FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed "Best of New York" by New York Magazine and "an invaluable New York institution" by The New York Post, will continue their 10th Anniversary season with the debut engagement of Grammy Award winner Crystal Gayle and Tony Award nominee Laura Bell Bundy, appearing together for the first time. "Kentucky Girlfriends" – which celebrates their home state and their southern heritage – will make its world premiere at the club from October 28 to November 1. All shows are at the Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street).
In "Kentucky Girlfriends," Ms. Gayle (hailing from Paintsville, KY) and Ms. Bundy (raised in Lexington, KY), pay tribute to their roots with songs ranging from "Blue Moon of Kentucky" to "That's What I Love About the South" to "My Old Kentucky Home." They will also salute The Everly Brothers, their fellow Kentucky-born performers. The show will also feature Ms. Gayle singing her signature hits including "Don't it Make My Brown Eyes Blue?" and Ms. Bundy performing original music from her recent CD debut, "Longing for a Place Already Gone."
Laura Bell Bundy has been performing lead and feature roles in New York and in Regional Theater since the age of nine. She is most familiar to Broadway audiences for originating the roles of Elle Woods in
Legally Blonde: The Musical, and Amber Von Tussle in the Tony Award winning musical,
Hairspray, as well as a stint as Glinda in the smash hit,
Wicked. In addition to her work in the theater, Ms. Bundy has also appeared as Marah Lewis in "Guiding Light" from 1999-2001 as well as guest appearances on "Cold Case," "Veronica Mars," and Comedy Central's "Strangers With Candy." She can also be found in such films as Dreamgirls, Life With Mickey and Jumanji. She covers everything from rockabilly to Dixie-flavored pop on her debut CD, Longing for a Place Already Gone, which she co-wrote and co-produced. She is performing with the New York Pops at
Carnegie Hall on November 7.
CRYSTAL GAYLE first made history in 1970 with her hit single "I Cried (the Blue Right out of My Eyes)," which began an incredible career in both Country and Pop music. Crystal had several big hits including "Wrong Road Again," "Beyond You," "Somebody Loves You," followed by her first number 1 Country single "I'll Get Over You." In 1977 Gayle's legendary "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue," went to #2 on the US pop charts and won Grammy Awards for Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song. It appeared on the album We Must Believe In Magic, which became the first album by a female artist to sell over a million copies.
Crystal ventured into the film and television arenas where she recorded the soundtrack for
Francis Ford Coppola's acclaimed film, One From the Heart with
Tom Waits and a duet album with
Gary Morris which included the theme song from the soap opera "Another World", on which Gayle made several guest appearances. She had two highly acclaimed CBS prime time TV specials, "The Crystal Gayle Special" and "Crystal" followed by an HBO concert special. She appeared on
Bob Hope's historic TV special, "On the Road to China," and has hosted the "American Music Awards," "Academy of Country Music Awards" and "A Crystal Christmas from Sweden". Crystal continued recording with a tribute album to the great composer
Hoagy Carmichael, entitled Crystal Gayle Sings the Heart & Soul of
Hoagy Carmichael.
Crystal is the recipient of many awards including Most Promising Female Vocalist from the Academy of Country Music, Country Music's Female Vocalist of the Year three times by the Academy of Country Music, twice by the Country Music Association, and three times at the American Music Awards.
FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY will play the following schedule: Tuesday through Thursday at 8:30 PM. The new weekend schedule will present shows on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 PM and 10:00 PM. Shows have a $60.00 cover with $75.00 premium seats, except for the 10:00 PM shows, which have a $40.00 cover with $60.00 premium seats. All shows have a $40.00 food and beverage minimum. Jackets are suggested but not required. FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY is located at 540 Park Avenue at 61st Street in New York City. For ticket reservations and club information, please call (212) 339-4095 or visit us online at
feinsteinsatloewsregency.com and TicketWeb.com.
Photo Credit Peter James Zielinski
