'Where Did The Gentleman Go?' Brings The Songs Of Bobby Troup And The Life Of Scotty Bowers to Pnagea

This Friday, September 14th at 7:00pm at Pangea, Downtown's Alternative Supper-Club. Dinner is available before the show. Use "MAC" when you reserve online for a $5 discount here: https://m.bpt.me/event/3594715 Pangea is at 178 Second Avenue in the East Village, between 11th and 12th streets, NYC. Hope to see you there. Tex has written gorgeous arrangements for some lovely songs that aren't heard as often as they should be. And that Scotty is an interesting character who really got around. So, it'll be fun!

"Where Did The Gentleman Go?" looks at the songs of Bobby Troup and the life of Scotty Bowers, two ex-marines who made new lives for themselves in Los Angeles right after World War II. They each took divergent but intersecting paths to fulfillment after helping rid the world of fascism. One became an esteemed composer, jazz pianist, singer, actor, and husband to Julie London. The other worked in a gas station and f*cked just about every star in Hollywood.

Scotty Bowers, 95, is the subject of the current documentary "Scotty And The Secret History Of Hollywood," directed by Matt Tyrnauer (Valentino: The Last Emperor) In 2012, at the urging of his great friend Gore Vidal, Scotty released his memoir "Full Service," detailing his days as Hollywood's genial procurer and gentleman pimp. For Scotty, it all began behind the pump at a strategically placed Atlantic Richfield gas station in Hollywood in 1946.

Bobby Troup wrote the classic post-WWII road trip anthem "(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66" as well as "Daddy," the lyrics for "Girl Talk," and many other songs, both words and music, that were recorded by cross-over jazz artists such as Nat "King" Cole, June Christy, The Hi-Lo's, and his wife Julie London. He also famously showcased 1,000 musicians on his syndicated "Stars Of Jazz" television program in the late 1950s. He acted in many films and TV shows, notably co-starring with Julie London in "EMERGENCY!" in the 1970s.

Jeff Macauley has been singing in clubs from Los Angeles to New York since 1990. Jeff was nominated for 2018, 2017 and 2016 MAC Awards for Male Vocalist and has been nominated for several BroadwayWorld.com cabaret awards for his shows "Hollywood Party: Movie Songs 1928-1936," "It Was Me: The Lyrics of Norman Gimbel", Mr. "Lucky: The Songs of Henry Mancini", and "Le Grand Tour: The Music of Michel Legrand". In 1998, Jeff received Backstage Magazine's Bistro Award for Outstanding Theme Show for "MWAH! The Dinah Shore Show" which was successfully revived in 2016 in honor of Miss Shores centenary. "It Was Me: The Lyrics of Norman Gimbel", is also available as a studio recording at cdbaby.com and through iTunes and Amazon.