Kristoffer Lowe

Waiting for the Light to Shine

Don‘t Tell Mama, NYC, July 20, 2014

Reviewed by Rob Lester for Cabaret Scenes

Waiting for the light to shine, courtesy of DTM reliable technical director Jason Ellis, I had the usual pre-debut show trepidation. Would Waiting for the Light to Shine with newbie Kristoffer Lowe be likeable or, like many first-timers, would he prove to be rather trying—trying too hard to prove belting ability, hard-to-bear soul-bearing oversharing? No worries. The perky, quirky opening bit contrasts confidence with inner conflicts, letting spectators take a shine to him immediately. He sparkles. It’s clear that his clear, musical theater-savvy tenor voice is rock-solid: big, bright, warm, instead of brassy. With brio, grinning, he’s winning with nutty novelties (DeSylva/ Brown/Henderson’s “Never Swat a Fly”). Sweet, sustained high notes are glorious and nothing heartfelt remains unexpressed in “Unexpressed” (John Bucchino).
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The Alabama transplant can disarmingly transport us via vocal beauty, yet transmit self-deprecation and self-knowing Southern charm.

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His own parody lyrics about therapy are flip and fun.

Buoyant and blithe, winking or wistful, he refreshingly radiates sincerity and the Lowe know-how is “pow”!

Very present are pianist Carl Danielsen (an attentive, beaming collaborator) and top bassist-guitarist Matt Scharfglass. Directed by Lennie Watts, the well-shaped set is already-set-go glide. Put the Lowe show high on the Must-See List.
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