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DATE August 20 — August 21 TIME 7:30 PM WHERE Lauridsen Performing Arts Theatre EVENT Members only Presale ticket sales 4/2-4/8/2024 | Call for Tickets 712-332-7029 2 Nights! August 20th & 21st! In the years since Marilyn Maye first appeared in the spotlight as a tiny pre-teen vocalist in a series of amateur contests in Topeka, Kansas, she has received an endless stream of kudos. The late Johnny Carson called her “Super Singer”. Ella Fitzgerald dubbed her “The greatest white female singer in the world”. The Houston Chronicle termed her “A National Treasure”. The prestigious Smithsonian Institution chose her recording of “Too Late Now” (from her RCA Lamp Is Low album) for inclusion in its Best Performers of the Best Compositions of the 20th Century permanent collection, along with such other singing greats as Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland. “Marilyn Maye has everything. She can belt, and she can sing ballads with the kind of warmth that makes your heart smile. She has a theatrical flair that captivates and enthralls, and jazz-spiced chops that can reach notes most singers a third her age can't even hit in their dreams. She’s the real deal, the surviving artist of the American popular singer”. Rex Reed, New York Observer