Roslyn Kind

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Roslyn Kind

54 Below, NYC, May 2, 2015

By Candace Leeds for Cabaret Scenes

Roslyn-Kind-Cabaret-Scenes-Magazine_212“Don’t eat the daisies,” said Roslyn Kind, as she waltzed through the cheering audience giving out flowers, making her grand entrance at Studio 54. From the moment she got on stage and began to sing, one couldn’t help but be aware of her familial relationship with the grand diva, Barbra Streisand, her half-sister. Kind has much of the beautiful vocal quality and elegant phrasing and diction we revere in her famous sister, and a strong physical resemblance as well.

Introducing the song, “The Fool on the Hill” (Paul McCartney), Kind explained that it was a track on her very first album, on RCA, recorded when she was 17 (she showed the cover). She gave us some of her history, talking about her first nightclub appearance at the Persian Room at the Plaza Hotel.

Throughout the show she wove in historical tidbits about her career, explaining that she was introduced to the song “Perfect” by its writer, singer Ann Hampton Callaway, whom she met when they both performed on a gay cruise in 1987. “Who knew?  You took all the jobs then!” Kind exclaimed. She wowed us with powerful versions of “All That Jazz” (Kander & Ebb) and “It Only Takes a Moment” (Jerry Herman). Her final number, “What the World Needs Now Is Love” and the encore, “Can You Read My Mind?” (Leslie Bricusse/John Williams), were among the most expressive offerings of the evening.

Candace Leeds

Candace Leeds has been steeped in the world of music since the age of twelve, when she enrolled in Juilliard to study voice and prepare for a professional career. After 15 years of music studies, she moved into entertainment management at New York's Town Hall, where she produced concerts and served as Associate Director. Her writing and marketing skills led to senior positions in major public relations firms, including the PR arm of Grey Advertising and The Rowland Company, which became part of Saatchi and Saatchi. For the past two decades, she served as Vice President of Public Affairs at the multi-billion dollar conglomerate, Loews Corporation, and now has her own marketing consulting company. While pursuing her business career, she continued her music involvement, studying cabaret and occasionally performing in local New York venues. Candace is an accomplished writer whose work has appeared in the New York Daily News, TV World, and many others.