Marquee Melodies: The Music of the Movies

The Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road in Morristown, NJ, continues its 2010 "Special Concert Series" on Sunday, November 7, at 2:00 p.m. with Marquee Melodies: The Music of the Movies starring acclaimed jazz vocalist, Laura Hull.

Marquee Melodies offers a retrospective of rarely-heard movie music by Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer, Irving Berlin, Harry Warren and other masters of American songwriting, and celebrates the resonance of the great music and lyrics from such classic films as To Have and Have Not, Rhythm on the River, and Song of the Thin Man.

With influences ranging from Rosemary Clooney and Carmen McRae to Patsy Cline and k.d. Lang, Laura Hull delivers an extraordinary combination of rich, sultry, and expressive vocals. A native of New York City, Laura began her musical journey performing in the resorts of upstate New York's fabled Catskill Mountains, where she learned to sing in a variety of genres and styles. She spent time as a versatile session and jingle singer and showcased her singing at clubs in and around New York City. After a 24-year hiatus from music to pursue a business career, Laura returned to live performance in 2004. In her many performances since, she has emerged as a melodic jazz singer with a real feel for the Great American Songbook.

Tickets range from $15 to $25 and can be purchased by contacting the Bickford Theatre at 973-971-3706 or visiting www.bickfordtheatre.org.