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With her multi-colored hair, eccentric fashion, and string of decade-defining hits, Cyndi Lauper has become synonymous with ‘80s pop. Her 1983 debut She’s So Unusual was an overnight success – her bubblegum-meets-punk aesthetic resonated with the nascent MTV generation, making her a new wave icon and earning her a Grammy in 1985 for Best New Artist. A talented singer with a mercurial voice, Lauper showed off her impressive range with the 2010 release of Memphis Blues, which remained at No. 1 on the Blues Albums Chart for an impressive 14 weeks and received a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Blues Album. Born and raised in Queens, Lauper began writing songs at age 12, inspired by legendary jazz vocalists like Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. After playing in various cover and new wave bands in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, she became an instant critical and commercial success with her 1983 debut She’s So Unusual. The album produced four Top 5 hits, setting a record for an album debut by a female artist, and included perennial ‘80s anthems “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” and “Time After Time.” On tour in 2013, Lauper impressed ticket buyers with her powerful voice and energetic live concerts, performing her greatest hits along with the entirety of the She’s So Unusual record.
Rosie wasn't really funny. All the menopause talk is boring after a while. Cyndi was off the hook!!!! Amazing! Listening and watching her took me back to the 80's when I would dress like her and sing her songs in the mirror. She still has it after all these years!!!
They are amazing. I cannot belive i was able to see them! A must see~
Rosie began the night with about 45 minutes of stand-up. She was hysterical! Cyndi came on and sang for the rest of the night, with Rosie singing back-up and even playing the drums for a few songs. Cyndi has incredible energy - she jumped off the stage and danced/sang her way through the audience! She did all of her hits! Both Rosie and Cyndi were so personable and real -- definitely not a diva show -- they even let us take pictures! - it was a great show!
Rosie was funny, authentic and clearly having a ball with Cyndi, love how she sang back-up and wailed on the drums. Cyndi was her usual adorable, quirky, high-energy, amazing self. Everyone left the theater feeling upbeat and happy and well-entertained. They rocked!
Great show. Every seat in the house was a great one. Sound was awesome.
I've seen Cyndi perform many times, and each time she amazes and captivates me! Cyndi is an amazing performer who really engages the crowd and gets her audience to loosen up and have fun!
Show was funny, great music and cyndi sounded great live!
Rosie and Cyndi put together a fun, entertaining show. They both showcased their talents well and blended with witty repartee which made you feel like there were truly enjoying themselves. Great music, good laughs, good times!
Rosie was a riot and playfully joked with Cyndi all thru the show. Cyndi's music was sooo entertaining. Her story telling is always playful. The mix of the comediane and the musician sure complemented each other to a tee!~
my main problem with this show in general was it became rosie's event. i came to here cyndi lauper sing not rosie talk . i will be looking for another cyndi lauper event to be able to really hear her sing more of her songs. rosie 's comedy act was ok but she should have left the stage after and not took the spotlight of the headliner.
What a treat we were privledged to witness as two powerhouses: Cyndi Lauper and Rosie O'Donnell shared the stage in a show entitled "Girls Night Out." We were able to catch this show at the Turning Stone Casino, in Verona, NY. With eleven albums released, Grammy-winner, Ms. Lauper had plenty of material to use--Ms. O'Donnell as a mother and media personality also found more than enough material to work with. The show started with Rosie O'Donnell doing a stand-up comedy routine. She's good--with stories and jokes about her kids, menapause, her media feuds with Donald Trump and Elizabeth Hasselbeck, and her admiration for Cyndi Lauper. The previous night their show had been in Niagara Falls--she laughed--"the booking agent called me and said that we were going to do two nights in Niagara Falls and then Vernon, NY. I've lived in New York all my life and didn't know there were places where I could go to gamble. I'm buying a house in Vernon!" She shared with us a few of the pitfalls of public notoriety. Apparently there had been an incident with her daughter on the Maid of the Mist boat ride in Niagara Falls which made people take notice! There wasn't much that was off the table--there were some hysterical barbs at "The Donald." She told us about memorizing commercials--damn, she did know the entire "Primatene Mist" commercial by heart. She even got into having "the Talk" with one of her daughters--and the monthly visits from Aunt Flow. There were a lot of belly laughs during her time on stage--I enjoyed her a lot. Rosie introduced Cyndi Lauper to the audience. She stayed on stage, singing backup during the first five songs. They had some incredibly funny exchanges together--being in a casino, she quipped "Cyndi, I lost $50 in the machines tonight...unfortunately it was the candy machine." Cyndi, with a beautiful main of blonde hair launched into two hours of pure delight. There were the hits, like "She Bop," "Change of Heart," "Time After Time," "Money Changes Everything" and "Drove All Night"--it was a high energy show with a number of precious moments. Her four piece band and backup singer did a wonderful job. She walked into the audience a number of times--dancing on a few table tops, she played musical instruments--including a guitar and a dulcimer, and she shared a number of hysterical stories with us. With her thick Queens accent, she talked about "The Gays" and what celebrities she had heard were cross-dressers, her marriage of 12 years, going Catholic school and some of her travels--including a stay in Stockholm. Ms. Lauper gave everyone in the room--their money's worth. My favorite songs of the evening were "All Through The Night" and a cover of Joni Mitchell's "Carey." My other favorites came in the encore--after fourteen songs, she still came out and did an encore of five more songs. Rosie joined her again on stage, for the encore--singing backup and this time playing the drums as well. The gems that I absolutely loved in the encore included, "Who Let in the Rain" (a song I had never heard before), "At Last" (which she sang for a couple that were celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary) and her most famous song "Girls Just Want to Have Fun." It was impossible to leave this show without a smile on one's face. The show lasted two and a half hours--as Rosie commented to Cyndi, near the end of the show: "There's a guy named Guido over there that's saying, get these F**king people out of here and into the casino!!" It definately was a girl's night out--and we all loved every minute of it.
Cyndi and Rosie were the best. It was more like a coffee house than performance. Cyndi is 56 years old and still amazing! The venue needed to place more space between tables in the orchestra area as even Cyndi had a difficult time walking out in the audience.
I was at the Rosie O'Donnell/Cyndi Lauper concert in Niagara Falls Ontario last night. Rosie came out and instantly had the crowd laughing. She talked about her experiences in Niagara Falls which were hilarious. At the end of her set she introduced Cyndi who came out immediately - no break. As the band set up Cyndi and Rosie bantered and it was great because you felt their friendship and it was like listening in on two great friends who happen to be famous. Rosie stayed out for part of Cyndi's set singing backup before retiring to the back. Cyndi was amazing and came out into the crowd a few times mixing with the audience. At the end of the night Rosie came back out and joined Cyndi by playing drums (which she is very good at). The show lasted 2 1/2 hours with no intermission. Highly recommended!
For my daughter's 29th birthday, I surprised her with tickets to the first day of this tour, kicking off at the Avalon Theatre at the Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Rosie was buttering us up with her sardonic wit - however a little too much meet-n-greet spilled over onto the stage with unplanned and sparingly funny photo-ops with audience members. We were on the edge of our seats as she finally announced the perky siren to the stage when a crack in the dam creeped its way on the scene. The back up vocals, the lead guitar, the drums and keyboard were amped to perfection, but where was Cyndi? Her voice, her guitar: silence by Ursula's slippery eels. Our little mermaid couldn't even hear herself in her earpiece. And she was miffed. She shouldered her disdain for the situation until nearly halfway through the concert, frequently bending over to adjust monitor levels and stopping occasionally mid-lyric, searching for solutions. Our sweet songbird tried so hard to juice up the energy throughout, flitting across the stage and into the audience, but she was merely the little Dutchboy's finger in the dike. The consummate artist prevailed in pitch and integrity, and we admired her efforts, but we missed her. Her personality, her tenderness and her honesty were buried right in the beginning, and we watched as she struggled for freedom. In short, it's a good lineup and she's amazing, but we should have chosen the second day of the tour to offer our hearts to our favorite performer, because all we really got was her back.
Although a couple of glitches with technical stuff at the beginning - Cyndi has never let me down! She came back with a roar & the show was absolutely fantastic! Cyndi is such a great performer/singer/etc. Rosie started the show & was really funny - she is a great stand up comic! Her drum skills are pretty darn good too!!!!
For a good part of the concert, we felt like we were at a local club watching open mic nite instead of being at a "professional, world-class" venue. Technical problems existed with much of the sound equipment for at least 50% of Cindy's performance -- which you really don't expect when you're paying top dollar to see a professional artist perform! Not sure if the problems were related to her own equipment/crew or those of the venue where she performed, Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls, but they did affect our overall experience. I have to give props to Lauper because she wouldn't let up and continued to "fine-tune" the sound, but you could tell that it began to take a toll on her as well. Also, she appeared to be tired at various points during the concert - even forgetting the lyrics to one of her songs... Rosie O'Donnell, who opened for Lauper, did not experience any technical problems, since she was only dealing with her own mic. The first 2/3 of her performance was entertaining and amusing, but once she allowed one fan to "interact" with her, it seemed like the rest of the show went downhill as she digressed with Q&A and picture taking with a few members of the audience.
my wife and i didnt know what to expect from the show, especially cyndi, after all these years, but they did not disappoint either of us. the show was refreshing and upbeat. rosie was very funny and current on her subject matter. what can i say about cyndi lauper, she just rocked!!!! her vocal range was amazing and man she can dance and excite the audience.we had a great night out and truly enjoyed every minute!
i wasn't the greatest fan of cyndi lauper's but could not believe how strong her performance was and how engaged with the audience she was...
Awesome show! Cyndi was in top form, and her set was full of surprises. She chose a great mix of hits and non-hits, touching on almost every album (except MERRY CHRISTMAS, SHINE, and AT LAST). Plus she did a number of cool odds and ends. For example, she did "Hole in my Heart" from VIBES and covered Joni Mitchell's “Carey” the same way she performed it on a television tribute in the early 2000s. Most amazing of all is that she did THREE Blue Angel songs, two of which were hardly obvious choices even though they’re great songs. Cyndi got down into the crowd like she usually does, and she seemed to be having a good time. It would have been nice to hear more than one song off her latest album, BRING YA TO THE BRINK ("Echo" and "Rain on Me" would have been perfect). But she more than made up for any omissions-- in fact, I counted five songs I'd never heard live.
Truly an amazing performance. She performed all the hits and pulled out a couple of rarities as well. The performance lasted over two hours with no intermission and 2 encores. Definitely the best concernt I've seen in a long time.
