Rufus Wainwright added to Doveman show, Town Hall turned 90, Esperanza Spalding playing there, but first w/ Prince
Doveman (more by Vincent Cornelli)
Rufus Wainwright has been added as a confirmed guest at the next Doveman ‘Burgundy Stain Session’ at Le Poisson Rouge. Tickets are still on sale.
Martha played the last one.
Rufus also has a free show coming up at the World Financial Center.
Rufus & Martha will both be performing in honor of their mother next week at the 90-year old Town Hall. The birthday party was last night…
Jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli surprised and wowed guests when his son John joined him on stage. The two were a joy to watch as they showed family love as well as an abundance of craft. Surprise guest, Norm Lewis, in from London’s “Les Miz,” and in town for rehearsals to an up-dated “Porgy and Bess,” sang “I’d Rather Be Sailing,” “Make Them Hear You” and “Bring Him Home.” Jeffry Denman and Noah Racey showed why they are two of the best dancers on Broadway. The one and only Liz Callaway made “Hey You in the Back Row” come alive with her musical director Alex Rybeck, then forgetting the lyrics to “Another Hundred People” (not really), broke into the best parody of Sondheim I have ever heard. She ended her set with a song from the act she and her sister Ann Hampton Callaway are performing at Birdland this week. Tovah closed the show making 90 years of politically informative, musically innovative and electrifying cultural history begin its 91st year with a bang.”
Esperanza Spalding Chamber Music Society plays Town Hall on May 21st. Tickets are still on sale for the show featuring this past Grammys’ Best New Artist winner. Meanwhile Esperanza can be found opening for Prince at his May 6th & 7th shows in California. A video of Esperanza, who opened one of the recent NYC-area Prince shows too, performing earlier this month in France, below…
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Esperanza Spalding “Wild is The Wind ” Live at Radio France, Paris ( Fip ) 2011
