One entertainer was inspired by her time in lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic to create a new album featuring music that first influenced her as a college student. The new record from Melissa Errico is called “Out of the Dark,” and it came out of the time she spent at home with her husband, ESPN […]
The sound of a lonely saxophone, the melancholy patter of midnight rain, the velvet black of a city at night…and one perfect lonely chanteuse in a strapless gown… there’s one word for it: Noir. Its music is essential to the Noir mystique, in vibrating circles of moody inspiration, and to celebrate the release of her […]
Melissa Errico is someone who appears to be in perpetual motion. The Tony Award-nominated Broadway star, cabaret singer, and actress moves seamlessly between television, film, theater, and concert stages across the globe. Even during the height of the pandemic, Errico barely slowed down or wasted any time. Along with collaborator Adam Gopnik, she curated a […]
Loneliness. Heartache. Emptiness. Isolation. Everything that describes film noir also describes the pandemic. When Melissa Errico first fell down the YouTube rabbit hole of film noir, she didn’t expect to find a new passion. After watching hours of tragic femme fatale actresses fall trap to their fate and lonely heroes become disillusioned with society — […]
Musical theatre and cabaret favorite Melissa Errico takes her cue from the milieu of old movies with detectives and danger, glamorous gloom, romance and regrets. Out of the Dark–The Film Noir Project broadens the pool of source material beyond actual golden moments from the silver screen, but everything shines in a burnished way. It’s more about casting […]
Amour & After: Melissa Errico sings Michel Legrand at the Crazy Coqs, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ With Melissa Errico you get the full package – a voice to die for like no other, a fabulous, sparkly blue dress she bought specially for the Crazy Coqs, an infectious giggle with all her storytelling and […]
A review of the vocalist’s album inspired by film noir Melissa Errico isn’t a jazz singer, but for the past two decades she was the vocalist of choice for Michel Legrand and Stephen Sondheim, collaborating with both composers on various recordings, projects, and stage productions. She knows her way around a lyric. Her new album Out […]
No One Is Alone: Melissa Errico Remembers Stephen Sondheim also features Max von Essen. Tony nominee Melissa Errico celebrates what would have been the 92nd birthday of the late, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim March 22 at 7 PM at The Green Room 42 with an evening entitled No One Is Alone: Melissa Errico Remembers Stephen Sondheim. The event will be […]
The title of Errico’s album, and evening, is a homage to her favorite film noir, 1947’s Out of the Past. “It’s a great movie with Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer and Kirk Douglas,” she says. “They’re both in love with her, and she’s a wicked woman.” It ends badly. Not for nothing is it a noir. “That is the […]
‘Out of the Dark—The Film Noir Project’ by Melissa Errico Review: Music for Moody Mysteries The singer releases a collection of songs inspired by the noir concept: melancholy, bittersweet tales of isolation and loneliness, beauty and betrayal When most of us think of film noir, the soundtrack we hear in our heads is sultry torch […]
Reviewed by Ron Forman As a huge fan of the film noir genre and a long-time fan of Melissa Errico, I must say that her new show celebrating the release of her new recording Out of the Dark at Feinstein’s/54 Below was a must-see. Dressed in a sexy black-sequined gown with hair coiffed à la the femmes […]
During lockdown and quarantine, many people spent an inordinate amount of time bingeing TV shows and movies, searching through Netflix, Amazon’s Prime, and other streaming services, for the perfect film or series or genre to fill their days and occupy their minds. Singer Melissa Errico immersed herself in the shadowy, mysterious, dangerously romantic world of […]
Let Me Tell You….all about Melissa Errico’s brand new album! The Tony Award-nominee began to work on her album during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Her album, Out Of The Dark: The Film Noir Project, has just been released! Check out concerts in your area by going to melissaerrico.com. Hear about Melissa’s new work of […]
It was a day of celebration yesterday, as Melissa Errico released a new album and opened a new show, a companion piece to the album, both titled OUT OF THE DARK: THE FILM NOIR PROJECT. Melissa Errico was doing her fair share of the celebrating, but the true jubilation was coming directly from the fans, whether those listening to […]
With her new album and show, Melissa Errico maintains her status as a cabaret great. Theme albums can be a rather tricky undertaking sometimes… not for the musical artist – for the listener. Naturally, the artists have a wonderful time conceiving and curating and, then, recording their album of songs by The Carpenters, songs sung […]
As the days countdown to the new Melissa Errico show and CD, the videos are counting down on Broadway World Cabaret. Perhaps the cabaret industry’s most prolifically productive artist, Melissa Errico will return to Feinstein’s/54 Below with a new show and a new album. OUT OF THE DARK: THE FILM NOIR PROJECT will be released […]
The Tony nominee will celebrate the Ghostlight Records release with two concerts at Feinstein’s/54 Below. Tony nominee Melissa Errico will release her new studio album, Out of The Dark: The Film Noir Project, February 18 on the Ghostlight Records label. The song cycle, which tells a story of hope, despair, and hope renewed, features songs […]
