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== Career == |
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Beretta was a cabaret singer based first in San Francisco,<ref>{{Cite news |
Beretta was a cabaret singer based first in San Francisco,<ref>{{Cite news|date=March 21, 1958|title=Presidian Record Rack|page=4|work=Star Presidian|url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SP19580321.2.40&srpos=1&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-Joanne+Beretta-------1|access-date=December 17, 2020|via=California Digital Newspaper Collection}}</ref> and for most of her career in New York.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Nachman|first=Gerald|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=45tG8jqrx5oC&dq=Joanne+Beretta+singer&pg=PA611|title=Seriously Funny: The Rebel Comedians of the 1950s and 1960s|date=2009-08-26|publisher=Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-307-49072-8|pages=611|language=en}}</ref> Early in her career she worked with composer [[John Wallowitch]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=John Wallowitch|url=https://www.tososnyc.org/john-wallowitch|access-date=2020-12-17|website=THE OTHER SIDE OF SILENCE – TOSOS|language=en-US}}</ref> and singer [[Johnny Mathis]]; she was also associated with [[Tommy Tune]] and actress [[Kathleen Chalfant]] in her career.<ref>[https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Singer-Joanne-Beretta-Dies-At-86-20200726 "Singer Joanne Beretta Dies at 86"] ''Broadway World'' (July 26, 2020).</ref> "Clubs are probably the best training anyone could possibly have," she told an interviewer in 1978. "If you can handle a nightclub audience, you can handle just about anything."<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Kuperschmid|first=Eileen|date=1978-08-10|title=Joanne Beretta Comes Back with 'Little Sheba'|pages=55|work=The Berkshire Eagle|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65501569/joanne-beretta-comes-back-with-little/|access-date=2020-12-18|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Her voice in the 1970s was described as "exceptional in its purity, flexibility, control, and shading."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wilson|first=John S.|date=1977-02-24|title=Jazz: Singer Joanne Beretta Is Heard at Brothers and Sisters|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/02/24/archives/jazz-singer-joanne-beretta-is-heard-at-brothers-and-sisters.html|access-date=2020-12-17|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |
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On stage, Beretta appeared in ''New Faces of 1962, Three Cheers for the Tired Businessman'' (1963)'',''<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cassidy|first=Claudia|date=1963-12-27|title=On the Aisle|pages=33|work=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65516799/on-the-aisleclaudia-cassidy/ |
On stage, Beretta appeared in ''New Faces of 1962, Three Cheers for the Tired Businessman'' (1963)'',''<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cassidy|first=Claudia|date=1963-12-27|title=On the Aisle|pages=33|work=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65516799/on-the-aisleclaudia-cassidy/|access-date=2020-12-18|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> ''[[The Threepenny Opera]], [[Little Mary Sunshine]]'', ''[[The Skin of Our Teeth]],'' and ''[[A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum]]'' (1965).<ref>{{Cite news|date=1965-07-24|title='Funny Thing' Stars Sicari|pages=41|work=The Berkshire Eagle|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65513945/funny-thing-stars-sicari/|access-date=2020-12-18|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Beretta recorded a live album, ''Joanne Beretta Sings at the Madeira Club'' (1967).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joanne Beretta|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/4004850-Joanne-Beretta|access-date=2020-12-17|website=Discogs|language=en}}</ref> She won an [[Obie Award]] for her portrayal of a male character in ''The Club'' (1976)'',''<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Joanne Beretta|url=http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/19901|access-date=2020-12-18|website=IOBDB}}</ref> and she sang a leading role in ''Doc and Lola'' (1978)'','' directed by her husband, Rocco Bufano.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1978-08-04|title='Doc and Lola' to get Tryout at Arts Center|pages=9|work=The Berkshire Eagle|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65508373/doc-and-lola-to-get-tryout-at-arts/|access-date=2020-12-18|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> She stopped performing in 1978, and turned full-time to design work.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Lipson|first=Karin|date=2006-02-02|title=A Cabaret Original Returns to the Road Not Taken|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/02/arts/music/a-cabaret-original-returns-to-the-road-not-taken.html|access-date=2020-12-18|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> She made a return to the microphone in 2006,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Holden|first=Stephen|date=2006-02-22|title=A Cult Figure and Her Lore (Published 2006)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/22/arts/music/a-cult-figure-and-her-lore.html|access-date=2020-12-17|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and recorded a comeback album, ''Love Life'' (2006), with pianist Franklin Roosevelt Underwood and bassist [[John Beal (composer)|John Beal]] as her accompanists.<ref>Gavin, James. [http://jamesgavin.com/page42/page191/page191.html "Joanne Berretta: Love Life"] (liner notes for the album) (2006).</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Latest revision as of 06:25, 9 April 2024
Joanne Beretta | |
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 Joanne Beretta, from a 1963 newspaper. | |
| Born | November 14, 1933 California |
| Died | July 24, 2020 New York City |
| Other names | Joanne Bufano |
| Occupation | Cabaret singer |
Joanne Beretta (November 14, 1933 – July 24, 2020) was an American cabaret singer.
Early life
[edit]Beretta was born in Oakland, California, the daughter of Louis Joseph Beretta and Mary C. O'Neill Beretta. Her father was born to Italian immigrants in Canada, and her mother was born in Ireland. She graduated from Fremont High School and attended San Francisco State University, but left to begin a singing career.[1]
Career
[edit]Beretta was a cabaret singer based first in San Francisco,[2] and for most of her career in New York.[3] Early in her career she worked with composer John Wallowitch[4] and singer Johnny Mathis; she was also associated with Tommy Tune and actress Kathleen Chalfant in her career.[5] "Clubs are probably the best training anyone could possibly have," she told an interviewer in 1978. "If you can handle a nightclub audience, you can handle just about anything."[1] Her voice in the 1970s was described as "exceptional in its purity, flexibility, control, and shading."[6]
On stage, Beretta appeared in New Faces of 1962, Three Cheers for the Tired Businessman (1963),[7] The Threepenny Opera, Little Mary Sunshine, The Skin of Our Teeth, and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1965).[8] Beretta recorded a live album, Joanne Beretta Sings at the Madeira Club (1967).[9] She won an Obie Award for her portrayal of a male character in The Club (1976),[1][10] and she sang a leading role in Doc and Lola (1978), directed by her husband, Rocco Bufano.[11] She stopped performing in 1978, and turned full-time to design work.[12] She made a return to the microphone in 2006,[13] and recorded a comeback album, Love Life (2006), with pianist Franklin Roosevelt Underwood and bassist John Beal as her accompanists.[14]
Personal life
[edit]Beretta married writer and director Rocco Bufano in 1958; they separated but were still married when he died in 1989.[12] She died after a fall in July 2020, aged 86 years, in New York. She was included in the Episcopal Actors' Guild's annual memorial list.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Kuperschmid, Eileen (1978-08-10). "Joanne Beretta Comes Back with 'Little Sheba'". The Berkshire Eagle. p. 55. Retrieved 2020-12-18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Presidian Record Rack". Star Presidian. March 21, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved December 17, 2020 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
- ^ Nachman, Gerald (2009-08-26). Seriously Funny: The Rebel Comedians of the 1950s and 1960s. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. p. 611. ISBN 978-0-307-49072-8.
- ^ "John Wallowitch". THE OTHER SIDE OF SILENCE – TOSOS. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ^ "Singer Joanne Beretta Dies at 86" Broadway World (July 26, 2020).
- ^ Wilson, John S. (1977-02-24). "Jazz: Singer Joanne Beretta Is Heard at Brothers and Sisters". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ^ Cassidy, Claudia (1963-12-27). "On the Aisle". Chicago Tribune. p. 33. Retrieved 2020-12-18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Funny Thing' Stars Sicari". The Berkshire Eagle. 1965-07-24. p. 41. Retrieved 2020-12-18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Joanne Beretta". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ^ "Joanne Beretta". IOBDB. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- ^ "'Doc and Lola' to get Tryout at Arts Center". The Berkshire Eagle. 1978-08-04. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-12-18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Lipson, Karin (2006-02-02). "A Cabaret Original Returns to the Road Not Taken". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (2006-02-22). "A Cult Figure and Her Lore (Published 2006)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ^ Gavin, James. "Joanne Berretta: Love Life" (liner notes for the album) (2006).
- ^ "The 2020 Annual Memorial List" The Eaglet 32(November 2020): 2.
External links
[edit]- Joanne Beretta singing "Lazy Afternoon", from Madeira Club (1967), on YouTube.
