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Mason, Green and More Join February Any Wednesday Line-Up
By: BWW News Desk Jan. 17, 2006
Lincoln Center and Faust Harrison Pianos have announced the return of Any Wednesday at Tower for a second season.
"The series,
which celebrates the best in cabaret, Broadway and jazz vocalists, was a
success in 2005, giving the audiences a chance to enjoy some of today's finest
singers celebrating the great American songbook for free. And we have an even
more exciting list of performers lined up for 2006," according to press notes.
Each performance begins at 6:00 p.m., lasts approximately 30 minutes, and
is followed by a signing/meet-and-greet session with that evening's artist.
Tower Records is located at 66th Street and Broadway, in Manhattan. The
performances take place on the lower level in the vocal/jazz department. Seating
is limited. As always, there is no charge for the event.
On February 1st, to celebrate the return of the series, Karen Mason will perform. "Ms. Mason's new CD, Sweetest of
Nights has already received a great deal of praise for its mix of warmth and
sassy humor, much like the lady herself." A seven time MAC winner, she has
starred on Broadway in Sunset Boulevard, Jerome Robbins' Broadway and Torch
Song Trilogy. Last year, she appeared as Dorothy Parker in You Might as Well Live.
On February 8th, Maude Maggart will appear. "Maggart uses her sweet distinctive voice to celebrate the
music of the early 20th Century. She will be singing the songs of Irving Berlin
for us, as she does on her newest album and in her return to the Oak Room at the
Algonquin after her highly successful engagement there last year."
On February 15th, Barbara Brussell will bring audiences the love songs of
Broadway's very romantic, much-married Alan Jay Lerner. "Brussell's skill as a
singer, actress and story teller, both romantic and impertinent, is a perfect
blend with this material, as her recording Lerner in Love proves. Fresh
interpretations of songs from such shows as My Fair Lady, On a Clear Day...
and Brigadoon bring out the skill in the famed lyricist."
Amanda Green and friends will be featured on February 22nd. "Green is a performer
and writer who will be presenting an evening of her own work, as featured on her
delightful live album, Put a Little Love in Your Mouth. Among those joining
her for this evening of humor and gentle sentiment are Brooks Ashmanskas (The
Producers, Gypsy, Songs for a New World, and the upcoming Martin Short
Project), Jonathan Dokuchitz (Hairspray and Tommy) and Tom Kitt , who is
Ms. Green's musical director and writing partner."
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