Liliane Montevecchi
Feinstein’s/54 Below, NYC – February 12, 2016
Reviewed by Joel Benjamin for Cabaret Scenes
Liliane Montevecchi, the Tony Award-winning entertainer, breezed through her perfect cabaret act at Feinstein’s/54 Below, her saucy attitude, agile voice and nimble body belying her age (which is an astounding 83!). This is a woman who knows herself and her audience and gives one hundred percent.
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She deftly told her life story in song, beginning with a medley of French chansons in tribute to Édith Piaf, Mistinguett and Josephine Baker, sliding wittily into a French/American hybrid repertoire that included: the pseudo-Gallic “I Never Do Anything Twice” (Sondheim), written for another chanteuse, Régine; “Mon homme” (Jacques Charles/Channing Pollack/Albert Willemetz/Maurice Yvain); “Autumn Leaves/Les feuilles mortes” (Kosma/Prévert/Mercer); and the delightfully naughty “Si Vous Aimez les Poitrines” and “You Don’t Know Paree,” both by Cole Porter. (She had to sing his “I Love Paris,” giving it a sweet, wistful interpretation.)
She celebrated Broadway shows, beginning with the title song from the hit musical Irma La Douce (Breffort/Heneker/Monnot/More/Norman), the film version of which shut her out, favoring Shirley MacLaine, for some reason.
Her big break came with Tommy Tune’s Nine in which her tiny part was built up. “Folies Bergeres” (Yeston), her exciting paean to that French institution, won her the Tony Award and her version this evening sparkled, as did songs from the Tommy Tune-helmed Grand Hotel, which included a thoughtful “Bonjour Amour” (Yeston).
Jerry Herman’s “I Don’t Want to Know” became her personal anthem, sung with an intensity that drove its meaning home.
Yeston’s quiet “Bon Soir” was a charming way to end the evening.
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Ian Herman provided perfect accompaniment and arrangements.
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