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Discover Van Ann Moore’s Previous Singing and Acting Work

Historical Characters

Aimee Semple McPherson (1890 – 1944)

Going up and down the united states with just a car, Aimee Semple McPherson with her children in tow, and only a tambourine in her hand, she preached in tents, Concert halls, boxing rings, and speak-easies praying for the healing of thousands. This is the remarkable story of the founder of the International Church of the Four Square Gospel, the first woman to preach a sermon over the radio, who built L.I.F.E. Bible college, started her own radio station KFSG, and built and dedicated Angelus Temple in Los Angeles when she was only 32 years of age.

Charlie Chaplin advised her about her mammoth Evangelistic productions and Anthony Quinn played sax in her orchestra. Aimee Semple McPherson considered by many to have been the greatest evangelist and preacher of the 20th century --- certainly the greatest woman evangelist to have ever lived. Sister Aimee preaches again!

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Aimee Semple McPherson (1890 – 1944)

Evangelist, Faith Healer, and Star
(1890 - 1944)

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Aimee Semple McPherson (1890 – 1944)

Going up and down the united states with just a car, Aimee Semple McPherson with her children in tow, and only a tambourine in her hand, she preached in tents, Concert halls, boxing rings, and speak-easies praying for the healing of thousands. This is the remarkable story of the founder of the International Church of the Four Square Gospel, the first woman to preach a sermon over the radio, who built L.I.F.E. Bible college, started her own radio station KFSG, and built and dedicated Angelus Temple in Los Angeles when she was only 32 years of age.

Charlie Chaplin advised her about her mammoth Evangelistic productions and Anthony Quinn played sax in her orchestra. Aimee Semple McPherson considered by many to have been the greatest evangelist and preacher of the 20th century --- certainly the greatest woman evangelist to have ever lived. Sister Aimee preaches again!

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    Baby Doe Tabor

    "The Silver Queen of the West"
    (1854 - 1935)

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    biography

Baby Doe Tabor

Baby Doe Tabor (1854 - 1935) became the "Silver Queen of the West" when she captured the heart and fortunes of Senator Horace Tabor in 1880. She was born Elizabeth McCourt in Wisconsin, but made her claim to fame in Colorado where silver mining and the love of one man would form the basis of her haunting life story.

When Baby Doe married Horace Tabor, they were united for all eternity in a beautiful ceremony in Washington D.C. which was attended by U.S. Senators and even President Arthur who gave Baby Doe away. Together they created opera houses that brought great performers and orators out West. The Tabors, however, were social outcasts in Denver because Horace had divorced his first wife, Augusta, to marry Baby, but in Europe they were the toast of high society. Their grandiose life continued until the Silver Panic of 1893, when the gold standard replaced silver for currency. All the mines and properties that the Tabors owned were sold - except the Matchless Mine. At Horace's deathbed he told Baby to hold on to the Matchless because it would make her a fortune again one day.

That day never arrived but Baby Doe Tabor remained true to her husband's dying wish. She was found frozen to death in 1935 on the floor of an old tool shed near the Matchless Mine with two dollars left in her pocket.

This tale of love and scandal, of living high, and lonely waiting in order to be reunited with the great love of her life, is told through a moving drama with beautiful music. This story will touch your heart for years to come. Baby Doe Tabor is a "rags to riches", back to rags tale which recreates an exciting, bygone era in western history with exquisite music composed by Jay Stewart which highlights her love story.

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    Belle Boyd, "La Belle Rebelle"

    Confederate Spy of the South
    (1844 - 1900)

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    biography

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    Belle Starr

     "Petticoat Desperado"
    (1848 - 1889)

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    biography

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    Carrie Tingley & Katherine O'Conner

    "Helped turn a main-street cow town into a desert jewel."

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    biography

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    Dolley Madison

    "The First Lady Speaks Out!"
    (1768 - 1849)

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    biography

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    Dona Tules

    "Santa Fe's Infamous Gambling Hall Queen"
    (1804 - 1852)

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    biography

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    Jeanette MacDonald

    America's Movie Legend and Sweetheart
    (1907 - 1965)

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    biography

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    Jenny Lind

    P.T. Barnum's "Swedish Nightingale"
    (1828 - 1887)

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    biography

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    Libby Custer

    in "Boots and Saddles:" The Life and Times of General Custer's Wife
    (1842 - 1933)

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    biography

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    Lillian Russell

    AKA Diamond Lil. America's first Music Theater star
    (1861 - 1922)

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    biography

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    Lillie Langtree

    The Prince of Wales' Beloved "Jersey Lily"
    (1853 - 1929)

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    biography

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    Lydia Spencer Lane

     I Married a Soldier
    ( - )

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    biography

Mamie Aguirre- "Southern Belle"

Mamie Bernard met and married Spanish freighter Epifanio Aguirre during the great Civil War.

She was an avid journalist who would make numerous journeys up and down Santa Fe and the Camino Real Trails into the heartland of New Mexico and Arizona territory.

When apache’s killed the love of Mamie's life, she was left with a broken heart and three young sons to raise. Mamie became a teacher, and in 1896 Mamie was honored by becoming the first woman professor at the University of Arizona in Tucson.

Mamie's exciting life story has just been published as (((underline) Journey of the Heart)) by Annette Gray.

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Mamie Aguirre- "Southern Belle"

Newest star on the Santa Fe Trail
(1844 - 1906)

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Mamie Aguirre- "Southern Belle"

Mamie Bernard met and married Spanish freighter Epifanio Aguirre during the great Civil War.

She was an avid journalist who would make numerous journeys up and down Santa Fe and the Camino Real Trails into the heartland of New Mexico and Arizona territory.

When apache’s killed the love of Mamie's life, she was left with a broken heart and three young sons to raise. Mamie became a teacher, and in 1896 Mamie was honored by becoming the first woman professor at the University of Arizona in Tucson.

Mamie's exciting life story has just been published as Journey of the Heart by Annette Gray.

Martha Washington

When Martha met and married George Washington, she was a young widow with 2 children. Working together they took part in the founding of the greatest nation in history. The exciting and dangerous days of the American Revolutionary War add background to the life story of this remarkable woman. After the war, Martha Washington set her own traditions as the wife of the first president of the united states. Through her eyes we can experience the man she adored, and whom we call "the Father of our Country."

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Martha Washington

America's First First Lady
(1731 - 1802)

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biography

 

Martha Washington

When Martha met and married George Washington, she was a young widow with 2 children. Working together they took part in the founding of the greatest nation in history. The exciting and dangerous days of the American Revolutionary War add background to the life story of this remarkable woman. After the war, Martha Washington set her own traditions as the wife of the first president of the united states. Through her eyes we can experience the man she adored, and whom we call "the Father of our Country."

Molly Brown

Margaret Tobin Brown became the heroine of the 1912 sinking of the Titanic! She is memorialized in the musical and movies called "The Unsinkable Molly Brown." Her "rags-to-riches" transformation helped to shape a national consciousness during America's "Gilded Age." Molly will always be remembered in the US and Europe as "the woman with a heart as big as a ham!"

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Molly Brown

The Titanic's "Unsinkable Heroine"
(1867 - 1932)

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Molly Brown

Margaret Tobin Brown became the heroine of the 1912 sinking of the Titanic! She is memorialized in the musical and movies called "The Unsinkable Molly Brown." Her "rags-to-riches" transformation helped to shape a national consciousness during America's "Gilded Age." Molly will always be remembered in the US and Europe as "the woman with a heart as big as a ham!"

Sarah Bernhardt

During her lifetime Sarah Bernhardt immortalized her name by becoming one of the greatest performers in history. She toured around the world with a classical repertoire of 132 roles. Bernhardt was not only the manager of her own theater company, but a sculptress, a painter, novelist, and a play write. The Sarah Bernhardt theater in Paris France still stands to this day. "Sarah b. may prove the greatest marvel of the 19th century"

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Sarah Bernhardt

"La Divine:" The Greatest Actress in the World
(1844 - 1923)

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Sarah Bernhardt

During her lifetime Sarah Bernhardt immortalized her name by becoming one of the greatest performers in history. She toured around the world with a classical repertoire of 132 roles. Bernhardt was not only the manager of her own theater company, but a sculptress, a painter, novelist, and a play write. The Sarah Bernhardt theater in Paris France still stands to this day. "Sarah b. may prove the greatest marvel of the 19th century"

Susan Magoffin

Susan Shelby Magoffin (dates) was only a young bride when she set out with her husband, Samuel Magoffin, from Independence, Missouri to Chihuahua, Mexico. This was one of the most memorable frontier journeys ever made by an American woman along the Santé Fe and Chihuahua trails. We have in-depth information about this wonderful journey, because Susan kept an excellent journal of her travels published as (((underlined) Down the Santa Fe trail and into Mexico). Many people claim Susan as the first Anglo-woman into the Southwest. Susan wrote about the people and events that would change the course of history and make Manifest Destiny a reality during the Great Mexican American
War (1846-1848).

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Susan Magoffin

The First Lady of the Santa Fe Trail
(1827 - 1855)

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biography

Susan Magoffin

Susan Shelby Magoffin (dates) was only a young bride when she set out with her husband, Samuel Magoffin, from Independence, Missouri to Chihuahua, Mexico. This was one of the most memorable frontier journeys ever made by an American woman along the Santé Fe and Chihuahua trails. We have in-depth information about this wonderful journey, because Susan kept an excellent journal of her travels published as Down the Santa Fe trail and into Mexico. Many people claim Susan as the first Anglo-woman into the Southwest. Susan wrote about the people and events that would change the course of history and make Manifest Destiny a reality during the Great Mexican American
War (1846-1848).

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    All Aboard! Fred Harvey's Southwest Indian Detour Couriers

    All Aboard!

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    biography

Westward Ho!

Climb aboard and head west with Van Ann Moore as she brings alive the fascinating lives and times of women who traveled overland on the Santa Fe, California, Oregon and Mormon trails. These were ordinary women who were caught up in the great migration across the American West (1840-1870)

How thankful we should be that these women documented their travels in diaries and letters from which we can relive their daily experiences and challenges. You will laugh, and you may cry, as you climb aboard the wagon train which is heading west once again! This is a combination of lecture and dramatic reenactment in period costume.

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Westward Ho!

"Women of Courage: Western Trail Diaries & Letters"

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Westward Ho!

Climb aboard and head west with Van Ann Moore as she brings alive the fascinating lives and times of women who traveled overland on the Santa Fe, California, Oregon and Mormon trails. These were ordinary women who were caught up in the great migration across the American West (1840-1870)

How thankful we should be that these women documented their travels in diaries and letters from which we can relive their daily experiences and challenges. You will laugh, and you may cry, as you climb aboard the wagon train which is heading west once again! This is a combination of lecture and dramatic reenactment in period costume.

Fred Harvey's Southwest Couriers: "All Aboard!"

A new breed of courageous, intelligent, and hard working women traveled west during the 1880s as Harvey Girls, and then at Southwestern Indian Detour Couriers from 1920's to the Great Depression. The college educated Detour Couriers or tour guides were a major part in the travel industry, enlightening travelers about the Southwest all the way to California. These women took willing passengers off of the railroads and from the Fred Harvey hotels to see Indian Pueblos, national parks, and other places of interest.

 These young Women were considered "walking-talking billboards" for the Southwest. Grab your walking shoes, camera, and a hat as we once again bump along the old dirt roads to take a detour of the grand Southwest!

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Fred Harvey's Southwest Couriers: "All Aboard!"

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biography

Fred Harvey's Southwest Couriers: "All Aboard!"

A new breed of courageous, intelligent, and hard working women traveled west during the 1880s as Harvey Girls, and then at Southwestern Indian Detour Couriers from 1920's to the Great Depression. The college educated Detour Couriers or tour guides were a major part in the travel industry, enlightening travelers about the Southwest all the way to California. These women took willing passengers off of the railroads and from the Fred Harvey hotels to see Indian Pueblos, national parks, and other places of interest.

 These young Women were considered "walking-talking billboards" for the Southwest. Grab your walking shoes, camera, and a hat as we once again bump along the old dirt roads to take a detour of the grand Southwest!

Mrs. Madison

One cannot say enough about the "wonderful Mrs. Madison," and her advice to the United States of America today to never, ever give up the fight for our Constitutional Government, and our God-given rights to live with freedom!”

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Mrs. Madison

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Mrs. Madison

One cannot say enough about the "wonderful Mrs. Madison," and her advice to the United States of America today to never, ever give up the fight for our Constitutional Government, and our God-given rights to live with freedom!

Music-Theatre

Mostly Mozart, and then Some Moore!

Mostly Mozart, and then Some Moore!, A musical theatre show for children of all ages.
Mozart influences us today more than ever. Listening to Mozart improves test scores and memory. Watching Mozart is even Moore fun! In this production Van Ann Moore utilizes excerpts dramatically and musically from The Magic Flute and The Marriage of Figaro. Ms. Moore also intertwines other opera and musical numbers that can be selected from such shows as Daughter of the Regiment, Il Trovatore, South Pacific, Annie Get Your Gun, My Fair Lady, Yentl, Once Upon a Mattress, and Phantom of the Opera. There are many other shows and selections upon request. Piano accompanist included.

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Mostly Mozart, and then Some Moore!

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Mostly Mozart, and then Some Moore!

Mostly Mozart, and then Some Moore!, A musical theatre show for children of all ages.

Mozart influences us today more than ever. Listening to Mozart improves test scores and memory. Watching Mozart is even Moore fun! In this production Van AMostly Mozart, and then Some Moore!, A musical theatre show for children of all ages.

Mozart influences us today more than ever. Listening to Mozart improves test scores and memory. Watching Mozart is even Moore fun! In this production Van Ann Moore utilizes excerpts dramatically and musically from The Magic Flute and The Marriage of Figaro. Ms. Moore also intertwines other opera and musical numbers that can be selected from such shows as Daughter of the Regiment, Il Trovatore, South Pacific, Annie Get Your Gun, My Fair Lady, Yentl, Once Upon a Mattress, and Phantom of the Opera. There are many other shows and selections upon request. Piano accompanist included.

Love Through the Ages

Love Through the Ages, This is a real crowd pleaser because everyone loves romance.
Utilizing Van Ann Moore's historical characters such as Martha Washington, Dona Tules, Susan Magoffin, Jenny Lind, Libby Custer, Lillie Langtree, Sara Bernhardt, Molly Brown, Lillian Russell, Belle Starr and a few characters from musical theatre she brings wonderful love stories to life with music and drama. VanAnn changes from one character to another simply and expressively. This is a particularly good show for the older audience, anniversaries, fund raisers, special occasions and especially Valentine's Day!
Choice of piano accompanist or prerecorded tapes.

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Love Through the Ages

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Love Through the Ages

Love Through the Ages, This is a real crowd pleaser because everyone loves romance.
Utilizing Van Ann Moore's historical characters such as Martha Washington, Dona Tules, Susan Magoffin, Jenny Lind, Libby Custer, Lillie Langtree, Sara Bernhardt, Molly Brown, Lillian Russell, Belle Starr and a few characters from musical theatre she brings wonderful love stories to life with music and drama. VanAnn changes from one character to another simply and expressively. This is a particularly good show for the older audience, anniversaries, fund raisers, special occasions and especially Valentine's Day!
Choice of piano accompanist or prerecorded tapes.

Variety is the Name of the Game

Variety is the Name of the Game, A beautiful mixture of comedy, drama, opera, musical and pop selections bring this evening of variety entertainment to life. From opera to pop Van Ann Moore changes costume and characters right on stage! From Carmen to Streisand this show is excellent for exemplifying what music theatre entails, especially in America. Especially appropriate for a unique theatre evening, fund raisers, the concert format, or as an educational vehicle. You will laugh, and you will cry.
This is a great show for family entertainment reminiscent of vaudeville.
Piano accompanist included.

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Variety is the Name of the Game

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Variety is the Name of the Game

Variety is the Name of the Game, A beautiful mixture of comedy, drama, opera, musical and pop selections bring this evening of variety entertainment to life. From opera to pop Van Ann Moore changes costume and characters right on stage! From Carmen to Streisand this show is excellent for exemplifying what music theatre entails, especially in America. Especially appropriate for a unique theatre evening, fund raisers, the concert format, or as an educational vehicle. You will laugh, and you will cry.
This is a great show for family entertainment reminiscent of vaudeville.
Piano accompanist included.

Dorothy and Todo Aren't in Kansas Anymore

Dorothy and Todo Aren't in Kansas Anymore, This is a great family show of variety music and skits. You can imagine how fun this show will be when Van Ann enters onstage as Dorothy accompanied by her little dog Todo (aka Judy Garland). This show can be tailored to your audience of any age by selecting from the following musical shows: Carmen, La Boheme, Cats, Jeckyl and Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernell, A Little Night Music, Oklahoma, Show Boat along with many other musical possibilities upon request. This show has a number of comedy skits to tickle your funny bone and keep you laughing.
This is a great show for the entire family. Piano accompanist included.

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Dorothy and Todo Aren't in Kansas Anymore

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Dorothy and Todo Aren't in Kansas Anymore

Dorothy and Todo Aren't in Kansas Anymore, This is a great family show of variety music and skits. You can imagine how fun this show will be when Van Ann enters onstage as Dorothy accompanied by her little dog Todo (aka Judy Garland). This show can be tailored to your audience of any age by selecting from the following musical shows: Carmen, La Boheme, Cats, Jeckyl and Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernell, A Little Night Music, Oklahoma, Show Boat along with many other musical possibilities upon request. This show has a number of comedy skits to tickle your funny bone and keep you laughing.
This is a great show for the entire family. Piano accompanist included.

"New Mexico: The Epic Musical of Dona Tules, Queen of Hearts."

"New Mexico: The Epic Musical of Dona Tules, Queen of Hearts.", Excerpts from the musical and a brief story-line are intertwined with the beautiful musical score written by Jay Stewart. This production requires a minimum of two performers plus a pianist, but would be best accomplished with four or more performers. Your community could learn the choral numbers for this show and participate with the solo performers for a delightful evening of a southwestern musical. This story and music is based on the true story from the heart of Santa Fe, New Mexico and exemplifies the Hispanic and Indian cultures of that enchanted land. The entire musical of New Mexico: The Epic Musical of Dona Tules, Queen of Hearts and the right to perform it is available with Van Ann Moore in the lead as Dona Tules. This was the show that was invited to represent the U.S. at the World's Fair in Seville Spain.

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"New Mexico: The Epic Musical of Dona Tules, Queen of Hearts."

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Viva Santa Fe!, Concert Version

Viva Santa Fe!, Concert Version, Excepts and a brief story line are intertwined with the beautiful musical score of Viva Santa Fe! Written by Jay Stewart. This production requires a minimum of two performers plus a pianist, but would be best accomplished with four or more performers. Your community could learn the choral numbers for this show and participate with the solo performers for a delightful evening of a southwestern musical. This story and music is based on a true story from the heart of
Santa Fe, New Mexico and exemplifies the Hispanic and Indian cultures of that enchanted land. The entire musical of Viva Santa Fe! And the right to perform it is available with Van Ann Moore in the lead as Dona Tules. This is the show that was invited to represent the U.S. at Expo '92 in Seville Spain.

Mad About Love Musical Theatre Show

“Love should be celebrated every day, all year long! But especially on Valentine's Day!”

VanAnn Moore and Andre Garcia-Nuthmann have created an evening of music (opera to pop), with humorous Sketches and high jinx in-between. The last part of the show brings you back to those glorious fifties with an episode of "I Love Lucy" with Lucy and Ricky Ricardo "in person" once again!”

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Mad About Love Musical Theatre Show

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Mad About Love Musical Theatre Show

“Love should be celebrated every day, all year long! But especially on Valentine's Day!”

VanAnn Moore and Andre Garcia-Nuthmann have created an evening of music (opera to pop), with humorous Sketches and high jinx in-between. The last part of the show brings you back to those glorious fifties With an episode of "I Love Lucy" with Lucy and Ricky Ricardo "in person" once again!”

Spanish Music
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Spanish Music
This show includes Van Ann Moore singing Spanish music accompanied by piano and/or flamenco and classical guitar. The accompanist will also perform exciting solos as well. Flamenco dancers can be included upon request. This is Hispanic music at its best! This can be a strictly dramatic production or a show with delightful comedic skits intertwined.

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New Mexico – The epic musical of Dona Tules, Queen of Hearts

An original and exciting historical musical was composed and written by and for New Mexicans, to enhance the understanding, appreciation and education of New Mexico's fascinating history and rich cultural diversity.

The epic musical is based on a colorful and flamboyant, 19th century Hispanic woman, Dona Maria Gertrudes Barcelo, known throughout New Mexico as "Tules." Dona Tules lived under the flags of three different nations, a very turbulent era in Nuevo Mexico's history. Rising from a poor peon to become the "Gambling Queen of the West", Dona Tules played a critical role in the blending of cultures, politics, characters, fortunes and destinies that helped to lead the territory to statehood. Historian, Marc Simmons, stated, "Dona Tules was without a doubt, the most extraordinary and memorable native woman in New Mexico during the 19th Century."

We are driven by the desire to show and tell this era of New Mexico history through dialogue, music and dance. Our goals are to instill citizens with pride of the Hispanic heroine, her fortitude and determination, and tell the story in an entertaining way, inspiring students and amusing enthusiasts of history and social studies.

Originally titled Viva Santa Fe!, along with the name change, the story line has been revised and enhanced - new scenes, characters, songs, choreography, costumes, and stage directions have been incorporated.

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For additional information, please contact VanAnn Moore: vanannsings@gmail.com or James Stewart: stw1943@aol.com

Sacred / Religious

Aimee Semple McPherson

Aimee Semple McPherson (1890 - 1944) was consecrated to God by her mother, a soldier of the Salvation Army, before she was even born. This is the remarkable story of the founder of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, the first woman to preach a sermon over the radio, who built L.I.F.E. Bible College, started her own radio station KFSG, and designed, built and dedicated the 5,300 seat Angelus Temple in Los Angeles when she was only thirty-two years of age. Here is the young Canadian farm girl who was baptized and saved after a challenging quest to know if God was real or not, who then became a missionary to China with her first husband, Robert Semple (who tragically died), leaving Aimee a young widow with her first child stranded overseas. Her return to America brought a second hasty marriage to Harold McPherson in Rhode Island leaving her frustrated, neurotic, (and with a second child) until the Lord intervened during a life and death struggle challenging her to continue to evangelize the world. And thus she did, going up and down the United States with just a car, her children in tow, and only a tambourine in her hand! She preached in tents, concert halls, boxing rings, and speakeasies praying for the healing of thousands. And then Sister Aimee, with the help of her mother, crossed the United States in a car to Los Angeles (one of the first women to do so); there she built a Pentecostal temple that fit in with the Hollywood image of the day. She became a star in her own right, preaching and teaching and creating musical dramas in the 1920s, '30s and early '40s. Many people remember Sister Aimee for her welfare projects, especially during times of crises, hearing her over the radio waves, or reading about her in the many papers across the country. Charlie Chaplin advised her about her mammoth evangelistic productions and Anthony Quinn played sax in her orchestra. Scandal and a kidnapping drama challenged her life, and yet the dynamic and powerful, humorous and pragmatic Aimee Semple McPherson is considered by many to have been the greatest evangelist and preacher of the 20th centruy --- certainly the greatest woman evangelist to have ever lived. Sister Aimee preaches again!

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Aimee Semple McPherson

Evangelist, Faith Healer, and Star
(1890 - 1944)

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Aimee Semple McPherson

Aimee Semple McPherson (1890 - 1944) was consecrated to God by her mother, a soldier of the Salvation Army, before she was even born. This is the remarkable story of the founder of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, the first woman to preach a sermon over the radio, who built L.I.F.E. Bible College, started her own radio station KFSG, and designed, built and dedicated the 5,300 seat Angelus Temple in Los Angeles when she was only thirty-two years of age. Here is the young Canadian farm girl who was baptized and saved after a challenging quest to know if God was real or not, who then became a missionary to China with her first husband, Robert Semple (who tragically died), leaving Aimee a young widow with her first child stranded overseas. Her return to America brought a second hasty marriage to Harold McPherson in Rhode Island leaving her frustrated, neurotic, (and with a second child) until the Lord intervened during a life and death struggle challenging her to continue to evangelize the world. And thus she did, going up and down the United States with just a car, her children in tow, and only a tambourine in her hand! She preached in tents, concert halls, boxing rings, and speakeasies praying for the healing of thousands. And then Sister Aimee, with the help of her mother, crossed the United States in a car to Los Angeles (one of the first women to do so); there she built a Pentecostal temple that fit in with the Hollywood image of the day. She became a star in her own right, preaching and teaching and creating musical dramas in the 1920s, '30s and early '40s. Many people remember Sister Aimee for her welfare projects, especially during times of crises, hearing her over the radio waves, or reading about her in the many papers across the country. Charlie Chaplin advised her about her mammoth evangelistic productions and Anthony Quinn played sax in her orchestra. Scandal and a kidnapping drama challenged her life, and yet the dynamic and powerful, humorous and pragmatic Aimee Semple McPherson is considered by many to have been the greatest evangelist and preacher of the 20th centruy --- certainly the greatest woman evangelist to have ever lived. Sister Aimee preaches and sings again!

The Three Marries

Bringing to life the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene and Mary of Bethany through drama and song.

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The Thee Mary's

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The Three Marries

Bringing to life the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene and Mary of Bethany through drama and song.

Testimony & Motivational Speaking

Testimony & Motivational Speaking, Van Ann's personal spiritual walk is a long and dramatic story with many highs and many lows, but always her goal is to focus on her relationship with Jesus Christ as her Lord (Yesahua HaMashiach) and savior. VanAnn's interaction with the audience is superlative as she motivates and inspires any audience she is given.

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Testimony & Motivational Speaking

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Testimony & Motivational Speaking

Testimony & Motivational Speaking, Van Ann's personal spiritual walk is a long and dramatic story with many highs and many lows, but always her goal is to focus on her relationship with Jesus Christ as her Lord (Yesahua HaMashiach) and savior. VanAnn's interaction with the audience is superlative as she motivates and inspires any audience she is given.

Solo Performances for Church Services and Other Functions

Solo Performances, Speak for themselves. Jenny Lind is a marvelous character to bring in.

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Solo Performances for Church Services and Other Functions

Click here or on image for a
biography & a larger photo

Solo Performances for Church Services and Other Functions

Solo Performances, Speak for themselves. Jenny Lind is a marvelous character to bring in.