Hope Juber, lyricist, comedy writer and performer is the creator and beguiling
leader of The Housewives. Juber has written situation comedies for Paramount
and Universal television, including episodes of "The Brady Brides"
and in a more macabre vein..."Little Shop", "The Munsters
Today" and material for Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. She has had
four musicals produced by Storybook Theater of Los Angeles and recently
received the prestigious San Fernando Valley Theater League Artistic Director
Award for the children's musical 'The Princess & The Frog'. Her recurring
role as Rachel, Greg Brady's girlfriend on "The Brady Bunch"
helped Juber begin her career in the entertainment industry, but it wasn't
until she got married and had children that "The Housewives"
was born. Surrounded by domesticity it seemed the perfect opportunity to
combine her talents for writing and singing with those of her husband,
composer and guitarist
Laurence
Juber. Together they have also written the score to "Gilligan's
Island...The Musical" which which has enjoyed three production with
a fourth opening in June '98. They co-produced Laurence's most recent albums
'Winter Guitar' and 'Mosaic'. The Jubers also collaborated on their two
children, Nico and Ilsey.
Juber asked her friends Maggie Mayall and
Lisa Harrison to sing with the group and the result has been delighting
audiences ever since. Both Harrison and Mayall have contributed to the
songwriting too.
Maggie Mayall, married to blues-man John
Mayall, has soulful and powerful vocals. Born in Chicago, Mayall received
her B.A. in Theater from Illinois State University. She then began her
singing career with guitarist Harvey Mandell. After touring America, Mandell's
band was hired by John Mayall to do his back-up. Mayall then joined her
husband on a world-wide tour, releasing a record and appearing on many
radio and television shows.
Mayall then relocated to L.A. and became
a featured performer with various bands in the area. She recorded an album
of her own material and continued her acting studies. Her all-female rhythm
and blues band, The Cadillacs, savored several triumphant tours of the
West Coast. Mayall is also a featured songwriter on her husband's album
"A Sense of Place". She and her husband have a son, Zack.
Lisa Harrison, singer, actress and composer,
appeared as a regular in the Emmy Award winning television series "The
Waltons". She has performed in theatrical productions around L.A.
including several plays at the Mark Taper Forum. She joined The Celebrity
USO Tour, and traveled throughout the world as a featured singer and dancer.
After forming a band with husband Joh Walmsley,
Harrison had the opportunity to perform with such notables as The Doobie
Brothers and Roy Acuff. The Walmsley-Harrison Band toured the United States
appearing on countless radio and television shows. Her phenomenal voice
has been heard on TV and radio commercials across the country. Harrison
has recently given birth to her first child, Brighton.
Laurence
Juber, the musical director and co-composer for The Housewives, is
the former lead guitarist for Paul McCartney and Wings. A Grammy Award
winner, Juber has two solo acoustic guitar albums currently available.
He is the featured guitarist for "Home Improvement". He was the
band leader for KNBC's "It's Fritz". He can be heard on dozens
of hits songs from "Time Of My Life" and "Mad About You"
to the scores of films such as "The Big Chill", "Splash"
and "Doc Hollywood". As a composer his credits include the score
to the CBS television movie "A Very Brady Christmas", the critically
acclaimed Lorimar feature "World Gone Wild" and the BBC-TV movie
"Little Sweetheart" as well as the international live-action
TV series "Tarzan". He is currently performing with and producing
singer/songwriter Al Stewart.