Maureen McGovern: Home For The Holidays
December 7, 2019
Home For The Holidays with Mike Renzi, Musical Director
Maureen McGovern, celebrated as “The Stradivarius Voice”, marks her 46th anniversary of her #1 Oscar-winning International gold record, “The Morning After”, which garnered her a Grammy nomination in 1973 for “Best New Artist”. Maureen received her second Grammy nomination in 1998 for “Best Traditional Pop Vocal” for her solo piano/voice album. “The Pleasure Of His Company”. with Grammy Award-winning Mike Renzi (who will be Maureen’s Musical Director for this very special evening of holiday favorites and greatest hits). Other Maureen McGovern hits include “Can You Read My Mind” from Superman, the Oscar winning “We May Never Love Like This Again” from The Towering Inferno, and “Different Worlds” from the TV series “Angie”. Her many other critically acclaimed recordings include tributes to George Gershwain, Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Harold Arlen and Richard Rogers. In 2005, Ms.McGovern was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for her role as “Marmee” in “Little Women The Musical” on Broadway. In 1981, she made her Broadway debut as “Mabel” in “The Pirates of Penzance”, then went on to star as “Luisa” in “Nine” with Raul Julia, and as “Polly Beachum” in “Three Penny Opera” with Sting. Her feature films include “Airplane”, “Airplane 2”, and “The Towering Inferno”.