Melissa Manchester

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Melissa Manchester

Feinstein’s/54 Below, NYC, Friday, March 3, 2017

Reviewed by Candace Leeds for Cabaret Scenes

Melissa Manchester

Melissa Manchester transported an adoring audience back into the ’70s and ’80s with a winning performance of many of her greatest hits. Her powerful voice, evocative style and winning personality were undiminished, as she traced her 45-year career through stories and song.

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Manchester opened with a rousing “I Happen to Like New York” (Cole Porter) as she declared, “Now I’m back to the land of the living—that’s how I feel when I am in this town!” Throughout the lively show, she made creative use of videos, using two screens flanking the stage. For several songs, she managed to perfectly sync her live performance with the image her younger self in concert, particularly in the punchy “You Should Hear How She Talks About You” (Dean Pitchford/Tom Snow). That song, originally recorded for her album Hey Ricky, was a real departure for Manchester, who had previously been known for her ballads. She performed her Academy Award- nominated hit, “Through the Eyes of Love (Theme from Ice Castles)” (Marvin Hamlisch/Carole Bayer Sager), accompanied by a video of the late Hamlisch on piano, and her medley of Barry Manilow songs was a duet with Manilow on video. Her interpretation of “Be My Baby” (Jeff Barry/Ellie Greenwich/Phil Spector), made famous by the Ronettes, brought new meaning to the words. Of course, Manchester totally inhabited her hit song, “Don’t Cry Out Loud” (Peter Allen/Carole Bayer Sager) and the audience responded with a rousing standing ovation. Melissa Manchester treated the audience to a grand supper-club evening.

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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.