Michael Winther & Matt Baker: Old Love, New Love, True Love

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Michael Winther and Matt Baker

Old Love, New Love, True Love

Birdland Theater, NYC, February 13, 2019

Reviewed by Ron Forman for Cabaret Scenes

Michael Winther

What a nice way to spend Valentine’s Day eve—according to Michael Winther, “The night when there is still hope”—seeing and hearing Winther and piano virtuoso Matt Baker perform a delicious collection of love songs dealing with the many aspects of love. Winther is a vocalist with a strong voice and excellent elocution, but it is his dramatic skills that make him special.

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His versatility as a vocalist was on display when he covered songs associated with singer-songwriters James Taylor and Jason Robert Brown.

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Winther and Baker got equal billing, as Bakers work on piano was an integral part of each number they performed. Guest-star vocalist Gabrielle Stravelli sang one solo number and joined Winther for two duets.

The opening number, “My Foolish Heart,” was followed by “Love for Sale” with Winther’s facial expressions and body language adding to the intensity of his performance. The very logical mash-up of “Let’s Get Lost” and “I Got Lost in His Arms” featured a soft piano backup.

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Winther’s “I’m Gonna Live ’Til I Die” was a tribute to his late father. Baker had a solo spot with a dazzling, very jazzy “Lucky to Be Me.

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” After hearing Baker’s jazzy solo, Winther remarked “I never scat on a first date.” He slowed things down with a dramatic “I’ll Be Tired of You.

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” Stravelli’s voice and impeccable phrasing made her up-tempo “Old Devil Moon” a delight. She joined Winther for a fun-filled duet on “(They Long to Be) Close to You” with the audience joining in on the fun.
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Winther showed that he could do some soul singing with “The Hardest Hill” (Jason Robert Brown).
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The closing number was a duet originally performed by Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand—“Get Happy”/“Happy Days Are Here Again”—with Winther doing the Garland part and Stravelli doing the Streisand part.

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 “Rainbow Connection” as an encore was a nice way to end the evening.

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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.