Amy Engelhardt Returns to Don't Tell Mama on Today

Award-winning vocalist, songwriter, arranger and composer/lyricist Amy Engelhardt returns to Don't Tell Mama for her first completely solo show in New York City on May 11 at 7PM. My Own Devices is a collection of songs by turns poignant, pithy and... downright goofy, from her upcoming CD of the same name, plus choice eclectic covers and selections from her award-winning debut CD, Not Gonna Be Pretty ("A rare and intelligent edge in wordsmithery..." - Metroland Magazine).

The female vocalist in Grammy®-nominated quartet of nutjobs THE BOBS for 14 years, Amy was a primary writer/arranger for the band. Her brainchild, Rhapsody in Bob, (Gershwin's masterpiece reimagined for classical/funky piano and vocal orchestra) with Bob Malone of John Fogerty's band premiered at Wolf Trap.

A former bridge and tunnel kid, Amy's first love was musical theater; her cheeky score for BASTARD JONES (a rock musical version of Henry Fielding's TOM JONES, with librettist Marc Acito of Broadway's ALLEGIANCE) was a Finalist for the Richard Rodgers Award for New Musicals. A New York production is in the works. Amy is the Artistic Producer and Creator of TUNE IN TIME, New York's Musical Theatre Game Show at the York Theater and was a recent semi-finalist for the inaugural Ziegfeld Billie Burke Award for Composer/Lyricists.

As a concert and session singer, she's sung everywhere from Lincoln Center (American Songbook) to the Sony Soundstage (with Barbra Streisand) to jazz and vocal festivals all over the US and Europe. She appeared most recently in New York as a featured artist in Harry Shearer & Judith Owen's Christmas Without Tears at BAM, with Paul Shaffer, Mario Cantone and others.

"After hearing a chunk of Engelhardt's songbook, it's understandable why she gets kudos for her songwriting. She brings a comedienne's sensibility to her lyrics (as well as to her singing and performing), which can be poignant, provocative and playful all in the same song... her elastic, three-octave, mezzo soprano can almost get lost in the shuffle."- Cabaret Scenes

Can't wait for May 11th? Check out Engelhardt's rendition of "How Did This Thing Get In Me" below!