BLUE: The Songs of Joni Mitchell is a beguiling night of melancholic songs, poetic storytelling and haunting vocals.
Renowned for her artful storytelling and raw emotive vocals, Australian cabaret chanteuse and musical theatre star Queenie van de Zandt is bringing the songs, stories and art of the musical legend that is Joni Mitchell in the award-winning show BLUE: The Songs of Joni Mitchell, arriving at Costa Hall in Geelong on Saturday, September 3 2022.
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In BLUE: The Songs of Joni Mitchell, Queenie, along with her live band, explores her love of all things Joni – the renaissance woman, painter and poet who created a soundtrack for the Woodstock generation.
Using voiceovers and intimate storytelling, Queenie takes audiences on a sonic journey through Joni’s life, loses and loves, affectionately reinterpreting her melancholy music, and intimately revealing the stories behind some of her most haunting songs such as ‘A Case of You’, ‘Both Sides Now’ and ‘Little Green’.
“Joni is my favourite singer/songwriter and I’ve been wanting to do a show about her and her music for some time,” said Queenie.
“She gave a daughter up for adoption early in her career and her music was so influenced by this experience. When I gave birth to my daughter, it felt like a perfect time to explore this mother and daughter relationship and the effect that becoming a parent has on your creativity.”
Since its inception in 2017, BLUE has toured to sold-out houses and rave reviews across Australia and in the US. Along the way, it has won a slew of theatre awards, as well as been nominated for the prestigious Helpmann Award for Best Cabaret Performer and the Sydney Theatre Award for Best Cabaret Production.
BLUE: The Songs of Joni Mitchell, is a beguiling night of melancholic songs, poetic storytelling and haunting vocals in a perfect setting that is not to be missed.
To celebrate the show’s arrival in the Geelong region, we’re giving a couple of lucky Forte readers the chance to win a double pass to the show on Saturday, September 3 at 1pm. To be in the running, all you have to do is enter your name and email address.
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Find out more information on the show here.
