As part of her shift into away from rock star to classic-nightclub-style entertainer, Cass Elliot and manager Allan Carr put together a revue-style show — a collection of soft pop songs, show tunes, dance numbers, and comic sketches that would play well to an older, broad audience in an intimate, theatrical setting. Elliot and Carr hired a choreographer, a musical director, and two men to serve as backup singers, dancers, and skit foils. Among the numbers that Elliot rehearsed and polished were the standard "I'll Be Seeing You," a Mamas and the Papas medley (featuring "Dream a Little Dream of Me"), a cover of Paul McCartney's "My Love," and new songs written in a throwback style, like "Don't Call Me Mama Anymore."
Elliot then took the show on the road, playing nightclubs, casinos, and supper clubs in Pittsburgh, Miami, San Francisco, Dallas, Chicago, and Las Vegas. That was all a mere warmup for the fulfillment of a long-held ambition of Elliot's: In the summer of 1974, she took her new act to the Palladium, one of the most respected and historic venues in London. Elliot sold out the theater during her two-week series of concerts.
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