Melissa Errico Set to Marvel at Bay Street’s Music Mondays
Music occupies an irreplaceable space in the public consciousness, for fans and artists alike. Whether in the form of popular music that we listen to, soundtracks for films and television, plot pieces in musical theater or classic anthems we sing along to at concerts, music has a way of bringing people together. Sag Harbor’s Bay Street […]
Melissa Errico talks about ‘Let Yourself Go’ at Bay Street
Melissa Errico will bring her show “Let Yourself Go”to Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor on Aug. 21. By Daniel Bubbeo Melissa Errico has never forgotten the sage advice she got from Tony Bennett many years ago when the two performed together. “He said to me once, ‘Only sing the good songs, Melissa.’ I try […]
Errico on reading ‘letters only, real words real people wrote’
In the days of digitized indifference and superficial screens, it remains no mystery why the handwritten note is the unrivaled message of the heart. From an impulse to say more than we can speak, we take to the pen, and with equally desperate measure we grasp for a blank page—a finely-crafted card or the back […]
Melissa Errico Speaks Of A Noir Romance at Birdland Theater
The Tony Award nominee will play a week of shows from February 10th through the 14th. Melissa Errico has a real romance going with Noir. Film Noir, the music of the cinematic genre, the look, the feel, the history of the oeuvre – it just speaks to the singing actress, author, and chanteuse extraordinaire. For […]
Interview: The Voice of New York
“Had a blast chatting about my upcoming show at Birdland and #FilmNoir with Len Berman and Michal Riedel this morning at WOR / The Voice of New York / 710AM. I’ll be at Birdland Valentines Day Week (Feb 10-14) for my first residency! I hope you come visit – and stream today’s interview” – Melissa […]
Conversation with Paul Cavalconte, Adam Gopnik and Tedd Firth
If you’ve ever curled up with a Raymond Chandler novel on a rainy night, or gone bleary-eyed binge-watching TCM’s “Noir Alley,” then you’ll love this conversation Paul Cavalconte had with singer Melissa Errico, author and lyricist Adam Gopnik, and pianist Tedd Firth. They visited New Standards to talk about Out Of The Dark-The Film Noir Project, […]
Interview: Backstage Babble
I can’t think of a better way to ring in 2023 than by presenting my interview with the luminous Melissa Errico. Tune in today to hear some of the stories of her legendary career, including the controversial ending that her production of My Fair Lady almost had, a funny mishap during Anna Karenina, the advantages of dressing the part […]
Interview: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Treat with Melissa Errico
Ever the storyteller, a recent recording project casts Broadway veteran and cabaret’s sublime chanteuse Melissa Errico into the shadowy world of Film Noir. Called “The Film Noir Project,” it is a mix of classic titles drawn from Hollywood’s golden age, along with four new titles composed by Michel Legrand, David Shire, and Peter Foley. For […]
Interview: Melissa Errico Joyously Radiating Her EVERGREEN HOLIDAY At Feinstein’s @ Vitello’s
Tony-award nominee Melissa Errico brings her holiday show Evergreen Holiday to Feinstein’s at Vitello’s December 21st & 22nd Fresh from her Carnegie Hall debut last month, Tony-award nominee Melissa Errico brings her holiday show Evergreen Holiday to Feinstein’s at Vitello’s December 21st and 22nd. Accompanied by a jazz trio led by Randy Waldman, Melissa’s special […]
Melissa Errico comes ‘Out of the Dark’ with film noir inspired album
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 […]
Traveling With Broadway Star Melissa Errico
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 […]
Bite-Size Jazz Ep.72: ‘Out of the Dark’
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 — […]