When the warm, elegant Carolyn Montgomery presented a pitch-perfect (no pun intended) salute to the ultimate girl who sang with the band, Rosemary Clooney, praise indeed must be heaped.
He seduces a song and coaxes from the lyric meanings that may not have been apparent in previous hearings.”
The mainstream media no longer covers cabaret.
With grace, humor, and talent she bewitched the audience and made this a most wonderful night of cabaret.
He could inhabit sorrow from a convincing emotional core, charm with wit, or let loose elemental wildness that felt palpably unconditional.
He delivered exactly what his adoring audience expected and that was more than enough to make this a very memorable evening.
Charles Kirsch, creator of the podcast Backstage Babble, worked his magic again at 54 Below.
His is a rich baritone is satisfying; his voice was powerful.
