Day two of the 2019 Mabel Mercer Foundation's 2019 New York Cabaret Convention filled Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center with a lot of Heart and Soul and the music of Frank Loesser last night. The Convention audience was immersed with the music of one of the greatest Broadway songwriters as one by one 23 renowned Cabaret artists performed Frank Loesser hits. The one and only Marilyn Maye brought the evening to a stunning conclusion with her rendition of Joey, Joey and her exciting 3/4 time version of Luck Be A Lady Tonight all arranged and played by the remarkable pianist Tedd Firth.
It was another informative and exciting musical event hosted by two of Cabaret's most successful and well known masters who "wrote the book", Jeff Harnar & Andrea Marcovicci.
Here are the performers in order of appearance for Frank Loesser: Heart & Soul. Broadwayworld had exclusive backstage coverage. Check out the photos.
Liz Callaway, Andrea Marcovicci, Jeff Harnar, Steve Ross, Jane Scheckter, Danny Bacher, Marissa Mulder, Karen Oberlin, Sally Darling, Barbara Brüssel, Joshua Lance Dixon, Karen Akers, Lisa Viggiano, Mark Nadler,Marta Sanders, Lennie Watts, Tim Schall, David Sabella, Anna Bergman, eric Comstock, Barbara Fasano, Tovah Feldshuh,and Marilyn Maye.
The evening concluded with the cast and audience singing A Bushel and a Peck.
Music Director: Jon Weber, Jered Egan, bass, Dan Gross, drums
Photo Credit: Stephen Sorokoff
Jeff Harnar & Andrea Marcovicci
Rose Theater
Jon Weber, Music Director, Jeff Harnar, Alex Rybeck, Shelly Markham
Barbara Brussell, Mark Nadler, Marta Sanders
Stephen Sorokoff, Eda Sorokoff, Marilyn Maye, Randy Roberts
Jeff Harnar & Andrea Marcovicci
Jane Scheckter
David Sabella, Lennie Watts, Tim Schall
David Sabella, Lennie Watts, Tim Schall, Danny Bacher
Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano
Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano
Tovah Feldshuh
2019 Mabel Mercer Foundation New York Cabaret Convention
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Cast
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