Sherie Renee Scott to Record 54 Below Show PIECE OF MEAT, Release New Single

By: Jun. 21, 2013
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Sherie Rene Scott has announced the release of a special digital single version of "The Folks Who Live on the Hill" - the classic 1937 pop standard with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II - with acclaimed pianist Bill Charlap on her label Ghostlight Records. The "B-side" is "Nothing Is Too Wonderful To Be True," by Scott and Charlap, which previously appeared as a bonus track on the label's Grammy-nominated Broadway recording of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, starring Ms. Scott. The tracks were produced by Kurt Deutsch and Joel Moss.

To preview the new track, please visit: www.sh-k-boom.com/bill-charlap-sherie-rene-scott-folks-who-live-on-the-hill.

In addition, Scott will be recording "Piece Of Meat," her current show at 54 BeloW. Scott will perform the highly-anticipated return engagement of her acclaimed evening through June 29. Details of the recording will be announced at a later date. For updates on the album, please visit: www.sh-k-boom.com/sherierenescott-pieceofmeat.

The New York Times raved about this "very serious, very funny, very personal show." It was called "One of the year's very best" by Time Out New York and praised for its "passion, wit and sincerity" by The Village Voice. "Piece Of Meat" is an exhilarating evening about human desires - carnal, culinary and otherwise. Ms. Scott explores her singular storytelling and musical abilities with songs by Joni Mitchell, Paul McCartney, Talking Heads, Pete Townshend, Annie Lennox, Dire Straits, Buddy Holly, Kate Bush and Noah And The Whale, along with original compositions by music director Todd Almond. The show features musical staging by Michele Lynch and direction by Lear deBessonett.

Sherie Rene Scott is an actor, singer and writer known for her work in numerous theatrical productions, including Everyday Rapture, written by Dick Scanlan and Ms. Scott, directed by Michael Mayer (Tony Award nominations for Best Actress in a Musical, Best Book and Best Musical; Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Award and Lucille Lortel Award nominations); Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Drama Desk Nomination); "Ursula" in Disney's The Little Mermaid (Outer Critics Circle nomination); John Guare's Landscape of the Body, directed by Michael Greif (Obie Award, Lucille Lortel Award), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, directed by Jack O'Brien (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Award nominations); Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida (Derwent Award); The Who's Tommy (OBC); Rent; The Last Five Years, directed by Daisy Prince (Drama Desk nomination); Debbie Does Dallas; Randy Newman's Faust; and Kander & Ebb'sOver and Over (Helen Hayes nomination).

With Kurt Deutsch, she founded both Sh-K-Boom Records and Ghostlight Records, producing over 130 albums, garnering several Grammy Awards and nominations, most recently for the cast album of The Book of Mormon. Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight Records also received a 2006 Drama Desk Award for dedication to the preservation of musical theater through cast recordings. www.sh-k-boom.com and www.ghostlightrecords.com.

Ms. Scott can be heard on several Grammy Award-winning and nominated cast albums, a single with jazz great Bill Charlap, a Billboard hit single with Elton John, as well as her own critically-acclaimed recordings, Sherie Rene...Men I've Had and Everyday Rapture. www.sherierenescott.com

Bill Charlap - one of the world's premier jazz pianists - has performed and recorded with many leading artists of our time, ranging from jazz masters Phil Woods and Wynton Marsalis to singers Tony Bennett and Barbra Streisand. Since 1997, he has led the Bill Charlap Trio with bassist Peter Washington and drummer Kenny Washington, now recognized as one of the leading groups in jazz. Charlap is the artistic director of New York City's Jazz in July Festival at the 92nd Street Y, and he has produced concerts for Jazz at Lincoln Center, the JVC Jazz Festival and the Hollywood Bowl. A two-time Grammy nominee, Charlap is married to renowned jazz pianist Renee Rosnes. Something To Remember - his acclaimed CD with his mother, Sandy Stewart - was released by Ghostlight Records last year.

Sherie Rene Scott will perform "Piece of Meat" at 54 Below (254 West 54th Street between Broadway and Eighth Avenue) through June 29. There is a $50 cover charge in the main dining room and a $40 cover at the bar. All seats have a $25 food and beverage minimum. Please visit 54Below.com for additional information.



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