Amy Winehouse - The Diva and her Demons

From the team that brought the emotional Story of Eva Cassidy to Playhouse 5, 'Misery Loves Company' is back with another Ovation Award-wining production: Amy Winehouse - The Diva and her Demons.Just 27 years old.Just 2 albums.Nominated for 60 awards.The music behind the mayhem is unstoppable.Rebellious, adamant, gifted, Amy Winehouse was - first and foremost - a jazz singer. This often gets lost within the scope of her enormous pop stardom, her tempestuous love life and substance-abuse problems. If we really want to understand how Amy Winehouse died, we need to look at how she lived..."Amy Winehouse – The Diva and her Demons" unpacks the brief and impactful life of this once-in-a-generation talent who captured the imagination of both the mainstream pop chart and lovers of the timeless soul music of yesteryear. The award-winning cautionary tale/tribute show features 15 of Amy’s hits acoustically interpreted for a live trio. With Kerry Hiles (bass), Rob Thompson (guitar) and Kristo Zondagh (drums).Please note: explicit language warning.Run time: 80 minutes (no interval)"Interspersed with nuggets of factual information about Winehouse’s difficult life and her struggles with alcohol, drugs and an eating disorder...Hiles must be commended for bringing Winehouse’s voice back to stage" - DEVON KOEN, HeraldLive"...a lively celebration...Hiles brilliantly changes between accents throughout the performance, making it feel as though it was indeed Winehouse reincarnated on stage." - Anoka Latchmiah, Grocott's Mail"Powerful! An absolute must!!" - Lynn Lucka Rich, audience review"A horrible story beautifully told" - audience member, Koelkamers, Paternoster"What a privilege to witness this masterclass in vocal control, bass guitar and storytelling. Every phrase is lived, never mimicry, always truth.This is an intimate, live acoustic journey that celebrates the voice, the vulnerability and the legacy of Amy Winehouse. A tiny woman who had a massive impact on music and on how we experience honesty, pain and beauty through song. The world owes Amy so much. (These musicians) offer the perfect tribute - respectful, raw and musically superb."- SamSays"Kerry Hiles (vocals and bass) brings Amy’s journey to life in a beautifully intimate acoustic tribute, tracing her meteoric rise and tragic fall with honesty and heart. This moving production reminds us exactly why Amy’s voice still grips us so fiercely. It’s a wonderful evening filled with nostalgia, storytelling, and creative musicianship."- Anna Sanfilippo"In depicting Winehouse’s rollercoasting life and times, Hiles, who also wrote the show, paints vivid vignettes of the diva’s battles with drink, drugs and lovers. With dialogue, song and deft switches of accents, Hiles offers a captivating chronicle of Winehouse’s rise and fall and, in a clever onstage costume change, marks the diva’s progression from her early career to her darker days... Hiles’s versatility never fails to impress and her connection with the songs here, as always, is remarkable. She fully captures the magic and the angst of the Winehouse world..." - Billy Suter, SoSuterBill