There was hope and excitement in the air at tonight's Salon, and I think that's owed to the fun and inspiring theme: Love And Marriage! It also may have had something to do with the fantastic talent on tap for the evening.
Our Co-Host was MAMA’S NEXT BIG ACT Finalist Lena Moy-Borgen! She launched the show with an energetic and fairy-tale inspired, "Happily Ever After." She led the second act with an inventive and fun medley of "Married" from Cabaret and "Not Getting Married Today" from Company)- both of which took on new meaning when sung together! She then grabbed "Cherry," her affectionately named red ukelele, to serenade her husband with a sweet, "Grow Old With You." The last song of this set was a raucous song I think we can all relate to, "I Want It All." And for the final song of the evening, Lena sang the fun, musical theater standard, "I Can Cook, Too" from On The Town.
Lena will be bringing her brand new show LENALENALENA – THE AWARDS SHOW! to Don’t Tell Mama – 343 West 46th St, NYC 10036 – on Wednesday, May 3rd & Saturday, May 6th. Both shows at 8:15pm. For more information: www.donttellmamanyc.com
Our Salon Spotlight featured Singer/Songwriter Andy Marino! Andy came to the stage with his guitar and brought in his friend EJ Holahan to join him on bass (with accompanying drums on track, which rounded out the performance beautifully.) He started his set of original songs with a delicate, "When You're Far Away" with EJ on backing vocals. For his next song, Andy sang the lovely ballad, "Patient Heart." He finished out his set with a dedication to his wife, a fun, rockabilly-infused "Honey, Please Don't Stop!"
Andy will be returning to Rockwood Music Hall Stage 3 – 185 Orchard St, NYC 10001 (btwn Houston & Stanton) – with ANDY & FRIENDS on Saturday, April 1st at 7pm. For more information: www.reverbnation.com/andymarino / www.rockwoodmusichall.com
Our Co-Host was MAMA’S NEXT BIG ACT Finalist Lena Moy-Borgen! She launched the show with an energetic and fairy-tale inspired, "Happily Ever After." She led the second act with an inventive and fun medley of "Married" from Cabaret and "Not Getting Married Today" from Company)- both of which took on new meaning when sung together! She then grabbed "Cherry," her affectionately named red ukelele, to serenade her husband with a sweet, "Grow Old With You." The last song of this set was a raucous song I think we can all relate to, "I Want It All." And for the final song of the evening, Lena sang the fun, musical theater standard, "I Can Cook, Too" from On The Town.
Lena will be bringing her brand new show LENALENALENA – THE AWARDS SHOW! to Don’t Tell Mama – 343 West 46th St, NYC 10036 – on Wednesday, May 3rd & Saturday, May 6th. Both shows at 8:15pm. For more information: www.donttellmamanyc.com
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| Co-Host Lena Moy-Borgen! |
Our Salon Spotlight featured Singer/Songwriter Andy Marino! Andy came to the stage with his guitar and brought in his friend EJ Holahan to join him on bass (with accompanying drums on track, which rounded out the performance beautifully.) He started his set of original songs with a delicate, "When You're Far Away" with EJ on backing vocals. For his next song, Andy sang the lovely ballad, "Patient Heart." He finished out his set with a dedication to his wife, a fun, rockabilly-infused "Honey, Please Don't Stop!"
Andy will be returning to Rockwood Music Hall Stage 3 – 185 Orchard St, NYC 10001 (btwn Houston & Stanton) – with ANDY & FRIENDS on Saturday, April 1st at 7pm. For more information: www.reverbnation.com/andymarino / www.rockwoodmusichall.com
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| Salon Spotlight: Andy Marino |
Quick Wrap - Classical Corner
Salon's Founder and Host, Mark Janas, introduced us to a very special Classical Corner with a segment he's been wanting to do for a long time. As many people know, on Monday night Bobbie Horowitz is honoring Salon sponsor Father Jeff Hamblin in her series, "It's Only A Number," at the Metropolitan Room. At that event, one of the songs that will be presented is a choral number regularly done at Father Hamblin's Saint Clement's Church. So Mark invited many of the choral members to Salon to sing for us!
The choir included David Ballard, Maria Fernanda Brea, Janice Hall, Sierra Rein, Sarah Rice, Danielle Erin Rhodes, Steve Schachlin, Kyle Scudder, Luke Tudball, Heather Tudball, Chris Wade, and Stephen Wilde. The song, "Allelujah" was written by Randall Thompson (1899-1984), an accomplished composer who did a lot for choral music. The song itself, as Mark said, has a simple theme with a single word throughout, but there's a section in the middle where things take off - the stretto - where the music tightens and becomes more exciting before it returns to the regular tempo into a thrilling climax. It was incredible to hear all of these magnificent voices so finely tuned to one another - their joy filled the room!
Roster of performers for the evening (in order of appearance):
Click link to visit the performer’s website or other links, when available.
All piano accompaniment by Mark Janas unless otherwise noted.
Co-Host: Lena Moy-Borgen
Kit
Barb Malley
Jerome Weinstein
Marta Sanders
Sarah Rice
Louisa Lee Poster
Carol Sue Cushman
Steve Schachlin (also on piano)
Danielle Erin Rhodes (also on piano)
David Ballard
Sierra Rein (with Erin Cronican on backups)
Erin Cronican
Janice Hall
Salon Spotlight: Andy Marino (on guitar, with EJ Holahan on bass guitar)
Classical Corner: Mark Janas, with a choir! -- David Ballard, Maria Fernanda Brea, Janice Hall, Sierra Rein, Sarah Rice, Danielle Erin Rhodes, Steve Schachlin, Kyle Scudder, Luke Tudball, Heather Tudball, Chris Wade, Stephen Wilde
BREAK
Co-Host: Lena Moy-Borgen
Tanya Moberly (duet with Erin Cronican)
Rian Keating
Ira Lee Collings
Richie Eisenberg
Becca C Kidwell
Zack Tinkelman
Cheo Bourne
Joseph DiSalle
Co-Host: Lena Moy-Borgen
Special thanks to tonight’s musicians: Mark Janas, Steve Schachlin, Danielle Erin Rhodes, Lena Moy-Borgen, Andy Marino and EJ Holahan.
And thank you to Jared Gilmore on lights and sound, and David Ballard and our amazing waitstaff who always handle the demands of a full house with grace and style, and James Eden, tonight's videographer.
Ongoing Shows:
Monday nights (7pm): Opera Open Mic at Shanghai Mong with Mark Janas and Matthew Martin Ward, 30 West 32nd Street, NYC. www.shanghaimongnyc.com
Monday & Wednesday nights (8pm): Bill Zeffiro performs weekly at La Rivista, 313 West 46th St, NYC.
Upcoming Shows:
Friday, March 31, 2017 (7pm): Tanya Moberly brings back "Tanya Moberly Sings Kenny Loggins with Steven Ray Watkins" one night only at Don't Tell Mama, 343 W. 46th St, NYC.
Saturday, April 1, 2017 (4:30pm): Becca C Kidwell is bringing her 2nd show, "A Song and It's Girl," to Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Saturday, April 1, 2017 (7pm): ANDY & FRIENDS (Andy Marino and EJ Holaran) are appearing at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 3, 185 Orchard St, NYC.
Tuesday, April 4, 2017 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Dan Ruth in "A Life Behind Bars" at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W 42nd St, NYC.
Monday, April 17, 2017 (4pm & 6pm): Erin Cronican is part of a sneak peek promo of her next musical, "Play Like A Winner" being produced at NYMF this summer, with two presentations at Shetler Studios (Studio: Shetler 1) at 244 West 54th St, 12th Floor, NYC.
Friday, April 21, 2017 (7pm): Barb Malley is bringing back her show, "OMG- AmI A Diva?" to Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Saturday, April 22, 2017 (7:30pm): Janice Hall is bringing back, "Grand Illusions: The Marlene Dietrich Show" to the Union Temple, Brooklyn, NYC.
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Dan Ruth in "A Life Behind Bars" at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W 42nd St, NYC.
Wednesday, May 3, 2017 (8:15pm): Lena Moy-Borgen is appearing in "Lena Lena Lena: The Awards Show" at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Saturday, May 6, 2017 (8:15pm): Lena Moy-Borgen is appearing in "Lena Lena Lena: The Awards Show" at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Tuesday, May 9, 2017 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Dan Ruth in "A Life Behind Bars" at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W 42nd St, NYC.
THERE IS NO SALON NEXT WEEK. We'll return on April 2 with the theme "Sweet & Sour", and your co-host will be Cheo Bourne. We'll see you then!
Erin Cronican
Blogette for The Salon
Do you see a change/addition you need me to make? Email me!
Salon's Founder and Host, Mark Janas, introduced us to a very special Classical Corner with a segment he's been wanting to do for a long time. As many people know, on Monday night Bobbie Horowitz is honoring Salon sponsor Father Jeff Hamblin in her series, "It's Only A Number," at the Metropolitan Room. At that event, one of the songs that will be presented is a choral number regularly done at Father Hamblin's Saint Clement's Church. So Mark invited many of the choral members to Salon to sing for us!
The choir included David Ballard, Maria Fernanda Brea, Janice Hall, Sierra Rein, Sarah Rice, Danielle Erin Rhodes, Steve Schachlin, Kyle Scudder, Luke Tudball, Heather Tudball, Chris Wade, and Stephen Wilde. The song, "Allelujah" was written by Randall Thompson (1899-1984), an accomplished composer who did a lot for choral music. The song itself, as Mark said, has a simple theme with a single word throughout, but there's a section in the middle where things take off - the stretto - where the music tightens and becomes more exciting before it returns to the regular tempo into a thrilling climax. It was incredible to hear all of these magnificent voices so finely tuned to one another - their joy filled the room!
Roster of performers for the evening (in order of appearance):
Click link to visit the performer’s website or other links, when available.
All piano accompaniment by Mark Janas unless otherwise noted.
Co-Host: Lena Moy-Borgen
Kit
Barb Malley
Jerome Weinstein
Marta Sanders
Sarah Rice
Louisa Lee Poster
Carol Sue Cushman
Steve Schachlin (also on piano)
Danielle Erin Rhodes (also on piano)
David Ballard
Sierra Rein (with Erin Cronican on backups)
Erin Cronican
Janice Hall
Salon Spotlight: Andy Marino (on guitar, with EJ Holahan on bass guitar)
Classical Corner: Mark Janas, with a choir! -- David Ballard, Maria Fernanda Brea, Janice Hall, Sierra Rein, Sarah Rice, Danielle Erin Rhodes, Steve Schachlin, Kyle Scudder, Luke Tudball, Heather Tudball, Chris Wade, Stephen Wilde
BREAK
Co-Host: Lena Moy-Borgen
Tanya Moberly (duet with Erin Cronican)
Rian Keating
Ira Lee Collings
Richie Eisenberg
Becca C Kidwell
Zack Tinkelman
Cheo Bourne
Joseph DiSalle
Co-Host: Lena Moy-Borgen
Special thanks to tonight’s musicians: Mark Janas, Steve Schachlin, Danielle Erin Rhodes, Lena Moy-Borgen, Andy Marino and EJ Holahan.
And thank you to Jared Gilmore on lights and sound, and David Ballard and our amazing waitstaff who always handle the demands of a full house with grace and style, and James Eden, tonight's videographer.
Ongoing Shows:
Monday nights (7pm): Opera Open Mic at Shanghai Mong with Mark Janas and Matthew Martin Ward, 30 West 32nd Street, NYC. www.shanghaimongnyc.com
Monday & Wednesday nights (8pm): Bill Zeffiro performs weekly at La Rivista, 313 West 46th St, NYC.
Upcoming Shows:
Monday, March 20, 2017 (7pm): Bobbie Horowitz is bringing her next installment of "It's Only A Number" in honor of The Salon's Sponsor, Father Jeff Hamblin, to the Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street, NYC.
Tuesday, March 21, 2017 (7pm): Louisa Lee Poster is appearing with the Rick Bogart Quartet at the Living Room at the Flatiron Hotel, NYC.
Wednesday, March 22, 2017 (6:30pm): Rian Keating's next show, "After The Fall...Woman Songs" will be at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Sunday, March 26, 2017 (4pm): Rian Keating's next show, "After The Fall...Woman Songs" will be at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Sunday, March 26, 2017 (6pm): Sarah Rice and Marta Sanders are appearing in "Sondheim Unplugged" at 54 Below, 254 West 54th St, NYC.
Wednesday, March 29, 2017 (7pm): Kit is appearing for one night only at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Tuesday, March 21, 2017 (7pm): Louisa Lee Poster is appearing with the Rick Bogart Quartet at the Living Room at the Flatiron Hotel, NYC.
Wednesday, March 22, 2017 (6:30pm): Rian Keating's next show, "After The Fall...Woman Songs" will be at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Sunday, March 26, 2017 (4pm): Rian Keating's next show, "After The Fall...Woman Songs" will be at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Sunday, March 26, 2017 (6pm): Sarah Rice and Marta Sanders are appearing in "Sondheim Unplugged" at 54 Below, 254 West 54th St, NYC.
Wednesday, March 29, 2017 (7pm): Kit is appearing for one night only at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Friday, March 31, 2017 (7pm): Tanya Moberly brings back "Tanya Moberly Sings Kenny Loggins with Steven Ray Watkins" one night only at Don't Tell Mama, 343 W. 46th St, NYC.
Saturday, April 1, 2017 (4:30pm): Becca C Kidwell is bringing her 2nd show, "A Song and It's Girl," to Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Saturday, April 1, 2017 (7pm): ANDY & FRIENDS (Andy Marino and EJ Holaran) are appearing at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 3, 185 Orchard St, NYC.
Tuesday, April 4, 2017 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Dan Ruth in "A Life Behind Bars" at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W 42nd St, NYC.
Monday, April 17, 2017 (4pm & 6pm): Erin Cronican is part of a sneak peek promo of her next musical, "Play Like A Winner" being produced at NYMF this summer, with two presentations at Shetler Studios (Studio: Shetler 1) at 244 West 54th St, 12th Floor, NYC.
Friday, April 21, 2017 (7pm): Barb Malley is bringing back her show, "OMG- AmI A Diva?" to Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Saturday, April 22, 2017 (7:30pm): Janice Hall is bringing back, "Grand Illusions: The Marlene Dietrich Show" to the Union Temple, Brooklyn, NYC.
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Dan Ruth in "A Life Behind Bars" at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W 42nd St, NYC.
Wednesday, May 3, 2017 (8:15pm): Lena Moy-Borgen is appearing in "Lena Lena Lena: The Awards Show" at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Saturday, May 6, 2017 (8:15pm): Lena Moy-Borgen is appearing in "Lena Lena Lena: The Awards Show" at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Tuesday, May 9, 2017 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Dan Ruth in "A Life Behind Bars" at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W 42nd St, NYC.
THERE IS NO SALON NEXT WEEK. We'll return on April 2 with the theme "Sweet & Sour", and your co-host will be Cheo Bourne. We'll see you then!
Erin Cronican
Blogette for The Salon
Do you see a change/addition you need me to make? Email me!
