Jane Keller —
singer and actor in musical theatre
Jane Keller is a classically trained singer but her real love is musical theatre.
She especially loves Stephen Sondheim musicals. Jane has received critical accaim for her acting as well as her singing. Jane can sing beautifully, but she really loves to belt!
International New Zealand Artists represents Jane Keller.
www.inza.co.nz/JK.php
email: jamie@inza.co.nz
Keller's singing is impeccable. Her easy-to-listen clarity gives flight to whimsy, comedy, satire, and pathos inherent in the lyrics. The National Business Review
The National Business ReviewA peak experience for me was premiering my first one woman show in my home town of Columbus, Ohio right after September 11, 2001.
I had planned to try out my new show in the town where I had a lot of history and support. I booked the theatre for 14 and 15 September. After the ghastly events of September 11th, most things were being cancelled. I decided to go ahead with my show as I had come all the way from New Zealand.
People came and laughed and laughed. They said they hadn't even smiled in days and how much better they felt after seeing my show. I realized how much power I had and how much I had to give to an audience.
Reviews — Jane Keller
Do I Have to Get Naked?
Keller is a talented and experienced performer, not handicapped by the use of amplification or microphones, who is one minute sassy and sexy, the next sultry and subbed, as she covers a range of songs from lesser known American artists and shows to tell her story.
Ewen Coleman, Dominion Post, 2006
Biography — Jane Keller
My career began in the U.S. as a classical singer. I sang in professional opera companies and was the principal comic mezzo with Columbus Light Opera for over 10 years. I began doing musical theatre and found that was my real passion. I moved to New Zealand in 1988. During my time here, I have concentrated mainly on my teaching and doing my own one woman shows.
Besides my own performing, I am a singer teacher who specialiizes in teaching the singing styles and repertoire for musical theatre.
I have a private studio of over 50 pupils and I am the singing teacher at Toi Whakaari, The NZ National Drama School.
One woman shows — Jane Keller
My one woman shows are
- Bigger Is Better
- Do I Have To Get Naked?
Jane Keller's musical Do I Have To Get Naked? takes a somewhat irreverent look at the plight of Carol, a 50-something women who, after 30 years of marriage, is now devoid of husband and children.
In the first half we see a rather down-beat Carol auditioning for a cabaret show, belting out different types of songs in the hope of getting a part.
Between each song we garner snippets of Carol's life and how she got to where she is today. In the second half, a much more sophisticated Carol appears, having won a solo spot in the cabaret show for which she was auditioning. Through this half we learn about the various ways, mostly funny, that Carol tries to meet men.
Keller is a talented and experienced performer, not handicapped by the use of amplification or microphones, who is one minute sassy and sexy, the next sultry and subbed, as she covers a range of songs from lesser known American artists and shows to tell her story.
Not content to use her voice as just an instrument, she gets behind the songs and feels the emotion, and comedy, with great facial expressions and body language, making her performance great to watch as well as listen to and one from which many younger stage singers and performers could learn a lot.
Ewen Coleman, Dominion Post, 2006
