Grammy nominated singer Maureen McGovern, best known for the Oscar-winning classic, “The Morning After,” will be performing at the Adelphi University’s Performing Arts Center on Nov. 3. She will performing the songbook of the 1960s and 1970s featuring the music of Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Webb, Carole King and Bob Dylan, among others.
Considered one of the Top 100 Irish Americans by Irish America Magazine, McGovern’s career spans 40 years and includes recordings, concerts, theater, film, television, radio and songwriting. It is no wonder she has been called “The Stradivarius Voice.”
McGovern’s recording career began with the Oscar-winning International Gold Records “The Morning After” and “We May Never Love Like This Again” from the films “The Poseidon Adventure” and “The Towering Inferno.” She received a gold record for her participation in Disney’s “Take My Hand: Songs from the 100 Acre Wood.”
She also holds an impressive list of feature film accomplishments including roles as sister Angelina, the guitar strumming nun in the comedy classic “Airplane!” and the nightclub singer in “The Towering Inferno.” She can also be heard as the voice of Rachel in the DreamWorks animated video/DVD “Joseph: King of Dreams” with Ben Affleck. McGovern has appeared on “One Life to Live,” “The Tracey Ullman Show,” “Pacific Blue” and many more.
The New York Times has said McGovern is, “blessed with a vocal technique second to none.” Tickets are now on sale for “Maureen McGovern: A Long and Winding Road: The Concert” on Sunday, Nov. 3, at the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center Concert Hall.
The show begins at 3 p.m. and tickets are priced at $45.00. Information is available at The Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box Office at (516) 877-4000 or boxoffice@adelphi.edu.
