Queenie van de Zandt in BLUE: The Songs Of Joni Mitchell

Written by Queenie van de Zandt & Max Lambert

Australian cabaret chanteuse and musical theatre star, Queenie van de Zandt, renowned for her artful storytelling and raw, emotive vocals, brings to you the songs, stories and art of the musical legend that is Joni Mitchell.

BLUE: The Songs of Joni Mitchell is not just a celebration of an iconic album, it's also an exploration of the mother-and-daughter relationship and the effect that becoming a parent has on creativity, a love letter from a fan to her 'shero' and a thank you card from one melancholy mother to another.

Renaissance woman, painter and poet, Joni Mitchell not only created the soundtrack for the Woodstock generation but also captured the hearts of younger audiences through her music being featured in films like Love Actually and her recent concert collaborations with popular singer Brandi Carlisle.

In the spellbinding show, BLUE: The Songs of Joni Mitchell, Queenie and her 3-piece band, pay homage to all the qualities that make Joni such a unique and timeless artist. Affectionately reinterpreting Mitchell's music Queenie reveals the intimate stories behind Joni's haunting songs from her iconic album, BLUE, such as A Case of You, River and Little Green as well as celebrates her greatest hits such as Big Yellow Taxi and Both Sides Now.

Since 2017, BLUE: The Songs of Joni Mitchell has been enchanting audiences across Australia and internationally, garnering rave reviews everywhere it goes. Along the way, it has won a slew of theatre awards as well as being nominated for the Sydney Theatre Award for Best Cabaret Production and for Australia's most prestigious live performance award - the Helpmann Award for Best Cabaret Performer.

Over the past 30+ years, Queenie van de Zandt has become one of the country's most highly regarded musical theatre and cabaret performers, with a staggering 21 major award nominations and 8 well-deserved wins.

Presented by Neil Gooding Productions and Amazon Woman Enterprises, BLUE: The Songs of Joni Mitchell is as exquisite a biography as you're likely to hear, a beguiling night of melancholic songs, poetic storytelling, and haunting vocals, in a perfect, intimate setting.

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TO ENQUIRE ABOUT BOOKING
BLUE: The Songs of Joni Mitchell

PLEASE CONTACT
NEIL GOODING PRODUCTIONS
neil@goodingproductions.com

AWARDS

Best Cabaret Performance & Best Cabaret
Winner - 2018 Broadway World - Sydney Awards

Lee Young Glug Award for the Most Outstanding Cabaret Performance
Winner - 2018 Glug Awards - Sydney

Best Cabaret Production
Nominee - 2018 Sydney Theatre Awards

Best Cabaret Performer 

Nominee - 2018 Helpmann Awards 

REVIEWS

"★★★★☆
it's hard to imagine a better celebration of Joni Mitchell's timeless artistry than Queenie van de Zandt's tribute...cabaret at its most sophisticated"
The Sydney Morning Herald

"★★★★☆
...the audience was enraptured and shouting for more..."
Scenestr.com.au

"★★★★☆
...moving, insightful and musically luminous... "
Daily Review

"★★★★☆
...a beguiling night of melancholic songs, poetic storytelling and haunting vocals..."
Limelight Magazine

"...awe-inspiring soul and emotion, in song..."
Sydney Morning Herald

"...exceptional...thrilling..."
The Age

"...glorious...wonderful music and a great singer..."
The Advertiser

"...takes your breath away with her story telling and her voice..."
Stage Noise

"...haunting renditions of some of Mitchell's most iconic songs..."
The Plus Ones

"...a very special experience...translucent..."
Blue Curtains Brisbane

"...a wonderful celebration of Joni Mitchell..."
Scenestr.com.au

"...a stunning evocative show..."
Must Do Brisbane

"...perfect for ardent fans of Joni and for the novice..."
The Creative Issue

"...as exquisite a biography as you're likely to hear...extraordinary and emotional..."
Australian Arts Review

"...van de Zandt's voice pierces your heart...a captivating life recounted by a master artist"
Stage Noise

"...an emotive performance...hauntingly beautiful...Joni herself would have been proud"
Weekend Notes

"...emotionally truthful and very appealing...memorable evening filled with fine singing"
Canberra Critics Circle

"...superb cabaret...don't miss it"
Canberra City News

"...a once in a lifetime experience..."
Stage Whispers

"...sincere, heartfelt emotion...audience (was) spellbound...a memorable night...highly recommended!"
OUT in Perth

"...astonishing...touched the audience in a way that we will remember forever...Blue is Pure Gold"
Stage Whispers

ORIGINAL CAST
Singer: Queenie van de Zandt
Pianist: Max Lambert
Guitarist: Roger Lock
Double Bass Player: Dr Bob Harley