Carly Ozzard Presents 'Somebody to Love' Tribute to Freddie Mercury at the Rrazz Room, 5/20 & 22

After a sold out performance in NYC in Feb. 2011, Critically-acclaimed  musical theater singer and comedic cabaret artist Carly Ozard presents a return engagement of her acclaimed cabaret show Somebody to Love: My Musical Tribute To Freddie  Mercury. Carly Ozard will be "Queen For A Day", paying homage to her musical idol, and sharing historic and unknown facts about Mercury's public and personal lifestyle. Ms. Ozard's cabaret show will showcase popular songs from Queen's extensive repertoire, as well as perform solo work written by Freddie Mercury without Queen. Rare musical material and collaborations will be featured in this tribute to the rock tenor who flaunted his four-octave range, charmed his audiences, and lived his 45 years to the fullest. Ozard will be joined onstage by piano, bass, guitar and drums. She will be joined on stage by Michael Grossman on piano. Original musical direction by Joe Wicht. The show is directed by Mike Ward. 

Somebody to Love: My Musical Tribute To Freddie Mercury will be performed for
Two-Nights Only, Fri. May 20 - 10:30 pm & Sun. May 22, 2011 - 8:00 pm
at The Rrazz Room at the Hotel Nikko - 222 Mason St. (at O'Farrell St.) in SF 94102.
Tickets are $20 + a two drink minimum. Tix Available at:
http://www.therrazzroom.com/11Artist/carly_o.html

For more info call Ticket Web at 866/ 468-3399
For more information check out www.carlyozard.com and www.therrazzroom.com

Carly relates to Mercury's flair for theatrical and dramatic performing, incorporating his work into
2 nights of inventive cabaret. Familiar Mercury selections include "I Want It All," "Don't Stop Me
Now" "Somebody To Love," "Fat Bottomed Girls" "Days of Our Lives," along with lesser-known
treasures as "Too Much Love Will Kill You," "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow," and Brian
May's tender send-off for Freddie Mercury, entitled "No One But You." Carly Ozard's previous
Solo Cabaret shows BITTER AND BE GAY, and BEWITCHED, BOTHERED AND BIPOLAR! have
played to sold-out houses at Martuni's, and the Rrazz Room.

You tube link of a performance clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt0QFE5fP7U

Carly Ozard, a classically-trained mezzo-soprano, and no stranger to Bay Area musical theatre,
celebrated her one-woman cabaret debut with Bitter and Be Gay in 2008! Carly has played
leading roles in The Golden Apple (42nd St. Moon), Carousel (Lamplighters), and featured as
"Sally" in Follies opposite San Francisco Cabaret regulars Barry Lloyd, Lua Hadar, Russ Lorenson
and Linda Kosut. Ozard has performed with Foothill Music Theatre, Broadway by the Bay,
Altarena Playhouse, Notre Dame de Namur and as a cantor at the Castro's Most Holy Redeemer
Church. She was a frequent co-host of Open Mic at Octavia Lounge on Fridays, and has
performed at Martuni's as a featured guest in Katya Presents! and in Trauma Flintstone's Bijou
Nights. Ozard made her Plush Room debut in Nov. 2007 and her Rrazz Room debut in 2009,
and her debut at Don't Tell Mama in 2011. Carly's next performance is at Blame it On Midnight in
Palm Springs in April, 2011. Carly has performed in numerous benefits for the Richmond Ermet
AIDS Foundation. Carly Ozard has studied at Perry-Mansfield under cabaret instructors Karen
Mason, Andrea Marcovicci, Barry Kleinbort, Chris Denny, Shelley Markham and David Gaines.
Carly studies voice with Baker Peeples and in NYC with Kathryn Armour.

ARTIST WEBSITE: www.carlyozard.com

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