MAINSTAY - Joe Holt's First Friday Tribute to Dionne Warwick and Burt Bacharach
Piano accompanist and impresario Joe Holt is once again broadening the expectations people have of what the Mainstay can delight its audiences with. The theme of the evening is a timely tribute to the beloved tunes of Burt Bacharach and his signature collaboration with Dionne Warwick, and features the passionate vocals of Philadelphia vocalist Paula Johns. But to flesh out the music even more Joe has invited dancer Lea McGowan to interpret the tunes.
Paula Johns is an accomplished cabaret singer and jazz vocalist who brings her own distinctive panache to the wide reach of song she sings... from Ella to Cole Porter, Diana Ross to the wonderful opus of Burt Bacharach and Dionne Warwick. Paula’s performances are known to ignite the emotions of her audiences and allow them to feel the stories that each song tells.
Lea McGowan is an interpretive dancer based out of New York City, whose resume includes the Houston Ballet, LINES Ballet and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. To keep things from ever getting boring she’s also a comedian and a circus performer.