KT SULLIVAN & MARK NADLER DECLARE “GERSHWIN… HERE TO STAY” IN NEW OAK ROOM SHOW MARCH 9-APRIL10
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Having triumphed in their recent Oak Room salute to Cole Porter (“oo la la! C’est magnifique!”…NY Times)…KT Sullivan and Mark Nadler now turn their considerable talents to two more greats of the musical pantheon, George and Ira Gershwin. From March 9th through April 10th in their new Oak Room show—GERSHWIN…HERE TO STAY—KT and Mark will lend their unique vocal and pianistic interpretations to such classic tunes as “Of Thee I Sing,” “Do It Again!,” “I’ll Build A Stairway to Paradise,” “Embraceable You,” “But Not For Me” and “Who Cares.” Chicago jazz pianist Jon Weber will make a special guest appearance. Shows are Tuesday through Thursday at 8:30 and Friday and Saturday at 8:30 and 11:00, with a $50 cover charge per person plus either a $30 food and beverage minimum or a $60 prix fixe menu. Reservations: 212 419 9331 or bmcgurn@algonquinhotel.com
KT Sullivan’s Broadway shows include George Abbott’s Broadway, Threepenny Opera with Sting and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. She appeared in the national company of Annie Get Your Gun and has received numerous awards, most recently the prestigious Mabel Mercer Award. Regionally she appeared at the Old Globe Theatre, the Hartford Stage Company, Municipal Opera in St. Louis, Goodspeed Opera House and Carnegie Hall with Michael Feinstein. Among her many CDs is “Swell Party…R.s.v.p. Cole Porter,” the recorded version of her Oak Room show with Mark Nadler and her just-released “Timeless Tunes.”
Mark Nadler has performed at Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops and has been a soloist with the Baltimore Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony and Oregon Symphony. He has played at Lincoln Center and at almost every major nightclub in New York, Los Angles, Chicago, San Francisco and London. His off-Broadway Gershwin revue, American Rhapsody, was nominated for Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel Awards. Broadway credits include Dame Edna: The Royal Tour and The Sheik of Avenue B. His new CD, “Beyond Words: Lyrics by Ira Gershwin,” will be released during his Oak Room run.
