- OTHER MEDIA
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- Sassy & Seductive: a diva cabaret
- SF Weekly May 2, 2007 (Nathaniel Eaton)
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- This short and sweet one-hour cabaret returns as part of the larger
DIVAfest and is presented in the back room of the old Original Joe's Italian
Restaurant down in the Tenderloin. As the title suggests, this evening
is all about Bay Area divas and it's hosted by the biggest diva of all,
the wonderful Sean Owens. Though the music is composed by a man (the accomplished
Don Seaver), the three vocalists are women and the lyricists are women.
Unfortunately, the vocalists are a bit stiff and, though they have fine
and varied singing voices, they aren't well matched up with their material.
An unexpected highlight of the evening is poet Pireeni Sundaralingam of
Sri Lanka. With her accent and piano accompaniment, she delivers a mesmerizing
performance, playfully borrowing lines from Gone With the Wind and Bride
of Frankenstein. The true star of the show, though, is first-time lyricist
Mia Paschal. Using a broad range of styles, Paschal has no trouble transitioning
from a scorching ballad titled You Don't Love Me Yet, to the finale —
a fun alphabetical tirade bashing men with lines like "P is for the
prick who texted me goodbye." — Nathaniel Eaton
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