54 Salutes Sinatra

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54 Salutes Sinatra

Feinstein’s/54 Below, NYC, March 17, 2018

Reviewed by Ron Forman for Cabaret Scenes

Frank Sinatra

Over the years, I have seen and reviewed dozens of Scott Siegel’s productions, but I do not recall another of his shows where every single number so pleased me as in this production. The twelve songs were chosen from Frank Sinatra’s most iconic performances, and each was performed marvelously by the six vocalists and music director Ron Abel.
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Brian Charles Rooney’s big voice opened the show with a kinetic “Luck Be a Lady.
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” Jeanine Bruen did a sexy, slowed-down, very-different-from-Sinatra on his signature song “I’ve Got You Under My Skin.
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” She later performed a heartbreaking “I’m a Fool to Want You.” Ron Abel’s piano aided Marcus Lovett in performing “One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)” à la Sinatra. Lovett also offered a very slow-moving “Autumn Leaves.” Gabrielle Stravelli did a lilting “You Make Me Feel So Young,” and her truly marvelous “Come Rain or Come Shine” had the audience cheering. Stephen DeRosa had the audience sing along with “High Hopes,” and gave us a well-acted “That’s Life.
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” Danny Gardner displayed spectacular tap dancing on “Night and Day.
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” His “I Get a Kick Out of You” took my breath away and, yes, he sings delightfully, too. The oh-so-appropriate closing number, “Theme from New York, New York,” had Rooney holding the note on the word “one” even longer than Sinatra did when he sang what has become New York’s theme.

Ron Forman

Ron Forman has been a Mathematics Professor at Kingsborough Community College for 45 years. In that time, he has managed to branch out in many different areas. From 1977 to 1994 he was co-owner of Comics Unlimited, the third largest comic book distribution company in the USA. In 1999,after a lifetime of secretly wanting to do a radio program, he began his weekly Sweet Sounds program on WKRB 90.3 FM, dedicated to keeping the music of the Great American Songbook alive and accessible. This introduced him to the world of cabaret, which led to his position as a reviewer for Cabaret Scenes.