Seven outstanding vocalists, songwriters, and musicians born in 1915 were honored at Weill Recital Hall on Tuesday, June 9th, at 7:30 p.m., when The Mabel Mercer Foundation presented their annual concert, "It Was A Very Good Year." Cohosted by the Foundation's artistic director KT Sullivan and the distinguished critic Rex Reed, the one-night-only event celebrated the centennial birthdays of (alphabetically) Alice Faye, Billie Holiday, Bart Howard, Edith Piaf, Frank Sinatra, Billy Strayhorn, and Cy Walter.
The Weill Recital venue is part of the Carnegie Hall complex at 154 West 57th Street. The cast list included Joyce Breach, Alexis Cole, Jed Distler, Merrill Grant, Allan Harris, Valerie Lemon, Gay Marshall, Marcus Simeone, Lumiri Tubo, Jon Weber, Aaron Weinstein, and Bill Zeffiro.
Photo Credit: Stephen Sorokoff
Saadi Zain, Jon Weber, KT Sullivan
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Jed Distler
Jed Distler
Weill Recital Hall
Rex Reed, Joyce Breach, KT Sullivan
EDa Sorokoff, Rex Reed, Joyce Breach
Gay Marshall, KT Sullivan, Valerie Lemon
"It Was A Very Good Year"
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