Kevin Carl Beaty: On My Way to Me

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Kevin Carl Beaty

On My Way to Me

Tom Rolla’s Gardenia, West Hollywood, CA, September 22, 2016

Reviewed by Mary Bogue for Cabaret Scenes

kevin-beatty-cabaret-scenes-magazine_212If you read nothing else, read this: Kevin Carl Beaty made his SRO cabaret debut, and it was the best show I have ever seen at the Gardenia! He was seriously funny and exquisitely lyrical in his song styling.

Imagine a party where Uncle Milty, Red Skelton, Jonathan Winters and Carol Burnett show up for non-stop comedic barbs and, in between laughing until your sides hurt, Robert Goulet, Louis Prima, Dean Martin and Judy Garland deliver beautifully crafted songs. This is Kevin Carl Beaty.

While disco lights bounced off the pink Gardenia walls, Beaty made a gigantic, splashy entrance in a vintage smoking jacket and sang “It’s Today” (Jerry Herman). Then he invited all into his “living room,” replete with palm trees, twinkling lights, vintage telephones, lamps, triangular ashtrays on tables with stage cigarettes, and ads for Dippity-do and L’eggs Pantyhose.

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And just when the crowd was able to recover from laughing, Beaty delivered “A Lot of Living’ to Do” (Charles Strouse/Lee Adams) in a warm and beautiful voice, and then wiped his forehead with over-sized $100 dollar bills. The crowd was blown away by his perfect “Something’s Coming” (Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim) and so much more. Turning on a dime, he had everyone in stitches as he acted out a scene from Valley of the Dolls and brought Judy Garland to life, complete with a feather-and-pill-bottle boa.

This is a must-see show brilliantly directed by Richard Kilroy.

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Beaty is a living, breathing TV show that you yearn to see again and again. He signed off with a gorgeous “Two for the Road” (Henry Mancini/Leslie Bricusse) and left us wanting to tune in again. Kevin Carl Beaty is a hit show waiting to explode upon the big screen!

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Mary Bogue

Mary Bogue’s journey into the world of jazz began in 1981 when she was accepted by the Monterey Jazz Festival to cover the event as a writer. It was there that jazz tenor saxophonist Buddy Tate introduced her to the legendary vocalist Helen Humes. Their interview, later published in Jazz Dispatch and distributed at the Playboy Jazz Festival, marked the beginning of Bogue’s deep connection to jazz and storytelling. One unforgettable moment came when Humes introduced her to Count Basie, saying, “Bill, this is my friend Mary. Mary, this is Bill.” That simple introduction sparked a lifelong love for jazz and a passion for writing. Among her early interviews was a conversation with the legendary Les McCann, a connection that would come full circle years later when McCann joined Bogue on her debut album, Don’t Go to Strangers, released in 2012. The album, celebrated with a launch party hosted by KJZZ, gained national airplay and recognition. Her follow-up albums, Blue Smoke and One Night of Sin, further solidified her place in the jazz world. In 2015, Bogue was honored as a Living Legend of Jazz and recognized by the Duke Ellington Society, the United States Congress, the State of California, and the City of Los Angeles. Her cabaret career took off at the iconic Gardenia in Hollywood and continued in New York at the Metropolitan Room. That same year, she joined Cabaret Scenes Magazine as a reviewer of both cabaret shows and CDs, continuing to champion jazz and cabaret through both performance and the written word. In addition to her accomplishments in music and journalism, Mary is also an accomplished visual artist. She has designed album covers and created a wide range of artwork, including oil paintings of blues singers and expressive watercolors. Her visual work, much like her music, reflects her deep passion for the soul and spirit of jazz and blues.