Jamie deRoy & Friends – a necessary cabaret staple
- Sandi Durell- on December 2, 2012.
The Cast Jamie deRoy & Friends
Whether you sing, do comedy, write songs or have any other artistic bent, it’s all part of the performance compilation known as Jamie deRoy & Friends – and she has a LOT of friends!
On November 28
th, the unstoppable deRoy, once again, provided an evening of top talent at the Metropolitan Room, including her own opening with “The Start of Something Big” with parodied lyrics by
Barry Kleinbort, the evening’s director.
deRoy, Rod, Tartaglia
Her line-up included
John Tartaglia, with puppet Rod, affording John, Rod and Jamie an opportunity to mug in a three-some rendition of “Baby It’s Cold Outside;” comedian
Myq (that’s a new spelling for Mike)
Kaplan showed off some stuff; quirky, loveable, talented songwriter
Mary Liz McNamara monkeyed around with her “Monkey Song” and ever popular “Bacon;” and
Alison Nusbaum had a lot of audience women on her side as they related to “granny arms” and her humorous takeoff of “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina.”
Penny Fuller
Tony Winner
Penny Fuller previewed (in scene and song) the up and coming “13 Things About Ed Carpolotti” at 59e59 Theaters, written by Barry Kleinbort (book, music, lyrics). The inimitable composer/arranger
Kenny Ascher gave us his feel-good “You and Me Against the World” and “The Rainbow Connection;” Tony Nominee (Priscilla, Queen of the Desert)
Tony Sheldon was on hand with a dynamic “It’s a Fine Life” – and did you know his auntie is Helen Reddy?
Tony Sheldon
With the incomparable
Ron Abel on piano, another enjoyable
Jamie deRoy & Friends had the audience exiting with laughs, smiles, eagerly awaiting the next one on December 28th.
Photos:
Maryann Lopinto
Alison Nusbaum
Myq Kaplan
Mary Liz McNamara
Kenny Ascher
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