Biography
The incomparable world-renowned vocalist and Broadway actress Eloise Laws vocal expressions can be heard on several classic Capital, Liberty and ABC recordings, produced by such luminaries as Ronnie Laws, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Linda Creed and Andre Fischer ("Secrets"). Never one to rest on her laurels, Ms. Laws continues to perform at music festivals worldwide, including, the Playboy Jazz Festival and the Long Beach Jazz Festival, among many others. She has won the prestigious Cherry Blossom Award from the Tokyo Music Festival and headlined the 94.7 The Wave Presents Jazz By the Bay at the Queen Mary series to record-breaking, sold-out audiences.
Ms. Laws is an original lead cast member and co-writer of the highly successful Tony-Nominated play "It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues," which had its world premiere at the Denver Center Theatre Company. Opening on Broadway with great bravado at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theatre, it garnered four Tony nominations, and Ms. Laws received a Drama Desk Nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. She also received a coveted Helen Hayes Nomination for her performance at the Kennedy Center, and she continues to receive critical acclaim performing "The Blues" cross-country.
Her other theater roles underscore her exceptional versatility. They include Bloody Mary in "South Pacific," Madame Tango in "House of Flowers," multiple roles in "Candide," and, most recently, as Weizero Channa in The Met's premiere production of "The Return," among others.
Ms. Laws also stars in the film Betrunner (2004), (directed by Vincent Spano), which screened under the Star Power Program of the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films.
Whenever she performs in concert or theater, film and television, Eloise Laws not only successfully commands her audience, she mesmerizes them. With her current CD "Secrets" (Rikki Records/Scepterstein Records), she reaffirms her legendary status with an exemplary follow up to "The Key." Ms. Laws feels "Secrets" represents her most creative work to date, and she enjoys sharing selections from her new CD with live audiences throughout the world.
Currently, she performs internationally in concert tours as both a solo artist and as an integral part of the legendary "Laws Family"--with her multi-talented siblings: saxophonist Ronnie Laws, vocalist Debra Laws and saxophonist Jaman Laws--accompanied by outstanding musicians.
