A Night With Janis Joplin - 2025 - 7/10

Not quite a revue, nor a straight biography.
Exhilarating musical numbers mixed with Joplin talking of childhood and her early years in San Francisco.
Also her influences: her mother’s taste in Broadway, along with Bessie Smith, Nina Simone, Odetta, Aretha, Etta James.
Mary Bridget Davies, as Joplin, is a powerhouse. Not just belting the blues, but the drawl, the cackle, the humor.
Nor is she alone. Four others slip into The Chantels, Etta, Bessie, etc …
Everyone has the chops. Save for an elderly audience who seem listless. A younger audience might have been livelier, except they might not have know the singer, let alone her songs.
The estate is still highly protective, so nor mention of her troubles.
Again, akin to a musical, and a rowdy, exhilarating one at that.
English subtitles = https://sub-scene.com/subtitle/3361066