A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN THE MUSICAL (12A)
This multi award-winning show captured recently at the Sadler’s Wells Peacock Theatre is an extraordinary musical journey paying homage to Janis Joplin and her biggest musical influences.
Like a comet that burns far too brightly to last, Janis Joplin exploded onto the music scene in 1967 and, almost overnight, became the queen of rock & roll. The unmistakable voice, filled with raw emotion and tinged with Southern Comfort, made her a must-see headliner from Monterey to Woodstock. Fuelled by such unforgettable songs as “Me and Bobby McGee,” “Piece of My Heart”, “Mercedes Benz”, “Cry Baby” and “Summertime”, a remarkable cast and breakout performances.
A Night with Janis Joplin, written and directed by Randy Johnson, is a musical journey celebrating Janis and her biggest musical influences—icons like Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Odetta, Nina Simone and Bessie Smith, who inspired one of rock ‘n roll’s greatest legends.
FILM RATING 12A (tbc)
Mae’r sioe arobryn hon a ddangoswyd yn ddiweddar yn Theatr Peacock Sadler’s Wells yn daith gerddorol anhygoel sy’n talu teyrnged i Janis Joplin a’i dylanwadau cerddorol mwyaf.
Fel comed sy’n llosgi’n llawer rhy llachar, ffrwydrodd Janis Joplin i’r sin gerddoriaeth ym 1967 ac, bron dros nos, daeth yn frenhines roc a rôl. Gwnaeth y llais digamsyniol, wedi’i llenwi ag emosiwn amrwd ac wedi’i gysylltu â Southern Comfort, ei gwneud yn bennawd y mae’n rhaid ei weld o Monterey i Woodstock. Wedi’i danio gan ganeuon mor fythgofiadwy â “Me and Bobby McGee,” “Piece of My Heart”, “Mercedes Benz”, “Cry Baby” a “Summertime”, cast rhyfeddol a pherfformiadau breakout.
Mae ‘A Night with Janis Joplin’, a ysgrifennwyd ac a gyfarwyddwyd gan Randy Johnson, yn daith gerddorol sy’n dathlu Janis a’i dylanwadau cerddorol mwyaf—eiconau fel Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Odetta, Nina Simone a Bessie Smith, a ysbrydolodd un o chwedlau mwyaf roc a rôl.
