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Brisbane Jazz Festival 2008

Brisbane Powerhouse and Optus Business present

Lea DeLaria

Thu 6 Nov 08

To celebrate the Brisbane premiere performances of Lea Delaria and Taylor Mac, we’re giving you the opportunity to buy to both shows for just $60 (a saving of $18). Simply call Box Office on 07 3358 8600 and quote “STAR” or click here and enter the promotional code “STAR” before 5pm Fri 31 October.

Combining a collection of exquisitely-arranged jazz standards, comical backstage stories and queer ethics, Lea DeLaria introduces Brisbane to her latest album, The Live Smoke Sessions

US born, multi-award winning stand-up turned singer, Lea DeLaria has so many talents it’s hard to know where to begin! 

After starting her career in the early 80s she quickly became a successful and controversial stand-up comedian, working the clubs for some years, before moving into TV and film work as an actress.  Through the 90s she worked regularly in musical theatre, culminating in 1997 with her award winning Broadway performance in On the Town

Her powerful voice was soon recognised by Warner Brothers records who produced her first jazz vocal album, hailed by The Times as “..the best Jazz album of 2001” 

Now moving between comedy, jazz, musical theatre and film, this unique and enormously talented artist presents her one of a kind blend of music and comedy. 

“Lea DeLaria…every inch a star!” New York Times

Duration 70mins, no interval

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