She makes you feel like you are truly hearing the words for the first time
— Fort Worth Star-Telegram
She is an unstoppable force with a rich voice that suggests operetta from the ’30s
— Jerome Weeks, KERA

About

Diana Sheehan is an award-winning actor and cabaret artist who shares her passion for the Great American Songbook in her original shows at prestigious venues such as  New York’s Triad, San Francisco’s Plush Room, Boston’s Club Cafe, Dallas’s Sammons Center for the Arts and The Dallas Opera. Off-Broadway and regional credits include leading roles in Masterclass,Grey Gardens, Full Gallop, Putting It Together and Forbidden Broadway. A Massachusetts native, she holds a degree in theatre from Smith College and the British-American Drama Academy, UK. Diana is a docent at the Oscar Hammerstein Museum in Doylestown, PA where she recently performed her show, Nobody’s Hart in celebration of the release of the Richard Linklater film Blue Moon.

What is notable about Diana’s style is her theatrical intentionality: she doesn’t just sing a song, she inhabits its story. Her unique ability is to blend well known standards with obscure treasures, delivering them with a wit and charm that feels both fresh and timeless. Whether she is channeling the romantic lyricism of Oscar Hammerstein II or the biting wit of Lorenz Hart, she commands the room with a charismatic presence that even makes large venues seem intimate. Diana Sheehan is a captivating force of storytelling and song who will always leave you with a song in your  heart.