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JUDI MARK “Merely Marvelous”- The Songs of Gwen Verdon
ran from October 4 & 11.
Featured was acclaimed musical celebration of four- time Tony
Award winner GWEN VERDON and her hit Broadway shows
including
“Damn
Yankees,” “Redhead,” “Sweet Charity” and
“Chicago.”
Highlighted were the songs Gwen Verdon first introduced to
the world such as,
“Whatever
Lola Wants,” “Where Am I Going,” “Roxie,” and
“If
My Friends Could See Me Now,”
among many others.
Judi also spotlighted some standards and surprises from Gwen’s
solo album,
“The
Girl I Left Home For,” and her film and television
appearances. The list of songwriters represented is as
diverse as Gwen’s
career, including Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields, Kander and
Ebb, Simon and Garfunkel and Kurt Weill.
ABOUT JUDI MARK: a professional dancer, singer, actor, show
producer and educator and Toastmaster. For over four decades
she has produced and performed throughout the USA on concert
stages, Off-Broadway theaters, regional theaters, and
cabarets. In these live-on-stage performances, the Chicago-
born multi-talented Ms. Mark has been demonstrating her wide
range of training in ballet, modern dance, jazz, tap,
acting, vocals, and piano. In addition, she has appeared in
film, and television. Equally notable are her many years in
which she taught and trained future generations of stage
performers.
She is credited with self producing five one
woman shows.
“Dancing
Through My Life” was directed by Jeff Harnar.
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