2011-12 Season
DAVID BROMBERG BIG BAND with special guest ALLEN TOUSSAINT
For forty years David Bromberg has artfully interpreted blues, folk, rock & roll, jazz, pop, bluegrass & gospel. A gifted session musician, songwriter and Grammy nominated recording artist, Bromberg has collaborated with Bob Dylan, George Harrison, the Grateful Dead and dozens more
73 year-old composer, arranger, producer,pianist, singer and New Orleans native, Allen Toussaint can, without hesitation, be called a l iving legend. From his seminal production & arrangements for Paul Simon, The Meters, Ernie K Doe & LaBelle in the 60's & 70's to his post-Katrina collaborations with Elvis Costello, Toussaint’s abundant gifts are woven into the fabric of American popular music.
CAPITOL STEPS
The Capitol Steps are celebrating their 30th year by performing songs from their most recent release, Desperate Housemembers, as well as brand-new songs in step with breaking news. Known as the Forbidden Broadway of politics, The Capitol Steps received a Drama Desk nomination for outstanding lyrics, and won a “Washington Post Best Bets” award. They have been featured on NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN and can be heard nationally on Public Radio.
LEA SALONGA: THE JOURNEY CONTINUES...
Tony, Olivier Award-winning star and recording artist Salonga continues to captivate audiences worldwide. Well known for her lead performances in the Broadway hits Miss Saigon and Les Miserables, the elegant Salonga is probably best known to the public as the voice of Disney’s animated heroines of Mulan and Aladdin. The New York Times, writes, “Ms. Salonga’s bright, metallically edged voice is a shiny all-purpose instrument that confidently establishes its dominion over whatever musical setting surrounds it.” While Backstage lauds, “Hers is probably one of the clearest and most expressive voices in cabaret and theater today.” Join us for a one-night-only engagement, The Journey Continues… an intimate evening that features a selection of Broadway tunes, standard classics, and today’s hits, as well as personal stories of her journey that has spanned decades.
LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III WITH SOME FAMILY & A FEW FRIENDS
AN EVENING WITH JUDY COLLINS & MADELEINE PEYROUX
The Town Hall is delighted to present Grammy-winning singer/songwriters Judy Collins and Madeleine Peyroux in an evening of music. Each artist will have their own band to play their unique styles. Collins is best known for her Grammy-winning interpretation of Stephen Sondheim’s Send In The Clowns and has entertained worldwide audiences with her folk songs with contemporary themes. Known for her interpretation of Patsy Cline's Walking After Midnight, Peyroux is known as being the 21st century Billie Holiday. Following her work on her albums Careless Love and Half The Perfect World, which brought Madeleine enormous success, she was honored at the BBC Jazz Awards for Best International Jazz Artist.
JANE KRAKOWSKI LIVE AT THE TOWN HALL
Part sex kitten, part All-American girl, Tony Award winner and three-time Emmy nominee Krakowski has a knack for scene stealing roles, from hit television shows like Ally McBeal and 30 Rock to Broadway, where she earned a Tony Award for her role in the revival of Nine. The New York Times calls Krakowski, “A gold digger, a femme fatale, a sex-crazed she-devil in a red dress: Krakowski toys lightly with such images in her frothy cabaret act…an anthology of songs both famous and obscure, loaded with saucy double entendres, that were once staples for the likes of Eartha Kitt, Mae West and Ethel Waters.” In her Town Hall debut, she will beguile the audience with American, Broadway, pop and jazz tunes that showcase her unique voice and personality.
TANGO FOR LOVERS ONLY
The Romulo Larrea Ensemble
The Romulo Larrea Ensemble returns to Town Hall with an exciting program showcasing the highlights of their international artistic journey. A unique opportunity to enjoy the talent of Maestro Romulo Larrea and his provocative group of artists performing their favorite works in an exclusive Broadway presentation. Inspired both by the traditional tango and by its contemporary features, the gifted cast embraces the music, the dance and the songs that characterize the effervescent century-old tradition. Let yourself be seduced…
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