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| Diane Leah, Heather Bambrick, Julie Michels |
I have seen, and heard, Julie Michels, Heather Bambrick and Diane Leah all
perform separately. And LOVED each of them. All three are incredibly
talented, each balancing extremely well with the others musical gifts.
More than that, they are consummate entertainers. Heather, Diane and
Julie keep the audience entertained, not just with their musical
ability, but with their fun-loving personalities as well.
Together, they are Broadsway.
And, to paraphrase Elaine from Seinfeld
THEY ARE ''Depends-Worthy''!
I knew I would not be disappointed when I booked ressie's at The Flying Beaver Pubaret to catch my first ''Broadsway'' show. I called my friend Darlene
(you've read about her before!) and asked her if she'd like to come
along. Well, actually, I just told her she was coming! I love Handsome
Man, but sometimes a girl needs to hang with her lady friends, and I
KNEW Darlene would enjoy the evening, knew she NEEDED it. We both did.
This time of year is STRESSFUL and we needed to
decompress! As the minutes counted down to the show, a snow storm hit
the city. But what good Canadian lets a little snow keep them from a
Saturday Night on the town? Not Darlene and me! We weren't the only
Crazy Canucks that night. In spite of the storm it was a PACKED house!
A
mix of Broadsway virgins (Darlene and myself included) and veterans,
the crowd was HYPED! (I'm sure the ''Need to warm up from the cold''
pre-dinner drinks we all had didn't hurt our enthusiasm!). Usually Jazz
crowds have a sprinkling of Jazz-snobs (I've referred to them previously
as 'Husband' and 'Wife'), who can horribly taint an evening of fabulous
music. This was NOT one of those crowds. and I kinda get the feeling
that anyone who attends a Broadsway show is my kinda 'people'. Broadsway
is not for 'Husband ' and 'Wife'. The audience Broadsway attracts is
there because they LOVE the music, not the snobbery of it, and
they are FUN people, just like the Broads themselves. Before the show
started, each table could be seen chatting with the next. All strangers,
but united in our love of music, and our bravery- we all made it there in pretty nasty weather! We were pumped!
The Broads hit the stage and the laughter exploded.
Continuously.
At
one point I swore I heard my mother laughing her big, unabashed
guffaws. Then I realized I was hearing ME (the only unpleasant moment of
the night)! We sang along. All of us. Even I, whose children cry when I
sing lullabies, sang along. We swayed, we tapped our feet and bounced
in our seats. AND we CONNECTED. 'Cause not only are the Broads funny,
and not only are they exceptional musicians, but in addition to all
that, they are REAL. Real in the most beautiful, open,
just-gotta-love-em kinda way. When you go to a Broadsway show, you are
in the presence of greatness, but you never feel small. You are at home,
in the kitchen, with your favourite wild and crazy aunties, who are
regaling you with their stories, never condescending, always fun and
fun-loving, and treating you to the infinite pleasure of their music.
So if you can get out to a Broadsway show. GO. You wont be disappointed. But be forewarned. They are truly ''Depends-Worthy''!
For up-coming Broadsway shows, go here
AND, just announced, Broadsway has a show in the JazzFM Caberet series at one of my fave venues, Hugh's Room!
Grab tix, and come say hi to Handsome Man and I, as always in our
regular seats, you know we won't miss this! (shhh, he's jealous Darlene
saw Broadsway before him!)
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