Bistro and MAC Award-winning team Sue Matsuki and Gregory Toroian celebrate 30 years of musical collaboration in an encore performance of Reservations for Two, featuring their versions of famous duets of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé, Rosemary Clooney and Bing Crosby, Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, Jackie Cain and Roy Kral, Patti Austin and James Ingram, Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers, Louis Prima and Keely Smith, and more! Musical Director Toroian is on piano, with Skip Ward on bass and David Silliman on drums. Directed by Lina Koutrakos. The show, which premiered to a sold-out crowd on November 8, 2024, also marks Matsuki's 39th year of appearing at Don't Tell Mama. Reservations for Two https://shows.donttellmamanyc.com/8810-sue-matsuki-gregory-toroian-reservations-for-two-encore-performance-4-4-25 Sue Matsuki Vocals
Sue Matsuki an award-winning singer and songwriter who has played every club in New York as well as Carnegie Hall and The Metropolitan Opera. Matsuki has over 400 songs in her repertoire including jazz, blues, show tunes, American Songbook and country. She is the first recipient of the Julie Wilson Award, chosen personally by Julie, and a Bistro Award Winner for Outstanding Collaboration with her long-time Musical Director, Gregory Toroian. She has received MAC Awards for Jazz Vocalist, Original Song and Jazz Duo. Lovingly referred to as "The Godmother of Cabaret," Matsuki is co-author of the book So You Want to Sing Cabaret (Rowman & Littlefield, 2020) and a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS).
Gregory Toroian is a musical director, arranger, jazz pianist, vocalist, songwriter, and educator. He has been featured in Cabaret Scenes magazine and was the 2020 Bistro Award winner for Outstanding Collaboration with Sue Matsuki, with whom he had also won a MAC award for Best Duo Production. In addition to working with such artists as Tony Bennett, Jon Hendricks, Cab Calloway, Donna Summer, Melissa Errico, Marilyn Maye, Karen Mason, and Jane Olivor, he has appeared in almost every jazz club and cabaret (major and minor) in New York. He has toured with principal dancers from the New York City Ballet and has made numerous radio and television appearances including the Today Show and Maury Povich. His recording work includes albums by Suzanna Ross, Nancy Stearns, and Sue Matsuki. Toroian's vocal arrangements have been featured on a series of albums in the US and Japan, by the vocal group String of Pearls. He currently offers an array of performance workshops.
Friday, April 4 at 7:00 PM (Seating from 6:15)
Don't Tell Mama, 343 W 46th Street, New York, NY 10036, donttellmamanyc.com
$30 cover ($25 MAC Members) + $20 minimum (must include 2 drinks) food menu available. (CASH ONLY)
Musical Director Gregory Toroian on Piano / Vocals
Skip Ward on Bass
David Silliman on Drums
Directed by Lina Koutrakos
Cast and Creative team for Sue Matsuki & Gregory Toroian: Reservations for Two at Don't Tell Mama
Cast
Sue Matsuki
Vocalist
Sue Matsuki an award-winning singer and songwriter who has played every club in New York as well as Carnegie Hall and The Metropolitan Opera. Matsuki has over 400 songs in her repertoire including jazz, blues, show tunes, American Songbook and country. She is the first recipient of the Julie Wilson Award, chosen personally by Julie, and a Bistro Award Winner for Outstanding Collaboration with her long-time Musical Director, Gregory Toroian. She has received MAC Awards for Jazz Vocalist, Original Song and Jazz Duo. Lovingly referred to as "The Godmother of Cabaret," Matsuki is co-author of the book So You Want to Sing Cabaret (Rowman & Littlefield, 2020) and a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS).
Gregory Toroian
Musical Director/Arranger/Piano
Gregory Toroian is a musical director, arranger, jazz pianist, vocalist, songwriter, and educator. He has been featured in Cabaret Scenes magazine and was the 2020 Bistro Award winner for Outstanding Collaboration with Sue Matsuki, with whom he had also won a MAC award for Best Duo Production. In addition to working with such artists as Tony Bennett, Jon Hendricks, Cab Calloway, Donna Summer, Melissa Errico, Marilyn Maye, Karen Mason, and Jane Olivor, he has appeared in almost every jazz club and cabaret (major and minor) in New York. He has toured with principal dancers from the New York City Ballet and has made numerous radio and television appearances including the Today Show and Maury Povich. His recording work includes CDs of Leslee Warren, Suzanna Ross, Nancy Stearns, and Sue Matsuki. Gregory’s vocal arrangements have been featured on a series of albums in the US and Japan, by the vocal group String of Pearls. He currently offers an array of performance workshops.
Skip Ward
Bass
Skip Ward is a Grammy Award Winning Bassist, Guitarist, Ukulele-ist (is that a word), Lap Steel, Tuba and Penny Whistle. Ward is a classically-trained jazz musician with a penchant for rock n' roll, and fusion, blues and bluegrass. Artists he has played/recorded with include: Tony Trischka, with Steve Martin, Phoebe Snow, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Cyndi Lauper, Cassandra Wilson, David Sancious (Sting, Eric Clapton), Melissa Manchester, Glenn Miller Orchestra and more! You may have also seen him on David Letterman, SNL or the Ellen DeGeneres Show. You'll hear Skip on many soundtracks, and he has been on national tours with a number of major theatrical productions. In New York City: Shakespeare in the Park (As You Like It), Hands On A Hardbody, Million Dollar Quartet, High School Musical, Jesus Christ Superstar, Song & Dance, A Chorus Line and West Side Story.
David Silliman
Drums
David Silliman is a drummer and percussionist. David's middle name should be “versatility”. Whether accompanying song stylists such as Mariah Carey, Cassandra Wilson, and Blossom Dearie or playing with Colombian Harpist Edmar Castaneda, David's exciting rhythmic energies add color and mood to any musical performance. He's also comfortable playing in the pit of a Broadway show or with the New Jersey Symphony. David has over 20 years of experience. His performances have taken him to concerts and festivals in Italy, Vienna, Berlin, the North Sea, Monterey, Uruguay and Lithuania. David was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he was exposed to a wide variety of music. David's first studies were in the Classical field, studying snare drum, xylophone and timpani. Later studies exposed him to Jazz, Latin Jazz, Brazilian and Funk music.“ I love living in NY because it gives me the opportunity to play and perform with so many diverse artists, across all styles of music!”
Creative Team
Lina Koutrakos
Director
Lina Koutrakos is a multi-awarded singer songwriter and director based in New York City. Now both an Oscar and Grammy nominated performer, she has also turned her skills and attention towards directing other solo performers and teaching performance classes all over the world. As a director, her talented clients have garnered multiple MAC awards and continue to be awarded New York City’s Bistro awards to this day. Through her “boutique” performance workshops - from the weeklong learning experience on the Greek island of Mykonos to the advanced Saturday morning workshop in New York City to her newly added specialized recording workshops - she continues to share her expertise and passion for the art of being solo in the spotlight with many other singers. linasings.com
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