Come to the cabaret, says mum

By Lucy Barbour, Inner West Courier
"Monica Trapaga may be most known for her role on Play School, but this queen of children's entertainment is leading a whole other life and it's got more to do with sex appeal, jazz and devilish wit than teddy bears or rocket clocks. ...
Now Trapaga is providing a closer glimpse into her more adult side with a series of musical tributes to legendary diva and cabaret star Pearl Bailey, being performed at the AB Hotel in Glebe.
"It's not just jazz," she said.
"It's old style cabaret, verging on vaudeville."
In the show, Trapaga incorporates a touch of the "naughty", testing out the laps of audience members in true cabaret style, but the thing she wants to achieve most is to make people "feel sexy and good about themselves and to enjoy it".
That is one of Trapaga's great joys in life. ..."

Read the article from Village Voice here.