Consisting of four actresses—[3] Julie Janney, Diane Shaffer, Nathalie Blossom and Patty Katz—[4]: 612 the Steinettes were formed in 1978 during a production at the Westbeth Theater.[3] Another a cappella group, the Great American Dream, had been formed at this venue.[3] Early on in their tenure, the quartet sang for donations at the Sheridan Square in Manhattan's West Village area.[3] Eventually, they also served as a filler act for local comedian Phil Stein,[2] and in 1981, they filled in for Rodney Dangerfield.[6]
The group contributed vocal performances to the score of Robert Altman's HealtH,[4]: 612 completed in 1979[7] but shelved by 20th Century-Fox for over two years.[8] During the shoot, they were dressed in vegetable outfits.[9] A year later, they also appeared in another Altman production, Popeye.[4]: 506
During their existence, the Steinettes appeared in commercials for television and radio, as well as in nightclubs.[10] In 1985, they performed backing vocals on three tracks of a self-titled album by dance artist Robey.[11] One of them was a version of "One Night in Bangkok" from the musical Chess, which peaked at #77 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1985.[12]
Diane Shaffer, one of the Steinettes, became a playwright in 1995 with the religious piece Sacrilege.[5][10][13] Another member, Julie Janney, became an actor by the late 1990s, starring in shows such as Ellen and Another World.[14]
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^ abClark, Roy Peter (1979-02-16). "Carol Burnett, Glenda Jackson ready to go to work on 'HEALTH'". St. Petersburg Times. p. 1-D. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
^ abcdefTrillin, Calvin (1979-07-02). "U.S. Journal: MANHATTAN - Discovering the Steinettes". The New Yorker. Vol. 55, no. 19–28. Condé Nast Publications. p. 78. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
^"Viva la Vida!". Hamptons Online. 2006-07-26. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
^Dretzka, Gary (1999-11-14). "SEEING DOUBLE JULIE JANNEY MAKES A NAME FOR HERSELF STANDING IN FOR THE STAR". Chicago Tribune. p. 9. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
steinettes, were, cappella, street, quartet, from, greenwich, village, york, formed, 1978, group, appeared, health, popeye, films, from, director, robert, altman, that, release, early, 1980s, origingreenwich, village, york, genresa, cappella, years, active1978. The Steinettes were an a cappella doo wop 2 street quartet 5 from Greenwich Village New York 1 2 formed in 1978 3 The group appeared in HealtH 4 612 and Popeye 4 506 two films from director Robert Altman that saw release in the early 1980s The SteinettesOriginGreenwich Village New York 1 2 GenresA cappella doo wop 2 Years active1978 3 mid 1980sMembersJulie Janney 4 612 Diane Shaffer 4 612 Nathalie Blossom 4 612 Patty Katz 4 612 Career editConsisting of four actresses 3 Julie Janney Diane Shaffer Nathalie Blossom and Patty Katz 4 612 the Steinettes were formed in 1978 during a production at the Westbeth Theater 3 Another a cappella group the Great American Dream had been formed at this venue 3 Early on in their tenure the quartet sang for donations at the Sheridan Square in Manhattan s West Village area 3 Eventually they also served as a filler act for local comedian Phil Stein 2 and in 1981 they filled in for Rodney Dangerfield 6 The group contributed vocal performances to the score of Robert Altman s HealtH 4 612 completed in 1979 7 but shelved by 20th Century Fox for over two years 8 During the shoot they were dressed in vegetable outfits 9 A year later they also appeared in another Altman production Popeye 4 506 During their existence the Steinettes appeared in commercials for television and radio as well as in nightclubs 10 In 1985 they performed backing vocals on three tracks of a self titled album by dance artist Robey 11 One of them was a version of One Night in Bangkok from the musical Chess which peaked at 77 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1985 12 Diane Shaffer one of the Steinettes became a playwright in 1995 with the religious piece Sacrilege 5 10 13 Another member Julie Janney became an actor by the late 1990s starring in shows such as Ellen and Another World 14 References edit a b Clark Roy Peter 1979 02 16 Carol Burnett Glenda Jackson ready to go to work on HEALTH St Petersburg Times p 1 D Retrieved 2010 05 01 a b c d e Trillin Calvin 1999 Family Man Macmillan p 120 ISBN 0 374 52583 8 Retrieved 2010 05 01 a b c d e f Trillin Calvin 1979 07 02 U S Journal MANHATTAN Discovering the Steinettes The New Yorker Vol 55 no 19 28 Conde Nast Publications p 78 Retrieved 2010 05 01 a b c d e f g h i McGilligan Patrick 1989 Robert Altman Jumping Off the Cliff St Martin s Press p 612 ISBN 0 312 30467 6 Retrieved 2010 05 01 Steinettes a b Niebuhr Gustav 1995 10 29 THEATER A Homily on Women Priests You See This Isn t So Bad The New York Times Retrieved 2010 05 01 Feibel Larry 1981 04 30 Respectless Rodney Repeats Record The Stony Brook Press Vol 11 no 22 p 9 Retrieved 2010 05 01 McLeod Michael J 1979 04 29 ALTMAN IN A STATE OF HEALTH Los Angeles Times p N1 Retrieved 2010 05 01 Maltin Leonard 2007 Health Leonard Maltin s Movie Guide 2008 Signet Books p 587 ISBN 978 0 451 22186 5 Huisking Charles 1979 02 23 Regarding Robert Altman s Health Sarasota Herald Tribune p 1 C Retrieved 2010 05 03 a b Smith Marisa 1995 Women Playwrights The Best Plays of 1995 Smith and Kraus p 170 ISBN 1 57525 035 7 Album information for Robey Robey 1985 Discogs 1985 Retrieved 2010 05 01 Album information for One Night in Bangkok Robey 1996 Billboard VNU Nielsen Business Media Retrieved 2010 05 01 Viva la Vida Hamptons Online 2006 07 26 Retrieved 2010 05 01 Dretzka Gary 1999 11 14 SEEING DOUBLE JULIE JANNEY MAKES A NAME FOR HERSELF STANDING IN FOR THE STAR Chicago Tribune p 9 Retrieved 2010 05 01 External links editThe Steinettes discography at Discogs Julie Janney at IMDb Diane Shaffer at IMDb Nathalie Blossom at IMDb Patty Katz at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Steinettes amp oldid 1159888247, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
