MAUDE MAGGART AT THE ALGONQUIN "SPEAKING OF DREAMS"
Acclaimed chanteuse Maude Maggart will return to THE ALGONQUIN OAK
ROOM (59 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-419-9331 -
http://www.algonquinhotel.com/
) for a six week engagement from April 1st through May 10th. Performances
are from Tuesdays through Saturdays at 9:00 pm, with late shows on
Fridays & Saturdays at 11:30 pm. Her new show, "Speaking of Dreams,"
will feature John Boswell (April 1st Ð 12th) and Lanny Meyers (April
15th Ð May 10th) on piano and Yair Evnine on cello and guitar.
"Speaking of Dreams" explores the different interpretations
of dreams and how they manifest themselves. The program will features
standards from the golden age such as "Dream A Little Dream Of Me,"
"When You Wish Upon A Star" and "Look To The Rainbow," as well as
songs from more recent writers like Joan Baez ("Speaking of Dreams"),
Kate Bush ("A Deeper Understanding") and Paul Williams ("The Rainbow
Connection"). The show will coincide with the release of the CD
Dreamland, her collaboration with stage and television star Brent
Spiner, a new concept album that mixes radio drama with musical
soundtrack. Before coming to New York, "Speaking of Dreams" will
have a special preview engagement at the Gardenia in Los Angeles
on March 20th and 21st.
Fostered by Andrea Marcovicci and Michael Feinstein,
Maude has performed at nightclubs around the country, including
Feinstein's at the Regency in Manhattan, the Plush Room in San Francisco,
the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, the Savor Room in St. Louis and
Schroeder's in San Diego. For the 92nd Street Y "Lyrics and Lyricists"
series, Maude has starred in Easy to Love: The Love Songs of Cole
Porter, Kurt Weill In America and No‘l Coward and His Ladies, curated
by Steve Ross. In 2005, she was featured in the LAByrinth Theatre
Company's Obsession benefit, curated and directed by John Patrick
Shanley. Maude is the recipient of the 2005 Time Out New York Award
for Special Achievement, the 2005 MAC Award for Best Female Debut
and the 2005 Back Stage Award for Special Achievement.
She has headlined shows at Chicago's Steppenwolf
Theater Company, New York's Downtown River to River Festival, Guild
Hall in East Hampton, the Hudson Opera House, the Oregon Festival
of American Music, the Bridgeport Playhouse, the Palm Beach Pops
and Michael Feinstein's "Standard Time" concert series at Carnegie
Hall. For more information, please visit www.maudemaggart.com.
There is a cover charge of $65 and a $30 minimum.
A $70 prix fixe dinner is required at the early shows on Fridays
and Saturdays.Ê
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