Kate Baldwin, the star of Broadway's Finians Rainbow, will sing songs from her bestselling PS Classics release "Let's See What Happens" in concert at Birdland on Monday, March 8 at 7pm. This concert is part of the long-running Broadway at Birdland concert series, presented by Jim Caruso. Material will include "Moments Like This," "Come Back To Me," and "How Are Things In Glocca Morra?"
Kate Baldwin is a veteran of Broadway and national stages alike. Her starring role in the recent revival of
Yip Harburg's and
Burton Lane's classic musical, Finian's Rainbow has proved her to be in the same league as Broadway's finest. The New York Times says of her work, "The show's first moment of magic arrives shortly after Ms. Baldwin's Sharon McLonergan descends the hills of Missitucky. Ms. Baldwin's cool, pure soprano gently rides the crests of the undulant melody, tugging at each question in the lyric with a sensitivity that perfectly expresses the song's tender, yearning essence".
Kate's debut album on PS Classics entitled "Let's See What Happens" features Lane and Harburg songs from both stage and feature films. Her interpretation of these melodic masterpieces has earned her the respect and praise from some of the leading names in the business. Houston Chronicle critic Everett Evans says, "One need only hear a few measures of Baldwin applying her flair, intelligence, vivacity, acting skill and vocal gift to realize that she is every bit the discovery critics claim her to be".
Steven Suskin's review of her cd on Playbill.com says, "Ms. Baldwin sparkles throughout." Kate has appeared in the Broadway casts of The Full Monty, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Wonderful Town. She starred in the San Francisco (2005), Detroit (2006), and Toronto (2007) productions of
Irving Berlin's White Christmas, Henry V at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, She Loves Me at the Willliamstown Theatre Festival, and South Pacific at
Arena Stage, earning a
Helen Hayes Award nomination. Kate's concert work includes several appearances with
Stephen Sondheim as a featured performer in his critically acclaimed evening, "A Conversation with
Stephen Sondheim." She has appeared at the Chicago Humanities Festival, sung with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, DC, the Portland Symphony Orchestra and with Broadway conductor
Rob Fisher as part of Lincoln Center's prestigious American Songbook series.
To make reservations call 212-581-3080. Visit www.birdlandjazz.com for more information.
