Monday, February 10, 2014

The Salon Wrap-Up for February 9, 2014 - "All Kinds of Love"

February 9, 2014
Theme: “All Kinds of Love”

Our Co-Host was MAC and Bistro Award Winner Marta Sanders! Marta will be at The Laurie Beechman Theater – 407 West 42nd St, NYC 10036 – with her VALENTINE’S SHOW February 15th at 7pm & February 16th at 1pm. For more information: www.martanyc.com

Our Salon Spotlight features Natasha Castillo with Steven Ray Watkins on piano (and vocals!) Natasha will be at The Duplex – 61 Christopher St, NYC 10014 – with THEY’D ONLY JUST BEGUN – A CARPENTER’S TALE March 1st at 7pm & March 21st at 7pm. For more information: www.natashacastillo.com


Sneak Peek: Classical Corner

For a song that certainly needed no introduction, Mark Janas talked passionately about Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.” According to Mark, it was an experiment in its day, combining jazz idioms with a classical form. It premiered with Paul Whiteman and his orchestra in NYC on February 12, 1924 (90 years ago this Wednesday!) George died of a brain tumor at age 38 - just imagine what beautiful music could have been made if he lived a full and healthy life.

The song was re-arranged for a full orchestra in 1942, and has been conducted by none other than Leonard Bernstein. Later, Gershwin himself reduced the orchestrations into an arrangement for one person, which is what Mark played for us tonight. And it was breathtaking!


Roster of singers for the evening (in order of appearance):
(click link to visit the singer’s website, when available.)

Bob Diamond
John Koprowski
Jennylind Parris
David Ballard
Irenka Jakubiak
Richard Eisenberg
Nick Miller
Maddie Obregon
Paul James Farinella
Brian Shaw
Matthew Martin Ward
Bill Zeffiro

Special thanks to tonight’s pianists and musicians: Mark Janas, Steven Ray Watkins, Gretchen Reinhagen, Paul James Farinella, Dennis Yerry, Bill Zeffiro.


Upcoming shows:

Wednesday, February 12, 2014 (7pm) - Jennylind Parris in “A Woman of Character: A Tribute to the Incomparable Carol Burnett” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.

Saturday, February 15, 2014 (7pm) - Marta Sanders in “Be My Valentine: Love, Marta” at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W 42nd St, NYC.

Sunday, February 16, 2014 (1pm) - Marta Sanders in “Be My Valentine: Love, Marta” at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W 42nd St, NYC.

Sunday, February 16, 2014 (5pm) - Bob Diamond in “As Time Goes By - My Memories of the Movies” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.

Tuesday, February 18, 2014 (9:30pm) - Carly Ozard can be seen in Jason Brock’s show at 54 Below, 254 W 54th St, Cellar, NYC.

Friday, February 21 - Sunday, March 9, 2014 (Wed-Sat 7pm, Sat-Sun 2pm) - Erin Cronican in “Dying City” - the 1st NY revival of Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Drama, with The Seeing Place Theater - 314 W 54th St, 4th Floor.

Sunday, February 23, 2014 (5pm) - Bob Diamond in “As Time Goes By - My Memories of the Movies” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014 (7pm) - Tanya Moberly in “I Love NY Songwriters” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.

Friday, February 28, 2014 (7pm) - David Ballard in “Having It All” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.

Friday, February 28, 2014 (7pm) - Bob Diamond in “As Time Goes By - My Memories of the Movies” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.

Saturday, March 1, 2014 (7pm) - Natasha Castillo in “They’d Only Just Begun- A Carpenters Tale” at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St, NYC.

Tuesday, March 4, 2014 (7:30pm) - Elaine St George in “Elaine St George sings Steve Goodman” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.

Friday, March 7, 2014 (9:30pm) - David Ballard in “Having It All” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.

Friday, March 7, 2014 (7pm) - Bob Diamond in “As Time Goes By - My Memories of the Movies” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.

Thursday, March 13, 2014 (7pm) - Gretchen Reinhagen in “Listen to the Music: The Songs of My 70s” at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St, NYC.

Saturday, March 15, 2014 (7pm) - Gretchen Reinhagen in “Listen to the Music: The Songs of My 70s” at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St, NYC.

Tuesday, March 18, 2014 (7pm) - Gretchen Reinhagen in “Listen to the Music: The Songs of My 70s” at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St, NYC.

Friday, March 21, 2014 (7pm) - Natasha Castillo in “They’d Only Just Begun- A Carpenters Tale” at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St, NYC.

Sunday, March 23, 2014 (4:30pm) - Gretchen Reinhagen in “Listen to the Music: The Songs of My 70s” at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St, NYC.

Wednesday, March 26, 2014 (7:30pm) - Elaine St George in “Elaine St George sings Steve Goodman” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.

Friday, March 28, 2014 (8pm) - Brian Shaw and David Ballard in a Spring Concert with the Lesbian and Gay Big Apple Corps at Symphony Space, NYC.

Wednesday, April 30, 2014 (7:30pm) - Elaine St George in “Elaine St George sings Steve Goodman” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.

May 2014 - Susan Hodgdon in a Judy Garland show

Sundays, May/June 2014 (4:30pm) - Carly Ozard in “Midler On The Roof” music directed by Steven Ray Watkins at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St, NYC.

May/June, 2014 - John Koprowski in “5 Years That Rocked The World, 1964-1969”



Next Week’s Salon

Next week our optional theme is “Sex and The Salon.” Our co-host will be the always amazing (and sexy) Janice Hall! We’ll see you then!


Erin Cronican
Blogette for The Salon
(Updates? Changes? Email me.)

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A few things you may find different from The Salon Blog in 2014. Here is an update regarding a few structural changes which will take place on the blog starting in 2014.

From now on, the blog will take a more streamlined approach to encapsulate what each Salon night entailed. It will now simply state what the Theme was, who Co-Hosted, who was the Salon Spotlight, what Classical Corner was about and then will list the performing members that were in attendance that night. Below that will be a list of the upcoming shows of ONLY the people who attended that evening. The Blogette of each evening will still be at the door to collect monies but will take minimal notes - so make sure he or she has all song and show information written on the signup cards when you fill it out. Thank you!

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