Two Award Winning Jazz Vocalists Come SWINGIN DOWN THE LANE to the MAC on November 3rd

Award-winning jazz vocalists Marcus Goldhaber and Gabrielle Stravelli will toss back-and-forth the songs of Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Cole Porter and more in Mostly Marcus: Swingin' Down the Lane at the MAC on November 3rd at 8pm.

This performance is the second for the season in the Nite Spot Nights series, co-sponsored by Milford Arts Council and Pantochino Productions. An eclectic collection of unique musical performances, these revues feature Broadway's best and most popular tunes performed by top notch artists, bands, comedy, and more. Bert Bernardi of Pantochino Productions states, "The Nite Spot Nights series is a perfect compliment to our family theatre programming-we have entertainment options for everyone!"

The 'night club' style evenings of live music come straight from NYC, and are presented in a cabaret style listening room at the MAC in the heart of downtown Milford, CT and easily accessible by car, bus, boat, foot, or train. It's the closest you can get to the Milford train station on the Metro North train line because it IS the train station. Executive Director, Paige Miglio explains, "You no longer have to head to the city, we are bringing the city to you! We encourage people to do a reverse commute right to our door. We're the only venue that can offer this kind of convenience, intimacy, and quality all in one place."

About Marcus Goldhaber

A 2016 Manhattan Association of Cabarets award nominee "Best Song" and Broadwayworld.com & Hot House Magazine nominee for "Best Male Vocalist," Marcus is best known as an all around entertainer and 'free & easy' Jazz crooner.. From musicals to straight plays and Jazz clubs to concert halls, Goldhaber continues to win crowds over with his authenticity and passion for audience connection.

His songwriting and intimate approach to The American Songbook have garnered attention from Jazztimes, labeling Marcus as "Wonderfully imaginative," while Jazziz says he is "exciting and fresh" and All About Jazz simply proclaims, [Marcus is] "like a plate full of comfort food!"

Marcus has performed all over NYC including Carnegie Hall, 54 Below, Blue Note, Iridium, Birdland, Kitano, & The Cutting Room. Goldhaber has appeard nationally at The Lied Center (KS), The Count Basie Theatre (NJ), The Smith Center (Las Vegas), The RRazz Room (PA), Milford Arts Council (CT), Century Village (FL) and World Café Live (PA). His residencies include NYC's Renaissance Hotel, Benjamin Hotel and The Night Hotel.

Marcus has been a featured singer in Will Friedwald's "Sinatra-thon" along with Joe Muccioli's Sinatra Birthday Bash (w/Deanna Martin, Donny Most & The Red Bank Jazz Orchestra) and co-starred in the recent off-broadway hit, "The Wonderful Wizard of Song" (music of Harold Arlen).

About Gabrielle Stravelli

Award-winning vocalist Gabrielle Stravelli has garnered critical acclaim and a loyal following through her rich sound, original songs and her unique take on material from the new American songbook as well as classic standards. A trained actor, Gabrielle has a soulful sensitivity for the story in the lyric and was called "a powerhouse of individual expression" by The Village Voice.

Most recently Gabrielle headlined the 2018 WBGO Jazz on the Mountain Festival, toured Southeast Asia, Pakistan and Azerbaijan as a United States Department of State "Jazz Ambassador" and toured the US promoting her new album, "Dream Ago" which has received rave reviews from Downbeat Magazine, The Huffington Post and LA Jazz Scene among others. She headlined the 2016 Eleuthera Jazz Festival, a four-country US State Department-sponsored international tour in the American Music Abroad Program and premiered Rooms of Light, a new song cycle by renowned jazz pianist Fred Hersch.

She has toured the US with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra performing Wynton Marsalis's Abyssinian: A Gospel Celebration, has been featured in 92Y's Lyrics and Lyricists Series, at the Caramoor Festival, with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra, the Cincinnati Pops and the Santa Rosa Symphony. She holds a BFA from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

All Nite Spot Nights are BYOEEE - Bring Your Own Everything Except the Entertainment. Wine, beer, soft drinks, and snacks are also available in the Speakeasy Lounge. The MAC has been called "the sweetest little theatre along the Connecticut shoreline."

TICKETS: milfordarts.org or 203 878 6647 (Tuesdays-Fridays 10am-5pm)

$30 in advance/$35 at the door

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