The Bronx Journal/October-November 2001 E N T E RTA I N M E N T A 11 Cybill Shepherd’s Up to Date RAFAEL MIESES Hunter always did at least one classic dou- more than acting. So, being able to contin- Entertainment Editor ble-entendre song from the "Black & Blue" ue at it and to keep growing that way, and era in her act, and Shepherd will take on having the music, has really kept me alive." ven if Cybill Shepherd wanted to one of them. So does constructing just the right act, she disappear, she'd have her work cut The newer material will include two tunes says: choosing the songs, placing them in out for her. In fact, if you switch by Shirley Eikhard, which Shepherd per- the show, and knowing why they're there, channels fast enough during your average formed in the yet unreleased film "Marine and what they have come to mean to her. TV viewing week, you can watch her grow Life. Shirley Eikhard wrote a hit for Bonnie With this latest effort, she says, "I want to up before your eyes, in films such as "The Raitt, 'Something to Talk About,' and after answer the questions, 'Where did you come Last Picture Show" and "Taxi Driver, " singing these two newer songs in the film, from? How did you get so lucky to get this miniseries such as "Memphis" and "The they've become really important to me. One job? Why are these songs so important to Long Hot Summer," and her two popular is called 'If I Had My Way' and the other is how you've grown as a person and a vocal- comedy series, "Moonlighting" and 'I've Learned a Lot About the Blues.'" ist?' "Cybill." The latter, she says, had particular reso- "It's a very emotional show for me. I If that's not enough, there are a steady nance for her, "because I was born and almost died four years ago. I had to have stream of magazine covers bearing her raised in Memphis, and I've wondered my emergency surgery [for an intestinal prob- image, and a memoir, "Cybill whole life about the blues and how to sing lem]. And today I feel as if, with almost Disobedience" (Harper Collins), which is them." everything I do, I'm lucky to be alive. FILE Cybill Shepherd still prominently featured in bookstores Also on the menu is "Graceland Material sumitted by The Record around the country. Revisited," a song Shepherd wrote after Nothing beats the real thing, though, making a recent return visit to Elvis which is why fans of the Memphis-born Presley's home. (The two had a relationship YOUR HOROSCOPE FOR THE MONTH actress will be converging on the Cafe in the Seventies.) Carlyle in Manhattan for the next few "Returning to Graceland 20 years after weeks, as Shepherd performs her latest Elvis died was something I had a really Sept. 23 -Oct. 22 cabaret show -- a collection of standards, strong reaction to. It caught me off guard. Jan. 20 -Feb. 18 May 21-June 20 newer material, and more than a few anec- But what can I say? I've come to songwrit- Make the Time to talk You will dotes about her long and varied career. ing late in life to express emotions I had no necessary now. Ask receive "It's a whole new show," says Shepherd, other way to process." changes to your loved recognition whose last New York engagement was at As in her previous cabaret eff o r t s , feel better about yourself one exactly what his or for your accomplishments. Rainbow & Stars in the mid-Nineties. "So Shepherd also is including a number of and what you do. her intentions are. Congratulations. yes, I'm excited. A lot of it is going back to standards, including the Gershwin tunes "'S Your numbers: 4, 23, 48 Your numbers: 2, 19, 32 Your numbers: 18, 20, 37 my roots, which, for me, means standards Wonderful" and "Nice Work." The latter and jazz." Shepherd says playing at the was the song heard during the opening Carlyle was always her dream. credits of her "Cybill" series on CBS. Oct. 23 -Nov. 21 Feb. 19 -March 20 June 21-July 22 Don’t "The first time I performed in New York The other tunes are some of the best ever You may Overreacting exagerate at City was in 1977, at the Cookery," she written: "Blue Moon," "My Romance," become to your work or recalls, "and I remember saying at the time, "For All We Know," and "Black Magic," angry or lover’s you’ll be embarrassed by 'Why can't I play a room like the Carlyle?' among others. upset if you get involved actions will lead to a someone who knows you . So, I guess I finally made it." Shepherd says that no matter what else in joint money ventures. major blowout. At the Cookery, one of a handful of long- she does in her career, she always returns to Your numbers: 1, 17, 22 Your numbers: 8, 34, 39 Your numbers: 3, 11, 40 gone supper clubs that flourished during the the stage, and particularly to singing. "I 1970s, Shepherd made the acquaintance of started as a singer, and for me, it's always Nov. 22 -Dec. 21 the legendary Alberta Hunter, who also was been a fertile area . one that's important March 21-April 19 July 23 -Aug. 22 You should performing there at the time. to me creatively." Limitations Your family put more are likely if "She was so kind to me, and she was from One of the reasons she finds it so nourish- may respond time and you haven't Memphis, too," Shepherd says, "so I want- ing, from a creative standpoint, is because poorly to energy into creative been handling ed to do one of her songs in the new show it's always scary. 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