Marilyn Maye: “Marilyn By Request” Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street January 3-6 & 9, 2013 event web site Reviewed by Martha Wade Steketee January 3, 2013 “I’ve recorded this, I know this.” “I’m in the Smithsonian you guys.” The place is packed, the celebrity sightings are rich (from Jamie deRoy to Caroline O’Connor to Jim … Continue reading
David Brenner The Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street August 22, 23, 25, 2012 event web site performer web site Reviewed by Martha Wade Steketee August 23, 2012 Over the past few years I’ve had the opportunity to visit some of the stalwarts of 1970s and 1980s television on various New York stages. “Madame” (and Rick … Continue reading
Grace Cosgrove: Spend an Evening with Grace with Don Rebic, Jason DiMatteo, Danny Mallon directed by Marilyn Maye The Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street April 29, April 30, May 2, May 4, June 8 2012 event web site Reviewed by Martha Wade Steketee May 2, 2012 At the Metropolitan Room this Spring during five month-spanning … Continue reading
Barb Jungr “Man in the Long Black Coat” with Tracy Stark The Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street April 10-28, 2012 event web site artist web site Reviewed by Martha Wade Steketee April 12, 2012 I am a child of the 60s whose musical tastes are rooted decades earlier. Jazz and blues and ballads and great … Continue reading
Marilyn Maye: “Marilyn By Request” Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street Three night engagement — January 4, 5, and 6, 2012 at 7pm event web site Reviewed by Martha Wade Steketee January 6, 2012 “Oh my God, so many songs.” “He’s so good. It’s like we rehearsed.” I believe in singing from experience and carving … Continue reading
Rita Gardner in Try To Remember: A Look Back at Off-Broadway Musical direction by Alex Rybeck Direction by Barry Kleinbort Musical staging by Pamela Sousa Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street production web site: http://metropolitanroom.com/show.cfm?id=93077 September 9-18, 2011 [5 non consecutive nights] Reviewed by Martha Wade Steketee September 9, 2011 One of the big benefits of press … Continue reading
Wesla Whitfield and Mike Greensill and Trio Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street production web site: http://metropolitanroom.com/show.cfm?id=82335 June 2, 2011 — June 12, 2011 Reviewed by Martha Wade Steketee June 3, 2011 My tastes for straight ahead jazz and straight ahead, no bells and whistles jazz vocalists began long ago in my childhood living room. Mom … Continue reading
