Patrick Honoré reflects on a few Off-Broadway gems from a recent visit to New York… Wonderful Town, New York City City Center Encores! Wonderful Town, as part of Lincoln Center’s venerated Encores! series, continued to affirm its status as a Broadway classic, primarily thanks to Leonard Bernstein’s immortal score, which includes iconic compositions such as […]
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New York cabaret and Off-Broadway round-up
Cabaret is back, alive and well in New York, as is Off-Broadway, writes Patrick Honoré. Karen Mason: Kander & Ebb and All That Jazz – Birdland ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Directed by Barry Kleinbort and expertly accompanied on the piano by her longtime musical director Christopher Denny, with Ritt Henn on bass, Broadway veteran […]
Music Review: Sondheim Unplugged – The NYC Sessions Volume Three
Sondheim Unplugged – Volume Three – Various Artists (Yellow Sound Label). Conceived, directed and produced by Phil Geoffrey Bond. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
CD Review: Sondheim Unplugged (Volume 2) – Various Artists
SONDHEIM UNPLUGGED (Volume 2) – Various Artists (Yellow Sound Label – CD and Digital) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This is the second of three double CDs celebrating the music of Stephen Sondheim, produced by Phil Geoffrey Bond with musical direction by Joseph Goodrich. The full series boasts 70 artists and 120 songs […]
CD Review: Sondheim Unplugged – Various Artists
SONDHEIM UNPLUGGED – Various Artists (Yellow Sound – YSL567353) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ [This review was written before the death of Stephen Sondheim on 26 November 2021] With masterly musical direction and piano accompaniment by Joseph Goodrich we have a cornucopia of Sondheim. Not only the recognisable songs from the […]
