Maureen McGovern in Concert
July 1, 2009
7:30 p.m.
Kent Concert Hall
An American Salute
with the American Festival Chorus
conducted by Craig Jessop
Buy Tickets for Logan, Utah!
Tour begins in Logan and continues through Idaho Falls and Sun Valley, Idaho!
July 2, 2009
Civic Auditorium
501 S. Holmes, Idaho Falls, ID)
Tickets: Call 208-317-7732 or visit
http://www.eidahotix.com
July 3, 2009
Sun Valley Pavilion
Sun Valley, ID
Tickets: Call 888-622-2108 or visit
http://seats.sunvalley.com
Bio:
Maureen McGovern's career spans over 37 years, including recordings, concerts, theater, film, television, radio and songwriting, all with a voice that defies categorization.
Her current PS Classics CD,
A Long and Winding Road, has been praised by The New York Times as "...a captivating musical scrapbook from the 1960s to the early 70s. Ms. McGovern's vocal technique is second to none" and was voted by
Playbill.com and
TalkinBroadway.com among the "Best of 2008 Performances" and "Top 10 Vocal Recordings of 2008."
In 2005, Ms. McGovern returned to the Broadway stage, originating her Drama Desk nominated role of 'Marmee' in
Little Women, The Musical and reprised her role in the 32 city First National Tour of
Little Women, The Musical. Maureen made her Broadway debut as Mabel in the
Pirates of Penzance, starred as Luisa Contini with the late Raul Julia in
Nine and as Polly Peachum in
3 Penny Opera with Sting. Off Broadway, Maureen originated the role of 'Mary' in
Brownstone. Critics and audiences alike were delighted with her definitive portrayal of 'Mrs. Anna' in the 1998 National Tour of
The King and I.
Regionally, she has performed in the West Coast premiere of William Finn's Elegies at the Canon Theatre. Maureen starred as 'Countess Aurelia' in the historic revival of Jerry Herman's musical
Dear World (an adaptation of
The Madwoman of Chaillot) and as 'Madame Emery' in
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, both at the Sundance Institute Theatre. In 2001, she made her dramatic debut as 'Eleanor of Aquitaine' in
The Lion In Winter and originated the role of 'Eleanor Bridges' in the world premiere of
Letters from 'Nam in Boston. She starred as "Mary Turner' in
Of Thee I Sing for the Reprise Series at UCLA's Freud Playhouse and also at the Kennedy Center and Brooklyn Academy of Music in tandem with
Let 'Em Eat Cake. Most recently, she reprised her role of 'Eleanor Bridges' in
One Red Flower (formerly
Letters from 'Nam) in a moving Los Angeles benefit performance for
New Directions, an organization whose mission is to empower veterans and facilitate their successful returns to families and society.
She has also starred regionally in
The Sound of Music, South Pacific, Guys and Dolls (playing both 'Sarah' and 'Adelaide') and
I Do, I Do. Maureen's children's musical,
The Bengal Tiger's Ball, had its Central Florida premiere in 1999, co-sponsored by Disney. She wrote the captivating music, co-created and starred in the production.
Feature films include Maureen's roles as the 'Nightclub Singer' in
The Towering Inferno and 'Sr. Angelina,' the guitar strumming nun in the comedy classic
Airplane! and
Airplane II: The Sequel, which was a fitting and hilarious finale to her early "Disaster Theme Queen" decade. Ms. McGovern can also be heard as the voice of 'Rachel' in the DreamWorks animated video/DVD
Joseph: King of Dreams with Ben Affleck. Her television roles include
One Life To Live, The Tracey Ullman Show, Pacific Blue, Duckman and
Beyond Belief, and on radio, she spent three seasons as a frequent special guest on Garrison Keillor's "American Radio Company of the Air."
Grammy nominated for "Best New Artist" (1973) and "Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance" (1998), she received a Grammy Award for "Best Musical Recording for Children" (2005) for her participation in the CD/DVD
Songs from the Neighborhood: The Music of Mister Rogers. She also won the coveted Tokyo Music Festival Grand Prize Award (1975) for her performance of Paul Williams' "Even Better Than I Know Myself."
Maureen's recording career began with the Oscar winning International Gold Records "The Morning After" (Billboard #1) and "We May Never Love Like This Again" from the classic disaster films,
The Poseidon Adventure and
The Towering Inferno. She also introduced the Oscar nominated song "Wherever Love Takes Me" in the film,
Gold, and hit recordings "Can You Read My Mind?" from the motion picture
Superman and "Different Worlds" (Billboard Top 20 hit and #1 AC hit) from the ABC TV series,
Angie. Other critically acclaimed recordings include songwriter tributes to George Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Richard Rodgers, Marilyn and Alan Bergman and her solo piano/voice albums, "Another Woman In Love" and "The Pleasure of His Company" with jazz pianist, Mike Renzi.
Maureen has recently been honored by
Irish Magazine as one of the Top 100 Irish Americans, received the "Songs From The Heart Award" from NARAS and the American Music Therapy Association, the "CUNY (City University of New York) Lifetime Achievement Award" for making a remarkable difference in the lives of individuals and students with disabilities, the "AFTRA AMEE Lifetime Sound Recording Award," the "Nightlife Legend Award" (NYC), the "MAC Lifetime Achievement Award," the "Imagination Award" from Imagination Stage for her work with children, the arts and philanthropy, the "Festival of Children's Foundation's Founder's Award" for her dedication to broadening and enriching the lives of children and has received a Doctorate of Music (Hon) from Youngstown State University.
Ms. McGovern is the President of the Maureen McGovern "Works of Heart" Foundation for Music and Healing, founded to address the emotional and inspirational needs of patients and caregivers. Its premier recordings include "Help Is On The Way" (in partnership with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS) and Works of Heart: Songs of Hope, featuring a 30th anniversary recording of "The Morning After."
She serves on the National Board of the Muscular Dystrophy Association and is Chairperson of the annual Shamrocks Against Dystrophy Campaign. Since 1980, she has performed yearly on the Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon, also serving as co-host in New York City for six years. Maureen supports music therapy and has been an Artist Spokesperson for the American Music Therapy Association since 2001.
For the most current information, please go to:
www.maureenmcgovern.com