Robyn Archer on The Mike Walsh Show: A Star is Torn
1980
Robyn Archer on The Mike Walsh Show: A Star is Torn
1980
- NFSA ID4S9K9TX4
- TypeTelevision
- MediumMoving Image
- FormSeries
- Duration1 hr, 30 mins
- GenresVariety show
- Year1980
After receiving positive reviews for her cabaret show, Kold Komfort Kaffe in 1978, Robyn Archer's big breakthrough came the following year with A Star is Torn, a tour-de-force tribute to legendary female singers with tragic biographies.
From Bessie Smith to Judy Garland and Janis Joplin, Archer told stories of glittering fame and the personal toll exacted on women in the spotlight, switching between characters and vocal styles.
This appearance on The Mike Walsh Show in 1980 reveals Archer as a confident and developed entertainer who had landed on a compelling theme.
After receiving positive reviews for her cabaret show, Kold Komfort Kaffe in 1978, Robyn Archer's big breakthrough came the following year with A Star is Torn, a tour-de-force tribute to legendary female singers with tragic biographies.
From Bessie Smith to Judy Garland and Janis Joplin, Archer told stories of glittering fame and the personal toll exacted on women in the spotlight, switching between characters and vocal styles.
This appearance on The Mike Walsh Show in 1980 reveals Archer as a confident and developed entertainer who had landed on a compelling theme.
- NFSA ID4S9K9TX4
- TypeTelevision
- MediumMoving Image
- FormSeries
- Duration1 hr, 30 mins
- GenresVariety show
- Year1980
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