Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Concludes 2011-2012 Solo Sensations With Roslyn Kind, 4/28

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College concludes its 2011-2012 Solo Sensations series with Roslyn Kind in concert on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 8pm. A dynamic, multi-talented entertainer and a native Brooklynite, she has forged a successful career in all facets of entertainment from critically acclaimed recordings to sold-out performances on Broadway and in top concert venues and nightclubs the world over.  The New York Post summed it up best: "She's so good on so many levels; it's difficult to categorize her.  This elegant, beautiful, petite, dynamo delight rules the stage with a royal command that demands adoration from every seat in the house."

A vibrant musical artist, Ms. Kind is familiar to both national and international audiences for her headlining appearances at some of the most prestigious venues including Lincoln Center, The Greek Theater and London's Café Royal.  The London Times noted "To say she is superb would be an understatement."  In 2006 she made her long awaited and rapturously received Carnegie Hall debut with her frequent musical collaborator and friend, Michael Feinstein.

Like her famous sister, Barbra Streisand, she also began her performing career while still in her teens with the release of her first album, Give Me You.  A whirlwind of performing activity followed including engagements at the nation's top nightclubs, acclaim from Time Magazine and three appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show leading up to her show-stopping New York debut at the Plaza Hotel's legendary Persian Room.

Her follow up singles and a second album, This is Roslyn Kind, showcased her growth as a recording artist comfortable in a wide range of musical genres.  Ms. Kind's latest CD release, Come What May, which the New York Times described as "splendid and sizzling", further establishes her reputation as a virtuoso vocalist possessing impeccable phrasing, a richness and clarity of tone and an undeniable emotional connection to her always first-rate material.

Concurrent with her recording career, Ms. Kind is an accomplished theatrical performer.  On Broadway, she starred in the crowd-pleasing musical revue 3 from Brooklyn.  Additional theatrical credits include the Off-Broadway production of Show Me Where the Good Times Are, Leader of the Pack and Ferguson the Tailor.  She also stopped the show in a critically lauded Los Angeles production of William Finn's Elegies; The Hollywood Reporter noted, "Roslyn Kind sings like a dream…"

Ms. Kind's extensive list of television credits include the film Switched at Birth, multiple episodes of NBC's Gimme a Break, Throb starring Jane Leeves and a humorously memorable turn as herself on CBS's The Nanny.  This appearance also showcased her talent as a songwriter in a performance of her composition, Light of Love.  She also performed the title song for the made-for-TV movie Not Just Another Affair.  Ms. Kind has appeared on virtually every major talk/variety show including the Tonight Show, Saturday Night Live, Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood and Good Morning America.  Among her international television credits are England's Pebble Mill Show, Canada's Musique Plus, and For Me - Formidable, a Charles Aznavour special for European TV co-starring Dusty Springfield.  In motion pictures, Ms. Kind has had starring roles in The Underachievers and I'm Going to Be Famous and just completed working on a Hallmark movie for TV called Ladies of the House starring Donna Mills and Florence Henderson.  Roz can also be heard singing Hold On While You Can in the 2008 movie Truloved.   She just completed a biography for TV called Unscripted on Vision TV.

Ms. Kind also takes pride in her work for various animal welfare, Alzheimer's and AIDS related charitable organizations including HSUS, APLA and Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS for which she contributed a song selection to Cabaret Noel, a recent volume in their annual series of holiday CD releases.

One of the premiere interpreters of popular song, Roslyn Kind continues to succeed in every new facet of her performing career delighting audiences with her spellbinding talent.  Roslyn's unique artistry is equally at home on stage, screen and disc. A native of Brooklyn, New York she currently resides in Los Angeles.

Brooklyn Center's presentation of Roslyn Kind in Concert is made possible, in part, through the generous support of TD Bank and Con Edison.

About Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College
Founded in 1954, the mission of Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts is to present outstanding performing arts and arts education programs, reflective of Brooklyn's diverse communities, at affordable prices. Brooklyn Center's presentations explore both the classical traditions and the boldest contemporary performances, embracing the world culture that defines Brooklyn. Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts welcomes over 70,000 people to the 2,400-seat Walt Whitman Theatre each season, and boasts one of the largest arts education programs in the borough, serving 46,000 schoolchildren from over 300 schools annually with its SchoolTime series.

Roslyn Kind in concert
Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 8pm
Tickets: $35

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