New York Festival of Song Continues AFTER HOURS Series with A GOYISHE CHRISTMAS TO YOU! Today
By: Rosie Hertzman Dec. 16, 2013
NEW YORK FESTIVAL OF SONG continues its new series NYFOS AFTER HOURS with "A GOYISHE CHRISTMAS TO YOU!" Yuletide Classics by Jewish Songwriters today, Dec. 16.
From HENRY's Restaurant Owner Henry Rinehart:
"Goyishe Christmas is hands-down the best holiday show in town. Great songs performed by wonderful musicians to an adoring holiday crowd. In the warm atmosphere of Henry's Restaurant, 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' and 'Winter Wonderland' come to new life in off-the-walls interpretations. An ecumenical tradition now in its fourth season, A Goyishe Christmas to You is a smorgasbord of New York's finest voices, live and unplugged under the musical direction of Steve Blier."
New York Festival Of Song-the group whose performances "feel like dream dinner parties-the kind where a group of fascinating strangers come together to have wonderfully unexpected conversations" (Opera America)-continues its opening season of NYFOS After Hours cabaret concerts at HENRY's Restaurant with a NYFOS holiday classic: A GOYISHE CHRISTMAS TO YOU! on Monday, December 16 at 10:00pm.
The program-devised and premiered by Steven Blier at HENRY's in 2010, where it provoked a delirium of excitement-consists of Yuletide songs entirely written by Jewish composers, from classic to comic. From Frank Loesser's "Baby It's Cold Outside" to Adolphe Adam's "Oh Holy Night," Jay Livingston and Ray Evans' "Silver Bells" to Walter Kent's "I'll Be Home For Christmas," the popular Yuletide songbook is packed with countless contributions by Jewish songwriters on behalf of their goyishe counterparts.
Now in its fourth incarnation, a stunning caliber of artists including much of the original cast returns to join NYFOS Artistic Director and pianist Steven Blier for the intimate and playful occasion, including Broadway veteran and two-time Tony award winner Judy Kaye; soprano and comic actress Lauren Worsham, who is currently making her Broadway debut in A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder; the gifted baritones John Brancy and Joshua Jeremiah; cantor Joshua Breitzer; and clarinetist Alan Kay providing a touch of Klezmer authenticity.
Cover is $10 and reservations are required: 212-866-0600.Walk-ins are always welcome at the bar.
PROGRAM
(subject to change)
Joshua Jeremiah & Judy Kaye
Candle in My Window ("God Bless the Christmas Jews")
(Levitsky/ Miller)
I'll Be Home For Christmas
(Walter Kent/ Kim Gannon) Joshua Jeremiah & Lauren Worsham
Baby, It's Cold Outside
(Frank Loesser)
Silver Bells
(Jay Livingston/ Ray Evans) Joshua Jeremiah
What Makes Santa Run
(Ervin Drake) Joshua Breitzer & Alan Kay
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
(Johnny Marks, arr. Kugelplex/Brietzer) Lauren Worsham
I'm Naïve
(Jule Styne/Bob Merrill) Joshua Jeremiah & John Brancy
Winter Wonderland
(Felix Bernard/ Richard B. Smith) Joshua Breitzer & Lauren Worsham
Don't Let Gramma Cook Christmas Dinner
(Roy Zimmerman) John Brancy
O Holy Night
(Adolphe Adam/ Placide Cappeau/ John Sullivan) TBA
The Christmas Song
(Tormé/Tormé & Wells) Judy Kaye
My Simple Christmas Wish
(David Friedman) The Company
White Christmas
(Irving Berlin)
LISTEN & WATCH
LISTEN:
John Brancy sings O Holy Night live in 2011
WATCH:
NYFOS promotional video about the program from 2011
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