Melissa Errico at Birdland Theater: For Valentine’s Day, a Touch of Venus
By Elysa Gardner Returning to the venue for her third holiday residency, the Broadway and cabaret veteran is in the mood for love As a cabaret performer, Melissa Errico is known as much for her erudite patter as she is for her voluptuous beauty and buttery, fluttery soprano. “A critic once called me Jessica Rabbit […]
Melissa Errico Is ‘Floating Higher Than Ever,’ Preparing for 6 Valentine’s-Themed NYC Concerts
The Tony nominee is returning to Birdland later this month, joined by a jazz ensemble led by Andy Ezrin. Melissa Errico is readying to revitalize classic songs during her upcoming Valentine’s engagement at Birdland. The Tony nominee, whose soaring soprano has graced such Broadway productions as Amour and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, will play the […]
Melissa Errico and Travis Moser Will Release New Live Duet of ‘Anyone Can Whistle’
“Anyone Can Whistle (Live at The Green Room 42)” was recorded at the famed NYC venue as part of Travis’ solo show, “Someday Soon: The Songs of Judy Collins.” NYC-based cabaret, concert and recording artist Travis Moser and Tony Award nominee Melissa Errico will release a new duet version of Stephen Sondheim’s “Anyone Can Whistle,” […]
Melissa Errico’s Valentine’s Day Residency Returns to Birdland
I CAN DREAM, CAN’T I? which runs 2/14-2/16 is a collection of standards that are “anything but standard” Tony-nominated Broadway star Melissa Errico is coming back to Birdland Jazz Club for her third annual Valentine’s Day residency, running February 14 to 16 at 7 and 9:30 pm each night. The show is titled I Can […]
Before and After Christmas—Two Unique and Brilliantly Entertaining Holiday Shows
By Maryann Lopinto*** Christmas brings many seasonal shows to cabaret, with different takes on the holidays, and starring some of our greatest cabaret performers. I attended two very different shows: We Love the Winter Weather—Songs of the Season at Birdland, with cabaret legends Jeff Harnar, KT Sullivan, Stacy Sullivan and Todd Murray, with musical director Jon Weber. Then three days […]
Melissa Errico: ’Twas the Night AFTER Christmas: A Winter Party with Billy Stritch
’Twas the Night AFTER Christmas: A Winter Party with Billy Stritch 54 Below, NYC, December 26, 2024 Reviewed by Alix Cohen If you’ve ever had Melissa Errico put her hand on your shoulder and sing a couple of lines to you as she wends her way through the audience, you’ll immediately understand what draws people […]
Xmas Party at 54 Below with Melissa Errico and Billy Stritch
Cabaret Review by Ron Fassler . . . Hot on the heels of Norm Lewis’s Christmas show at 54 Below, and just before 2024 reaches its end, comes “Melissa Errico: ‘Twas the Night After Christmas—A Winter Party with Billy Stritch,” with five consecutive nights of enough expert musicianship, laughter, and surprises to fill a family’s worth of stockings. Errico, […]
Review: Melissa Errico Brings a Different Kind of Holiday Show to 54 Below
Melissa Errico’s ’Twas The Night After Christmas – A Winter Party with Billy Stritch is an inventive, captivating show. It opened last night on Thursday December 26th and continues nightly through December 30th, the night before New Year’s Eve, with all shows at 7 pm. (Tickets are available on 54 Below’s website.) In it, she […]
Interview: Melissa Errico Offers a Different Kind of Holiday Show at 54 Below
Everyone sings a holiday show before Christmas – but only Melissa Errico would invent a new kind of show especially for the happy days after the holiday, when we finally get to relax, open our presents, play with the good toys, return the horrible sweaters, and generally kick back and enjoy ourselves without stress. ’Twas […]
Interview: Melissa talks Sondheim on PIX11 Morning News
Review: “Best of Broadway” with the Victoria Symphony
by Eric Greer Had an incredible evening seeing the fantastic Melissa Errico make her Victoria debut with the Victoria Symphony. I’ve been a huge fan of Errico ever since I first bought the Amour cast album, and it was a thrill to finally see her live. The first half was a mix of older musical […]
The Drama Book Show: Podcast Interview
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