Debbie
Lesser Sings "Just You Just Me" at DANNY'S
Debbie
Lesser brings her new cabaret show "Just You Just Me" back to DANNY'S
SKYLIGHT ROOM (346 West 46th Street, NYC - 1-212-265-8133 - http://www.dannysgrandseapalace.com/
) on Tuesday, June 15th at 7:00 pm. The musical director/accompanist
is David Brunetti with Steve LaSpina on bass and Bob Einfrank on guitar.
Scott Barnes directs. Music charge is $20.00 plus a $10.00 food/drink
minimum. (CABARET HOTLINE
ONLINE and MAC Members $10.00 music charge)
It is the
anticipation of how she will linger lovingly with a note or let it
fly that makes her at once both dangerously unpredictable and sweetly
intimate. Nestled between lyrical "pops!" and sexy bubbles, the vocalist
flavors her delivery with emotional nuances that tell stories of loss,
longing and pure exhilaration. Debbie's gift is that she can take
a song from big and brassy to achingly vulnerable in the beat of a
breath. The entire experience is thoroughly intoxicating. It is this
richly textured interpretation that makes the singer a cabaret favorite
and her debut album "Let's Misbehave" a wonderland. Hearing Debbie
Lesser sing is like opening a bottle of champagne for the first time.
Born and
raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Debbie was weaned on a steady diet of music
that included everything from 1930s and 1940s swing and jazz to hits
of the 1960s. She credits her parents for her passion for great music.
Debbie's choice of songs on her CD, "Let's Misbehave" reflects her
appreciation of classic and modern American standards. Cole Porter
and George Gershwin come together with the likes of Burt Bacharach,
Hal David and Stephen Sondheim. Oscar Hammerstein blends magically
into her repertoire with Ray Charles and Van Morrison.
Lesser and
David Brunetti, her Musical Director of eight years, share similar
musical tastes, among them a fondness for the Burt Bacharach era.
They pair "Ones Less Bell," with "Since I Fell for You" in this show.
Other selections include "I Can Cook Too", "It Was Just One of Those
Things", "My Romance", and a personal favorite "It Makes My Love Come
Down" a naughty novelty song originally sung by Bessie Smith. The
show's title song, "Just You Just Me," was performed this past year
at the Mabel Mercer Cabaret Convention at Town Hall, New York.
In addition
to packing a musical punch, Lesser has a vivacious personality. Her
matter-of-fact patter in the show tends to bring out Lesser's "true
colors" in an unexpected way. "I tell it like it is and hope for the
best".
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