Following her sell out shows, the award-winning singer and musical theatre star Patti Boulaye, returns to the PizzaExpress Live with her brand new one-woman show ‘Aretha and Me’.
In this fascinating show, Patti compares and contrasts her life with the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, who had a celebrated career including 17 Top 10 pop singles and 20 No.1 R&B hits during her 5 decades of recording.
Patti will be singing some of her favourite Aretha Franklin numbers including ‘Respect’, ‘Say A Little Prayer’, ‘Chain of Fools’ and ‘Think’ as well as many more. She will be accompanied by her pianist director Alan Rogers.
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