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SHOWBIZ TIME MAGAZINE P. 30     Cover of the Magazine    Table of Contents      Highlights
American Living Legends Part 3       Cont'd from Part 2      
 
Grande Dame Maureen McGovern

“McGovern is a major draw. And there’s never a note out of place in her straightforward singing.” Chip Deffaa - New York Post. “Maureen McGovern reveals herself to have what used to be valued as the Broadway goods - a trained singing voice with character, an authoritative stage presence and the ability to carry an audience through the full range of human emotions in a single evening.”-Andrew Patner, Chicago Sun-Times. “Maureen McGovern, one of the golden voices of musical theatre.”-Paul Hodgins, The Orange County Register. “Like a Lover,” with music by Dori Caymmi, is a particularly beguiling rarity, which is also one way to describe McGovern as an artist.”- Irv Lichtman, Billboard. “...when her remarkable ability to capture the sound at the heart of a song joins with her narrative finesse... you get a glimpse of the place where greatness dwells.”- Tony Gieske - The Hollywood Reporter. “The stylish Maureen McGovern can sing Gershwin like Joan Sutherland can sing Donizetti.”- Clive Barnes, New York Post. “The acid test for Maureen McGovern is on the VU meters of a tape deck. When she begins to soar the needles fly off the scale... singing with range, power and a girlish inflection, McGovern’s voice is an exquisite instrument.”- Larry Kilman, Associated Press. “McGovern’s versatility and vocal range are masterful, as she tumbles seamlessly into a ballad from a jazzy scat and soars from there into a raging show tune... McGovern’s sensuous voice makes everything sound eternal.”-Gregory Young, HX. “Her voice, always wonderful, has taken the almighty leap to perfection... full-bodied, lilting, powerful and pure. It’s flawless.” Bill Ervolino, The Record. “...if I put a name on what she does, in whichever of the many categories where she may be found, I’d have to call her ‘sensational’ ... incredibly versatile, tremendously talented and vastly entertaining.”-Ira Gitler, London Jazz Express. “Maureen McGovern is, quite simply, the most glorious singer to come down the pike in several months of Sundays. Possessed of one of the finest vocal instruments in the world, a range that hasn’t been matched since Yma Sumac stunned us all decades ago, and the ability to softly breathe into a lyric or ‘read’ the words in clear, strong voice, perfectly in tune, she is positively daunting to the parade of soubrettes who wish they could sing like Maureen McGovern. Add the fact that she is the loveliest of them all in form and face, and it is easy to understand why she is a world-class performer.”-Mel Tormé. “Listen to the voice of Maureen McGovern: it possesses a special quality and its own character. It’s a remarkable instrument of expression. The musical sound it produces is pure, clear, unerring. Her compass of tones never ceases to amaze. Of course, we’re prejudiced, being the lucky writers whose work Maureen has chosen to put her talents too. Most of these songs have been performed before by other artists, but Maureen brings something unique to each one — sometimes rhythmically, often bringing a totally new color, a different point of view.

 

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We’re filled with admiration and gratitude.”-Alan & Marilyn Bergman. “Maureen McGovern can make a song sound new and exciting — even to its composer. Bringing emotional depth and perfect pitch, her’s is a voice that you want to hear more and more.”-Marvin Hamlisch, “Maureen McGovern is one of my very favorite singers. Her voice is, of course, extraordinary! But more than this, she is a very sensitive and intelligent musician. Her singing always seems to capture the very essence of song.”-Michel Legrand. “Maureen McGovern’s Marmee emerges as Little Women’s chief asset. As singer and actress, McGovern exudes a shimmering warmth ideally suited to the mother who dotes on, but never smothers, Jo and her sisters. And composer Jason Howland and lyricist Mindi Dickstein offer McGovern the show’s most affecting ballads.”-USA Today.

Maureen McGoverns Marmee is superb – her speaking voice is as musical as her singing.”-Wall Street Journal. “For example, we both believe that Maureen McGovern is a revelation as Marmee. If you have a character who’s one of the greatest mothers of all time, why not get a woman with one of the greatest voices of all time to play her? McGovern invests Marmee with a warm dignity that makes the audience immediately understand why her four girls love and respect her, and when she sings, there is perfection in the air. She literally stops the show in Act II with her soaring rendition of "Days of Plenty." In years to come, look for this stirring anthem to be performed in benefit events across the country.”- Barbara & Scott Siegel, Theatermania.com.

Diva Maureen McGovern is listed in the World Who's Who in Jazz, Cabaret, Music and Entertainment .