Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center Announces March Music at the Mansion

NiCori Studios and Productions in association with Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center announces a new installment of the monthly concert series, "Music at the Mansion", on Sunday, March 24, at 3pm. Performers include Brian Gari, Bill Zeffiro and Shana Farr. The featured performer in the "Young Musician Moment" will be a student from Jazz House Kids.

Broadway Composer Brian Gari began his recording career with Vanguard Records and wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical, LATE NITE COMIC as well as the Off Broadway revue A HARD TIME TO BE SINGLE. An all star 20th anniversary edition of LATE NITE COMIC has been released featuring 17 of the biggest names of Broadway including Rupert Holmes, Paul Shaffer & Tony Roberts. Bear Manor Media has published two books of his: We Bombed In New London--The Inside Story of the Broadway Musical Late Nite Comic & his latest, A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To My Stress Test. His latest CD is entitled HE'S AN OLD CAT.

Bill Zeffiro is the winner of two 2012 MAC Awards and is nominated for two 2013 awards. His song 'Universal Truth' won for for Special Musical Material and he won for Piano Bar/ Restaurant Singing Instrumentalist. He appeared at the late lamented Algonquin Hotel's Oak Room last Fall in an evening of Noel Coward with KT Sullivan, Emily Bergl, Craig Rubano and Sidney Meyer. His songs have been recorded and performed at The Oak Room, The Iridium and Feinstein's by Emily Bergl, Terese Geneco (who put 'Universsal Truth' on the map) and Julie Reyburn . He wrote book, music and lyrics for 'The Road To Ruin' which made the Top 10 Show Albums of 2005 in talkinbroadway.com. R2R played the York Theatre in 2010 directed by Broadway legend Patricia Birch. Bill has recently been seen at The Crazy Coqs in London with KT Sullivan. He is featured every Tuesday at La Mediterannee in Manhattan at 9PM.

Singer Shana Farr is a true performer with the voice, the look, and the presence that seduces the crowd. On October 17, 2012, she was awarded with the Julie Wilson Award at the Mabel Mercer Foundation's 23rd Annual Cabaret Convention held at Jazz at Lincoln Center. She was recently the featured artist in the current issue of Cabaret Scenes, and she has received rave reviews in The New York Post, Wall Street Journal, New Jersey Star Ledger, Back Stage and numerous other publications for her performances at New York City Center, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, and Feinstein's at the Regency among others. She has also been recognized for her performances with symphony orchestras such as the Missouri Symphony Orchestra and South Shore Symphony and more. The passion Shana has for music, lyrics, and characters is shared with the audience as she invites them into her world. Everything she sings from operetta and great American standards to contemporary musical theater and jazz is sung from within this beautiful woman. Her lush voice matches her elegance as she uses all of her different colors. Whether it is a delicate pianissimo floating through the audience with angst, a mature, strong belt that makes a statement, or a moment of fun and laughter, Shana is an intelligent, giving performer who "excels at direct, unaffected expression of emotion" (Back Stage), "delivers a powerful ballad" (Times Square Chronicles), and "demonstrates a surprising flair for comedy." (Back Stage). Simply put, as Joey Reynolds said on WOR-AM Radio, "Shana Farr, you are a BROADWAY STAR...you're built for that!"

"Music at the Mansion" is a 2013 MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs) award nominated series showcasing talented performers from NYC and NJ. The series is hosted by NYC Cabaret singer and Bloomfield resident Corinna Sowers-Adler and features Deborah Martin on piano. This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts and administered by the Essex County Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs. Series hostess, Corinna Sowers-Adler, has been nominated as "Best Host of a Variety Show" and "Best Female Vocalist" for the 2012 Broadway World Cabaret Awards.

Tickets are $10 per person and are available at the door. Seating begins at 2:30pm. Light refreshments will be served. Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center is located at 240 Belleville Avenue, Bloomfield, NJ. For more information, please contact info (at) corinnasings.com or call Oakeside at 973-429-0960. Making beautiful music in a beautiful place with beautiful people...

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