Michele Summers - Merry Widow Medley 1992

This is an excerpt from a 1992 Old Time Music Hall bill produced by the late Ian Liston for his Production Company Hiss & Boo.
Ian was an actor, but also founded his own Production Company, Hiss & Boo in 1977, regularly producing plays, pantomimes and Variety / Music Hall bills all over the UK and overseas.
Having begun his career as an actor, he was seen in William Douglas-Home’s The Dame of Sark at the Wyndham's Theatre in 1974 and enjoyed a seven-year spell in Crossroads. Appearances in Doctor Who (1979) and the second Star Wars film, The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - he maintained a website dedicated to his character, the rebel alliance pilot Wes Janson - saw him attract a cult following and make regular attendances at science-fiction conventions around the world.
Ian Liston / Hiss and Boo were the original producers of Cluedo as a stage play and first brought The Mr Men to the stage. West End credits included the award-winning Groucho: A life in Revue, Neil Simon's Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Gerald Moon’s CORPSE! and Nunsense : The Funny Nunny Musical.
Elegant and entertaining shows including The Shakespeare Revue (which Hiss & Boo originated with the RSC), Come Rain Come Shine (with a cast from BBC Radio 4’s ‘The Archers’) and Dear Ivor - a celebration of the life of Ivor Novello, originally created with Welsh National Opera.
In his Variety shows, Ian drew performers from a pool of established actors and actresses whose highly specialised Music Hall work was an adjunct to their professional careers.
He drew from a list of bill-toppers, some of whom were the last surviving stars and big names from the world of Variety.
The style of his Variety bills was a pastiche of all that was best of Victorian Music Hall and Edwardian and post-war Variety: a fast moving blend of comedy, melodrama and song which involves the audience to the full.
This particular show played at the Pavilion Theatre, Cromer in September of 1992 and featured among others vocalist Michele Summers, actress and comedienne Christine Pilgrim, and the Chairman was Graham Hoadly.
Here, soprano Michele Summers performs one of her regular acts, a Merry Widow Medley. The accompanist is Roger Davison.
At 9 years old Michele’s talent to sing was discovered in school and by 13 was performing leading roles in Gilbert & Sullivan productions. She made her professional debut at 16 with an appearance on the BBC TV, closely followed by her first principle girl role at Windsor’s Theatre Royal.
She counts among the highlights of her career; working with Michel Legrand in his West End production of “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” in the principal role of Madeline; appearing with “Dad’s Army” in a Royal Variety performance and singing for live radio broadcasts with the BBC orchestras in “Songs from the Shows” and “Friday night is Music Night”.
Her many Pantomime appearances have taken all over the country including five times to the Theatre Royal, Norwich and she has also appeared on four occasions in the famous “Seaside Special” at the Pavilion Theatre, Cromer.
Outside of live entertainment, Michele adds to her credits extensive experience in Commercials, Voice Overs, Studio Work plus TV and Radio productions.
Ian Stuart Liston was born on August 4, 1948. He died on October 12016, aged 68.

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Ah.... how lovely !

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I love the Hassall lyrics! They are best. Pretty voice.