February 8, 2015
Theme: “The Nature of Women & Women In Nature”
The room was packed to see our amazing guest performers, Salon regulars and newbies - so full to the brim, in fact, that we had to add chairs!
Our Co-Host was MAC, Bistro & Nightlife Award Winner Carolyn Montgomery-Forant! Carolyn will be at The Laurie Beechman Theater - 407 West 42nd St, NYC 10036 – in VISIBLE PHOENIX Fridays, March 3rd, April 10th & May 8th. All shows at 7pm. For more information: www.carolynmontgomeryforant.com
To kick off the evening Carolyn invited up 3 beautiful ladies with equally beautiful voices, first to sing Carolyn’s original tune, “Mean Girls” followed by a doo-wop version of “If Ever I Would Leave You” from Camelot. For her mid-show set Carolyn gave us a hilarious “The Bear, The Tiger, The Hamster and the Mole” followed by a powerful “Could I Leave You” from Sondheim’s Follies. For the final song of the evening, Carolyn sang her charming original tune “Lady Phoenix.”
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| Co-Host Carolyn Montgomery Forant |
Our Salon Spotlight was the effervescent Robin Kradles (with Rick Jensen on piano!) Robin will be hosting a new series of group shows entitled THE DIVA SELECTIONS. First up is MY LEADING MEN featuring Bob Diamond, Joshua Dixon, Rick Jensen, Kristoffer Lowe, Sidney Myer & Lennie Watts at Don’t Tell Mama – 346 West 46th St, NYC 10036 – on February 22nd at 3pm. For more information: www.robinkradles.com
For her set, Robin started with a rousing, “Alright, Ok, You Win” and followed that by a contemplative, “Stars and the Moon” from Songs for a New World. She finished her set with a fantastic, “13 Men.”
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| Salon Spotlight Robin Kradles |
Quick Wrap: Classical Corner
Mark started this week’s Classical Corner by talking about the importance of women in opera. He started with an amusing statement - there’s a common theory that if a writer wants to have a successful project they should know to center the story around a women, because the women is the emotional lifeblood of any piece of writing. With that, he invited up one of his most promising opera students (and one of my favorites to ever visit The Salon), Maria Fernanda Brea, to sing “Chi il bel sogno di Doretta” from the Puccini opera, La Rondine. Her performance was truly breathtaking.
He then invited up Paul Keightly to share Leporello’s aria “Madamina, il catalogo è questo” (or The Catalogue aria) from Mozart’s Don Giovanni, which he first sung in English to give us context and then completed in Italian. The song was hilarious, highlighting the folly of womanizing.
Roster of singers for the evening (in order of appearance):
Click link to visit the performer’s website, when available.
All piano accompaniment by Mark Janas unless otherwise noted.
Carolyn Montgomery Forant (with Margaret Kelly, Stephanie Thomas, Rebecca Kendall on vocals)
Bob Diamond
Cindy Marchionda
Parker Scott
Emily Gerard
Margaret Kelly
Rebecca Kendall
Stephanie Thomas
Doris Dear (with Rick Jensen on piano)
David Ballard
Robin Kradles
Ira Lee Collings
Sally Darling (with Matthew Martin Ward on piano)
Matthew Martin Ward (accompanying himself)
Belinda Powell (accompanying herself on ukelele)
Richie Eisenberg
Deborah Zecher
Sallie Jo Hadley
Veronica Arnold
Natalie Arenson
Joe Regan Jr
Laura Kriefman (a capella)
Special thanks to tonight’s pianists and musicians: Mark Janas, Matthew Martin Ward, Rick Jensen, and Belinda Powell!
And thank you to Gill Alexandre on lights and sound, and our amazing waitstaff who always handle the demands of a full house with grace and style.
Upcoming shows:
Ongoing: Matthew Martin Ward plays on Mondays at the West End Lounge, 955 West End Ave, NYC.
Ongoing: Bill Zeffiro plays every Tuesday from 9-11pm at La Mediterranee, 947 Second Avenue (at 50th St), NYC.
Ongoing: Doris Dear is performing every Monday at 9:15pm at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Ongoing: Tracy Sallows is appearing in The Audience (with Helen Mirren) on Broadway, NYC.
Ongoing: Bobbie Horowitz is performing in a new series, “It’s Just A Number” on Saturdays at 2pm at the Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street, NYC. On April 11 the show features Barbara Malley and Bob Diamond.
Monday, February 9, 2015 (6:30pm) - Natalie Arneson is performing in her new show, “Mama Drama” at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St, NYC.
Tuesday, February 10, 2015 (7pm) - Raissa Katona Bennett is starring in “3 Decades in the Dark: Raissa & Kenneth Go To The Movies” at The Laurie Beechman Theater, 407 W 42nd Street, NYC.
Thursday, February 12, 2015 (7pm) - Raissa Katona Bennett is starring in “3 Decades in the Dark: Raissa & Kenneth Go To The Movies” at The Laurie Beechman Theater, 407 W 42nd Street, NYC.
Saturday, February 14, 2015 (6pm): Erin Cronican is a special guest performer in the Alanis Morissette tribute show, “Jagged Little Pill: A Valentine’s Story” at the West End Lounge, 955 West End Ave, NYC.
Sunday, February 15, 2015 (4:30pm) - Sandra Bargman (with Ian Herman) is appearing in “The Edge of Every Day” at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St, NYC.
Sunday, February 15, 2015 (5:30pm) - Bennett Silverstein is appearing in “Bennett Sings (Tony) Bennett” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Sunday, February 15, 2015 (6:30pm) - Dawn Derow is bringing back her show “Revolution” to The Duplex, 61 Christopher St, NYC.
Sunday, February 15, 2015 (6:45pm) - Parker Scott is appearing in “Tribuet to Love” at the Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street, NYC.
Sunday, February 15, 2015 (7pm & 9:30pm) - Cindy Marchionda is appearing in “54 Belows Sings Chess” at 54 Below, 254 W 54th St, NYC.
Monday, February 16, 2015 (9:30pm) - Adam Shapiro is appearing in “Nothing Normal”, (with Erin Cronican on vocals), at the Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street, NYC.
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 (7pm) - Raissa Katona Bennett is starring in “3 Decades in the Dark: Raissa & Kenneth Go To The Movies” at The Laurie Beechman Theater, 407 W 42nd Street, NYC.
Thursday, February 19, 2015 (7pm) - Raissa Katona Bennett is starring in “3 Decades in the Dark: Raissa & Kenneth Go To The Movies” at The Laurie Beechman Theater, 407 W 42nd Street, NYC.
Friday, February 20, 2015 (9:30pm) - Tanya Moberly is bringing a new series of shows called, “Songs I Feel Like Singing” (with a rotation of musicians - this date has Sean Harkness) to Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Saturday, February 21, 2015 (4pm) - Raissa Katona Bennett is starring in “3 Decades in the Dark: Raissa & Kenneth Go To The Movies” at The Laurie Beechman Theater, 407 W 42nd Street, NYC.
Sunday, February 22, 2015 (3pm) - Robin Kradles is hosting and performing in “My Leading Men” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Sunday, February 22, 2015 (6:30pm) - Dawn Derow is bringing back her show “Revolution” to The Duplex, 61 Christopher St, NYC.
Monday, February 23, 2015 (6:30pm) - The Broadway World Cabaret Awards, hosted by Stephen Hanks (with tons of nominees who are Salon regulars!) are being held at Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette St, NYC.
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 (7pm) - Barb Malley is bringing back her show “Eat! Drink! Be Merry” to Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 (7pm) - Tanya Moberly is bringing a new series of shows called, “Songs I Feel Like Singing” (with a rotation of musicians - this date has Sean Harkness) to Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 (7pm) - Eric Michael Gillett is appearing in “Dirty Little Songs” at the Laurie Beechman Theater, 407 W 42nd St, NYC.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 (7pm) - Tanya Moberly is bringing a new series of shows called, “Songs I Feel Like Singing” (with a rotation of musicians - this date has Sean Harkness) to Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Wednesday, February 26 - March 15, 2015 (Tues-Sat 7pm, Sun 2pm) - Erin Cronican is appearing as Desdemona in OTHELLO with The Seeing Place Theater in their brand new home, the Clarion Theater, 309 E 26th St, NYC.
Sunday, March 1, 2015 (4pm) - Natasha Castillo is bringing back her show “They’d Only Just Begun- A Carpenters Tale” to Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Thursday, March 12, 2015 (9:30pm) - Charles Baran is bringing back his show, “Recipes for Disaster!” to the Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street, NYC.
Sunday, March 15, 2015 (6:30pm) - Dawn Derow is bringing back her show “Revolution” to The Duplex, 61 Christopher St, NYC.
Friday, March 20, 2015 (7pm) - Tanya Moberly is bringing a new series of shows called, “Songs I Feel Like Singing” (with a rotation of pianist - this date has Ritt Henn) to Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Friday, March 20, 2015 (9:30pm) - Lauren Stanford is performing her show, “More Than You Know” at 54 Below, 254 W 54th St, NYC.
Sunday, March 22, 2015 (5pm) - Sally Darling is appearing in “Matters of the Heart” with music director Matthew Martin Ward at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Friday, March 27, 2015 - Ira Lee Collings is performing in Dana Lorge’s variety show at the Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street, NYC.
Saturday, March 28, 2015 (5pm) - Sally Darling is appearing in “Matters of the Heart”with music director Matthew Martin Ward at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 (9:30pm) - Tanya Moberly is bringing a new series of shows called, “Songs I Feel Like Singing” (with a rotation of musicians - this date has Ritt Henn) to Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Friday, April 3, 2015 (7pm) - Carolyn Montgomery-Forant can be seen in “Visible Phoenix” at The Laurie Beechman Theater, 407 West 42nd St, NYC.
Friday, April 10, 2015 (7pm) - Carolyn Montgomery-Forant can be seen in “Visible Phoenix” at The Laurie Beechman Theater, 407 West 42nd St, NYC.
Thursday, April 23, 2015 (9:30pm) - Charles Baran is bringing back his show, “Recipes for Disaster!” to the Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street, NYC.
Friday, May 8, 2015 (7pm) - Carolyn Montgomery-Forant can be seen in “Visible Phoenix” at The Laurie Beechman Theater, 407 West 42nd St, NYC.
Next Week’s Salon
Next week we’ll be back with the theme: “Love is a Battlefield.” Our Co-Host will be Jamie Salzano and the Salon Spotlight will be Dawn Derow and Kathleen France. We’ll see you then!
Erin Cronican
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