Marianne Murphy Orland, "Pet Project: The Remarkable Miss Petula Clark"
Marianne Murphy Orland has performed as a singer, cabaret artist, actor, director and voice-over/narrator both locally and nationally since music came on vinyl. Orland's holiday show "Most Wonderful Time of the Year," with her trio partners Beckie Menzie and Laura Freeman was a hit for North Central College in 2013, and she brought the sold-out crowd to its feet in her spring 2015 performance of "If I Were a Carpenter: The Life and Music of Karen Carpenter." Orland is a longtime lead singer with society orchestras, show bands and dance bands, including the Dan Hayes Orchestra, Spectrum, and Frat Boys & Future Stewardesses.
This season, Orland and her musical director Mark Burnell bring us "Pet Project: The Remarkable Miss Petula Clark" her loving tribute to Petula Clark. Grammy Hall of Fame recording artist Petula (Pet) Clark first achieved fame as a child star on the radio and continues to delight audiences around the world today. Her career spans six decades and includes works in theatre, film, television and live concerts around the world. Pet has recorded more than 1,000 songs in five languages, and Orland will treat you to some of those songs (and languages) with hits like "I Know a Place," "Don't Sleep in the Subway" and, of course, "Downtown!"
Marianne Murphy Orland has performed as a singer, cabaret artist, actor, director and voice-over/narrator both locally and nationally since music came on vinyl. Orland's holiday show "Most Wonderful Time of the Year," with her trio partners Beckie Menzie and Laura Freeman was a hit for North Central College in 2013, and she brought the sold-out crowd to its feet in her spring 2015 performance of "If I Were a Carpenter: The Life and Music of Karen Carpenter." Orland is a longtime lead singer with society orchestras, show bands and dance bands, including the Dan Hayes Orchestra, Spectrum, and Frat Boys & Future Stewardesses.
This season, Orland and her musical director Mark Burnell bring us "Pet Project: The Remarkable Miss Petula Clark" her loving tribute to Petula Clark. Grammy Hall of Fame recording artist Petula (Pet) Clark first achieved fame as a child star on the radio and continues to delight audiences around the world today. Her career spans six decades and includes works in theatre, film, television and live concerts around the world. Pet has recorded more than 1,000 songs in five languages, and Orland will treat you to some of those songs (and languages) with hits like "I Know a Place," "Don't Sleep in the Subway" and, of course, "Downtown!"