My Leonard Cohen
Soulful lyrics are laced with raw emotion & sheer seductiveness.
D'Arrietta's signature gravelly voice & the arrangements are uplifting & joyful.
This selection of Cohen's music transports you to the timeless notions of love and loss, sex & heartache, all wrapped up in a powerful & sensual musical show.
As well as music, there is a bit of poetry & storytelling giving an insight into Leonard Cohen's life & the motivations behind the songwriting, with a good dose of D'Arrietta's trademark laconic humour.
Featuring the heartrending 'Suzanne', the iconic 'Tower Of Song', the desperately sensual 'Im Your Man' and the mournful but mighty 'Hallelujah' & many others.
Presented by: Stewart D'Arrietta
STEWART D’ARRIETTA is the piano guy in 'Lennon Through A Glass Onion’, one of Australia's best loved & longest running musical theatre shows, which he co-created & continues to perform with actor John Waters these past 27 years.
His shows ‘My Leonard Cohen' & ‘Belly Of A Drunken Piano’ have sold out at the Adelaide & Edinburgh Fringe, the Sydney Opera House, Melbourne Arts Centre & internationally.
His musical ‘Satango’, opened in June in Las Vegas, to great acclaim.
Other musical director/performer/composer credits include ‘Beatles Back to Back,’ The White Album Concert’, ‘Cafe Brel’ & ‘Reunion’.
Stewart has also composed & conducted soundtracks for features, short drama & ABC documentaries & he also writes his own original music. His album 'My Magnificent Narcotic' is now available.
Reviews & Fringefeed Reacts
Stewart's getting better, how is this possible? Cohen would be mighty proud. - Steve Davis, The Adelaide Show
they bring Cohen's songs to life in a way that surpasses mere imitation - Patrick McDonald, The Advertiser
amazed and inspired by this eclectic and exciting performance... an absolute gem of a show- and true music lovers should not miss it - Laura Whitely, On Magazine UK