Singer/songwriter Stewart D’Arrietta is set to bring his new show to Avoca Beach on Saturday, June 8.
He has put together a list of precious songs from his favourite songwriters, Randy Newman, Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen and is also including some of his own songs from his My Magnificent Narcotic album.
Touching on the themes of love, loneliness, war, dreams, ambitions of childhood and our relationship with God, D’Arrietta romps through the songs with his trademark raw vocal style, punctuated by his laconic humour.
An award-winning composer and musical director D’Arrietta has performed Australia-wide as well as internationally at The Montreal Jazz Festival, EX Theatre Tokyo, Soho Playhouse New York, Union Square Theatre New York and The Riverside Theatres London, as well as in the Czech Republic, Germany, Switzerland and Ireland.
He co-created Lennon Through A Glass Onion with John Waters, and has produced a string of other popular shows including My Leonard Cohen, with sold-out shows at the Sydney Opera House, Edinburgh Fringe, Adelaide Fringe, and Satango, a musical which played in Las Vegas.
D’Arrietta will be on piano and vocals, accompanied by his band, America’s Least Wanted, comprising Tony Mitchell (bass and backing vocals), Greg Henson (drums) and Danial Moore (sousaphone, trombone and trumpet.
The show will play at Avoca Beach Theatre on Saturday, June 8.
Book at www.avocabeachtheatre.com.au