Cyndi Lauper's Detour at Atlanta Symphony Hall on June 5

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Cyndi Lauper filled Atlanta Symphony Hall Sunday night with music from her new country album, Detour and many of her beloved hits from She's So Unusual

I must say, at 63 (her birthday is the end of this month) she looks fabulous and can still belt out her four-octave vocals. flawlessly.  The thrift shop fashionista strutted her signature style and rocked cotton candy-colored hair as well. 

Backed by a five-piece band, Lauper impressed the crowd with Wanda Jackson’s “Funnel of Love” and Patsy Cline's "Walkin' After Midnight."

She shared stories of her childhood about watching Saturday morning cartoons and running around the house with stick ponies, as she held one onstage.

She also paid tribute to The Purple One by singing “When You Were Mine,” the Prince composition she covered on “She’s So Unusual.”  Lauper explained that she’s been singing the song in her set for years, but “It’s taken on a different meaning now … Prince was always so gracious and kind to me and the True Colors Fund.  And, he was funny, too – quirky as heck!”

For those who weren't there, highlights of Cyndi Lauper's performance are below:
Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016

Detour: Cyndi Lauper at Atlanta Symphony Hall
Photography by Bonnie M. Morét
June 5, 2016
 

3 comments :

  1. Bonnie M. Morét captured the purest essence of Dame Cyndi Lauper! And, to think, I knew Bonnie when... Junior High School through Senior High School. I loved her then & I love her more. A tru talent for the Arts.

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    1. Thank you so much, Roan ... I do love the Arts! Sincerest appreciation for your kind words.

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  2. Bonnie M. Morét captured the purest essence of Dame Cyndi Lauper! And, to think, I knew Bonnie when... Junior High School through Senior High School. I loved her then & I love her more. A tru talent for the Arts.

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Bonnie Morét is an award-winning photographer recognized by The Georgia Council of the Arts as "an exceptional representation of contemporary Georgia art work." Her photography is featured on Georgia Public Broadcast's Georgia Traveler. Her exhibitions include Fifth Annual Exposure Awards at Musee du Louvre in Paris, France, Art Takes Miami at Scope Art during Art Basel Miami, Metro Montage XIII at the Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art, World of Water at the Georgia Aquarium, Open Walls at Black Box Gallery in Portland, Oregon, Wholly Georgia: A Look at the Effects of Southern Religious Culture, sponsored by the Art History League and Georgia State University, at Mint Gallery in Atlanta, Georgia, 6x6 at the Rochester Contemporary Arts Center in Rochester, New York, @Phonography: Dialogue in the Wireless Age, at 3 Ring Circus in New Orleans, Louisiana, and About Lands and Lives of the Civil War at the 6th Cavalry Museum in Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia. Her photography appears in Modern Luxury/The Atlantan, Jezebel Magazine, and hangs in the executive offices at the Georgia State Capitol as part of the Art of Georgia exhibit. Corporate clients include Atlanta Ballet, Atlanta History Center, Chanel Cosmetics, Christian Dior Cosmetics, Sharp Mountain Vineyards, PM Realty Group, Granite Properties, Road Atlanta, Patrón Tequila, StubHub, CBM Records and The Washington Auto Show.