Houston French Singer 1

This Houston French Singer was born and raised in south Louisiana, spent most of her childhood in New Orleans. Her early influences were the jazz and blues of that region but at age 9, when her Dad came home one evening with a "hi-fi" and about 10 original cast recordings of Broadway shows, she was hooked.

This Houston French Singer knew what she wanted to do with her life from that point and nothing has changed since then. She performed all through her school years, starting voice lessons at age 16 and continuing with both lessons and performing at University.

Houston French Singer graduation

After graduating from L.S.U. in Music and Drama she pursued her passion for the theater and spent a summer at Williamstown Theater Festival, one of the most prestigious summer theater companies in the U.S. She then entered acting school in New York and became an Actor's Equity member in 1976. After acting school, this Houston French Singer worked in theater and commercials until a move took her back south to Houston, Texas. This did not stop her from continuing her theater work or her vocal studies.

In 1990, this Houston French Singer vocal coach suggested she write a one-woman show about something very close to her and what followed was "I Always wanted to be French"... the tale of her lifelong obsession for anything French. After seeing the show, which was performed in Canada, New York, and Houston, audience reactions were, “You need to be doing more of this music, you have such a natural feel for it”. It was then that this Houston French Singer decided to devote her time to creating Cabaret shows of French popular songs of well- known artists like Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavour and Jacques Brel. Her new shows were enthusiastically received in Houston, New York, Canada and one of the most highly requested on several cruise liners as well.

Houston French Singer dream

This Houston French Singer desire to realize a dream to sing in Paris sent her there in 1994 where she lived and was the featured singer at the Hotel Westminster on the rue De la Paix (alas, the French wanted to hear American Standards!!). After two years there, she moved to London and was invited to sing in every Cabaret club in town, performing repertoires in both French and English.

Upon returning to the US in 1998, this Houston French Singer was heard performing her French repertoire by playwright Brad Korbesmeyer who decided to write a play for her. It was entitled "Piaf in Vienna" in which a young woman (Vienna), confined to her home due to mental illness, lives out a fantasy of being Edith Piaf in her attic. lt had two successful runs at the New Jersey Rep in Long Branch and in Florida at the Riverside Theater in Vero Beach.