Maureen McGovern: A Long and Winding Road Pays Tribute To '60s Musical Icons
Synetic Theater at Crystal City (1800 South Bell Street Arlington, VA 22202)
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The last date listed for Maureen McGovern: A Long and Winding Road was Sunday April 12, 2009 / 7:30pm.
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23 Goldstar Member Reviews
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Fantastic!Written on Apr 13 2009
This is the first time I have seen/heard Maureen McGovern. She is now one of only a few performers who I would want to see in anything, just because it is she.
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Timothy Gavagan
I loved it and was happy to finally see her live. The visual effects worked really well in her biographical story telling. I thought I forgot most of those songs, but was pleasantly reminded of how much I liked them then and now. Maureen was luminous and her voice was marvelous. Enjoyed the show immensely.Written on Apr 10 2009
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Steven Richards
I was unfamiliar with any of her work since I was a kid and went based on the NYTimes review. Well the show was fantastic. Not only is her voice amazing, she is also a terrific storyteller, weaving her personal life with the major social and political events of the '60's and '70's. Her interpretations of many familiar songs from this time period will delight and move you. And she is very charming and funny, engaging the audience throughout the show. The audience was surprisingly old on opening night, but this show will please people of all ages.Written on Mar 30 2009
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Choirbehr
A phenomenal singer, a convincing actor, and engaging story-teller, Maureen McGovern takes her audience on a musical tour of the baby-boomer age in this up-close and personal performance. The 90-minute show (no intermission) flew by and left the audience wanting more. At the first preview performance, it took only a few minutes for Ms. McGovern to relax and settle into herself. Photos and videos projected at the back of the stage provided context for the songs. And the spot-on piano accompaniments by Jeffrey D. Harris (supportive but never distracting) were just the right springboard for Ms. McGovern. She does not just sing a song, or even just act a song. She seems to LIVE each song, so much so that her physical appearance seemed to change with each number. Strung together with autobiographical narration, the songs run a gamut from rock ‘n’ roll, to folk, to pop, to classic Broadway tunes. Don’t miss this opportunity to see and hear Maureen McGovern in the (relatively) intimate setting of the Arena Stage – Crystal City.Written on Mar 30 2009
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More Information About Maureen McGovern: A Long and Winding Road
Quotes & Highlights
- Hear excerpts from the show at the Arena Stage website.
- "A captivating musical scrapbook from the 1960's to the early '70's. Ms. McGovern is blessed with a vocal technique second to none." --The New York Times
Description
<p>A Long and Winding Road is an entertaining and introspective look at the songs that inspired Maureen McGovern before her Academy Award-winning hit song “The Morning After.” A nostalgic tribute to Maureen’s roots as a folk singer, this show-stopping concert celebrates her love affair with the early works of Jimmy Webb, Carole King, Bob Dylan, Randy Newman and other groundbreaking singer-songwriters from her youth. The repertoire includes an eclectic selection of iconoclastic singer-songwriter material including "The Circle Game," "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" "The Moon's a Harsh Mistress," "Imagine," "Fire and Rain" and many others. The songs, as The New York Times has called them, have become "the second half of the Great American Songbook." They're classic, timeless and evoke all kinds of memories.</p>
<p>co-conceived and written by Maureen McGovern and Philip Himberg
directed by Philip Himberg
musical direction by Jeffrey D. Harris
presented in cooperation with Huntington Theatre Company</p>
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