- Kent French Sings "Its Spring Again" at SCULLERS

Following up on last year's IRNE-nominated show, "The Four Loves," Kent French returns to SCULLERS JAZZ CLUB (400 Soldiers Field Road, Allston, MA - 617-562-4111 - http://www.scullersjazz.com/) on Tuesday, May 20th at 8:00 pm with his new show, "Its Spring Again." Joining Kent are Ron Roy on piano, Chris Rathbun on bass and Tom O'Malley on percussion. There is an $18 cover charge.

A favorite performer on Boston area stages, Kent offers a warm and personal show that celebrates the season of romance, rebirth and renewal. "It's Spring Again" includes standards from the American Songbook, as well as songs from singer-songwriters, new musicals and pop songs. "I love springtime, even though it takes a while to get started here in New England," says Kent. "But once it does, it's amazing the changes it creates in us. This show is all about celebrating the season in song."

Since 1999, Kent French has become a familiar face to New England theatergoers. In addition to his cabaret career, he has performed in over twenty theater productions, including the world premiere of "Marty" at the Huntington Theatre Company, SpeakEasy's "The Wild Party," Boston Theatre Works' "The Laramie Project," Commonwealth Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," and American Stage Festival's "A Wonderful Life." Kent has also worked on other productions at the Huntington, understudying roles in "Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme," "Hedda Gabbler," and "James Joyce's The Dead."

Trained as a classical singer, Kent sang for seven seasons with the chorus of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In 1997, he began turning his attention to the American Songbook, focusing on songs from the 20s, 30s and 40s. In 1998, Kent was named a fellow at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's Cabaret Symposium, where he studied with Margaret Whiting and Julie Wilson. Since then, he has performed his solo shows at the Cinedrome Nightclub at Foxwoods Casino, Eighty-Eights in New York, the Blacksmith House in Cambridge, the French Library in Boston and for many private events around New England.

Ron Roy, an accompanist well known for his versatile expressiveness, leads the trio that accompanies Kent. Ron has worked as an arranger, pianist and musical director for many productions nationally and internationally, including "Crazy for You," "Forever Plaid," "Forbidden Broadway," "Forbidden Hollywood," and "Disappearing Act." He has appeared in cabaret and concert halls across the U.S.

 

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