The Look of Love: Evocative/Provocative

Jennifer Ward-Lealand returns to Downstage with her latest cabaret show The Look of Love -Evocative/Provocative

Following the success of her Marlene Dietrich cabaret Falling In Love Again, Jennifer Ward-Lealand takes centre stage again with The Look Of Love – Evocative/Provocative - a new cabaret show celebrating love in all its guises.

Featuring songs by Cole Porter, Stephen Sondheim, Burt Bacharach, Jacques Brel, Kris Kristofferson, George Harrison and others, The Look Of Love – Evocative/Provocative reunites Jennifer with musical director and pianist Grant Winterburn, bassist Aaron Coddel and lighting designer Andrew Malmo for a sophisticated and glamorous night of song.

The Look Of Love – Evocative/Provocative was first performed on 18 February 2007 at Hamilton Gardens Summer Festival, to a sell-out audience and Downstage is proud to present a strictly limited Wellington season with only 10 performances from 8 to 18 December at 8.00pm.

Starring: Jennifer Ward-Lealand
Musical Director, Piano: Grant Winterburn
Bass: Aaron Coddel
Lighting Design and Production Management: Andrew Malmo

“ . . . her latest cabaret show . . . had a crowded house hanging on every song . . . Ward-Lealand can’t miss.” - Denise Irvine, Waikato Times

"The Look of Love IS the Christmas ticket." - Jennifer Looman, Wotzon.com

"Jennifer Ward-Lealand is undoubtedly a very fine performer who has chosen an interesting collection of great songs." - Theatreview.com

"Smooth as silk, full of emotion" - Laurie Atkinson, The Dominion Post

"Jennifer Ward-Lealand earns those over-the-top rave quotes you see in large print on preview posters, and she earns it with sublime grace, constant control, and a voice that most times was like cream running slick across a smooth chest." - Steve Attwood, Gay NZ.com

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