The originally scheduled Co-Host Rick Skye was taken ill, so we had the pleasure of having Ann Kittredge as our Replacement Co-Host Extraordinaire, who stepped into Rick's heels for the evening. She was up to the last-minute challenge: "All you need is Pizzaz!" as her dad used to tell her. Well, close enough! Ann is a 2018 MAC Female Debut Nominee, and with her rich soprano and effortless belt (she reminds me of the late Jan Maxwell in look and talent!), coupled with her energetic spirit, she made for a great Co-Host!
Ann began the bazzaz by singing "Everybody Wants to Do a Musical" from Nick and Nora, and expertly threw in a little Rocky Horror Picture Show and South Pacific as well. For the second act set, Broadway pianist Larry Yurman took over for Mark at the piano to play for Ann. She began in a lilting French with the waltz "Chanson." from The Baker's Wife by Stephen Schwartz, and cleverly got the audience to sing the "la la la" section of "Sing a Song" to end it! She then opened up her tender side to croon "Strangest Thing" from Kander and Ebb's The Act, showing off her rich mix and supple, fully-controlled voice. She continued with the Kander and Ebb theme with "And the World Goes Round," starting in a deep alto and then rising into end in a fiery belt. At the end of the evening, Ann graciously returned at the end of the evening to encourage support, love and musical joy within our community, and then left us with the hilariously frantic "The Last Song." And indeed, it was!
You can see why Ann was nominated for a MAC Award by seeing "Another Night Only" on Monday, March 19th at 7pm - directed by Richard Jay-Alexander with music direction by Larry Yurman, at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 West 42nd St, NYC.
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| Ann Kittredge |
Quick Wrap - Classical Corner
When Mark considered the concept of bazzaz, he interpreted it as music that inherently contained an "outward kind of drama," pieces with sharp corners and interesting colors, stops and starts, fits and spurts of dramatic flair to its personality. So he found a piece with a lot of sparkle, "Malagueña" by Ernesto Lecuona. Mark played this solo on the piano, and one could hear the fireworks and raging waters within its Spanish tonalities and flowing melodies.
Then Mark brought to light the ultimate lady with bazzaz, the titular heroine of Carmen. Janice Hall sang the ultimate aria from this ultimate opera, "Habanera." The Habanera rhythm itself emerged from an African rhythm, and once it came through the island of Cuba, it eventually became the Tango. Carmen the opera was written in French but takes place in Spain, and the "Habanera" aria took advantage of the combination of the romantic French language of "l'amour" with the hot, sensual pulse of this Afro-inspired rhythm. In this piece, Carmen (a seductress in every sense of the word), sings about a rebellious bird; one cannot control it, just like one cannot control Love. In her rendition, Janice made us all feel the heat of Spain and the flutter of the wings of love equally.
Mark then brought Dawn Derow to the stage, to sing "Glitter and Be Gay" from Candide, a parody of the Old Operetta English Form, but with a Bernstein twist. You can hear opera, musical theater, and English Operetta modes all mixed into this one piece. as it is one of the more infamous coloratura songs in modern operatic-infused works. Dawn opened up by lying prostrate on the piano in abject disgust of being in "Paris, Fraaaaaaaaance!" but ended up at the end of the song with as many twinkles in her eye as on her diamond bracelets.
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: Ann Kittredge
Bobbie Horowitz
Christopher Whipple
Carolyn Montgomery (with Jeff Cubeta at the piano)
Eileen Lacy (with Matthew Martin Ward at the piano)
Matthew Martin Ward (self at piano)
Rian Keating
Maya Ben-Meir
Angela Leone
Marnie Klar
Charles Baran
Sierra Rein
Sarah Rice
Janice Hall
Tanya Moberly
Ira Lee Collings
Joan Jaffe
Dawn Derow - ride the blue wave
Janice Hall (with Matthew Martin Ward at the piano)
Robin Kradles (with Matthew Martin Ward at the piano)
Eileen Lacy (encore)
Marnie Klar (encore)
Bobbie Horowitz (encore)
Rian Keating (encore)
Charles Baran (encore)
Sierra Rein (encore)
Co-Host: Ann Kittredge (with Larry Yurman at the piano)
Special thanks to Janice Hall on lights and sound, the amazing waitstaff and management at Etcetera Etcetera, and our videographer Steve Bustamante.
Performances coming up by guests of this evening's Salon:
Ongoing Shows
Monday nights (7pm): Opera Open Mic at Shanghai Mong with Mark Janas and Matthew Martin Ward, 30 West 32nd Street, NYC.
Upcoming Shows
Monday, March 19, 2018 (7pm): Ann Kittredge sings "Another Night Only," directed by Richard Jay-Alexander, music direction by Larry Yurman, at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 West 42nd St, NYC.
Monday, March 19, 2018 (7pm): Amy Beth Williams gets "Carried Away" with Daryl Kojak on piano, Ritt Henn on bass, Will Holshouser on accordion, and John Henry Williams on violin. Directed by Tanya Moberly at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Tuesday, March 20, 2018 (6:30/7pm): Matthew Martin Ward will play The MAC Open Mic at The Laurie Beechman Theater, 407 West 42nd St, NYC.
Sunday, March 25, 2018 (3pm): Bobbie Horowitz is hosting her next show, "It's Just a Number" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Sunday, March 25, 2018 (7pm): Sondheim Unplugged featuring Sarah Rice at 54 Below, 254 W 54th St. Cellar, NYC.
Monday, March 26, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly sings "Six Different Shows, Six Different Musicians, Six Monday Nights" with Ian Herman on piano at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Wednesday, April 4, 2018 (7pm): "Cabaret Campaigns: Ride the Blue Wave," a fundraising series to support 2018 Progressive/Democratic candidates begins. With Producer/Host: Stephen Hanks, Musical Director Ian Herman and featuring Lisa Viggiano, Dawn Derow, Kathleen France, Sandra Bargman, Remy Block at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Monday, April 9, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly sings "Six Different Shows, Six Different Musicians, Six Monday Nights" with Jon Weber on piano at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 (7pm): Christopher Whipple in "F@$k it, Yes!" with Music Director Bill Zeffiro at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Thursday, April 12, 2018 (7pm): Sierra Rein's solo debut show, "Running in Place," premieres with Musical Director Bill Zeffiro, directed by James Beaman with Matt Scharfglass on bass and Rex Benincasa on drums, at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 West 42nd St, NYC.
Saturday, April 14, 2018 (4pm): "Lisa Viggiano sings Bruce on Christopher" with Lisa Viggiano (Directed by Tanya Moberly and Musical Director Matt Scharfglass) at The Duplex, 61 Christopher Street, NYC.
When Mark considered the concept of bazzaz, he interpreted it as music that inherently contained an "outward kind of drama," pieces with sharp corners and interesting colors, stops and starts, fits and spurts of dramatic flair to its personality. So he found a piece with a lot of sparkle, "Malagueña" by Ernesto Lecuona. Mark played this solo on the piano, and one could hear the fireworks and raging waters within its Spanish tonalities and flowing melodies.
Then Mark brought to light the ultimate lady with bazzaz, the titular heroine of Carmen. Janice Hall sang the ultimate aria from this ultimate opera, "Habanera." The Habanera rhythm itself emerged from an African rhythm, and once it came through the island of Cuba, it eventually became the Tango. Carmen the opera was written in French but takes place in Spain, and the "Habanera" aria took advantage of the combination of the romantic French language of "l'amour" with the hot, sensual pulse of this Afro-inspired rhythm. In this piece, Carmen (a seductress in every sense of the word), sings about a rebellious bird; one cannot control it, just like one cannot control Love. In her rendition, Janice made us all feel the heat of Spain and the flutter of the wings of love equally.
Mark then brought Dawn Derow to the stage, to sing "Glitter and Be Gay" from Candide, a parody of the Old Operetta English Form, but with a Bernstein twist. You can hear opera, musical theater, and English Operetta modes all mixed into this one piece. as it is one of the more infamous coloratura songs in modern operatic-infused works. Dawn opened up by lying prostrate on the piano in abject disgust of being in "Paris, Fraaaaaaaaance!" but ended up at the end of the song with as many twinkles in her eye as on her diamond bracelets.
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: Ann Kittredge
Bobbie Horowitz
Christopher Whipple
Carolyn Montgomery (with Jeff Cubeta at the piano)
Eileen Lacy (with Matthew Martin Ward at the piano)
Matthew Martin Ward (self at piano)
Rian Keating
Maya Ben-Meir
Angela Leone
Marnie Klar
Charles Baran
Sierra Rein
Sarah Rice
Janice Hall
Classical Corner: Mark Janas, Janice Hall, Dawn Derow
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Co-Host: Ann Kittredge (with Larry Yurman at the piano)Tanya Moberly
Ira Lee Collings
Joan Jaffe
Dawn Derow - ride the blue wave
Janice Hall (with Matthew Martin Ward at the piano)
Robin Kradles (with Matthew Martin Ward at the piano)
Eileen Lacy (encore)
Marnie Klar (encore)
Bobbie Horowitz (encore)
Rian Keating (encore)
Charles Baran (encore)
Sierra Rein (encore)
Co-Host: Ann Kittredge (with Larry Yurman at the piano)
Special thanks to Janice Hall on lights and sound, the amazing waitstaff and management at Etcetera Etcetera, and our videographer Steve Bustamante.
Performances coming up by guests of this evening's Salon:
Ongoing Shows
Monday nights (7pm): Opera Open Mic at Shanghai Mong with Mark Janas and Matthew Martin Ward, 30 West 32nd Street, NYC.
Upcoming Shows
Monday, March 19, 2018 (7pm): Ann Kittredge sings "Another Night Only," directed by Richard Jay-Alexander, music direction by Larry Yurman, at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 West 42nd St, NYC.
Monday, March 19, 2018 (7pm): Amy Beth Williams gets "Carried Away" with Daryl Kojak on piano, Ritt Henn on bass, Will Holshouser on accordion, and John Henry Williams on violin. Directed by Tanya Moberly at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Tuesday, March 20, 2018 (6:30/7pm): Matthew Martin Ward will play The MAC Open Mic at The Laurie Beechman Theater, 407 West 42nd St, NYC.
Sunday, March 25, 2018 (3pm): Bobbie Horowitz is hosting her next show, "It's Just a Number" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Sunday, March 25, 2018 (7pm): Sondheim Unplugged featuring Sarah Rice at 54 Below, 254 W 54th St. Cellar, NYC.
Monday, March 26, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly sings "Six Different Shows, Six Different Musicians, Six Monday Nights" with Ian Herman on piano at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Wednesday, April 4, 2018 (7pm): "Cabaret Campaigns: Ride the Blue Wave," a fundraising series to support 2018 Progressive/Democratic candidates begins. With Producer/Host: Stephen Hanks, Musical Director Ian Herman and featuring Lisa Viggiano, Dawn Derow, Kathleen France, Sandra Bargman, Remy Block at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Monday, April 9, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly sings "Six Different Shows, Six Different Musicians, Six Monday Nights" with Jon Weber on piano at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 (7pm): Christopher Whipple in "F@$k it, Yes!" with Music Director Bill Zeffiro at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Thursday, April 12, 2018 (7pm): Sierra Rein's solo debut show, "Running in Place," premieres with Musical Director Bill Zeffiro, directed by James Beaman with Matt Scharfglass on bass and Rex Benincasa on drums, at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 West 42nd St, NYC.
Saturday, April 14, 2018 (4pm): "Lisa Viggiano sings Bruce on Christopher" with Lisa Viggiano (Directed by Tanya Moberly and Musical Director Matt Scharfglass) at The Duplex, 61 Christopher Street, NYC.
Monday, April 16, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly sings "Six Different Shows, Six Different Musicians, Six Monday Nights" with Steven Ray Watkins on piano at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Thursday, April 19, 2018 (7pm): Joan Jaffe will be Parnell's Spotlight with Bill Zeffiro as Musical Director and special guests - no cover, $25 food/drink minimum at Parnell's, 350 E. 53rd Street, NYC.
Friday, April 20, 2018 (6pm): Christopher Whipple in "F@$k it, Yes!" with Music Director Bill Zeffiro at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Monday, April 23, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly sings "Six Different Shows, Six Different Musicians, Six Monday Nights" with Sean Harkness on guitar at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Sunday, April 29, 2018 (7pm): Sierra Rein's solo debut show, "Running in Place," with Musical Director Bill Zeffiro, directed by James Beaman with Matt Scharfglass on bass and Rex Benincasa on drums, at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 West 42nd St, NYC.
Monday, April 30, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly sings "Six Different Shows, Six Different Musicians, Six Monday Nights" with Ritt Henn on bass at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Friday, May 4, 2018 (7pm): "Lisa Viggiano sings Bruce on Christopher" with Lisa Viggiano (Directed by Tanya Moberly and Musical Director Matt Scharfglass) at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Saturday, May 5, 2018 (3:30pm): Rian Keating raises money for The Lower East Side Preparatory High School's Golden Door Scholarship Fund with his show "When You Go Down To The Sea: Songs of Wandering/Songs of Home" with Music Director Woody Regan at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Saturday, May 12, 2018 (2pm): Sierra Rein's solo debut show, "Running in Place," with Musical Director Bill Zeffiro, directed by James Beaman with Matt Scharfglass on bass and Rex Benincasa on drums, at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 West 42nd St, NYC.
NEXT SALON!
Our next journey into musical wonder will be March 18th on the theme "When the Spirit Moves Me" with Co-Host Mark Watson and Salon Spotlight...me...Sierra Rein! So...come and come sing with us!
Thursday, April 19, 2018 (7pm): Joan Jaffe will be Parnell's Spotlight with Bill Zeffiro as Musical Director and special guests - no cover, $25 food/drink minimum at Parnell's, 350 E. 53rd Street, NYC.
Friday, April 20, 2018 (6pm): Christopher Whipple in "F@$k it, Yes!" with Music Director Bill Zeffiro at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Monday, April 23, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly sings "Six Different Shows, Six Different Musicians, Six Monday Nights" with Sean Harkness on guitar at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Sunday, April 29, 2018 (7pm): Sierra Rein's solo debut show, "Running in Place," with Musical Director Bill Zeffiro, directed by James Beaman with Matt Scharfglass on bass and Rex Benincasa on drums, at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 West 42nd St, NYC.
Monday, April 30, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly sings "Six Different Shows, Six Different Musicians, Six Monday Nights" with Ritt Henn on bass at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Friday, May 4, 2018 (7pm): "Lisa Viggiano sings Bruce on Christopher" with Lisa Viggiano (Directed by Tanya Moberly and Musical Director Matt Scharfglass) at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Saturday, May 5, 2018 (3:30pm): Rian Keating raises money for The Lower East Side Preparatory High School's Golden Door Scholarship Fund with his show "When You Go Down To The Sea: Songs of Wandering/Songs of Home" with Music Director Woody Regan at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Saturday, May 12, 2018 (2pm): Sierra Rein's solo debut show, "Running in Place," with Musical Director Bill Zeffiro, directed by James Beaman with Matt Scharfglass on bass and Rex Benincasa on drums, at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 West 42nd St, NYC.
NEXT SALON!
Our next journey into musical wonder will be March 18th on the theme "When the Spirit Moves Me" with Co-Host Mark Watson and Salon Spotlight...me...Sierra Rein! So...come and come sing with us!
-Sierra Rein
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