Marcovicci Brings 'just love' to the Oak Room, May 15-26

Andrea Marcovicci - the celebrated singer and actress - will return to the Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel from May 15-26. Continuing her twenty-year Anniversary at the venue, her show "just love… By Request" features musical director Shelly Markham on piano and Jered Egan on bass. Also on opening night, May 15, in celebration of Marcovicci's achievement, the legendary hotel will unveil the Andrea Marcovicci Suite. Decorated with programs, posters, and other unique memorabilia, the suite commemorates the star's outstanding contribution to the world of cabaret, the arts, and the Oak Room itself.

"While last year Andrea took this opportunity to examine the fragility of the human heart, this year's version focuses on Andrea's long association with the Algonquin and New York City, and returns Andrea to her most spontaneous, witty and off-the-cuff self. Once again audiences will choose their favorites from a booklet of over 125 songs and drop them, literally, into a top hat. Andrea will pull the slips at random. By honoring requests to augment her ready-made framework Andrea will present a unique evening of song which never unfolds the same way twice but audiences will hear some of Andrea's most requested songs such as 'On Such a Night as This,' 'Long Ago and Far Away,' 'The Folks Who Live on the Hill,' 'Two for the Road,' 'Send in the Clowns,' and 'The Kind of Love You Never Recover From,'" state press notes.

"Last spring, as audiences submitted their songs for the show, Andrea compiled a list of over twelve hundred requests thus creating perhaps the first ever cabaret marketing survey on the American Popular song. Results were tabulated and the audiences' top picks have been incorporated into this new version. This became the inspiration for a mini-retrospective including material from the Algonquin's own Dorothy Parker as well as songwriters such as folk singer Christine Lavin. This retrospective forms the base core of the show."

Known to many as "The Queen of Cabaret," Marcovicci has appeared at numerous prestigious nightclubs throughout the country, as well as in theatre (Ambassador, Any Given Day, Hamlet at Shakespeare in the Park), films (The Front, The Canterville Ghost, Jack the Bear) and on TV ("Arli$$," "Hill Street Blues," "Strong Medicine").  Marcovicci has fourteen CDs to her credit. Her most recent releases, "Andrea Sings Astaire, How's Your Romance?" "Andrea Marcovicci Sings Cole Porter" and "If I Were A Bell ~ The Songs of Frank Loesser," debuted on her own record label, Andreasong. The latest release, "My Christmas Song for You," came out just in time for the 2006 Holiday season.

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