Robbie Rozelle
Bustin’ Out on Pride Weekend
Feinstein’s/54 Below, NYC, June 23, 2018
Reviewed by Chris Struck for Cabaret Scenes
Headlining Pride Night at Feinstein’s/54 Below was a man who seems to get his hands into everything and make it exquisite. A solid singer, Rozelle’s talent for getting on your good side extended with each song and, when he started cracking his better jokes, he turned what one might expect to be a tough crowd to please to one that was completely on his side. Safe to say he owned it. It might have helped that he flashed an empty ring finger at the beginning of the show, only to announce he was actually married as of that week with the song, “Married” (from Cabaret, Kander & Ebb).
There were a lot of good song choices to choose from; it might be best to mention that he did sing fun ones like “First Penis I Saw” (from Crazy Ex Girlfriend, Adam Schlesinger/Rachel Bloom/Jack Dolgen) alongside more classic material like “No More” (from Into the Woods, Stephen Sondheim). The best song, though, was the diatribe on New York Gay Culture, “(Legally Dead) In Hell’s Kitchen” by friend Michael Finke.
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Let’s put it this way: if you’re over 40 and stop at a Starbucks in Hell’s Kitchen, you’d best expect to be judged and ignored. Yes, always both. It’s a good thing he also admitted that he,doesn’t appreciate the neighborhood either, eloquently elaborating, “Oh, God, no thanks, I’d rather have a McMuffin.
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Rozelle did a great job of keeping things on track and sharing the story of his life. Joining him in the fiasco was his band, The Two-Drink Minimum, featuring Josh D. Smith (MD/piano), Wes Bourland (bass), Josh Endlich (percussion), Andrew Nielson (cello), John Lowrey (reeds), and David Cinquegrana (guitar). But, these weren’t the only ones to hit the stage. Rozelle shared an old favorite of his: the story of having the Walkman with his Aida CD in it stolen (one even I’ve heard), only to be rudely interrupted by friends and Broadway divas Jessica Vosk and Christina Sajous, who joined him for “A Step Too Far” (Elton John & Tim Rice). Back-up singers Shoshanna Richman and Sarah Naughton also lent their loads of talent to the proceedings.
If Rozelle doesn’t get you with the vocal chords, he’ll hit you in the gut with a well-timed joke.
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