Russ Lorenson Brings Benedetto/Blessed To The Eureka Theatre 5/27-6/27

Singer and recording artist Russ Lorenson brings his award winning tribute to Tony Bennett back to SF for five weeks beginning May 27th at The Eureka Theatre, 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco. Performances are Thursdays & Fridays at 7:30pm, Saturdays at 6:00pm, and Sundays at 3:00pm. Benedetto/Blessed: Celebrating the Life and Music of Tony Bennett, is part of the 2010 Something C.O.O.L. Summer Cabaret Festival. Tickets are $25 advance, $30 at the door and available by calling (415) 674-3863 or online at www.brownpapertickets.com

Russ Lorenson honors the great American music icon in his show, Benedetto/Blessed: Celebrating the Life and Music of Tony Bennett. This show had sold-out runs at SF's Empire Plush Room, LA's Sterling's Upstairs, Milwaukee's Wilson Center for the Arts, and New York's Iridium Jazz Club.

"The Great American Songbook has had no greater champion, and I am honored to be singing Mr. Bennett's greatest hits in the town where he left his heart," says Lorenson.

Russ Lorenson has established a reputation as one of the Bay Area's leading interpreters of jazz standards, with a sound and approach that place him at the intersection of Broadway, jazz, and pop - the very essence of the Great American Songbook. Jazz Review says that "Lorenson is not just a crooner covering the traditional Sinatra style or trying to be the next Connick; he is his own man."

Nominated for a MAC Award by the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs, Russ Lorenson's passion for the stage started at age seven. He has appeared with theatre companies throughout the US and Europe and toured with the National Theatre for Children, appeared in concerts with Karen Mason, Andrea Marcovicci, Wesla Whitfield, and opened for the late legendary Eartha Kitt. His previous nightclub show, A Little Travelin' Music, played to sold-out audiences on both coasts. His debut CD of the same name features songs from the show and duets with Shawn Ryan and KLea Blackhurst. His CD, What I Want For Christmas, has received extensive radio airplay.

The 2010 Something C.O.O.L. Summer Cabaret Festival features a diverse array of cabaret offerings in a 5-week series of shows, May 26-June 27. The Festival is comprised of diverting entertainments by the Bay Area's best, brightest and busiest musical theatre performers and features salon evenings, adult-oriented burlesque and traditional cabaret performances.

Nightlife/Cabaret listings:

WHO: Russ Lorenson in Benedetto/Blessed: Celebrating the Life and Music of Tony Bennett

WHEN: May 27-June 27; Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 pm; Saturdays at 6 PM, Sundays at 3 PM.

WHERE: Eureka Theatre, 215 Jackson, SF

TICKETS: $25

PHONE: 415 674 3863 or www.brownpapertickets.com