West Coast Cabaret Star Robyn Spangler Returns to the Met Room with Linda Ronstadt Tribute Show Tonight

Over the past few years, there's not a concert performer or cabaret singer in the country who has paid greater tribute to pop/rock icon Linda Ronstadt-and to rave reviews--than Los Angeles-based vocalist Robyn Spangler.

Robyn debuted her show Why I Love Linda Ronstadt in 2011 and the performance earned her the Los Angeles BroadwayWorld.com award for "Best Female Cabaret Artist." Wrote the site's cabaret reviewer Don Grigware: "Robyn Spangler delivers a truly stunning tribute to Linda Ronstadt . . . she's a vibrant singer who fully engages the audience. When the show was over I wanted more and that's the sign of a great artist." Cabaret Scenes Magazine West Coast reviewer Les Traub observed: "Showcasing her strong vocals, Spangler cleverly balanced her own story with that of her subject in a delightful evening of genre-crossing music."

Later in 2011, Spangler released a CD version of the show that was highly praised from coast to coast. "Stellar artistry," wrote Broadway World's Don Grigware about the CD. "One can feel how Spangler allows the lyrics to work their magic on her and she sings from the heart," In his review of the CD for Cabaret Scenes, Jerome Elliott observed that Spangler has " . . . A soaring range, a deft understanding of lyrics, and a well-articulated attention to emotional transitions." After Robyn brought Why I Love Linda Ronstadt to New York's Metropolitan Room in July 2012, she was nominated for a BroadwayWorld.com New York Cabaret Award for "Best Tribute Show."

Once again, Robyn Spangler brings her very personal Linda Ronstadt tribute show to the Metropolitan Room for a one-night only show on Friday, September 25 at 7 pm. Featuring acclaimed Musical Director Jon Weber on piano (and cabaret stars Meg Flather, Barbara Porteus, and Craig Pomranz provided stellar backup vocals), Spangler explores the greatest hits of Ronstadt's songbook, from the award-winning pop songs to the big band tunes, from twangy country to a dash of spicy Mexicali. Robyn's show is a young woman's musical journal revealing how her emotional experiences growing up mirrored those depicted in Ronstadt's songs. This is a highly evocative show accessible and identifiable for audiences of all ages. [See the promotional video on the show below.]

Actress/singer/songwriter Robyn Spangler has wowed audiences around the world performing concert and convention dates, benefits, private events, and clubs including: The Gardenia, Rockwell Table + Stage, Don't Tell Mama, and MBar in Los Angeles; The Iridium, The Metropolitan Room, The Duplex, and Don't Tell Mama in New York; Martinis Above Fourth in San Diego; Davenports in Chicago; Below Zero in Cincinnati; Blame It On Midnight in Palm Springs; and at The Pheasantry in London. In concert she has guested with the San Diego Ballet Symphony at the Lyceum Theatre in San Diego, the Saddleback College Emeritus Institute Symphony Symphony in Laguna Beach, the with New England Symphonic Ensemble at Carnegie Hall in New York, and Royce Hall at UCLA in Los Angeles.

For more information about Robyn Spangler (www.robynspangler.com) contact Stephen Hanks, Cabaret Life Productions, 718-753-1323 or [email protected]

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