Jeremy Sussman
Sings More of the American Songbook and Other Curiosities
Don’t Tell Mama, NYC, September 14, 2017
Reviewed by Bart Greenberg for Cabaret Scenes
Jeremy Sussman loves old and obscure songs and shares that passion with his audiences with great charm and enthusiasm. Kicking off his show with Fats Waller’s delightful “You Meet the Nicest People in Your Dreams,” he moved on to a wry “Blame It on My Youth,” happily contrasting his age without comment, and “I Like You” by the unexpected songwriter, actor Alan Arkin.
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Two talented associates joined Sussman on stage: Wendy Russell and Lisa Viggiano, for both duets and solos. Russell united with him for a deliciously deadpan “I Am Adolpho” from The Drowsy Chaperone, and then, on her own, offered up a gently swinging “A Sleepin’ Bee.” Viggiano and Sussman offered up a dandy combination of two numbers sharing the same title, “It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie” and, after, she gave us a moving “Stop, Time.”
Sussman introduced many of the selections with “liner notes” which were most welcomed, especially when introducing such novelties as “The Thousand Island Song” (Bob Hilliard/Carl Sigman) and “Baia” (Ary Barroso/Ray Gilbert), or humorously apologizing for not having Barbra Streisand’s roller skates as he launched into “I’d Rather Be Blue Over You (Than Be Happy with Somebody Else).” He also ventured into surprisingly darker territories with Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Lonely Room” and Sting’s “Practical Arrangement” with impressive results.
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Throughout, he was ably supported by musical director/pianist Ricky Ritzel and drummer Mary E. Rodriquez, under the direction of Colette Black.
