Nicolas King
Birdland Theater, NYC, September 17, 2019
Reviewed by Ron Forman for Cabaret Scenes

Photo: Maryann Lopinto
Nicolas King is a perpetual motion machine. His dynamism, big baritone sound, and dramatic skills make him a very exciting performer. King is confident on stage and his anecdotes about his backstage experiences are often very funny. His music director Mike Renzi is not only one of today’s top jazz pianists, he is also a delight to watch; his solos are invariably greeted by thunderous applause from the audience.
King opened singing “Rags to Riches” slowly, but then displayed his ability to scat as the number progressed. He swung into a super-fast “Love for Sale” backed by an exciting solo by Renzi. He showed his ability to sing a ballad with “Looking at You,” which had me believing that he was actually looking at me.
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King told an interesting story about meeting Renzi at age 17, when Renzi was backing Mel Tormé, which led into King recreating “Pick Yourself Up” as Tormé had performed it, singing both the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers parts as done in Swingtime. He was backed only by Ray Marchica on drums for an exciting “Fascinating Rhythm,” followed by another drums-only “Tonight.
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” I had never heard “What Did I Have That I Don’t Have” performed by a man, but King’s arm movements and facial expressions made it work for him.
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He paid tribute to Cy Coleman with a medley of Coleman’s songs that were not from Broadway musicals, including a very moving “It Amazes Me” (Lyrics: Carolyn Leigh).
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His closing number was a memorable swinging “(If You Can’t Sing It) You’ll Have to Swing It (Mr.
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Paganini).” The encore, “I Remember You,” featured another of Renzi’s dazzling piano solos.