Randy Zinkus: Just for Laughs
His once youthful buttery baritone has deepened into a richly textured velvety sound.
Bob O’Hare: We Take the Town: The Shows of Robert Preston
A new show by Bob O’Hare is always something to celebrate. What is promised is wit, warmth, and often some surprising material.
Paula West: An Evening with Paula West: Birthday Celebration
With her velvety contralto and slight vibrato, West knows how to accentuate lyrics using changes in tone and volume.
Carolyn Montgomery: girlSINGER: A Celebration of Rosemary Clooney
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.
Kyle Motsinger: Kyle Motsinger Is Dangerously Uncool
A versatile singer/songwriter/pianist; he’s rock-oriented, but with solid musical-theater underpinnings.
Karen Mason: Karen’s Back
Her program showcased her powerful and emotional vocals, her strong personality, and her charm.
Audrey Appleby: Life…a Seduction Tour
Appleby’s pleasing voice was mostly delivered in a conversational style to convey the point of the lyrics.
Delphine Cortez, Hope Morgan, Francine Reed: The Valley Jazz DIVAs Show
One of the hallmarks of the DIVAs show has always been the contrasting vocal styles of the songstresses, and the band was up to every challenge.
Norbert Leo Butz: Girls, Girls, Girls
He could inhabit sorrow from a convincing emotional core, charm with wit, or let loose elemental wildness that felt palpably unconditional.
Vivienne LaBarbera: Starr Struck with Kay Starr
LaBarbera brought a bouncy personality and a big voice to the stage.