The 29th New York Cabaret Convention
Cabaret Today!
Rose Theater, NYC, October 9, 2019
Reviewed by Peter Haas for Cabaret Scenes
Photos: Maryann Lopinto
For cabaret-goers, the season seriously began at Lincoln Center on Monday evening, October 9, as the Mabel Mercer Foundation presented the opening show of its 2018 New York Cabaret Convention. Before the show, in the lobbies outside the Rose Theater, fans from across the country gathered and greeted each other and then poured into the auditorium. House lights down… stage lights up… and KT Sullivan, the Foundation’s artistic director, strode onto the stage to welcome the audience.
And the music began – starting with a merry piano rendition of “’S Wonderful” by Bill Charlap, followed by his mother, Sandy Stewart, offering a sweet performance of “After You, Who?” which she dedicated to the late Barbara Carroll. The serious mood continued as Rick Meadows, the Foundation’s managing director, offered a salute to those members of the cabaret community who had passed away during the previous year.
The music, mood, and pace quickly picked up with almost two dozen fine performers and more favorite songs than this reporting space allows. Among the treats: Anna Bergman and Todd Murray in a romantic duet of “So In Love”; Gregory Generet with a jazz rendering of “Angel Eyes”; Corinna Sowers Adler and Dawn Derow, each bringing operatic style to, respectively, “Glitter and Be Gay” and “The White Cliffs of Dover”; Meg Flather in a smooth performance of “My Best Girl”/“Another Winter in a Summer Town”; Marcus Lovett with an upbeat “One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)”; and Eric Yves Garcia, at the piano with a tribute to Bobby Short, and then in a delightful center-stage duet with Carol J. Bufford.
An instrumental break was provided by Danny Bacher’s saxophone solo on “Hooray for Hollywood,” followed by his vocal with his own lyrics.
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Karen Oberlin delivered a charming “No More” (Sondheim). Marissa Mulder marked John Lennon’s birthday with “Love,” and Convention debuter Dorian Woodruff lent his gentle tenor to “There’s a Small Hotel.” Nancy McGraw offered a heartfelt “Until the Real Thing Comes Along,” accompanied by Mark Nadler; they were followed by Todd Murray delivering a robust “Some Enchanted Evening.” Convention newcomer 17-year-old Jaedyn Hanna, earned robust applause for her performance of “Someone Like You.
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The music halted briefly while the Foundation’s Mabel Mercer Award was presented, in absentia, to Carol Woods. The show ended as it began, with KT Sullivan on stage, this time in grand voice performing “All the Things You Are.
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The spirit of celebration lingered beyond the show as performers, exiting the stage area into the lobby, received cabaret hugs from their fans and friends.
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