Thursday, March 23, 2017

Festival 2017 Performer Spotlight #1: The Award-winning International Vocalist, Ms. Eloise Laws!


The Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival
is proud to present
The 24th Annual Festival
"TAKING FLIGHT"
  
Champagne GALA and Awards Ceremony
"Standing On The Shoulders Of"
Thursday, March 23, 2017
The Barnsdall Theatre
4800 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90027

and
 Friday-Sunday, March 24- 27, 2017
The Electric Lodge
1416 Electric Avenue
Venice, CA 90219
The Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival (LAWTF) marks 24 years of producing well over 500 extraordinary multicultural and multidisciplinary solo performers from around the globe.
  
The longest-running Annual Solo Festival for women in Los Angeles, LAWTF will kick-off Festival 2017 with our Champagne GALA and Awards Ceremony on March 23, 2017, "Standing On The Shoulders Of," which will honor extraordinary women who have made laudable contributions in the world of theatre.

Following the reception at 7:00 p.m., the festivities continue at8:00 p.m. and will be hosted by  Hattie Winston (Becker) and Ted Lange (The Love Boat.)

Entertainment for the evening of
Thursday, March 23, 2017, 8pm  
will include:
           
Eloise Laws
Special Celebrity Guest
Award-winning International Vocalist

Eloise Laws, known to her fans simply as "El", is a world renowned Broadway actor, singer, and author with more than 30 years in the entertainment industry. She is critically acclaimed for her harmonious jazz, soul and R&B music.

Laws' voice has resonated through continents with her signature, unique vocals, amazing musical expertise and easy-going style. Her superlative lyrics have been featured in songs like "Love Comes Easy," "Love Factory," "You're Incredible" and  "Stay With Me".
These songs are documented as her incredible and unforgotten work in great history of melodious jazz, blues and soulful R&B Music.
Laws' new single, "Can't Let Myself, Hurt Myself", is an authoritative and demonstration to the power and independence of the female spirit and advocacy of women expressions and souls. This song is dedicated to all people, especially women. It calls for them to stand up and take back their inherent strength and role as a person.

"Don't Move, Don't Blink", is a powerful composition enthusiastic to the alluring beauty and advocacy of love and romance. It speaks to advocates of adoration and believing in oneself.

Laws' musical career has bestowed upon us with more than 5 Albums and CD's, as well as a career in the theatre where she featured in and co-developed the musical, "It Ain't Nothing but the Blues", which premiered at the Denver Center Theatre Company and opened on Broadway at the Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theatre. This stellar, astonishing and stylish performance acknowledged four (4) Tony Nominations considered as great addition to her majestic portfolio.

Laws also received a Drama Desk Nomination for Best Actress in a Broadway musical, and a Helen Hayes Award Nomination for her stunning performance at the Kennedy Center.



 
Eloise Laws has never ceased creating extraordinary music. She continues to perform at sites worldwide, including Japan where she performed at the Cotton Club alongside her brothers Hubert andRonnie Laws and sister Debra Laws. She was bestowed the esteemed Cherry Blossom Award at the Tokyo Music Festival. She continues to perform music festivals around the world including the Playboy Jazz Festival, the Long 
Beach Jazz Festival and many others.

When performing on stage, Laws commands a presence like that of no other. She melts the crowd's hearts, grabs their attention and holds their hearts with her passionate unique vocal. Eloise Laws is a legendary songstress who continues   to anoint and music connoisseurs with her amazing voice.

To see Eloise Laws' spirited performance and other dynamic solo shows, please join us for the 24th Annual Festival "TAKING FLIGHT" to be held at the Electric Lodge in Venice.

For tickets and any additional information, please call LAWTF at (818) 760-0408, visit our website at www.lawtf.org or to purchase tickets click here.


We hope to see you there!