Elizabeth Sullivan: My Song

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Elizabeth Sullivan

My Song

Metropolitan Room, NYC, May 2, 2016

Reviewed by Peter Haas for Cabaret Scenes

Photo: Heather Sullivan
Photo: Heather Sullivan

There are certain signs that spring has come to New York. The city’s parks turn green, the sun stays longer in the sky, and Elizabeth Sullivan returns for a birthday concert with her family. And so it came to pass that on a warm Sunday afternoon in May, the Metropolitan Room was packed with friends and fans as Sullivan mounted the stage to perform her original songs in her own sweet-spirited style, accompanied by a growing family roster, now including grandchildren.

Dressed smartly in a white pants suit, her hair becomingly upswept and her Oklahoma charm undiminished, she turned the room into a combination love-fest and party. Among performers: her daughter-in-law, Robin Brooks, herself a popular professional, performing Elizabeth’s “Turn It Around” and, with KT Sullivan, “As Long As We Sing,”  which was inspired by the work of Mabel Mercer; Robin’s son, Montana, now a young man about to enter college, soloing as a fine pianist; KT going solo on “How Were We to Know?”; Stacy Sullivan with a jazzy “Lullaby of Birdland” and then joining forces on “Where It Goes” with her daughter, Savannah Brown, who has become a charming singer/guitarist in her own right.

Star of the afternoon was Elizabeth herself, performing her own songs “Here I Am,” “Beyond the World,” “Do I Remember You?
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” and her poignant tribute to her late husband, Jim, “Not Tonight,” which she had written originally for his 70th birthday.
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Accompanying the proceedings were Dennis Buck as musical director/pianist and Tom Hubbard on bass, with Jon Weber stepping in to accompany Stacy.

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For the afternoon’s finale, the stage filled with generations of Sullivans to sing Elizabeth’s “Friends,” followed by a rousing sing-along with the audience of “Oklahoma!
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The gods willing, Elizabeth and the family will come together again next year to celebrate one more birthday. How many years? A gentleman reviewer doesn’t tell.

Peter Haas

Writer, editor, lyricist and banjo plunker, Peter Haas has been contributing features and performance reviews for Cabaret Scenes since the magazine’s infancy. As a young folk-singer, he co-starred on Channel 13’s first children’s series, Once Upon a Day; wrote scripts, lyrics and performed on Pickwick Records’ children’s albums, and co-starred on the folk album, All Day Singing. In a corporate career, Peter managed editorial functions for CBS Records and McGraw-Hill, and today writes for a stable of business magazines. An ASCAP Award-winning lyricist, his work has been performed at Carnegie Hall, Feinstein’s, Metropolitan Room and other fine saloons.