Zachary Scott Theater
Inventiveness, range and uniqueness describe Gary Powell’s extraordinary musical talent. In a chronicle of his experience, he removes the normal boundaries of theater by encouraging audience participation. Powell explores musical and human relationships with wry wit, original songs, and poignant personal moments in a Randy Newman-styled concert guaranteed to delight. ~ Zachary Scott Theater (Austin, Texas
Read MoreJerry Conn, The Westlake Picayune
Gary Powell is a singer, an instrumentalist, a poet, a composer and an all-around fun guy, loaded with a casual charm, talent and an inclination to relate and communicate. So what kind of Z-Cabaret show would Gary Powell do? The answer: a very unusual show. Like no show you have ever seen. Probably like to show Gary Powell has ever done. And the opening night of Mr. Powell’s weekend in Zachary Scott Theater’s Z-Cabaret Series last Friday was a shot of Gary Powell’s essence into the hearts and...
Read MoreDennis Razze, Director
I think it has such great value. It’s a different kind of show… a kind that puts a lot of forms together in a unique and innovative way. I found it refreshing and enjoyable in every sense. ~ Dennis Razze, Drama Director/Professor DeSales University (Allentown, PA)
Read MoreRobin Huston, Singer/Actress
I LIKE IT. I had no idea it was going to be so deep. The only thing I worry about is that it might be too smart for your average Joe. Don’t forget how many morons there are out there. ~ Robin Huston, Singer/Actress
Read MoreRuth Russell Shafer, Attorney
Your performance Saturday night was amazing. I laughed a lot… I cried a lot, I marveled in your succinct performance of communicating so much of what you are, will be! ~ Ruthie Shafer, Attorney
Read MoreSusan Crofts, Artist
“You really did a great job and had everyone in the palm of your hands…your depth of feeling, your willingness to show and resolve “to do the work” is heartening. You’ve really jumped in and are doing it. GREAT SHOW!” ~ Susan Crofts, Artist “Crofts Original”
Read MoreBil Pfuderer, Director
Your performance last evening will linger with me for a very long time. You said it was not theatrical, WRONG. It was the highest, most hybrid form of theater; a man exposing his most vulnerable form through his art. And what magnificent art it was. Thanks for the gift, food for the road, and a memory to last forever. ~ Bil Pfuderer, Artistic Director CANTON PLAYERS GUILD Canton, Ohio
Read More“Composer’s Choice”
Come join the personal freedom movement. Gary shares selected songs and stories from all his shows as he feels appropriate in the moment. Loosely scripted, tightly performed…… COMPOSER’S CHOICE Menu of Shows Breathe. This won’t hurt at all – not unless you are a bundle of oppressed nerves looking for some reflection of perfection. What you will find is the release from it…..from oppression, denial, betrayal and most of the other modern-day maladies. Gary Powell’s...
Read MoreGood Boys Do Fine, Always
Available at all Performances FORWARD FROM GARY POWELL’S BOOK“Good Boys Do Fine, Always” “When beginning my career in music, the kind of mentoring insights—like the ones found here—were either absent, mistaken, purposefully misleading, or simply wrong. Beyond my education or even my education of others, I’ve lived outside mainstream thought like a scholar who has never found a quorum for inspiration. I’ve looked outside music to many other disciplines for some thoughtful and...
Read More“Maybe I’m It – Maybe I’m Not”
Gary’s book of the same title is a collection of stories and original songs from teaching music in the Texas Women’s Prison to being a Cruise Director on the high seas. Coming of age has seldom been so diverse, honest or musical….. MAYBE I’M IT – MAYBE I’M NOT Menu of Shows Gary Powell’s musings while a young man , Maybe I’m It, Maybe I’m Not was written in 1982 while struggling with how to manage a young career burdened with heavy expectations, unseen...
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