janet yates vogt  & mark friedman

A New Two-Person Musical about the Life and Career of Rosemary Clooney. Concept and Book by Janet Yates Vogt & Mark Friedman with arrangement of Rosie's greatest hits and original music by Janet Yates Vogt & Mark Friedman

Rosemary Clooney at the hight of her career

It is 1968 and Rosemary is a guest at Robert Kennedy's reception and speech after a victory in the California Presidential Primary. In a few tragic moments her dear friend RFK is assasinated and Rosemary soon finds herself in the midst of a nervous breakdown. Hospitalized in LA, Rosie and her therapist, Dr. Monk, explore her life, career, and relationships as he takes on the character of all the other persons in Rosie's life: her mother, father, husband Jose Ferrer, Frank Sinatra, her sister Betty,  Bing Crosby, and others.

 We learn about her past, her triumphs, her challenges, and how she manages to rise above them all.  ROSIE TENDERLY is a tribute to a musical legend.

Adapted & scripted from source material about Rosemary Clooney's life and featuring classic standards by Irving Berlin, Stan Freeman, Jerry Ross, Richard Adler, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer, Ross Bagdasarian, and others. Featuring many favorite songs, including Clooney’s signature classics, such as: “Come On-A My House,” “Tenderly,” “Mambo Italiano,” “Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep” and “From This Moment On.”  All music is used with permission of the author’s & publishers.

Production needs are minimal - music is arranged for a small jazz combo (3 piece: piano, bass, drums/percussion).

 Beth Harris records selections in the studio from ROSIE TENDERLY.