Rosemary Loar Returns to Metropolitan Room Tonight

Back in 2010, Veteran of seven Broadway shows and cabaret artist Rosemary Loar performed her critically acclaimed cabaret show Sting, Stang, Stung!, which featured jazzy and emotional interpretations of the pop icon's vast songbook of hits. Now five years later, Loar is back with a new cabaret show based on the Sting songbook. Loar's STING*chronicity offers an unexpected combination of monologues with a stunning variety of arrangements featuring the music of this brilliant contemporary songwriter.

The show is "set" in Madison Square Garden on the occasion of the final reunion concert of the iconic band, The Police, which was headed by Sting. The famed rock composer/singer sent us out an "S.O.S." and 18,000 fans responded. In STING*chronicity, Loar surveys the diverse and passionate audience and their very varied interpretations of Sting's music, then filters the words of his songs through their unique lives and experiences. "A concert," Loar relates in the show, "always brings people together who couldn't be further apart."

The show includes many of Sting's most popular hits, including ""Message In A Bottle", "Moon Over Bourbon Street," "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic," "Roxanne," "Every Breath You Take," as well as some lesser known songs, like "Ghost Story," a tune from Sting's recent Broadway show, The Last Ship.

Rosemary Loar's STING*chronicity opened on at the Metropolitan Room onJanuary 22 to rave reviews. BroadwayWorld.com wrote: "While (Sting, Stang, Stung) showcased Loar's interpretive vocal abilities, this new show offers a rich theatrical experience. Loar doesn't simply rearrange numbers; she re-contextualizes them, morphing into a series of characters that sing each song as it arises out of an imagined situation. This unique show is audacious, well calibrated, and juicy. You'll never listen to Sting the same way again."

"Rosemary Loar imbued Sting's songs with new meaning-sometimes comic, sometimes heartrending-by creating a series of characters, all fans of Sting . . . With her big voice and incredible energy, Loar seamlessly switched from one character to another, giving the songs their theatrical context." -Cabaret Scenes Magazine

"[Rosemary Loar's] new show proves as exciting and important as any other in recent seasons by such pop-based vocalists as Barb Jungr and Lauren Fox, and could well find itself moving into a theater for a more permanent run." --Nitelife Exchange

Rosemary Loar's STING*chronicity (which is directed by Barry Kleinbort and boasts a band featuring Musical Director Frank Ponzio with Tom Hubbard on bass) continues its run at the Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues) tonight, September 15th at 7 pm. For more information, contact Stephen Hanks,CabaretLifeProductions@gmail.com.

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