Hey LA, She's Comin' Your Way--Betty Buckley
Hey LA, She's Comin' Your Way--Betty Buckley
Joined: 12/31/69
#0Hey LA, She's Comin' Your Way--Betty Buckley
Posted: 2/15/06 at 1:01pm
More Good News For The Left Coast!
Betty Buckley and Kenny Werner to Celebrate 17-Year Musical Collaboration in West Coast Engagement.
Tony Award winner Betty Buckley and famed jazz musician Kenny Werner will celebrate their 17 years of musical collaboration with a special engagement at the Catalina Bar & Grill in Hollywood, CA from February 15-19.
"An Evening with Betty Buckley and Kenny Werner," will draw upon the repertoire the acclaimed duo has performed over the past two decades. Concertgoers can expect to hear several tunes from Buckley’s critically hailed "Smoke" program, as well as tunes from earlier collections, including songs from their eight recordings.
The Catalina Bar & Grill is located at 6725 West Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, CA. Call (323) 466-2210 for reservations or visit www.catalinajazzclub.com.
Very excited to see her, most likely Sunday Night.
Catalina Jazz Club
peggyandvelma
Broadway Star Joined: 9/4/05
#1re: Hey LA, She's Comin' Your Way--Betty Buckley
Posted: 2/15/06 at 3:44pmI just saw her in NC in concert. It probably isn't the scale as the one you've mentioned, but she's fantastic. And sooooo nice. I got to meet her. And vocally, she's amazing.
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#2re: Hey LA, She's Comin' Your Way--Betty Buckley
Posted: 2/15/06 at 4:33pmKenny Werner's arrangements and his Jazz keyboards are to DIE for!!!! I saw her perform with Kenny at The BottomLine just before her "Children Will Listen" album was released. It was SUCH an amazing experience.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#3re: Hey LA, She's Comin' Your Way--Betty Buckley
Posted: 2/15/06 at 4:36pm
Awesome..this makes me even more excited.
Thanks.
peggyandvelma
Broadway Star Joined: 9/4/05
#4re: Hey LA, She's Comin' Your Way--Betty Buckley
Posted: 2/15/06 at 5:10pm
I think her best stuff was when she did a "My Fair Lady" homage and sang three songs. "On the Street Where You Live" was great.
Hope you have a great time. Let us know how it goes.
No one is alone.
Broadway Star Joined: 12/31/69
Broadway Star Joined: 12/31/69
#6re: Hey LA, She's Comin' Your Way--Betty Buckley
Posted: 2/20/06 at 2:23pm
Well, all I can say is she is a GODDESS! Not the greatest of venues, the Catalina Bar and Grille was an adequate facility. A bit noisy with plates and glassware clanging about, and a persistant hum from a bum speaker, but none of that really mattered as soon as Ms Buckley hit the stage. She dazzled in every song, mesmorized with every note. Took us to wonderful places so far away from Sunset and Highland, you needed a visa, passport and more carryon luggage than allowed by the FAA.
She somehow blocked out the above mentioned distractions and created so many incredible moments it was thrilling.
Talked with her afterwards, and she was gracious, charming and lovely. A true lady, a real legend.
peggyandvelma
Broadway Star Joined: 9/4/05
#7re: Hey LA, She's Comin' Your Way--Betty Buckley
Posted: 2/20/06 at 2:53pm
Yay, I'm glad you enjoyed it! She is just so wonderful. When she started a new song the whole auditorium just kind of stopped breathing because you didn't really want to miss any of it.
What song did you enjoy most??
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Broadway Star Joined: 12/31/69
#8re: Hey LA, She's Comin' Your Way--Betty Buckley
Posted: 2/20/06 at 3:01pmthey were all so wonderful....she did a heart-wrenching "Fire and Rain" (james taylor classic) and a delightful take on Mary Chapin Carpenter's "I Am A Town."
peggyandvelma
Broadway Star Joined: 9/4/05
#9re: Hey LA, She's Comin' Your Way--Betty Buckley
Posted: 2/20/06 at 11:37pmBoth of those were so awesome. I love her take on the songs and how she really makes them come alive. Singing, we need to get that woman back on Broadway.
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#10re: Hey LA, She's Comin' Your Way--Betty Buckley
Posted: 2/20/06 at 11:39pmI saw her in Greensboro, NC. Breathtaking.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
peggyandvelma
Broadway Star Joined: 9/4/05
#11re: Hey LA, She's Comin' Your Way--Betty Buckley
Posted: 2/20/06 at 11:43pmI saw her in G-boro, too. At UNCG.
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