THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS PRESENT "DOUBLE TROUBLE" -NEW SERIES! WITH MILEY CYRUS AND CYNDI LAUPER, SPANNING GENERATIONS: TWO PYROTECHNICAL DIVAS SPILL THEIR GUTS FOR OUR ENLIGHTENMENT - DOUBLE DOWN!

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DOUBLE TROUBLE: CINDY LAUPER AND MILEY CYRUS

Two towering, Olympian female voices, from different generations, aligning here to honestly testify about their love damaged hearts. They describe world’s of hurt, confusion, and finally, triumph in the face of loss.

Miley Cyrus “Heart of Glass”

I love Miley Cyrus - not only because she carries the flag of peace, love, and musical tradition with her Happy Hippie Foundation, and, at the same time, continues to reinvent herself and confound expectations, but because she’s one of the most captivating singers America has ever produced. Here she isn’t channelling Debbie Harry’s Blondie anthem, so much as honoring the past, and goosing the disco chestnut with rock n roll hydrogen. Displaying the vocal power of a roaring jet plane, Miley conveys a super sonic vibration alongside the mournful cry of an injured wolf.

Before I ever saw her, I auditioned for her Disney show, Hannah Montana. I’m glad I didn’t get that job, because the Miley that I was finally introduced to was not a preternaturally talented moppet, but it was The Wrecking Ball, the Can’t Stop Won’t Stop girl - the irresistible force for all that’s forward looking in this society, and at the same time Dolly Parton’s God daughter. What a combo!

Cyndi Lauper “I’m Gonna Be Strong”

When Cyndi Lauper emerged from the depths of Queens (my home ground), wearing orange hair and thrift store swag, singing about how Girls just wanna have fun, and mugging on MTV besides Captain Lou Albano, the wrestler, I loved her kookiness, but I was sure that she was not gonna be around that long. Boy, was I wrong. She demonstrated her amazing writing and vocal chops in all genres, spoke her mind faithfully about human rights, and in short order became a feminist icon. She has even scored big as a Broadway composer with the sensational Kinky Boots.

For over 40 years she has dominated our national consciousness, and this year, as she makes what she claims is her farewell tour, she continues to represent unwavering notions of integrity, self-respect, and professionalism with undeniable power.

Here she is reviving the 1964, Gene Pitney hit composed by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, with a gut wrenching, operatic dynamism that leaves me speechless.