We're smitten with the sensational Laurie Loyst! In this episode of Music Scene, host Nanette Wiser chats with the musical legend (NYC to St. Pete Beach and beyond) and her upcoming show at the Catherine Hickman Theater April 11 to support the Gulfport Senior Center Foundation renovation and expansion project. Both her mom and dad Charlie were musicians who met in Pearl Harbor, her son Charlie is finishing his masters in music and both Charlies can be heard on her dad's original song "My Dear" with her vocals as well in the reimagined single at the end of the interview.
Loyst is joined by the Fever Four Band: Stretch Bruyn – Keys Mark Neuenschwander – Bass Albie Berk – Drums Luis Quixtan – Reed 1 Expect soaring vocals, accompanied by a quartet of some of Tampa Bay's best jazz musicians! Toe-tapping swing to heart-breaking ballads ... you won't want to miss the hottest new cabaret in tow. TICKETS HERE
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🌷 Choose Your Experience General Admission – $30
VIP Experience – $45 VIP Doors open at 5:30pm. Theater doors open at 6:45pm

Garden BBQ Party with delicious lite Bites
Free Drink
Live Music! Enjoy sax styling of Stacy Bloomquist Myers
Premium reserved seating

✨ Why You’ll Love This Show

A fresh, uplifting spring-themed cabaret
Broadway classics performed by top-tier musicians
An intimate theater experience in the heart of Gulfport
A perfect date night or night out with friend

🎼And six degrees of separation - Laurie and Songbird Sessions Monday 4-5 host Annemarie sang with David Manson's St. Pete College Jazz Group and became friends!
🎼Says the ebullient and talented Loyst about her journey to the top after growing up in Boise Idaho and traveling the world on a cruise ship entertainer, followed by NYC: "Sassy and classy is my “brand,” and of all the performing I’ve done, cabarets and big band shows are my favorites! I love to combine humor and old-fashioned “schtick” with music and theater. My cabarets allow me to go creatively crazy! My heroes are Bette Midler, Carol Burnett, Lucille O’Ball, Judy Garland and Liza Minelli. I was hired to sing the songs of Judy Garland in my first cabaret in NYC called LEGENDARY LADIES, and have been “bit” by the cabaret bug ever since. Spring Fever is a brand new uplifting show with songs pertaining to spring that has Broadway classics in jazz arrangements. There are some fun non-B’way tunes, too. Even though I have an amazing band, I’m going to play the piano and sing Kacey Musgraves, RAINBOW, and also do a solo on my ukulele. I like to have quiet intimate moments as well as silly schtick. I don’t wanna give away all my secrets, but the front few rows may wanna wear rain gear! I love to surprise my audiences… so I’ll have guest artists pop up and start playing, or use funny props - like a walker when I perform the song BIG SPENDER (with choreography of course) in my Torch cabaret. This show has a guest artist banjo player for RAINBOW CONNECTION, and another hottie female sax player that just appears on stage wearing feathers for AIN’T NOBODY HERE BUT US CHICKENS. I also have guest artist kids who made posters that correspond to the lyrics of THE BIRDS AND THE BEES. They’ll flash their artwork as I sing. (It’s adorable! It’s a holdover from when I used to teach elementary school.) Lastly - this show has some gorgeous music: Barbra Streisand’s version of HOW ARE THINGS IN GLOCCA MORRA, OVER THE RAINBOW, and I’ll sing Blossom Dearie’s version (in French) of IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING. I love to sing in French and Spanish even though I’m not conversational anymore. Certain songs lend themselves to other languages."

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