Priscilla Bagley

When Will I Be Loved?
The Linda Ronstadt Hall of Fame Campaign 2013!
A Cabaret Starring Priscilla Bagley
Musical Direction by Chris Leavy
Winter Park Playhouse, Winter Park FL

So why ISN’T Linda Ronstadt in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? She sure had enough hit songs in the genre, and we’ll enjoy about half of them tonight. Perhaps it’s a random “haven’t gotten to her yet”, maybe it’s some sort of Brill Building distaste by the aging hippies in Cleveland, or maybe it’s that her career has spanned genres from folk music to country to show tunes to Punk. Pardon me, Ms. Ronstadt may be the best singer ever, but she is NOT punk. But what she is a great source for Ms Bagley’s powerful voice.

Ms. Bagley opens with “Different Drum,” “No Good,” and “That’ll Be the Day” and then heads down an unusual path: we are asked to identify what products Ms. Ronstadt’s songs have plugged. That’s a certain mark of musical success – you are paid to sell out. As we wrap up the first act, Mr. Bagley joins his wife on stage and they tag team “Somewhere Out There.” He does have his own name, I just didn’t write it down. Now its refill time at Heather and Todd’s, and Ms. Bagley closes us out with the heart breaker “Blue Bayou.”

The second act advances us forward in career time, Ms. Ronstadt has settled into a Big Band and show tune phase. Highlights here include “Poor Wandering One” from “Pirates of Penzance,” “Falling in Love Again,” and a duet with house pianist Chris Leavy. One thing many of us may have forgotten is Ronstadt’s backing band from her rocking days went on to form “The Eagles.” Her selection here closed out this sparkling night, and “Desperado” never sounded so good.

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Priscilla Bagley will perform her cabaret, When Will I Be Loved? The Linda Ronstadt Hall of Fame Campaign 2013! with Christopher Leavy at the piano on Wednesday, January 16 & Thursday, January 17 at 7:30 pm, as part of the popular Winter Park Playhouse Spotlight Cabaret Series.

Classically trained cross-over diva, Priscilla Bagley, will be celebrating the many hits and wide variety of musical genres conquered by her overlooked idol, Linda Ronstadt. Song selections will include her pop hits “That’ll Be the Day,” “You’re No Good,” “Blue Bayou,” Big band classics “I’ve Got a Crush on You” and “What’s New” and selections from The Pirates of Penzance and La Boheme.

Priscilla holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance and a Master of Music degree in Music History and Literature, graduating Summa cum laude. She has worked professionally as a leading lady of both opera and musical theatre and most recently made her debut at Winter Park Playhouse in Steppin’ Out with Irving Berlin. Her body of work includes the title role in Madame Butterfly, Violetta in La Traviata, Rona Lisa Peretti in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Mama Morton in Chicago and Mother in the World Premiere of Requiem for a Young Man by Dove Award winning composer, Ronald Owen.

In addition to opera and musical theatre, Priscilla has been the Soprano Soloist in many prestigious oratorio performances nationally. Internationally, she has sung throughout Germany, Iceland, Spain, Portugal, Morocco and the Netherlands. She also started her nationally renowned voice studio in 1996 and her students are currently performing professionally in opera, musical theatre and the recording industry world-wide.

“What a treasure to have a talent as renowned as Priscilla at the Playhouse. This is worth far more than the price of admission!” states Winter Park Playhouse Board President Dr. Judith Marlowe.

The Winter Park Playhouse is located at 711 Orange Avenue.  Seating is limited to 50- Advance reservations are strongly recommended.  To purchase tickets, call the box office at 407-645-0145.

For more information please visit www.winterparkplayhouse.org.