ALICE
RIPLEY IN CONCERT AT BIRDLAND
Broadway
star Alice Ripley and her band, Ripley will perform in concert at
BIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080 - http://www.birdlandjazz.com/
) on Monday, November 22nd at 7:00 pm. This evening is part of "The
Winter Season," presented by Jim Caruso in association with TheaterMania.com,
which features top Broadway and cabaret performers at the world-class
music room. Ms. Ripley is a New York City-based, self-produced power
pop band whose sound features layers of soaring vocals/crunchy guitars,
big fat drums and bass, and spastic keyboards. Their influences are
Elvis Costello, the Beach Boys and the Beatles, but Ripley's sound
has a decidedly 21st century ring. There is a $20 cover and $10 food/drink
minimum.
Lead singer/guitarist
Alice Ripley (who is the main songwriter in the band) is a Broadway
actress who has starred in James Joyce's The Dead, The Rocky Horror
Show, Sunset Boulevard, the Kennedy Center Sondheim Celebration, and
was a Tony nominee for her performance as Violet Hilton in Side Show.
Her two most notable recordings are "Duets" and "Unsuspecting Hearts"
(Fynsworth Alley), teaming up on both with her Side Show companion
Emily Skinner. She recently released her debut solo album, "Everything's
Fine" on the Sh-K-Boom label. With Ripley, the Band, Alice's noted
lyrical sense has been sharpened, and the music rocks much harder.
Ripley also includes percussionist Shannon Ford, base guy Skip Ward
and keyboard man Christopher Schelling.
BIRDLAND
has been a world-class music room on the Manhattan nightclub scene
since 1949. Jazz superstars Sarah Vaughan, Count Basie, Dinah Washington,
and more recently Ann Hampton Callaway, Diana Krall, John Pizzarelli
and Tito Puente have all performed on the BIRDLAND stage. The room
offers top-flight music in a world class setting, good sight lines
and acoustics, and a menu featuring award-winning Southern cuisine.
Most recently, it's become the home of Jim Caruso's Cast Party, the
weekly Monday late night showbiz gathering featuring impromptu performances
by the Broadway, jazz and nightclub creme de la creme.
Check out
http://www.ripleytheband.com/
for more information.
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