Review - Phylicia Rashad & Marilyn Maye (Though Not Together)
by Kristin Salaky
- Jun 18, 2009
While the casting of Phylicia Rashad as the manipulative, pill-addicted matriarch of Oklahoma's abundantly dysfunctionAl Weston family in Tracy Letts' epic comedy/drama, August: Osage County may seem an odd choice for those who only know the actress from her television roles as the elegant Clair Huxtable on The Cosby Show and... uh... Clair Huxtable II on Cosby, she might be considered a natural for the part by New York playgoers who have seen her rip up the stage as the anguished and dominating Bernarda Alba or have observed her communicating silent volumes as a symbol of African heritage in Gem of the Ocean.
Marilyn Maye Pays Tribute To Johnny Mercer At The Met Room 6/12
by BWW News Desk
- Jun 12, 2009
As she engineers one of the most exciting late-career surges ever seen, the unstoppable Marilyn Maye pays tribute to the great wordsmith Johnny Mercer in a brand new show that opens at the Metropolitan Room on Friday June 12 at 7:30pm.
Marilyn Maye Pays Tribute To Johnny Mercer At The Met Room 6/12
by Gabrielle Sierra
- May 29, 2009
As she engineers one of the most exciting late-career surges ever seen, the unstoppable Marilyn Maye pays tribute to the great wordsmith Johnny Mercer in a brand new show that opens at the Metropolitan Room on Friday June 12 at 7:30pm.
Marilyn Maye To Perform at Metropolitan 4/8-16
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 11, 2008
Back by popular demand, in her fourth Metropolitan Room engagement in a little over a year, Marilyn Maye celebrates her birthday in landmark style with a new show 'It's My Party… and I'll Sing 'Cause I Want To,' which runs from April 8 through April 16. In seven performances (five of which are late shows to heighten the party atmosphere) the amazing Maye, who turns 80 during the run, has concocted a gift bag of her favorite songs from a who's who of her favorite songwriters.
