BREAK 'N ENTER
Ms. Tremblay's "Break' n Enter" CD includes a refreshing bouquet of songs and ballades which will elevate you to a higher state of mind, and transport you to delightfully romantic and exotic vanished times of Le Vieux Paris and the golden era of early Broadway and Hollywood. The CD is lively, evocative and powerfully delivered through the tenderness, beauty and dominance of the voice of this superb artist. Also, it is a clever collection of songs and ballads which belong to various epochs and dear moments in our lives. It is like a rainbow awakening over 42nd street in New York City and lazily flirting with charm and grace on sidewalk cafes, boites and bubbly glasses of champagnes under the bridges of Paris and the blue sky of les Champs Elysees. My favorite songs as recorded on this CD are Duke Ellington's "Caravan", " Le jazz et la java", "Couleurs Cafe" originally recorded by my dear friend, Serge Gainsbourg and particularly the 1937 "J'attendrai" (J'attendrai ton retour, Le temps passe et court, En battant tristement, Dans mon coeur si lourd, Et pourtant, j'attendrai Ton retour...), lyrics by Louis Poterat and N. Rastelli. Music by Dino Oliveri. The song was originally recorded by Olivieri-Poterat in 1938 in Paris. This international hit was sang by famous artists of the era like Rina Ketty, Tino Rossi, Jean Sablon, and Dalida in 1975. But, Ms Tremblay brought more joy and charm to the structure of the song. She delivered this ballad with utmost truthful originality and evocative tenderness. "Break' n Enter" is a musical treasure. Five star rating. If you are a lover of the music of nostalgic eras, then, you should acquire a copy of this magnificent CD.
Tête-à-tête with Lyne Tremblay By Maximillien de Lafayette and Peggy North
Lyne: "As a dancer I learned discipline and pain tolerance at an early age. It helps me in everything I do. If I do something I give it my best shot."
Lyne is
5'7", auburn hair with sparkling blue eyes, trendy with a classy funky fashion
style. Her preferred colors are pink for the heart, red for the fire, brown
for the earth, black depending on the day and her preferred countries are
Canada, Guadaloupe, France and Italy. When it comes to men, she is picky.
Asking her what kind of men appeals to her? She answered: "Not the cute ones,
smart not pretentious but funny." Does she date? Of course! One man only; her
husband. And why men are still attracted to her? Lyne replied: "I don't know.
Maybe because I don't carry a lot of luggage. What you see is what you get.".
She likes punk, acid music and some rap and of course she has favorite
singers: Piaf, Brel, Fitzgerald and Peggy Lee. Being a deep thinker with an
analytical mind, she reads psychology books because she "likes to understand
the way we think and feel", Lyne explained. How does she stay in good shape?
Her Thai and Sechuan favorite cuisine took care of that. And when the cuisine
and fashion allow her to do something else, she spends her spare time
practicing Yoga, visiting art galleries and listening to other people's music.
We had a brief but a nice chat with Lyne.
Here is what we talked about.
Q: Why did you call your show "GAUCHE"?
Lyne: I always had a feeling of being awkward as a child and that
doesn't leave you. Here in Toronto, with my small French town (Roberval, Lac
St Jean, Que) roots, I wasn't sure I belonged though we're all Canadians. I
didn't know whether to sublimate or celebrate my roots. Casting agents would
ask 'can you lose the accent' and I said 'but that's me' and then the
questions arose. I decided to do my own thing, 'Gauche' to express that. Now I
enjoy the differences. I would like to do more to have English Canadians and
French Canadians understand and appreciate each other. We can do this through
art, music and theatre. I like to blend the two cultures in my performances.
In this way, I feel uniquely Canadian.
Q: Tell me more about :" Cassandra" (Canada's original Siamese cat in
Andrew Lloyd Weber's Musical). How did you fit the role and the character?
Lyne: It was a great moment in my life to play Cassandra. I studied
Siamese cats and brought that love and detail to every performance. I learned
about acting and the theatre and made some life-long friends (including my
husband).
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