Steve
Ross stars in "Strictly Rodgers, Mostly Hart" at Symphony Space
Cabaret
legend Steve Ross stars in "Strictly Rodgers, Mostly Hart," a cabaret
concert celebrating the Richard Rodgers centennial, on Friday, May
3rd, at 7:00 and 9:30 pm at the LEONARD NIMOY THALIA at SYMPHONY SPACE
(Broadway at 95th Street - 212-864-5400). His special guests will
be Tom Andersen and Klea Blackhurst. Tickets are $25.
Ross rose to fame as a
cabaret entertainer in the late 1970s, playing New York's fabled Algonquin
Hotel and Ted Hook's BackStage. He has performed around the world,
from Carnegie Hall in Manhattan to the Ritz in London to the Imperial
Hotel in Tokyo. The Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs (MAC)
voted him Outstanding Singer-Instrumentalist. In 1992, Ross made his
Off-Broadway debut in "I Won't Dance," his tribute to Fred Astaire,
and in 1996, he made his Broadway debut in Noel Coward's "Present
Laughter," starring Frank Langella. Ross has appeared many times at
the FireBird Cafe and headlined at Pizza in the Park in London. He
continues to tour in cabarets, master classes and pops concerts.
Andersen is a five-time
MAC Award winner for his singing, songwriting and recording. He has
performed at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Weill Recital Hall,
Tavern on the Green, the Algonquin and the FireBird Cafe. Andersen
also has two acclaimed CDs to his credit: "Far Away Places" and "The
Journey."
Blackhurst is the 2002
MAC Award winner for Outstanding Female Vocalist. She received rave
reviews for her cabaret tribute to Ethel Merman, "Everything the Traffic
Will Allow," at Danny's Skylight Room and the Jack Rose. Blackhurst
also appeared Off-Broadway in "Oil City Symphony" and "Radio Gals."
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