After a two-week hiatus, Salon has returned! To kick us off for the fall, the warm and lovely Barb Malley was our co-host for the very first time. The theme for the evening was "The Secret of Life," and, given Barb's background (she has been both a nun and a psychologist, as well as a performer!), she certainly has some life experience to contribute on this topic. Barb started things off with an appropriately philosophical take on the song Once Upon a Time (Charles Strouse and Lee Adams).
Barb is a MAC Award winner (2016) in the musical comedy category, and her upcoming show at Don't Tell Mama combines two important themes in her personal and performing life: "From Brooklyn to Broadway" opens Thursday, October 4th. With that in mind, Barb put together a set of songs chronicling the ups and downs of life, Her first selection was Look to the Rainbow (Burton Lane and Yip Harburg, Finian's Rainbow), honoring her Irish heritage. After that song, Barb felt that the Irish were preparing us for something good, so to illustrate, she chose Something's Coming (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) from West Side Story. She closed her set with a charming and hilarious Brooklyn love story, He Had Refinement (Arthur Schwartz, Dorothy Fields, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn).
To close the show, Barb finally supplied an answer to the evening's riddle, singing James Taylor's The Secret of Life.
Barb Malley Quick Wrap - Classical Corner
For tonight's Classical Corner, Mark Janas introduced a piece that he says saved his life when he was in college. The piece is Kreisleriana, Op.16, a fantasy in eight movements, by Robert Schumann. Schumann wrote this piece in only four days, in 1838, and it is considered one of his best works. (Indeed, Schumann sometimes referred to it as his favorite composition.) Kreisleriana (the title is taken from the name of a character in ETA Hoffmann's stories) is a highly dramatic piece which reflects two sides of Schumann's personality: Florestan, the impulsive side, and Eusabius, the introspective, gentle side.Mark played the second and third movements for us tonight. One of the chief characteristics of this work is the back and forth between the two "characters." The second movement begins lyrically, and then alternates with a fast, driving, and chromatically complex theme.These two contrasting natures dominate the fabric of Kreisleriana.
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.
Barb Malley (Matthew Martin Ward at the piano)
Matthew Martin Ward (accompanying himself)
Bobbie Horowitz
Kit
Marnie Klar
Becca Kidwell
Rian Keating
Bennett Silverstein
Michael Colby (Andrea Colby at the piano)
Jared Gilmore
Ira Lee Collings (John Cook at the piano)
Renee Katz (John Cook at the piano)
Andrea Axelrod (John Cook at the piano)
Janice Hall (Matthew Martin Ward at the piano)
Lauren Stanford
Classical Corner
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Barb Malley (Matthew Martin Ward at the piano)
Tanya Moberly
Rian Keating
Kit
Bennett Silverstein
Becca Kidwell
Lauren Stanford
Sierra Rein
El
Bobbie Horowitz
Ira Lee Collings (John Cook at the piano)
Renee Katz (John Cook at the piano)
Andrea Axelrod (John Cook at the piano)
Janice Hall (Matthew Martin Ward at the piano)
Matthew Martin Ward (accompanying himself)
Barb Malley (Matthew Martin Ward at the piano)
Special thanks to tonight's musicians: Mark Janas, Matthew Martin Ward, Andrea Colby, and John Cook. Also thanks to Jared Gilmore on lights and sound, our videographer Zoltan Suhay, and the amazing waitstaff and management at Etcetera Etcetera.
Upcoming performances by guests of this evening's Salon:
Ongoing Performances:
Tuesdays, 6:30-7:30pm: "Peaceable Hour" is at St. Malachy's (The Actor's Church) in September. Take a break from the stress of the city, and immerse yourself in beautiful music, with Sarah Rice, Janice Hall, and Mark Watson. 239 W 49th Street, NYC. (FREE!)
Upcoming Shows:
Saturday, September 22, 2018 (2pm): Sierra Rein returns to The Laurie Beechman Theater with "Running in Place" with Bill Zeffiro, Matt Scharfglass, and Rex Benincasa - Directed by James Beaman. The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W 42nd St, NYC.Sunday, September 23rd, 2018 (5:30 pm): Ira Lee Collings is "Naked from the Neck Up," with musical direction by John Cook, at Don't Tell Mama, 345 W. 46th Street, NYC.
Wednesday, September 26, 2018 (9:30pm): Sierra Rein returns to The Laurie Beechman Theater with "Running in Place" with Bill Zeffiro, Matt Scharfglass, and Rex Benincasa - Directed by James Beaman. The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W 42nd St, NYC.
Saturday, September 29, 2018 (3:30pm): The Cabaret Theater Workshop Showcase, directed by Peter Napolitano with musical direction by Matthew Martin Ward at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Sunday, September 30, 2018 (4pm): Andrea Axelrod sings "Centenary," celebrating six artists born in 1918. Music director is John M. Cook and Tom Hubbard is on bass at Don't Tell Mama, 345 W 46th Street, NYC.
Sunday, September 30, 2018 (7:30 pm): Ira Lee Collings is "Naked from the Neck Up," with musical direction by John Cook, at Don't Tell Mama, 345 W. 46th Street, NYC.
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018 (7:00 pm): Ira Lee Collings is "Naked from the Neck Up," with musical direction by John Cook, at Don't Tell Mama, 345 W. 46th Street, NYC.
Thursday, October 4th, 2018 (7:00 pm): Barb Malley takes us "From Brooklyn to Broadway," at Don't Tell Mama, 345 W 46th Street, NYC.
Saturday, October 6, 2018 (4:00pm): Rian Keating performs "Sentimental Melancholia" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 W 46th Street, NYC
Saturday, October 13, 2018 (4pm): Becca Kidwell will be a "Fangirl" in her solo show at Don't Tell Mama, 345 W 46th Street, NYC.
Saturday, October 13th, 2018 (2:00 pm): The final NY encore performance of Dan Ruth's award-winning "A Life Behind Bars," directed by Tanya Moberly, will be at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, 402 W 42nd, NYC.
Sunday, October 14th, 2018 (1:00 pm): Marnie Klar and Renee Katz help Richard Skipper celebrate "The Abundant Life," at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W 42nd, NYC.
Monday, October 15th, 2018 (7:00 pm): Ira Lee Collings is "Naked from the Neck Up," with musical direction by John Cook, at Don't Tell Mama, 345 W. 46th Street, NYC.
Tuesday, October 16 (7pm): Frances O'Flynn and Matthew Martin Ward perform a Jimmy Kennedy show at Don't Tell Mama, 345 W 46th Street, NYC.
Wednesday, October 17th, 2018 (7:00 pm): Renee Katz presents "Only from the Heart Can You Touch the Sky," with John Cook at the piano. Don't Tell Mama, 345 W 46th, NYC.
Thursday, October 18, 2018 (7pm): Bobbie Horowitz presents "It's Just a Number," with Bob Diamond and Marnie Klar performing, at Don't Tell Mama, 345 W 46th Street, NYC.
Friday, October 19, 2018 (9:30pm): Tanya Moberly directs "She Bangs She Bangs," written and performed by Jennifer Bangs at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Thursday, October 25, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Kendra Cunningham in "This Could Be You" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Friday, October 26, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Amy Beth Williams at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Wednesday, October 31, 2018 (7pm): Sarah Rice and Sierra Rein (as part of Marquee Five) performs in a special Halloween "Into Sweeney Todd's Woods: Sondheim Unplugged" at Feinstein's 54 Below, 254 W 54th St, Cellar, NYC.
Monday, November 5, 2018 (7pm): "Marnie Klar Sings Bobbie Gentry," directed by Tanya Moberly, at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Saturday, November 10, 2018 (1pm): "Marnie Klar Sings Bobbie Gentry," directed by Tanya Moberly, at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Sunday, November 12, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs "She Bangs She Bangs," written and performed by Jennifer Bangs at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Sunday, November 12, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs "Lisa Viggiano Sings Bruce on Restaurant Row" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Thursday, November 15th, 2018 (7:00 pm): Bennett Silverstein performs "Born to be Bennett," at The Duplex, 61 Christopher Street, NYC.
Friday, November 16, 2018 (7pm): "Marnie Klar Sings Bobbie Gentry," directed by Tanya Moberly, at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Saturday, November 17, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Amy Beth Williams at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Sunday, November 25, 2018 (7pm): Sierra Rein (as part of Marquee Five) performs in "Sondheim Unplugged" at Feinstein's 54 Below, 254 W 54th St, Cellar, NYC.
Thursday, November 29, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Kendra Cunningham in "This Could Be You" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Friday, November 30, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Amy Beth Williams at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Saturday, December 1, 2018 (5pm): Tanya Moberly directs "She Bangs She Bangs," written and performed by Jennifer Bangs at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Friday, December 7, 2018 (7pm): "Marnie Klar Sings Bobbie Gentry," directed by Tanya Moberly, at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Sunday, December 9, 2018 (3:30pm): Frances O'Flynn and Matthew Martin Ward perform a Jimmy Kennedy show at Don't Tell Mama, 345 W 46th Street, NYC.
Monday, December 10, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Amy Beth Williams at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Thursday, December 13, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Kendra Cunningham in "This Could Be You" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Saturday, December 29, 2018 (4pm): "Sally Darling Sings Beatrice Lillie" with Matthew Martin Ward, Music Director at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Sunday, December 30, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs "Lisa Viggiano Sings Bruce on Restaurant Row" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Next Salon! September 23rd, 2018:
The newly crowned winner of "Mama's Next Big Act," Lynda Rodolitz, is our co-host for an evening celebrating "Furry Friends." Salon Spotlight is Jennifer Bangs.
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