The Salon Wrap-Up for April 29th, 2018: "Family Matters"
Guest Host/Pianist, Tracy Stark; Co-Host, Deborah Zecher
Spring in New York is still struggling to break through, but with Guest Host Tracy Stark and Co-Host Deborah Zecher, and tonight's theme, Family Matters, Salon was guaranteed to be warm and wonderful. Deborah--Rabbi, Wife, Mother, and Singer--is making her solo cabaret debut on May 6th, with Tracy Stark as her music director. They opened the evening with some "Cockeyed Optimism," utilizing a well-known song with a similar name, from South Pacific.
For her three-song set, Deborah drew from her upcoming show, "On Purpose." Her first song was a recollection from childhood, "Dancing All the Time" (Maltby and Shire, from the musical Big). She talked about being one of the first female rabbis in the country, and being pregnant, to boot. The beautiful song "Stop, Time," was the perfect choice here.
For her three-song set, Deborah drew from her upcoming show, "On Purpose." Her first song was a recollection from childhood, "Dancing All the Time" (Maltby and Shire, from the musical Big). She talked about being one of the first female rabbis in the country, and being pregnant, to boot. The beautiful song "Stop, Time," was the perfect choice here.
To close the set, Deborah paid tribute to those family members no longer with us, with the lovely song of remembrance, "Yesh Kochavim," accompanied by her son, well-known accompanist Joshua Zecher-Ross.
To close the evening, Deborah chose "Morning Glow," from Pippin.
To close the evening, Deborah chose "Morning Glow," from Pippin.
Salon Spotlight
In the Salon Spotlight tonight, we were delighted to have actor-singer-puppeteer Leslie Carrara-Rudolph with us. She opened her set with one of her favorite songs from childhood, "Mairzy Doats," and she recalled how as a "kid" she tried to eat ivy, too. (That didn't go so well.)
Leslie also brought along some "family members," including Granny Dot, who let us know that she was not OLD, she was HISTORY. Granny Dot also took questions from the audience, which led to a discussion of inter-species relationships (don't ask). Next up was Lollie, aged five. Lollie seemed kind of obsessed with candy, and sang a hilarious Broadway medley for us.
Leslie and her kin have more in store for anyone lucky enough to be at the Laurie Beechman Theatre tomorrow at 7, as she performs her cabaret show, "What Just Happened?"
Quick Wrap - Tracy's Corner
In lieu of Classical Corner, tonight's Guest Host, music director and songwriter extraordinaire Tracy Stark, treated us to a few of her original songs. The first was "Welcome Home," a lovely song written for a friend's newly adopted child. She followed that up with the sexy, soulful "You've Changed Me," and for her final number, Tracy chose a moving song of love and getting older, "Life's Been Kind."
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 Tracy Stark unless otherwise noted.
Co-Host: Deborah Zecher
Lisa Dennett
Bobbie Horowitz
Leslie and her kin have more in store for anyone lucky enough to be at the Laurie Beechman Theatre tomorrow at 7, as she performs her cabaret show, "What Just Happened?"
Quick Wrap - Tracy's Corner
In lieu of Classical Corner, tonight's Guest Host, music director and songwriter extraordinaire Tracy Stark, treated us to a few of her original songs. The first was "Welcome Home," a lovely song written for a friend's newly adopted child. She followed that up with the sexy, soulful "You've Changed Me," and for her final number, Tracy chose a moving song of love and getting older, "Life's Been Kind."
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 Tracy Stark unless otherwise noted.
Co-Host: Deborah Zecher
Lisa Dennett
Bobbie Horowitz
Louisa Lee
Rian Keating
Adam Shapiro
Salon Spotlight: Leslie Carrara-Rudolph (Michael Hicks, piano)
Tracy's Corner
BREAK
Co-Host: Deborah Zecher (Tracy Stark and Joshua Zecher-Ross, piano)
Tanya Moberly
Jared Gilmore (playing for himself)
Bobbie Horowitz
Richard Eisenberg
Becca Kidwell
Gretchen Reinhagen
Janice Hall
Adam Shapiro
Co-Host: Deborah Zecher
Special thanks to tonight's pianists: Tracy Stark, Michael Hicks, and Joshua Zecher-Ross. Also to Jared Gilmore on lights and sound, the amazing waitstaff and management at Etcetera Etcetera, and our videographer, Ruben Olvera.
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.
Every Tuesday (6pm-7pm) : "Peaceable Hour - Music to soothe the spirit and restore the heart" with Sarah Rice, Mark Watson, and Janice Hall. FREE at Saint Clements Church and Chapel, 423 West 46th Street, NYC.
Louisa Lee performs with the Rick Bogart Trio on Wednesday nights, at The Ali Baba Terrace,
862 Second Ave, NYC.
Upcoming Shows
Sunday April 21-May 13, 2018 (various times) - Erin Cronican is appearing in the one woman play, "My Name Is Rachel Corrie" and is also directing the play "I Am My Own Wife" - both with The Seeing Place Theater @ the Paradise Factory, 64 E 4th Street, 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.
Thursday, May 17, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Kendra Cunningham in "This Could Be You" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Friday, May 18, 2018 (7:30pm): Amy Beth Williams and others perform in "All The Way: The Music of Jimmy Van Heusen" at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, 154 West 57th Street, NYC.
Friday, May 18, 2018 (9:30 pm): Cathy Dresden (aka Joe Herman) performs her show, "An Old Fashioned Girl," at Pangea, 178 Second Ave., NYC
Saturday, May 19, 2018 (7pm): Rosanna Magarelli makes her solo cabaret debut in "(Almost) Like Being in Love," at Don't Tell Mama, 345 W 46th Street, NYC.
Wednesday, May 23, 2018 (7pm): Deborah Zecher debuts her first solo show, "On Purpose," with music director Tracy Stark, at Don't Tell Mama, 345 W 46th Street, NYC.
Sunday, May 27, 2018 (9:30pm): "The Songs of Thomson and Desmon" features Adam Shapiro at Feinstein's 54 Below, 254 W 54th Street, NYC.
Thursday, May 31st, 2018 (7pm): Hostess with the Mostest Bobbie Horowitz celebrates her birthday while hosting the latest installment of her series, "It's Just a Number," at Don't Tell Mama, 345 W 46th Street, NYC.
Thursday, June 7, 2018 (7pm): Becca Kidwell in Gretchen Reinhagen's Studio Show at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
NEXT SALON! - Sunday, May 6th, 2018:
Next Sunday, our Guest Host/Pianist will be Bill Zeffiro, with Co-Host Warren Schein and Salon Spotlight Kendra Cunningham. The theme is "Those Pesky Memories."
Salon Spotlight: Leslie Carrara-Rudolph (Michael Hicks, piano)
Tracy's Corner
BREAK
Co-Host: Deborah Zecher (Tracy Stark and Joshua Zecher-Ross, piano)
Tanya Moberly
Jared Gilmore (playing for himself)
Bobbie Horowitz
Richard Eisenberg
Becca Kidwell
Gretchen Reinhagen
Janice Hall
Adam Shapiro
Co-Host: Deborah Zecher
Special thanks to tonight's pianists: Tracy Stark, Michael Hicks, and Joshua Zecher-Ross. Also to Jared Gilmore on lights and sound, the amazing waitstaff and management at Etcetera Etcetera, and our videographer, Ruben Olvera.
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.
Every Tuesday (6pm-7pm) : "Peaceable Hour - Music to soothe the spirit and restore the heart" with Sarah Rice, Mark Watson, and Janice Hall. FREE at Saint Clements Church and Chapel, 423 West 46th Street, NYC.
Louisa Lee performs with the Rick Bogart Trio on Wednesday nights, at The Ali Baba Terrace,
862 Second Ave, NYC.
Upcoming Shows
Sunday April 21-May 13, 2018 (various times) - Erin Cronican is appearing in the one woman play, "My Name Is Rachel Corrie" and is also directing the play "I Am My Own Wife" - both with The Seeing Place Theater @ the Paradise Factory, 64 E 4th Street, 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.
Monday, April 30, 2018 (7pm): Leslie Carrara-Rudolph takes a break from Sesame Street to perform her cabaret show, "What Just Happened?" at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W 42nd St, NYC
Wednesday, May 2, 2018 (7pm): Rian Keating can be seen in "When You Go Down To The Sea" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC. (Benefit for the Golden Door Scholarship Fund.)
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 (4pm): Rian Keating can be seen in "When You Go Down To The Sea" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC. (Benefit for the Golden Door Scholarship Fund.)
Sunday, May 6, 2018 (4pm): Deborah Zecher debuts her first solo show, "On Purpose," with music director Tracy Stark, at Don't Tell Mama, 345 W 46th Street, NYC.
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 (7pm): Rosanna Magarelli makes her solo cabaret debut in "(Almost) Like Being in Love," at Don't Tell Mama, 345 W 46th Street, NYC.
Monday, May 14, 2018 (7pm): Deborah Zecher debuts her first solo show, "On Purpose," with music director Tracy Stark, at Don't Tell Mama, 345 W 46th Street, NYC.
Wednesday, May 2, 2018 (7pm): Rian Keating can be seen in "When You Go Down To The Sea" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC. (Benefit for the Golden Door Scholarship Fund.)
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 (4pm): Rian Keating can be seen in "When You Go Down To The Sea" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC. (Benefit for the Golden Door Scholarship Fund.)
Sunday, May 6, 2018 (4pm): Deborah Zecher debuts her first solo show, "On Purpose," with music director Tracy Stark, at Don't Tell Mama, 345 W 46th Street, NYC.
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 (7pm): Rosanna Magarelli makes her solo cabaret debut in "(Almost) Like Being in Love," at Don't Tell Mama, 345 W 46th Street, NYC.
Monday, May 14, 2018 (7pm): Deborah Zecher debuts her first solo show, "On Purpose," with music director Tracy Stark, at Don't Tell Mama, 345 W 46th Street, NYC.
Thursday, May 17, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Kendra Cunningham in "This Could Be You" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Friday, May 18, 2018 (7:30pm): Amy Beth Williams and others perform in "All The Way: The Music of Jimmy Van Heusen" at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, 154 West 57th Street, NYC.
Friday, May 18, 2018 (9:30 pm): Cathy Dresden (aka Joe Herman) performs her show, "An Old Fashioned Girl," at Pangea, 178 Second Ave., NYC
Saturday, May 19, 2018 (7pm): Rosanna Magarelli makes her solo cabaret debut in "(Almost) Like Being in Love," at Don't Tell Mama, 345 W 46th Street, NYC.
Wednesday, May 23, 2018 (7pm): Deborah Zecher debuts her first solo show, "On Purpose," with music director Tracy Stark, at Don't Tell Mama, 345 W 46th Street, NYC.
Sunday, May 27, 2018 (9:30pm): "The Songs of Thomson and Desmon" features Adam Shapiro at Feinstein's 54 Below, 254 W 54th Street, NYC.
Thursday, May 31st, 2018 (7pm): Hostess with the Mostest Bobbie Horowitz celebrates her birthday while hosting the latest installment of her series, "It's Just a Number," at Don't Tell Mama, 345 W 46th Street, NYC.
Thursday, June 7, 2018 (7pm): Becca Kidwell in Gretchen Reinhagen's Studio Show at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
NEXT SALON! - Sunday, May 6th, 2018:
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