“Sophie Tucker in Person” Is a Heady Cocktail May 30, 2019 by Susan Rosenbluth Reviewed by Eric Edelman Imagine a heady, old-fashioned cocktail of Ethel Merman with a twist of Mae West. That’s Cheryl Ann Allen, who performed this past Mother’s Day in the one-woman show “Sophie Tucker in Person.” Written and directed by [...]
Richard Z. Chesnoff, Contributor Veteran of more than 40 years of global news work Sophie Tucker’s Alive & Well 05/28/2013 01:14 pm ET Updated Dec 06, 2017 She was “The Last of the Red Hot Mammas” and the first to dare sing risque songs about the glories of independent women-hood: “I’m Living Alone and Like It” and [...]
I’m a New Yorker The Triad, NYC, September 15, 2018 By Ron Forman for Cabaret Scenes Cheryl Ann Allen and her husband, xylophonist Ian Finkel, combined to create a one-woman show of songs and stories about life as a New Yorker. Finkel wrote and directed the show and provided eight delightful and often very funny new [...]
