Doors 12pm
Show 1pm
Much like local sparkly divas Leah Guelfi and Caitlin Cassidy, Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland shared a close friendship. Despite this, the only recorded footage of them together is from when Barbra appeared on The Judy Garland Show on October 4, 1963. In a charming moment before their iconic duet “Happy Days/Get Happy,” Judy quips to Barbra, “You’re so good, that I hate you.” To which Barbra responds, “It’s my ambition to be hated by as many singers as you.”
Join Perth’s own powerhouse vocalists, Caitlin and Leah, along with some of Perth’s finest jazz musicians, as they pay tribute to two of the greatest female singers of all time—Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland. Expect to hear some of their biggest hits, including “Don’t Rain On My Parade” and “Over the Rainbow”, alongside classic jazz standards, moving ballads like “The Man That Got Away”, and a few unforgettable duets, including the “Hooray for Love” medley and the“ Happy Days/Get Happy” duet from The Judy Garland Show.
This special matinee performance is an afternoon of musical magic celebrating the singers that inspired both Caitlin and Leah, and countless other generations of performers.
Piano: Jackson VanBallegooyen
Bass: Danny Moss Jnr
Drums: William Chiew
About the performers:
Leah Guelfi is a regular on the Perth Jazz scene. She has cemented herself as one of Perth’s favourite big band singers, and with her impressive vocal range and effortless charm, she has the ability to captivate audiences with anything from a sultry blues to a power ballad. She is the lead female singer of Perth’s premier swing band, the Oz Big Band, who tour nationally most years and perform regularly at local swing dance events. She has also performed with the Metro Big Band for over ten years, and performs as a freelance vocalist with various artists and ensembles around Perth.
Caitlin Cassidy is one of Perth’s most versatile performers, equally at home on the operatic stage as a principal mezzo soprano with Opera Australia and West Australian Opera as she is performing jazz and cabaret at Edinburgh Fringe and Perth’s Fringe World. Her cabaret show My Best Judys received a five star review at Edinburgh Fringe Festival last year. Caitlin is also a freelance vocalist, singing in such works as Ted Hearne’s Katrina Ballads and as a soloist with Freeze Frame Opera Company. Caitlin was awarded the Barbara McLeod prize from WAAPA for the most outstanding female student in 2010 and then went on to study at Mannes College in New York.
