Erich Bergen

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Erich Bergen

Feinstein’s at the Nikko, San Francisco, CA, November 5, 2016

Reviewed by Steve Murray for Cabaret Scenes

Erich Bergen
Erich Bergen

Erich Bergen had plenty of practice for his charming cabaret show, portraying Bob Guadio of The Four Seasons in both the biographical musical stage play and Clint Eastwood’s film of Jersey Boys. Working an audience like a seasoned pro, the 30-year old Bergen has the choreographed moves and funny banter to win you over.
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Oh, and he’s extremely talented, evidenced by his accomplished piano playing and lovely tenor.

Opening with a powerful version of Sondheim’s “Being Alive,” Bergen moved onto selections from his favorite singers: Michael Jackson’s smooth jazz “Human Nature (Steve Porcaro/ John Bettis), a few bars of Barry Manilow’s “Mandy” (Scott English/Richard Kerr) and a rocking medley of Billy Joel’s “I’ve Loved These Days,” “Keeping the Faith” and “Only the Good Die Young.”

At the keys, Bergen sang a great, soulful “Walking in Memphis” (Marc Cohn),  followed by his original “I Hope You Know” (“The Proposal”), a sweet love song from his self-titled 2014 CD. Bergen showed his many influences with the country ballad “Ready to Say Goodnight” (Gary Burr/Victoria Shaw/John McLaughlin) and the comic “Sensitive Song” from Cops: The Musical (Laurence O’Keefe/Nell Benjamin).

Bergen, who’s currently co-starring on television’s hit show Madam Secretary, is a complete package: charm, looks, and smarts. He closed with a sing-along medley of hits from Jersey Boys, obviously grateful for his beginnings and where they have brought him.

Steve Murray

Always interested in the arts, Steve was encouraged to begin producing and, in 1998, staged four, one-man vehicles starring San Francisco's most gifted performers. In 1999, he began the Viva Variety series, a live stage show with a threefold mission to highlight, support, and encourage gay and gay-friendly art in all the performance forms, to entertain and document the shows, and to contribute to the community by donating proceeds to local non-profits. The shows utilized the old variety show style popularized by his childhood idol Ed Sullivan. He’s produced over 150 successful shows, including parodies of Bette Davis’s gothic melodramedy Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte and Joan Crawford’s very awful Trog. He joined Cabaret Scenes 2007 and enjoys the writing and relationships he’s built with very talented performers.