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Well, it's been about 2 and half weeks since my last post - a super-busy coupla weeks, too! I had two performances of my newest show, Takin' a Chance on Love, was a guest on the Joey Reynolds Show, appeared in On the Rocks with Danny Leary, guest-starred in Rob Langeder's new show, and even managed to squeeze in seeing a few shows, too! So, without further ado, let me tell you about my past few weeks!
I performed Takin' a Chance on Love at the Metropolitan Room on Tuesday, October 7th and Sunday, October 12th, and had an absolutely terrific time. The audience was fantastic both nights, and I really felt good about the performances. Lennie Watts directed this run of the show, and I was thrilled with the work we did together. The show was very well received, and a few people suggested that we bring it back for Valentine's Day - so we're going to do just that! Mark those calendars now - we'll be back at the Metropolitan Room on Saturday, February 14th at 5 p.m. - the perfect way to kick off a romantic evening!
In between the two performances of Takin' a Chance..., I did a late night guest spot on the Joey Reynolds Show, during which I got to shoot the breeze with Joey and sing "Dream a Little Dream of Me" to a national radio audience. The following night was On the Rocks again, and (as usual), it was a blast! Danny Leary was his usual fantastically funny and charming self, and the comedians were definitely at the top of their game! Irish comedian Fiona Walsh had me cracking up with her stories about attempting to walk through the tourists crowding the streets of Manhattan, and Jay Dercola found some common ground with the audience by making light of his economic woes.
I spent much of the following week getting ready for my guest appearance in Rob Langeder's new show, which had it's first performance on Sunday, October 19th at John's Harvest Inn in Middletown, NY. The show went very well, and Rob was in terrific voice! The audience loved it, and I had a great time watching the show and joining Rob for a few duets. Rob was accompanied by a rockin' band, too! My dad, Fortune Esposito, was the musical director/guitarist, and he was joined by David Crone on piano, Rob Broelmann on bass, Brian Broelmann on tenor sax, and Brian DeWitt on drums. Rob is hoping to bring this show to NYC in the spring, so be on the lookout for an announcement!
On Monday, October 20th, I was back at the Metropolitan Room to see Notes on New York: The musicalized observations of Tim DiPasqua. Presented by Third Eye Theatre Company and featuring a talented cast of five singers (including my aforementioned director, Lennie Watts!), this revue of Tim DiPasqua's material focuses (as you can probably guess from the title!) on his view of life in New York - the good, the bad, and the creepy! Mr. DiPasqua accompanied the cast on piano, and there were some very unique aspects of the production. The use of projections throughout the show was very clever and really helped to put the songs in context, without resorting to bulky scenery. What's really great about this show is that, even though all of these "observations" of NYC come from the viewpoint of one person, I'm fairly certain that each and every New Yorker can relate to at least one of the songs on a personal level - very cool!
Last night, I was back at the Metropolitan Room to see Kevin Dozier in his show, Love-Wise. As I mentioned when I wrote about Kevin in June, he's got a great, warm baritone, and it was a treat to hear it again! This show, like the show in June, was directed by Scott Barnes, with musical direction by Christopher Marlowe. This time around, in addition to Mr. Marlowe on piano Kevin brought some other fantastic musicians into the fold - John Redsecker on drums, Dick Sarpola on bass, Peter Sanders on cello, and Ken Dybisz on reeds and horns. My favorite song of the evening "People Will Say We're In Love," (which was done with a very cool uptempo swing arrangement).
Okay, folks, gotta wrap it up for now and go gussy myself up for tonight's On the Rocks!
Well, it's been about 2 and half weeks since my last post - a super-busy coupla weeks, too! I had two performances of my newest show, Takin' a Chance on Love, was a guest on the Joey Reynolds Show, appeared in On the Rocks with Danny Leary, guest-starred in Rob Langeder's new show, and even managed to squeeze in seeing a few shows, too! So, without further ado, let me tell you about my past few weeks!
I performed Takin' a Chance on Love at the Metropolitan Room on Tuesday, October 7th and Sunday, October 12th, and had an absolutely terrific time. The audience was fantastic both nights, and I really felt good about the performances. Lennie Watts directed this run of the show, and I was thrilled with the work we did together. The show was very well received, and a few people suggested that we bring it back for Valentine's Day - so we're going to do just that! Mark those calendars now - we'll be back at the Metropolitan Room on Saturday, February 14th at 5 p.m. - the perfect way to kick off a romantic evening!
In between the two performances of Takin' a Chance..., I did a late night guest spot on the Joey Reynolds Show, during which I got to shoot the breeze with Joey and sing "Dream a Little Dream of Me" to a national radio audience. The following night was On the Rocks again, and (as usual), it was a blast! Danny Leary was his usual fantastically funny and charming self, and the comedians were definitely at the top of their game! Irish comedian Fiona Walsh had me cracking up with her stories about attempting to walk through the tourists crowding the streets of Manhattan, and Jay Dercola found some common ground with the audience by making light of his economic woes.
I spent much of the following week getting ready for my guest appearance in Rob Langeder's new show, which had it's first performance on Sunday, October 19th at John's Harvest Inn in Middletown, NY. The show went very well, and Rob was in terrific voice! The audience loved it, and I had a great time watching the show and joining Rob for a few duets. Rob was accompanied by a rockin' band, too! My dad, Fortune Esposito, was the musical director/guitarist, and he was joined by David Crone on piano, Rob Broelmann on bass, Brian Broelmann on tenor sax, and Brian DeWitt on drums. Rob is hoping to bring this show to NYC in the spring, so be on the lookout for an announcement!
On Monday, October 20th, I was back at the Metropolitan Room to see Notes on New York: The musicalized observations of Tim DiPasqua. Presented by Third Eye Theatre Company and featuring a talented cast of five singers (including my aforementioned director, Lennie Watts!), this revue of Tim DiPasqua's material focuses (as you can probably guess from the title!) on his view of life in New York - the good, the bad, and the creepy! Mr. DiPasqua accompanied the cast on piano, and there were some very unique aspects of the production. The use of projections throughout the show was very clever and really helped to put the songs in context, without resorting to bulky scenery. What's really great about this show is that, even though all of these "observations" of NYC come from the viewpoint of one person, I'm fairly certain that each and every New Yorker can relate to at least one of the songs on a personal level - very cool!
Last night, I was back at the Metropolitan Room to see Kevin Dozier in his show, Love-Wise. As I mentioned when I wrote about Kevin in June, he's got a great, warm baritone, and it was a treat to hear it again! This show, like the show in June, was directed by Scott Barnes, with musical direction by Christopher Marlowe. This time around, in addition to Mr. Marlowe on piano Kevin brought some other fantastic musicians into the fold - John Redsecker on drums, Dick Sarpola on bass, Peter Sanders on cello, and Ken Dybisz on reeds and horns. My favorite song of the evening "People Will Say We're In Love," (which was done with a very cool uptempo swing arrangement).
Okay, folks, gotta wrap it up for now and go gussy myself up for tonight's On the Rocks!
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