THE FRENCH & KAT SHOW Plays the Metropolitan Room This Weekend
Renowned Broadway star Frenchie Davis, seen in RENT on Broadway, American Idol and The Voice, stars in her very own Cabaret Show at The Metropolitan Room.
Davis first made her mark on Season 2 of the mega-hit reality-television show "American Idol" where judge Simon Cowel predicted Frenchie Davis could win the show!" During the filming of AI, her stage presence, charismatic performances and power-house vocals cemented her as an audience and critic favorite nationwide. After "Idol," Frenchie headed straight to The Great White Way where she starred in the hit Broadway Musical "RENT" written by Jonathan Larson.
Originally only contracted for a six-week run, Frenchie again wowed audiences with her vocal prowess, and show producers quickly extended her contract where she starred for the next four years! Frenchie has also starred in the West Coast tour of "Dreamgirls" playing Effie White, "Sing, Mahalia, Sing" playing Gospel great Mahalia Jackson, and in the 30th Anniversary National Revival production of "Ain't Misbehavin'" (opposite American Idol winner Ruben Studdard) playing the role which won Nell Carter the Tony Award. Frenchie and the cast were honored with a 2009 Grammy Award-nomination for Best Cast Recording.
In 2012, Davis performed alongside fellow Grammy-nominees Natasha Bedingfield and Taylor Dayne at the Americana At Brand's Summer Concert Series in front of an audience of over 10,000. Ms. Davis recently starred in "Cinderella" playing the Fairy Godmother at Berkeley Playhouse in Berkeley, CA and was a special guest performer at the 2010 Christmas Tree Lighting event in Sacramento for California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Ms. Davis was educated at Howard University in Washington DC.
Davis along with her musical soulmate/non sexual life partner, pianist and comedian Kathryn Lounsberry, proudly present THE FRENCH & KAT SHOW. This Pop Cabaret is one part Bach, two parts Kander & Ebb, a dash of Britney, and a sprinkle of Claire Huxtable all served in a Blanche Devereaux martini glass-neat. French and Kat draw audiences on their voluptuous musical bosoms with legit, inventive, and soulful arrangements of songs spanning every decade.
Show Dates and Times:
THE METROPOLITAN ROOM tonight, February 8, 2014- 7:00pm
34 West 22nd Street. Sunday February 9, 2014- 4:00pm
New York, NY 10010 212-206-0440. Monday February 10, 2014- 7:00pm
www.metropolitanroom.com
Prices range from $20.00-$115.00
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