Nancy began the evening by dishing to us some good motherly advice with "Blues in the Night," which highlighted her deep and motherly alto and sweet, emotional soprano. Becoming "Betty Crocker at heart," Nancy brought in the second act with the poignant and sweetly funny "Putting Thing Away" by Amanda McBroom. She then switched to a different kind of housewife with Sondheim's "In Bobby's Eyes" from Follies. To finish her mid-show set, she brought to life Jimmy Webb's parental advice song, the sweeping "Time Enough for Love," and then melded into Amanda McBroom's stunning tribute to her father (David Bruce) entitled "Errol Flynn." To close the night, she sang the gloriously aching "The Promise (I'll Never Say Goodbye)."
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| Nancy McGraw |
If you've ever watched a scene from a movie that somehow affects you deeply or has you especially on the edge of your seat, double-check the underscoring (the music accompanying the scene). More often than not, the underscoring is particularly chosen to elicit some emotional content using a specifically psychological method. As he explained, "Music opens the poetic door to prose." Mark was inspired by the business section of the New York Times and a seminar Leonard Bernstein once gave about music existing "in the poetic sphere." To Bernstein, poetry leaves things out, whereas prose gives every little detail. Poetry forces the mind to connect things - it's a communication rather than a report on how things link together, and the audience is a participation. On the other hand, music doesn't exist in that sense; after all, without the human element of interpretation and meaning, it would have no release and no expanse, even within repetition, sounding more like a robotic midi version of an idea of a song. Mark also noted that underscoring has to have a specific repetition to it: a good balance of new themes and repetitions, and it holds up the prose like repeating waves lift a boat; too many changes and flourishes, and the music distracts the mind too much. Mark took these concepts and applied it to four college essays written by four incredible teenagers and published by The New York Times. Kyle Scudder, Sierra Rein, Jaye Maynard, and Tanya Moberly were on hand to read these essays (by Jonathan Ababiy, Zoe Zottile, Tillena Trebon, and Caitlin McCormick respectively), while Mark improvised behind us on the piano. As each twist and turn of the story commenced, the music would swell, switch tempos and keys and tones, to bring further poetry to the words before them.
If you would like to read the essays, you can do so on nytimes.com
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: Nancy McGraw
Jerome Weinstein
Louisa Lee Poster
Becca Kidwell
Maria Corsaro
Linda Kahn
Marnie Klar
Jackie Kelly
Joan Jaffe
Lauren Stanford
Kathleen Stuart
Sally Darling (with Matthew Martin Ward on piano)
Matthew Martin Ward (self on piano)
Sierra Rein
Jaye Maynard
Classical Corner: Mark Janas (on piano) with Kyle, Sierra, Jaye, and Tanya
BREAK
Co-Host: Nancy McGraw
Tanya Moberly
David Ballard
Jared Gilmore (self on piano)
Encores:
Sally Darling (with Matthew Martin Ward on piano)
Matthew Martin Ward (self on piano)
Becca Kidwell
Louisa Lee Poster
Joan Jaffe (with Matthew Martin Ward on piano)
Sierra Rein
Co-Host: Nancy McGraw
Special thanks to tonight’s musicians: Mark Janas, Matthew Martin Ward, and Jared Gilmore!
And thank you to Jared Gilmore on lights and sound, and to David Ballard and our amazing waitstaff!
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 and Wednesday nights (8pm): Bill Zeffiro performs weekly at La Rivista, 313 West 46th St, NYC.
This summer: Tanya Moberly will judge Mama's Next Big Act at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Upcoming Shows:
Monday, May 15, 2017 (7pm): Marnie Klar featured at Bobbie Horowitz's "It's Just a Number" at The Metropolitan Room, 34 W 22nd St, NYC.
Wednesday, May 17, 2017 (9:30pm): Tanya Moberly directs Dan Ruth in "A Life Behind Bars" at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W 42nd St, NYC. Use discount code "Behindbars" for $5 off!
Friday, May 19, 2017: Louisa Lee Poster sings with the Rick Bogart Quartet at the Mariott Marquis Hotel, 1535 Broadway, NYC.
Friday, May 19, 2017 (8pm): Jaye Maynard (as part of a cappella group The Art Mob) in "Blood, Sweat, and Cheers" at St. John's Church in the Village, 224 Waverly Place, NYC.
Saturday, May 20, 2017 (8pm): David Ballard will sing in a joint Spring concert with the NYC Gay Men's Chorus and the London Gay Men's Chorus at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, NYU, 566 LaGuardia Place, NYC.
Saturday, May 20, 2017 (4:30pm): Marcia Roney performs in "Letting Go" with Matthew Martin Ward at the piano, directed by Peter Napolitano, at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Saturday, May 20, 2017 (8pm): Jaye Maynard (as part of a cappella group The Art Mob) in "Blood, Sweat, and Cheers" at the LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th Street, Room 101 (Kaplan Assembly Hall), NYC.
Sunday, May 21, 2017 (4pm): Maria Corsaro and Linda Kahn with Kenneth Gartman on piano in "What the Hell is Cabaret?" at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W 42nd St, NYC.
Sunday, May 21, 2017 (4pm): Sally Darling and Matthew Martin Ward, and others, are "Groovin' on a Sunday Afternoon" at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Tuesday, May 23, 2017 (7pm): Maria Corsaro and Linda Kahn with Kenneth Gartman on piano in "What the Hell is Cabaret?" at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W 42nd St, NYC.
Wednesday, May 31, 2017 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Amy Beth Williams in "Carried Away," with Daryl Kojak (piano), Ritt Henn (bass), Will Holshouser (accordion), and John Henry Williams (violin) at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Sunday, June 4, 2017 (5pm): Sally Darling in "Love Lust and Longing" with music director Matthew Martin Ward, at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Friday, June 9, 2017 (7pm): Sierra Rein (as part of Marquee Five) brings "Broadway By The Letter" back to The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W 42nd St, NYC.
Friday, June 9, 2017 (7pm): Sally Darling in "Love Lust and Longing" with music director Matthew Martin Ward, at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Amy Beth Williams in "Carried Away," with Daryl Kojak (piano), Ritt Henn (bass), Will Holshouser (accordion), and John Henry Williams (violin) at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Thursday, June 15, 2017 (7:30pm): Joan Jaffe, with her music director, Bill Zeffiro, is bringing her show "Food" to Pangea, 178 2nd Avenue, NYC.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 (7:30pm): Mabel Mercer Foundation presents Lauren Stanford and others in "That's Entertainment: Dietz and Schwartz and Friends" at Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, 57th Street and Seventh Avenue, NYC.
Tuesday, June 20 2017 (7pm): Maria Corsaro and Linda Kahn in "What the Hell is Cabaret?" with Kenneth Gartman on piano at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W 42nd St, NYC.
Saturday, June 24, 2017 (7pm): Maria Corsaro and Linda Kahn in "What the Hell is Cabaret?" with Kenneth Gartman on piano at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W 42nd St, NYC.
Monday, June 26, 2017: Sally Darling and four other 2017 MAC Nominees for Female Vocalists are doing a show together, Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Wednesday, June 28, 2017 (7pm): Becca Kidwell will bring "A Song and It's Girl," with Tracy Stark as Music Director and Gretchen Reinhagen as Director, back to Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
June 30-July 16, 2017: Erin Cronican is starring in the Caryl Churchill play "Cloud 9" with The Seeing Place Theater, NYC.
Wednesday, July 5, 2017 (7pm): Sally Darling in "Love Lust and Longing" with music director Matthew Martin Ward, at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Sunday, July 9, 2017 (5pm): Sally Darling in "Love Lust and Longing" with music director Matthew Martin Ward, at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
NEXT SALON...
...will be our LAST SALON for the first half of 2017! Our Co-Host will be the effervescent Gary Crawford on the theme "Sweet Dreams," and then The Salon will snuggle down for a summer nap until July 9th!
Sierra Rein
Blogette for The Salon
Updates and kitten pictures can be emailed to me!
BREAK
Co-Host: Nancy McGraw
Tanya Moberly
David Ballard
Jared Gilmore (self on piano)
Encores:
Sally Darling (with Matthew Martin Ward on piano)
Matthew Martin Ward (self on piano)
Becca Kidwell
Louisa Lee Poster
Joan Jaffe (with Matthew Martin Ward on piano)
Sierra Rein
Co-Host: Nancy McGraw
Special thanks to tonight’s musicians: Mark Janas, Matthew Martin Ward, and Jared Gilmore!
And thank you to Jared Gilmore on lights and sound, and to David Ballard and our amazing waitstaff!
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 and Wednesday nights (8pm): Bill Zeffiro performs weekly at La Rivista, 313 West 46th St, NYC.
This summer: Tanya Moberly will judge Mama's Next Big Act at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Upcoming Shows:
Monday, May 15, 2017 (7pm): Marnie Klar featured at Bobbie Horowitz's "It's Just a Number" at The Metropolitan Room, 34 W 22nd St, NYC.
Wednesday, May 17, 2017 (9:30pm): Tanya Moberly directs Dan Ruth in "A Life Behind Bars" at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W 42nd St, NYC. Use discount code "Behindbars" for $5 off!
Friday, May 19, 2017: Louisa Lee Poster sings with the Rick Bogart Quartet at the Mariott Marquis Hotel, 1535 Broadway, NYC.
Friday, May 19, 2017 (8pm): Jaye Maynard (as part of a cappella group The Art Mob) in "Blood, Sweat, and Cheers" at St. John's Church in the Village, 224 Waverly Place, NYC.
Saturday, May 20, 2017 (8pm): David Ballard will sing in a joint Spring concert with the NYC Gay Men's Chorus and the London Gay Men's Chorus at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, NYU, 566 LaGuardia Place, NYC.
Saturday, May 20, 2017 (4:30pm): Marcia Roney performs in "Letting Go" with Matthew Martin Ward at the piano, directed by Peter Napolitano, at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Saturday, May 20, 2017 (8pm): Jaye Maynard (as part of a cappella group The Art Mob) in "Blood, Sweat, and Cheers" at the LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th Street, Room 101 (Kaplan Assembly Hall), NYC.
Sunday, May 21, 2017 (3pm): Jaye Maynard (as part of a cappella group The Art Mob) in "Blood, Sweat, and Cheers" at Home Studios, 873 Broadway, at 18th Street, Studio 2, NYC.
Sunday, May 21, 2017 (4pm): Maria Corsaro and Linda Kahn with Kenneth Gartman on piano in "What the Hell is Cabaret?" at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W 42nd St, NYC.
Sunday, May 21, 2017 (4pm): Sally Darling and Matthew Martin Ward, and others, are "Groovin' on a Sunday Afternoon" at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Tuesday, May 23, 2017 (7pm): Maria Corsaro and Linda Kahn with Kenneth Gartman on piano in "What the Hell is Cabaret?" at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W 42nd St, NYC.
Wednesday, May 31, 2017 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Amy Beth Williams in "Carried Away," with Daryl Kojak (piano), Ritt Henn (bass), Will Holshouser (accordion), and John Henry Williams (violin) at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Sunday, June 4, 2017 (5pm): Sally Darling in "Love Lust and Longing" with music director Matthew Martin Ward, at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Friday, June 9, 2017 (7pm): Sierra Rein (as part of Marquee Five) brings "Broadway By The Letter" back to The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W 42nd St, NYC.
Friday, June 9, 2017 (7pm): Sally Darling in "Love Lust and Longing" with music director Matthew Martin Ward, at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Amy Beth Williams in "Carried Away," with Daryl Kojak (piano), Ritt Henn (bass), Will Holshouser (accordion), and John Henry Williams (violin) at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Thursday, June 15, 2017 (7:30pm): Joan Jaffe, with her music director, Bill Zeffiro, is bringing her show "Food" to Pangea, 178 2nd Avenue, NYC.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 (7:30pm): Mabel Mercer Foundation presents Lauren Stanford and others in "That's Entertainment: Dietz and Schwartz and Friends" at Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, 57th Street and Seventh Avenue, NYC.
Tuesday, June 20 2017 (7pm): Maria Corsaro and Linda Kahn in "What the Hell is Cabaret?" with Kenneth Gartman on piano at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W 42nd St, NYC.
Saturday, June 24, 2017 (7pm): Maria Corsaro and Linda Kahn in "What the Hell is Cabaret?" with Kenneth Gartman on piano at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W 42nd St, NYC.
Monday, June 26, 2017: Sally Darling and four other 2017 MAC Nominees for Female Vocalists are doing a show together, Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Wednesday, June 28, 2017 (7pm): Becca Kidwell will bring "A Song and It's Girl," with Tracy Stark as Music Director and Gretchen Reinhagen as Director, back to Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
June 30-July 16, 2017: Erin Cronican is starring in the Caryl Churchill play "Cloud 9" with The Seeing Place Theater, NYC.
Wednesday, July 5, 2017 (7pm): Sally Darling in "Love Lust and Longing" with music director Matthew Martin Ward, at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
Sunday, July 9, 2017 (5pm): Sally Darling in "Love Lust and Longing" with music director Matthew Martin Ward, at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.
NEXT SALON...
...will be our LAST SALON for the first half of 2017! Our Co-Host will be the effervescent Gary Crawford on the theme "Sweet Dreams," and then The Salon will snuggle down for a summer nap until July 9th!
Sierra Rein
Blogette for The Salon
Updates and kitten pictures can be emailed to me!
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