Photo Flash: Lansbury Toasts Maye Backstage At Her Met Show
Marilyn Maye, who, for RCA Records, was the first to record Broadway songs such as "Cabaret," "Step to the Rear," "Sherry," "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" and other Broadway show songs before the shows opened, is in the midst of an exhilarating run of success. The 82-year-old singer is playing to sell-out crowds in an exclusive nine-show engagement at The Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street, through Sunday October 17. On Thursday, the night before her Metropolitan Room opening, Maye received the Mabel Mercer Award at the 21st annual New York Cabaret Convention at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center.
It was backstage at Lincoln Center that Maye shared a few moments with Lansbury, who had just taken part in the festivities by introducing Marian Seldes, the evening's other major honoree. Lansbury promised to see Maye's show, a performer who has come to be identified with several Jerry Herman songs, especially "It's Today" from "Mame" for which, as we all know, Lansbury won her first of five Tony Awards.
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