But, why do we still go to the Cabaret and listen to songs written some 70 year ago and enjoy listening to performers like Barbara Cook, Tony Bennett and Amanda McBroom? Because our heart is there, our whole life and its passages are still written and re-written every time we listen to and look at men and women like Bennett, Cook and McBroom. Because the artistic perfection and musical ecstasy of those superb performers are timeless, ageless and spaceless. Because their art, craft, expertise, techniques, style, perfection, presence, magic, symbol and what they represent transcend time, space and the frontiers of inner world. And McBroom is that transcendental unmarked frontier that separates and unifies, redefines and unites, re-explores and nourishes our past, our memories, past experiences we learned from and sometime we did not, new visions, expectations, events and reality we foresee and escape from…McBroom is the prophetess of words and high priestess of the temple of human comedia and melodrama. Every word she wrote came from the heart and the harsh-sweet-bitter reality of life. We go to see Amanda, to experience life, to challenge it, to believe in it, to shake it a little bit, to learn from it and to mock the absurdity of destiny. We don't go to a cabaret to schmooze and cruise, to impress and be impressed, to listen to en vogue songs, simply because they are the flair of the jour, for many of those songs and newcomers to the so-called “modern and trendy” fashionable music don't have the mysteries, the experience, the depth, the character, the fabric, the message, the aroma, the joy and sorrow, the ups and downs of the life we experienced.

We go to cabarets to remember and sometimes to forget part of our life, to understand what went wrong in our life and how to overcome the hard times which brought deception and pain to our heart, we go to cabarets to face life with strength, frightening but comforting reality. We go to cabarets to hear seasoned and life-experienced performers, singers and entertainers and share with them, with time, with life itself, their joy, sorrow, smiles, experience, sometime their extravaganzas and exaggerated exploits, to share those lost moments and passages of our life through their songs and extension of their “self” on stage. We go to cabarets to recapture the universe of our existence and beyond. This is why great performers like Amanda McBroom remain immortal, constantly en vogue and eternally evolving, never out of fashion, out of style, taste, preference, priority or actuality. We listen to McBroom and we enjoy every second of her presence on stage,  we entertain the “child” and the “mature” in ourselves, we fantasize a little bit and acquire part of her wisdom and beauty. And Amanda makes us feel good about ourselves. But Amanda McBroom’s human nature has other facets and dimensions. She can be a very serious and profound performer, as well as nonchalant, blaze, a funny woman and a teaser…sometimes, very funny. You will enjoy her sense of humor, upbeat, and vivacious personality as you read more and more about her along the lines and images of this article and our interview with her.

Exclusive Interview with Amanda McBroom

The writer, the poetess, the lyricist, the thinker, the composer, the singer, the entertainer, the woman of the world, the Diva, the celebrity and the humble friend…

AMANDA McBROOM ON MUSIC AND REAL LIFE