The Salon Wrap-Up for June 30th, 2019: "Love Is Where You Find It"

We found love at the Salon tonight with the wonderful MULTIPLE MAC Award-winning Singer/Songwriter, Pianist, Musical Director, and Recording Artist Bill Zeffiro as our guest host/pianist, and the gorgeous Liora Michelle as our co-host!  Liora has performed classic lyric soprano roles to critical acclaim, including Mimì, Musetta, Micaela, Nedda, Leonora (Il Trovatore), and Desdemona (Otello), among others, receiving praise for "the intensity of her performance and the extraordinary quality of her talent" (Il Globo) and her "heavenly sense of phrasing and timing" (The Herald Sun).

Bill and Liora started the evening with "Love Is Where You Find It."  They opened the second half with "Padam, Padam," "Fifty Percent/One Fine Day," and "Metropolitan Scat," and closed the evening with "Tu vuò fà l'Americano."

Bill can be seen every Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from 8pm-12am at La Ravista and every Thursday from 8pm-11pm at Parnell's.  His CD, BETTER THAN NOTHING, is available on Amazon, iTunes, and CD Baby.  For more information, go to www.billzeffiro.com.

Liora returns to Don't Tell Mama in her debut cabaret show, THE GREEDY SOPRANO, on November 7th and 8th at 7pm.  For more information, go to www.donttellmamanyc.com or www.lioramichelle.com.

Zeffiro's Corner

Bill wowed us all with songs from his upcoming opera, "Truman & Nancy," which is based on the graphic novel Capote In Kansas, which was written in response to In Cold Blood.  The beautiful and ridiculously talented Abby Hase sang for us as Nancy, and started with "This House Was Full of Love."  Bill then sang one of Truman Capote's songs, "Lillie Mae," and, finally, Abby sang Nancy's "I Never Searched."

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 Bill Zeffiro unless otherwise noted.

Co-Host: Liora Michelle
Bobbie Horowitz
Angela Leone
Lou Iacovino
Victoria Weill-Hogai
Natsuko Matsumura
Katie McGrath
Goldie Dver
Madison Zahorsky
Bryan McClary
Yazuka Takemoto
Candice Oden
Andrea Axelrod (with Matthew Martin Ward on the piano)
Matthew Martin Ward (with himself on the 88s)
Janice Hall (with Matthew Martin Ward at the keys)
Zeffiro's Corner
BREAK
Co-Host: Liora Michelle
Tanya Moberly
Joan Jaffe
Jim Speake
Roberta Feldhusen
Kimberly Neuwirth
Frank Dain
Joshua Bennett
Alison Nusbaum
Co-Host: Liora Michelle

Special thanks to our musicians for the evening, Bill Zeffiro and Matthew Martin Ward. Thanks also to Alison Nusbaum on lights and sound, and astounding waitstaff Joshua and Leo, and management at Don't Tell Mama. Also thanks to our videographer for the evening, Steve Bustamante.

Ongoing Shows:

Mondays Starting July 9th (6pm): Peaceable Hour with Sarah Rice, Janice Hall, and Mark Watson at St. Clements Church, free, see schedule for details - peaceablehour.com, 423 West 46th Street, NYC.

Upcoming Shows:

Sunday, July 14th, 2019 (4pm): Tanya Moberly and Becca Kidwell perform in Meg Flather's "A Cabaret Sisterhood" at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.

Monday, July 15th, 2019 (7pm): Tanya Moberly performs in "Infinite Joy: A Cabaret Benefit for the Joyful Heart Foundation," produced by Becca Kidwell, at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.

Thursday, August 1st, 2019 (7pm): Joan Jaffe performs in "Little Girl Blue" at Pangea, 178 2nd Avenue, NYC.

Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 (7pm): Joan Jaffe performs in "Little Girl Blue" at Pangea, 178 2nd Avenue, NYC.

Sunday, September 8th, 2019 (4pm): Andrea Axelrod performs "After The Bawl" at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.

Friday, September 13th, 2019 (7pm): Andrea Axelrod performs "After The Bawl" at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.

Thursday, October 17th, 2019 (7pm): Bobbie Horowitz brings her show "It's Just A Number!" to Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.

Sunday, December 16th, 2019 (7pm): Bobbie Horowitz brings her show "It's Just A Number!" to Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.

NEXT SALON: July 7th, 2019

Join us next week for out theme of "The Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer." Our Guest Host at the piano will be Matthew Martin Ward, and our Co-Host will be Tim Cahill. Salon will be at Don't Tell Mama every Sunday until Labor Day, so hit repeat on your calendar!

- Candice Oden
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