In 1989-1990
Bev received critical acclaim for her lead role as Griza Bella in
the Australian and New Zealand tour of Cats.
Sunday Mail- Adelaide
"Bev Harrell as Griza Bella wooed the multitudes with
a cataclysmic performance of "Memory's.
Newcastle Post
"Bev Harrell is brilliant in the pivot role of Griza Bella."
Newcastle Herald
"Petite Bev Harrell made the faded Griza Bella a tiny fearful
figure in her 1st sad rendition of Memory, at the end of the
1st act. When she sings it again near the end of the show, it is a
surging cry of OPTIMISM and deservedly brought cries for an encore."
Daily News Perth
"Bev Harrell's heart rendering Memory nearly blew the
roof off His Majesty's Theatre."
Advertiser Adelaide
"Bev Harrell - her final rendition of Memory is dynamic!"
New Zealand Review
"An emotional highlight of the show was the aged, forlorn ex
glamour puss Griza Bella played by Australian
singer Bev Harrell." |
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- Bev is a tiny 4'9", six stone bundle of
dynamite. Petite, very attractive, blonde and blue-eyed with a lovely
smile and an amazingly powerful, superbly ranged voice. Pint-sized Bev
began her career when she was 6 in "Kangaroos on Parade" a
radio series in her hometown of Adelaide, South Australia.
- At the end of the 60's Bev became a household
name. Her first recording "What am I Doing Here with You?"
was an instant national No. 1 hit as were her two following records
"Come on Over to My Place" and "One in a Million".
From that moment her career skyrocketed with tours with many international
names including Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, Winifred Atwell,
the Rolling Stones and Roy Orbison.
- The 70's began with tours through Europe, Canada
(in Toronto Bev had her own television special "Two New",
the Caribbean, South Africa and South East Asia. In London Bev released
a single written and produced by Maurice Gibb of the "Bee Gees"
and, as England's representative in the 1971 Tokyo World Song Festival,
Bev carried out the 'Outstanding Composition and Performance' award.
- Since then, Bev has performed with Charlie Drake
in London, David Frost at the Opera House in Sydney, Ronnie Corbett's
Australian tour, the Hilton Hotel of Asia, the Southern Sun Hotel and
Casino chain in South Africa, the Landdrost hotel, Johannesburg, South
Africa, Hotel Indonesia, Jakarta and recently opened the Manza Beach
Hotel, Okinawa, Japan and appears regularly on the Australian national
television variety shows.
- In January 1987 Bev was chosen to entertain
on the exclusive ship "Sea Goddess" which operates out of
New York. "Sea Goddess" was brought out especially for the
"Americas Cup" in Fremantle, Western Australia. Bev's performance
was so successful her initial contract was extended from one to eight
weeks.
Now residing in Adelaide, Bev continues to be one of
the
busiest most outstanding female entertainers in Australia.
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