Highly Recommended Album: SONDHEIM IN THE CITY
“’Emotional, authentic, stirring, and gracious with sophisticated interpretations,’ is what I called Errico’s romantic, inward-turning Sondheim Sublime (released in 2018). Now, her new tribute to Broadway’s greatest songwriter, Sondheim In The City, changes tone to offer us a more outwarddriven, kaleidoscopic street fair of New York scenes and moments – summoning back to life the […]
‘Sondheim in the City’ in The New York Times
“Sondheim in the City,” Melissa Errico’s tribute to Sondheim’s urbanity, feels like a New York house tour of thrill and heartbreak. In songs like the jangly “Another Hundred People,” the exuberant “What More Do I Need?” and the dry, disappointed “It Wasn’t Meant to Happen,” Errico, one of Sondheim’s deepest-hearted yet lightest-touch interpreters, evokes both […]
Melissa Takes Over Pandora’s Showtunes Radio
Melissa hosted a Pandora Takeover on Showtunes Radio about ‘Sondheim In The City’ sharing stories behind these songs plus insights on some of her favorite songs by immensely inspiring Artists. Listen now!
Melissa Errico’s Manhattan Valentine Set Hearts Aflutter
The always glorious Broadway and cabaret star, Melissa Errico, whom this writer has reviewed often, unveiled her exquisite new album, Sondheim in the City, smack in the middle of her Manhattan Valentine series at Birdland Theater. The star performed ten sets between Valentine’s Day and February 18, with the album-only shows taking place on February 16 and 17. […]
Melissa Errico conjures back “old” New York glamour with her love letter to the city (and Sondheim)
Over the years, she’s managed the transition from musical ingenue of the Broadway stage to cabaret star with unique intelligence and grace – and it shows with the lovely confidence she exudes when holding court and the ease with which she wields her rich voice.
In Her Latest Album Melissa Errico Celebrates Sondheim And New York City
“It’s my most swinging, big band kind of album, with horns and strings and great jazz drumming,” says Errico who is currently performing songs from the album along with other great classics at Birdland Jazz in a concert called “A Manhattan Valentine.” She also has another “Sondheim In The City” concert engagement at 54 Below May 7th through May […]
Sondheim and New York City: Melissa Errico Gets Both
“You might think Ms. Errico’s strongest asset is her beauty, meaning both sonic (those amazing chops) and visual (that face which, despite her own protestations in self-penned articles in the New York Times, would still empower her to play ingenue roles into her 50s) but in actuality, it’s her irrepressible enthusiasm. She loves New York […]
Photos: Melissa Errico Sings the Classics in ‘A Manhattan Valentine’ at Birdland
In Melissa Errico’s weeklong Valentine’s residency at Birdland Errico, she’s singing about love in and of New York City to celebrate the release of her newest album, Sondheim In The City, which drops this week. The album is dedicated to Sondheim’s multifaceted views, mostly of New York, through his music from shows like Company and Follies, a selection of “New York songs by […]
Premier Sondheim Interpreter Melissa Errico Shares Short Film for New Version of ‘Good Thing Going’
Sondheim in the City is out Friday (Feb. 16), and with it comes a short film for her version of “Good Thing Going” from his magnum opus Merrily We Roll Along. Drawing on Annie Hall (her fashion certainly takes a cue from Diane Keaton’s Oscar-winning role) and French new wave, the “Good Thing Going” mini movie reflects on the dissolution […]
Album Review: Melissa Errico, Stephen Sondheim, and The City Make For One Great Album
“But let’s be honest, here: Melissa Errico always does it just right. And I’d like to leave some surprises for the listener, so I’m not going to analyze every song, not going to opine on every track, I’m simply going to confine myself to saying that producer Rob Mathes and Concord Theatricals have a triumph […]
Album Review: Sondheim in the City
“The CD reflects both [Sondheim’s] and Errico’s New York. Eschewing Broadway arrangements, Errico and music director Tedd Firth chose jazz as a fresh way to present this material with flash eliminated, bounce minimized, volume restrained, and melodies embroidered. Errico’s warmth and maturity are pervasive. Her lyric interpretation of the lyrics comes from experience. Songs that […]
The Theatre Podcast Interview: Paying Tribute to Sondheim
A multifaceted artist, Melissa Errico talks about her career, including her album “Sondheim In The City,” her latest project which pays tribute to the legendary Stephen Sondheim. Melissa also reveals the reason behind her Instagram username, what it’s like raising kids in a “tough city”, and how theatre became her place to organize her emotions. […]