This past weekend, Geoff and I took in an off-Broadway show called Down to Eartha, written and directed by Deirdre McDowell! Wow! All I knew about Eartha Kitt, was that she gave a memorable performance of the song Santa Baby! It has been covered by everyone from Madonna to Michael Buble, but Eartha’s is the best. What I didn’t know about Eartha: that she spoke out at the White House as a guest of First Lady Lady Bird Johnson and was subsequently blacklisted from working in the US for ten years is the subject of this thoroughly entertaining one-woman show at the Gene Frankel Theatre that is closing soon. Go. Get your tickets and support this advocacy performance Deirdre McDowell who is a major talent. The show makes you think, entertains and enthralls!
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