Join Dmae Roberts November 23rd 11am on KBOO 90.7 FM for a rousing talk with Portland Icon Wendy Westerwelle and Producer/Playwright Don Horn. Triangle Productions is remounting “Soph: An Evening with the Last of the Red-Hot Mamas” - Westerwelle's hit show in Portland and Los Angeles.
Sophie Tucker was a Russian/Ukranian-born singer and actress known for her comic and risque songs in the earlly 20th century. She became known world-wide when she was in the Ziegfeld Follies and even got arrested once in Portland! Westerwelle created a show about Tucker that's part comic monologue, part cabaret and burlesque.
- Wendy Westerwelle as Sophie Tucker
Hear some of Sophie Tucker's original songs and Westerwelle singing some of them live in the studio.
We'll also hear about Triangle's "Sealed For Freshness" his original play that's been running to great reviews in Portland.
You can hear Stage & Studio at the KBOO website or on 90.7FM live at 11am Tuesdays.
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- Watch this video of a live performance in the KBOO studio.