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• The Town Hall's 5th Annual Summer Broadway Festival

  Jul 29, 2011 by Administrator / 1,343 Views

  ALL SINGIN' ALL DANCIN'
  Monday, July 25, at 8pm.
  Review by Yuki Style Music TV
  
  
  
  With
  
  Ron Bohmer, Carolee Carmello, Darius De Hass,
  Josh Franklin, Eddie Korbich, David Larsen, Julia Murney,
  Valarie Pettiford and Lilias White
  
  The Town Hall, New York City's landmark theater and concert venue, concludes its acclaimed 5th Annual Summer Broadway Festival with All Singin' All Dancin' features Broadway show tunes sporting brand new choreography from Mark Stuart and Lorin Latarro, performed by today's Broadway song and dance stars. Ross Patterson is the musical director.
  
  The evening will feature performances from Ron Bohmer (A Little Night Music / Ragtime), Tony Nominee Carolee Carmelo (The Addams Family) Obie Award winner Darius de Haas, Josh Franklin (Anything Goes), Eddie Korbich (Wicked / Little Mermaid), David Larsen (Billy Elliott), Drama Desk Nominee Julia Murney (Andrew Lippa's Wild Party, Wicked), Tony Nominee Valarie Pettiford (Fosse) and Lilias White (Fela!)
  
  All Singin' All Dancin' concludes The Town Hall's 5th annual SUmmer Broadway Festival.  Broadway WInners: The Award-Winning Music of Broadway! Was presented on Monday, July 11th and Broadway Rising Stars was presented on Monday, July 18th.
  
  
  
  As I picked up my press Tickets from the lovely Glenna, I really didn't know what to expect since my co-worker James had to cover a last minute movie screening. All I can say is Wow! What talent on stage!  Julia Murney is outstanding! Everyone was great! It was a master class in dancing and singing! Take a look at the performance list below and please buy your tickets to next year show and support this great Town Hall series!
  
  
  This is the performance list
  
  Act 1
  
  Without a Song (Great Day) Ron Bohmer
  
  Satin Doll/I Got Rhythum (Dream / Girl Crazy) Darius deHaas, April Perry, Grady Bowman, Michele Camaya, Rosie Fiedelman, Sarah O'Gleby, Adam Perry, Marcos Santana, Mark Stuart, Rickey Tripp, Jaime Verazin (MS)
  
  My Baby Just Cares For Me (Whoopee!) Julia Murney, Ashley Amber, Mayumi Miguel, Callie Carter and ... (LL)
  
  There Are Worse Things I Could Do (Grrease) Carole J. Bufford
  
  Little Me (Little Me) Cameron Adams, David Hull (LL)
  
  Mein Herr (Cabaret) Valarie Pettiford
  
  Trouble (Smokey Joe's Cafe) Kearran Giovanni, Grasan Kingsberry, Samantha Zak, Adam Perry, Kevin Munhall, Anthony Wayne, Grasan Kingsberry (LL)
  
  Ain't Got No / I Got Life (Hair) Lilias White
  
  Sisters (White Christmas) Kearran Giovanni, Sarah Strimel, Sarah O'Gleby, Samantha Zak, Adam Perry, Kevin Munhall, Anthony Wayne, Grasan Kingsberry (LL)
  
  Someone Else's Story (Chess) Carolee Carmello
  
  Libertango (Tango Argentino) Mark Struat, Jaime Verazin (MS)
  
  We'll Take a Glass Together (Grand Hotel) Eddie Korbich, Ron Bohmer, and Company (LL)
  
  
  ACT 2
  
  Le Jazz Hot (Victor /Victoria) Julia Murney, Adam Perry, Kevin Munhall, Grasan Kingsberry, David Hull, Michael Jon Slinger, Anthony Wayne (LL)
  
  You Can Always Count On Me (City Of Angels) Carolee Carmello
  
  I Walk a Little Faster (Cy Coleman / Carolyn Leigh) Lilias White, Lorin Latarro, Todd Burnsed (LL)
  
  Fever (Million Dollar Quartet) Valarie Pettiford, Mark Stuart, Jaime Verazin, Michele Camaya, Sarah O'Gleby, April Berry (MS)
  
  I Have Dreamed (The King And I) Darius de Haas
  
  Unexpressed (John Bucchino) David Larsen, Jennifer Savelli (LL)
  
  What Did I Have That I Don't Have (On A Clear Day) Carole J. Bufford
  
  Real Live Girl (Little Me) Eddie Korbich, Cameron Adams, Sarah O'Gleby, Sarrah Strimel, Samantha Zak, Jennifer Savelli (LL)
  
  Blue Suede Shoes (All Shook Up) Josh Franklin, Marcos Santana, Adams Perry, Grady Bowman, Rickey Tripp, April Berry, Jaime Verazin, Sarah O'Gleby, Michele Camaya (MS)
  
  As Long As He Needs Me (Oliver!) Carolee Carmello
  
  Will I (Rent) Anthony Wayne, Darius de Haas, Valarie Pettiford, Josh Franklin, April Berry, Michele Camaya, Adam Perry, Marcos Santana, Rickey Tripp, Jaime Verazin (MS)
  
  
  
  
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• "The Best of Jim Caruso's Cast Party" A BENEFIT FOR BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS

  Feb 18, 2011 by Administrator / 1,293 Views

  REVIEW by James Andrew of Style Music TV
  
  
  Tonight, I went to see a show called "The Best of Jim Caruso's Cast Party" at Town Hall.
  
  I have not been to Jim's show at Birdlands before, so I'm not sure what to
  expect. But I have been to shows done by Scott Siegel, and they're always
  marvelous.
  
  Upon entering town hall, I saw a jazz trio setup on stage, and I was immediately
  thinking, this is going to be good: I love powerful Broadway songs, and also
  love smooth jazzy songs. Turns out this show has both, and then some !!!
  
  At the end of the show, the first feeling I have about it is:
  this show lives up to its name. It definitely is one of the best around.
  It has powerful Broadway style singing, it has smooth sweet jazzy vocals, it
  also has humor, comedian singing, dancing,... simply put, this show is full of
  variety and surprises.
  
  Jim, with the help of Billy (who is on piano, and the musical director), hosts
  the show. They introduce the performers, and they also sing a couple pieces.
  Below are some highlights of the show:
  
  Lisa has a unique, sassy, jazzy voice.
  
  Jenna also has a nice voice, and a delightful performance with her band and
  chorus setup.
  
  Karen, singing a song by Andrew Gerle, has the sweetest voice of the night in my
  humble opinion. Don't get me wrong, most performers on stage tonight are simply
  amazing, so to have the sweetest voice... (that means I'm searching online
  looking to buy her CD while writing this review... I already checked the CD
  sales desk at town hall, they didn't carry her CD...)
  
  
  Next singer that gives me a powerful impression is Natalie. She has a deep,
  powerful vocal, yet she makes it look so effortless.
  
  Marilyn Maye, two words to describe her performance: Standing Ovation !!!
  
  And not to be outdone by the ladies, Larry's song give us a very cozy, refined
  feel.
  
  On the other hand, William is a present surprise !! His presentation of the song
  "turn me on", and jamming with Billy on stage definitely marks one of the
  highlights in the show.
  
  With all these great singers, we have to have duets.
  
  Lucie and Hilary both did duet with Billy. The word "harmony" comes to mind
  when listening to duet pieces.
  
  On the contrary, Christopher's stalker song and Sally's Viagra song is funny,
  and yet they showed their level of power and control to be able to perform these
  tough pieces flawlessly.
  
  
  If we talk about funny, I guess when "Miranda Sings" sings her "think of me",
  its one of a kind.
  
  And just when you think you have seen it all, here comes another surprise:
  singing and dancing.
  Hinton's singing along with Mark Stuart's dancing is just perfect combo.
  
  and last but not least, we also have a few violin and saxophone performances.
  From Dave to Aaron, I guess the Dueling Fiddlers leave the deepest mark with
  Lady Gaga's song.
  
  And not to be outdone, this show finishes with its last performance by the one
  and only Liza Minnelli.
  
  
  To sum it up, I leave town hall with a smile on my face. I think I will visit
  birdlands to check out Jim's show. And I'm even more looking forward to the
  next show produced by Scott !! Scott's name is now a "quality seal" in my
  book. Highly Recommended if you're a Broadway music lover !!
  
  
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