She is a Grammy nominated recording artist and jazz legend and on Friday, April 29 you will not find Miss Marilyn Maye in any of her regular New York hot-spots like Joe’s Pub, Feinstein’s/54 Below or The Metropolitan Room. Miss Maye will be gracing Orlando with her presence at The Lowndes Shakespeare Center! She is a one-of-a-kind cabaret act who has been beloved by generations and is truly not to be missed.

If you aren’t familiar with Miss Maye, she has been entertaining audiences since she was 9 years old and has appeared on Johnny Carson a record-breaking 76 times! The esteemed Smithsonian Institution chose her recording of “Too Late Now” for its Best Performers of the Best Compositions of the 20th Century permanent collection, along with such other legendary singers such as Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland. Her time in the spotlight has earned her the title “The Grande Lady of Cabaret” and now, at 88, she is still touring the country and is as sharp as ever!

Needless to say, we don’t always get a rare gem like Marilyn Maye here in Orlando, especially in an intimate venue like The Shakes where you can see a legend up close and personal!

She’s funny and a bit spicy too—with a little twist (something you know we admire here at Collage Home!)

When I was really young (really… young) one of my favorite shows I would watch with my family was The Hollywood Palace.

I can’t say I remember this clip, but I know I would have loved it with watching with my father…. and I wouldn’t doubt this LP may have been in his record collection.

What’s not to love about this?! I love the song, the dress, the hair, the glitter, the finger snapping and the cha-cha-cha side step!

If you are a cabaret fan, or even if you have never seen a cabaret act, you must must must see Marilyn Maye!

Tickets start at only $30.00 and can be purchased from The Orlando Shakespeare Theater here.

And there’s an exciting opportunity being presented by Collage Home’s nonprofit sister company, The Melrose Foundation, in conjunction with Marilyn’s Orlando Shakes performance: the chance to learn one-on-one from Marilyn Maye at her Master Class at The Winter Park Playhouse! Singers should not miss this opportunity—in fact, some of our clients are auditing the class! You can find out more about the class and find tickets here.

I am so excited that Orlando is exposed to the arts to the extent that we are, and having a music legend visit the city is a fantastic chance for our fine and performing arts scene to continue to grow. Here’s to the future of Orlando arts!

Angelyn