm down'... Apr 18, 2009
The world loves frumpy female singers-Kate Smith, Mahalia Jackson, Mama Cass, Sophie Tucker, Leontine Price etc. Fame is as much about national/international circumstances as it is about being in the right place in the right time. (The Drudge Report)
Australian canine castaway survives on remote island Apr 7, 2009
Sophie Tucker hunted feral goats to survive as a castaway ... Sophie Tucker - named after the famous US entertainer - vanished as Jan and Dave Griffith sailed through stormy waters off Queensland last November ... The Griffiths had been on a sailing holiday off the north-east Queensland coast when Sophie Tucker - an Australian cattle dog - was lost overboard. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Front pages feature child attacks Apr 7, 2009
The Times says Australian cattle dog Sophie Tucker managed to swim five nautical miles through shark-infested waters to a remote island. She survived by eating wild goats before being discovered by rangers. (BBC News -- UK)
