Amanda McBroom
Amanda
McBroom wrote more than one great song. “The Rose” was one but a glittering
bead in a rosary of one thousand shining songs and whispers. She wrote a lot.
And her songs were sang by more than one celebrated motion picture star or one
single famous singer. A considerable number of her compositions were
recorded by super stars and worldwide famous singers, including but not
limited to Judy Collins, The Manhattan Transfer, Stephanie Mills, Anne Murray,
Barry Manilow, Barbara Cook, Leanne Rimes, Harry Belafonte, Donny Osmond, the
Chipmunks, and the Baby Dinosaurs in LAND
BEFORE TIME
(she wrote all the songs for 11 Universal Cartoon videos with longtime
collaborator Michele Brourman) and Betty Buckley. Amanda also wrote Iyrics for
a considerable number of songs in the experimental TV series "Cop Rock". And
as expected, she was nominated for an Emmy for her song which featured on "As
the World Turns". In addition, she wrote songs for the video releases of "Land
Before Time" and "Hercules
and Xena."
Her first two albums, "Growing Up in Hollywood Town" and "West of Oz," were
recorded for the prestigious audiophile label Sheffield Labs in collaboration
with pianist Lincoln Majorga. Those two albums imprinted the seal of
excellence on the landscape of world music. They were called "striking and
complete artistic successes" by Billboard Magazine. Amanda has three albums on
her own Gecko Records label, Dreaming, Midnight Matinee and her
most recent release, A Waiting Heart, which have enjoyed an
international success, a worldwide appeal and soaring popularity. She also
recorded a live album for DRG Records of her appearance in New York at Rainbow
and Stars, Amanda McBroom Live from Rainbow and Stars; an outstanding,
most captivating and up lifting repertoire, a testimony to her genius and
unsurpassed cosmic talent. In addition, Amanda composed numerous songs for
the television series Cop Rock and most recently was the lyricist for
the musical films Land Before Time III, Land Before Time V, Land Before
Time VI and Hercules and Xena.
She
has been the recipient of the Johnny Mercer Award for Songwriter of the Year.
Do you want to hear more? Get this: Her
first release,
"Dreaming," has sold over 200,000 copies worldwide. Her second release, on
Gecko, "Midnight Matinee," featured performances by musicians such as jazz
legend Bob James and blues guitarist Robben Ford It sets the standards of
excellence for Jazz and Cabaret requisites. Her fifth album, "Amanda McBroom
Live From Rainbow and Stars," which was recorded at her sold out engagement
atop Rockefeller Center in New York and released on the DRG label redefined
the concept of musicality perfection and the codes of “Divas’ Live
Entertainment”. Her latest release, "A Waiting Heart," on Gecko Records, was
released in March, 1997. This album recaptured and developed the essence of
lyricism and romantic realism in contemporary music and innovative nostalgia.
In television, Amanda has appeared on programs ranging from "Star Trek: The
Next Generation" to "Hawaii Five-O" to "The Grammy Awards to the NBX special”
From The Heart”. Hold your breath, read this: Amanda‘s most versatile and
astonishing background in musical and dramatic theatre, included starring in
the New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and European productions of JACQUES
BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN PARIS, and on Broadway in SEESAW, as well
as, in leading roles in landmark productions and major stage appearances, to
name a few: The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, ACT in San Francisco, The
Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon, The Mark Taper Forum in Los
Angeles and the Pasadena Playhouse. In New York she has performed at Carnegie
Hall, the Russian Tea Room, Rainbow and Stars, and as the headliner for two
sold-out engagements at Piazza on the Park in London. And yes, she toured the
globe and took by storm her international audiences in Australia, Europe and
Asia…….And taught at the Cabaret Conference at Yale!