Steven Carl McCasland: When I Sing

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Steven Carl McCasland

When I Sing

The Duplex, NYC, September 29, 2017

Reviewed by Chris Struck for Cabaret Scenes

Steven Carl McCasland

Steven Carl McCasland displayed his powerful voice in a strong performance that paid tribute to the wonderful composer (and occasional lyricist) Charles Strouse, perhaps best best for the 1977 musical Annie, who took a front row seat. Once a year on his birthday, the young McCasland has gotten in the habit of entertaining friends and strangers with his wit and lyrics, and this year was no different.
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Joined on stage by the talented pianist and musical director James Horan, violinist Amanda Go, and cellist Jennifer Gravenstine, McCasland clinically breezed through his set which featured the unexpected. Looking comfortable and confident in a black polo shirt and black jeans, his voice erupted from the first song with the lyrics “I can be anything when I sing” from Horan’s original “I Can Sing.” McCasland shared a number of songs from the Strouse musicals Golden Boy and Marty (both with lyrics by Lee Adams) along with his personal triumph over Sara Lee (and his weight) singing, “I might destroy myself/If I ever found her missing from my grocer’s shelf” (Kander & Ebb).

With other songs, he could’ve shared more of his reasons why he was including them, but his stories did garner a number of laughs. And so did one of his guests, Hillary Clinton.
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The impersonation (by Jay Malsky) was entertaining as “she” burst from the back room for a rewritten version of Strouse and Adams’ “You’ve Got Possibilities” (It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman) to poke fun at the 2016 election results. McCasland put on a good show, and I do hope that he comes back to The Duplex soon!
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Chris Struck

Chris Struck's debut novel, Kennig and Gold, is due to be officially published in June 2019. He's written reviews for Cabaret Scenes since August of 2017. For more information about the writer, see StruckChris.com