Barb Jungr to tour Australia in September 2010

It’s been a long while since her last visit to Australia in 2007, but I am very happy to finally announce that the brilliant Barb Jungr will return to our shores this September. I’ve known this exciting news for a while and am very pleased to share it on here now that the booking details are available online at all venues.

Barb Jungr will kick off her tour in Melbourne, followed by Noosa, Canberra, Sydney and Katoomba.

The tour will showcase many songs from her new critically acclaimed album ‘The Men I Love: The New American Songbook’, featuring songs written by contemporary male songwriters such as Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Paul Simon and Bruce Springsteen.  She will be accompanied by Jenny Carr on Piano.

The UK based Barb Jungr is renowned for her unique style of interpreting familiar songs.  True to form, she has completely restyled and reinvented the iconic songs and created her world with ‘The Men I Love’.

And she is an artist who is absolutely mind-blowing live. Her abilities to interpret the songs she sings and turn into her own, to get the audience to focus on the lyrics as well as ‘feel’ what she’s singing and to form an unforgettable connection with them are extraordinary and remarkable on so many levels.

Barb Jungr had successful seasons in New York and London with her show ‘River’ and ‘The Men I Love’, receiving rave reviews. She’s also written a charming children’s musical ‘The Fabulous Flutterbys’, which premiered at Angels Theatre in London in May, which delighted kids and kids-at-heart.

Not only is Barb Jungr an amazing multi-talented artist, she has been an incredible supporter of this blog. She has been very co-operative with supplying information and always taken time to answer my questions and emails.  She’s also introduced other members of the cabaret community to us, and has given warm and kind encouragements that have inspired me to continue contributing when I was short on time or energy. I’d like to thank her from the bottom of my heart.  

I’d also like to thank Matthew Carey, who did a phenomenal job accompanying her in 2006 and 2007, for giving me the opportunity to interview Barb back in February.

I urge everyone to go see her and experience Barb Jungr’s magic she weaves so well.  Her passion for her craft is palpable and contagious - her show will renew/restore your faith in live entertainment.

I can’t wait to see her and be bowled over once again.

Australian Tour Review 

From Sydney Morning Herald

This intensity was nicely balanced by such boundless wit and charm as could easily have afforded her a stand-up comedy career, had she been born without a striking voice. It is a potent switch she flicks between having us falling about laughing and clubbing us with lyrics of loss or devastation.

Read the full review by John Shand here.

From The Age

…Jungr has an innate gift for imbuing personal stories with universal resonance. Her voice has a directness that is devoid of affectation, and her minimalist arrangements focus our attention squarely on the lyrics and melody, inviting us to hear these familiar tunes with fresh ears.

Read the full review by Jessica Nicholas here.

Click here to read the feature article by Robin Usher on The Age.
 

To download the album or order the CD, click here.

Barb Jungr’s official website: www.barbjungr.co.uk

Read Cabaret Confessional’s interview with Barb Jungr here.

Read Piers Ford’s great blog article on Barb Jungr and his review on ‘The Men I Love - The New American Songbook’ here.

Read Piers Ford’s review on Barb Jungr’s show at the Fleece here.

Watch the BBC breakfast TV interview piece on Barb Jungr here.

Watch the TV1 piece on Barb Jungr and her new CD ‘The Men I Love - The New American Songbook’ here.

Barb Jungr with Jenny Carr on piano: THE MEN I LOVE: The New American Songbook

Melbourne 

Dates: 2,3 September

Venue: Salon, Melbourne Recital Hall, Cnr Southbank Boulevard & Sturt Street

Times: 2nd 7.00pm, 3rd 7.00pm, 9.00pm

Tickets: $50/ Concession $45

Click here for food and beverage info.

Bookings: Click here or call  03 9699 3333

Noosa

Date: 5 September

Venue: The J, The Noosa Jazz Festival, The Junction

60 Noosa Drive

Time: 3.00pm (Act 2)

Tickets: $45

Bookings: Click here or call 07 5455 4455

Canberra

Dates: 7, 8 September

Venue: Street Two, The Street Theatre, Cnr Childers St and University Ave, Canberra City West

Time: 8.00pm

Tickets: $45/ Concession $33

Bookings: Click here or call 02 6247 1223.

Sydney

Date: 9 September

Venue: The Basement 7 Macquarie Place
Circular Quay

Time: 9.30pm

Tickets: Gen. admission Standing: $45 + booking fee presale

Dinner & Show tickets: $93.80 per person (bookings only available by phone)

Bookings: Click here or call 02 9251 2797

Katoomba

Date: 11 September

Venue: The Clarendon Theatre, The Clarendon Guesthouse, 68 Lurline St

Katoomba

Time: Dinner at 7.00pm, show at  8.30pm

Tickets: Show only $45, Show + Dinner $87

Bookings: Click here or call 02 4782 1322

Click here to read other posts on Barb Jungr.

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