The Playbill Online Diva-Watch column profiles friend-of-this-blog Sally Mayes: “Question: You also do concert work. How does that compare to you with performing a role in a show? Mayes: Well, when I do concert work or cabaret work or symphony work, they’re all different for different reasons. Symphony is pretty set. You get in and you sing what they tell you to sing. Concert and cabaret work is more you doing what you want to do. You create your show. I like that for a different reason. It’s all just you. You’re driving the bus, and you’re carrying it at the same time. It’s exciting in a different way than working with an ensemble. When you’re working with an ensemble there’s “push me, pull you” and “I’ll take it for awhile and I’ll hand it back over to you” and you keep the balloon in the air. When you’re doing it by yourself it’s a little bit harder, but also great. I have no complaints at this point. I just feel lucky. I’ve been the luckiest person in the world. I’ve done some great projects and worked with some really, really talented people, and I’m happy.”
