Sally Darling
And Kurt Weill Begat Kander & Ebb
Don’t Tell Mama, NYC, August 11, 2019
Reviewed by Bart Greenberg for Cabaret Scenes
Sally Darling is absolutely honest. On stage she seems incapable of being anything else. She delivers lyrics with specificity and unadorned emotions.
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In simplicity and impeccable phrasing, she recalls the priestess of cabaret performance, Mabel Mercer. She must sing great material because anything less will be exposed as inferior with her laser-sharp delivery. For this program, she has chosen the works of three brilliant craftsmen and artists—Kurt Weill and the team of John Kander and Fred Ebb.
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Leading off the program was a very clever medley constructed by music director Matthew Martin Ward that wove a selection of their works together and illuminated the common sound of these masters. Contrasting songs were used to illuminate each brilliantly, such as the penultimate number, “Barbara’s Song” and “Love and Love Alone”; together, they formed a tragic one-act play. In contrast, at the top of the show, combining “My Ship” and “A Quiet Thing” became a sweet, gentle celebration of love.
Of course, there were numbers from the most Weill-influenced of Kander and Ebb musicals, Cabaret. Darling delivered the two solos that Mrs. Weill, aka Lotte Lenya, introduced as Fraulein Schneider, “So What” and “What Would You Do?” with such authority and compassion that it seems amazing she has never played the role on stage. But these dramatic numbers were not the diva’s only forte; she also found the delicious wit in “That’s Him” and “I Wrote the Book.”
Ward added a great deal to the show. Beyond his smooth playing, which matched the singer’s simplicity, he also provided some excellent vocals.
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An emotionally fulfilling duet of “It Never Was You,” with Darling and Ward delivering the song while facing each other, had the audience watching a very intimate moment. He also soloed on a moving “September Song.” Like every moment of this terrific show, it shone with honesty and sincerity.
