Dinner Theatre - Life & Times of Johnny Mercer with LynAnn King September 15, 2010

BAY AREA JAZZ CHANTEUSE LYNANN KING CHANNELS JOHNNY MERCER'S GREATEST HITS...COMING SOON TO A RESTAURANT NEAR YOU

King's velvety, rich soprano voice has been wowing many top Bay Area dinner theatre patrons over the last several years. Now, she's coming to Marin County, and will be appearing at the Aurora Ristorante Italiano, Novato on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 in a one-night-only dinner theatre extravaganza. Full details are available at www.aurora-novato.com. Preferred show seating with dinner reservations.

She has recently added the life and times of the late, great Johnny Mercer to her vast jazz repertoire, saying that both Oscar Hammerstein 11 and Alan Jay Lerner called him the best-known songwriter of his generation, which spanned four decades of unforgettable music. Treasured lyrics include some extremely well-known tunes like Moon River, Laura, That Old Black Magic, Autumn Leaves, Satin Doll, Skylark, Summerwind, the list is long and impressive.

King's vocal appeal is enhanced by her expansive knowledge of the life and times of Johnny Mercer. "I have been studying his life, and especially his music, with an intensity I have not previously experienced with other composers,' the petite, lively brunette admits. "Mercer is certainly talented, but also mercurial. It has made this jazz journey especially challenging and invigorating for my musical interpretation. I welcome the opportunity to present his music to a new generation of listeners, who may be acquainted with perhaps only a few of his more popular numbers."

Accompanying her on this musical Mercer experience is Boston-born Jeff Labes, who now resides in San Rafael, CA. An experienced individual performer in the Bay Area, both alone, and with a singing partner, Labes has worked with many top songwriters and vocalists, including Van Morrison and Bonnie Raitt. "Jeff and I have only been working together for a short time, but we click musically," says King.

Official Website: http://www.KingSingsPR.com