Last of the Red Hot Mamas
Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 1:08AM 
Before Madonna, before Marlene – there was the one they called the Last of the Red Hot Mamas.
Cabaret vocalist Sidonie Henbest paints an intimate portrait of the legendary Sophie Tucker – the Russian born American chanteuse –Queen of vaudeville and the jazz age, whose career spanned a sensational 60 years in showbiz.
Sophie Tucker was the original provocateur – an undisputed super star in an age before radio and television, she was a legendary singer and performer. Her love of the double-entre and risqué comic songs, her trademark. She defined the vaudeville and early jazz era for female singers and influenced some of the great female performers of the 20th century, including Judy Garland and Bette Midler.
The Last of the Red Hot Mamas is a tribute to one of the first great female stars whose style inspired the Broadway and Cabaret styles we love today. The show is a celebration of this unique woman and her music, and a rare opportunity to hear her brilliant songs performed live. As she liked to say: “Red Hot Mamas never die… they just go up in smoke!”
After sellout seasons and rave reviews for her witty cabaret “My Significant Other is a Mobile Phone” (4.5 stars – The Advertiser) at the 2009 Adelaide Fringe and Cabaret Fringe Festivals, Sidonie Henbest returns with her new show for the 2010 Adelaide Fringe with Matthew Carey on piano.
LAST OF THE RED HOT MAMAS
Starring Sidonie Henbest accompanied by Matthew Carey
Venue: La Boheme
20 Feb @ 5.30pm Preview
All tickets $18
Venue: La Boheme (upstairs)
8 March @ 7.30pm
Adult $25/Concession $20/Fringe Benefits $18/Group (6 or more) $20
Venue: The Promethean
23-24 Feb, 2-3 March @ 9.30pm
Adult $25/Concession $20/Fringe Benefits $18/Group (6 or more) $20
Book at FringeTIX (1300-FRINGE) or click here.
Subscribe to Cabaret Confessional via email
Follow Cabaret Confessional on Twitter
Other cabaret shows featured in Adelaide Fringe 2010:
Ali McGregor in ‘Jazz Cigarette’
Grocery Girls Gone Wild OR Lock Up Your Porters
Nikki Aitken Presents - Cabaret Live and Kicking
Reader Comments