Photo Coverage: Storm Large Returns to Feinstein's/54 Below
by Stephen Sorokoff - Oct 5, 2017
It's only a matter of time until musician, actor, playwright,author, and seductive beauty Storm Large becomes a super star and one would be wise to catch her current run at Feinstein's/54 Below while you can still experience her up close and personal.
Photo Coverage: Julie Budd Remembers Mr. Sinatra at Mr. Finn's Cabaret
by Stephen Sorokoff - Aug 22, 2017
When she was a teenager Julie Budd was introduced to audiences by the likes of Ed Sullivan, Merv Griffin, Johnny Carson, Carol Burnett, Danny Thomas, and Liberace, to name just a few. Julianne Boyd, artistic director of Barrington Stage Company did the honors on the first night of Julie Budd's engagement at Mr. Finn's Cabaret. The casual summer audience realized this would be a different night as Julie's band under the direction of renowned arranger/producer/pianist Herb Bernstein enter Mr. Finn's attired in tuxedos and Julie looking every bit the glamorous singer she is was wearing a gown. Julie Budd has enjoyed a legendary career. Today Julie continues to perform her concerts and one-woman shows, nationally and internationally while adding some of the most prestigious stages to her roster: Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, London Palladium, Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center and many of the finest Las Vegas Showrooms.
Photo Coverage: Clint Holmes Celebrates New CD With Birdland Performance
by Stephen Sorokoff - Apr 18, 2017
The word Artist is never more accurately applied to an entertainer then when it is used to describe Clint Holmes. Clint starts with a familiar song title on a blank music page, and then goes on to create something you never thought that tune could become. His vocal, jazz, acting ability, combined with his creativity cross every music red, blue, black and white music line you ever laid down. Most of the audience at Jim Caruso's Broadway at Birdland Series were already 'educated consumers' at his performance celebrating the CD Release of 'Rendezvous' last night. However, for all, it was a reminder of what a truly great performer can brilliantly accomplish with the same 12 notes and combination of beats that all vocalists have at their disposal.
Photo Coverage: Inside The Opening Night Party of The New York Pops
by Stephen Sorokoff - Oct 15, 2016
The New York Pops started it's 34th season off with a glorious concert celebrating the legacy and timeless works of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe. In the closing concert of his inaugural season in 2010, music director and conductor Steven Reineke celebrated the music of Lerner and Loewe and the response was so heartwarming that he decided it was the right time to revisit the material.