Daryl Glenn makes his Feinstein’s debut singing the songs of his favorite songwriter and friend, Stephen Sondheim. Mr. Glenn will share the tunes that he feels closest to and annecdotes of his, mostly, postal relationship with ‘Steve’. The show will highlite several lesser-know Sondheim compositions and will celebrate this treasure of the American Musical Theatre during the 80th anniversary of his birth!!!.

Mr. Glenn is the proud recipient of the 2009 BISTRO, MAC and NIGHTLIFE awards for his popular show “Daryl Glenn & Jo Lynn Burks play and sing Robert Altman’s NASHVILLE”.                                                                                   He will be joined by Karen Dryer on piano, Sean Harkness on guitar and    Dan Gross on drums                                                                                                    with backup vocals by Lisa Asher and Brad Wills

The show is co-written and directed by Vince DeGeorge.

$25 COVER* | $40 PREMIUM SEATING* | $25 FOOD & BEVERAGE MINIMUM*

DINING AT 6 PM | BOOK EARLY FOR BEST SEATING

FOR INFORMATION, CALL 212.339.4095

*FEES AND TAXES APPLY

The Cabaret Chronicles: This Week in NYC Nightlife

Sunday, January 17, 2010; Posted: 09:01 AM - by Jenna Esposito
 

Happy Weekend, everyone!  My annual winter cold decided to visit this past week, so, unfortunately, I didn't make it out to ANY shows (I know, I can hardly believe it myself)!  So, in lieu of writing about what I saw (pretty much a whole lot of "Cheers" and "Iron Chef America"), I'm going to chime in with my recommendations for the upcoming week!           

This week in NYC Nightlife...  

Sunday, January 17^th:    

Daryl Glenn: Daryl Sings Steve (Songs by Sondheim), 8:30 p.m. at Feinstein's at Loews Regecy.  No stranger to the cabaret community, Daryl (who was part of the team behind last year's multi-award winning show, Nashville), takes a solo turn in the spotlight at the famed NYC club.  Reservations: (212) 339-4095

the set list, since everyone's been asking...

DARYL SINGS STEVE
(SONGS BY SONDHEIM)

conceived by daryl glenn
musical direction and arrangements by karen dryer
co-written and directed by vince degeorge
with
ivan bodley/bass
dan gross/drums
sean harkness/guitar
halle petro & brad wills/backup vocals


everybody’s got the right
(assassins)
now you know
(merrily we roll along)
giants in the sky
(into the woods)
“dick tracy” medley
(live alone and like it/what can you lose/
back in business)
“evening primrose” medley
(if you can find me i’m here/i remember sky/
take me to the world)
unworthy of your love
(assassins)
no one has ever loved me/loving you
(passion)
no, maryann/multitudes of amys
(unsung sondheim)
marrry me a little/so many people
(marry me a little)
it takes two
(into the woods)
not while i’m around
(sweeney todd)

	Daryl Glenn Daryl Sings Steve: Songs by Sondheim Feinstein's at Loews Regency New York, NY
No one can accuse Daryl Glenn of staying in a rut. He performs regularly in the Nashville show at the Metropolitan Room, and recently galloped uptown to Feinstein's to salute his idol, Stephen Sondheim. On the one hand, the country twang of "It Don't Worry Me" and on the other hand, "Giants in the Sky." Two extremes, but Daryl Glenn made them both relevant, perhaps referencing a line in the latter song, "...you wish that you could live in between." Glenn is convincing in his admiration of both the down-home Nashville sound and the complex plot-related songs of Sondheim. There is basic truth in both genres: the simplicity of country tunes and the essence of Sondheim's characters apparent in his songs, sometimes even in one line of a song. The clarity of obsessive love in "Loving You" (Passion) is stunning: "Loving you is not a choice/It's who I am." With his affable personality with strong audience communication, he opened the show with a sober rendition of "Everybody’s Got the Right" (..."to their dreams") from Assassins. With that idea in mind, Glenn took the risk of removing these musical theater songs from their books and presenting them as individual cabaret songs. Not always easy, and while he set up a song with comments about the plot, there was the expectation that most of his audience was familiar with the Sondheim canon. Some songs were fairly familiar, like the haunting "I Remember" from television's Evening Primrose. The relevancy in "More," from the film Dick Tracy is obvious: a razzle-dazzle celebration of greed. At the end of the show, he repeated a snippet of "Everybody’s Got the Right" and, thankfully, no raised machine guns here, as at the end of the play. Glenn is supported by Karen Dryer on piano, Ivan Bodley on bass, Dan Gross on drums, Sean Harkness on guitar and backup vocals by Halle Petro and Brad Wills. You will hear prettier voices singing the songs of Stephen Sondheim, but you won't hear many with the heart and sensitivity of Daryl Glenn, and that is the essence of songs like "Not While I'm Around." Elizabeth Ahlfors Cabaret Scenes January 17, 2010 www.cabaretscenes.org   Daryl Glenn at Feinstein’s Jan 17 did a fine job on an evening of songs by Sondheim, some rarely heard gems like “Live Alone and Like It” and “If You Can Find Me I’m Here.”                                                                                  Gregg Culling