On Tuesday, April 20th, I was back at DON'T TELL MAMA for the NYC debut (perhaps even the USA debut) of Australian performer Marika Aubrey. Auburn-haired Ms. Aubrey was born in a small town in Australia about 90 miles north of Sydney, called Redhead. Redhead was the name of her show, which highlighted some of the famous redheads of the Broadway musical theater history - Rita Hayworth, Gwen Verdon, Ethel Merman, Lucille Ball and more. I will simply say, the performance (including the arrangements by fellow Aussie Geoffrey Castles) was without a flaw! For a full hour Ms. Aubrey kept everyone enthralled with her sparkling stories, exciting movement, and most of all, her fantastic Broadway belt (she actually did a Merman song without microphone). Direction was by another Australian cabaret star, Hayden Tee. With just the right balance of information and song, the show could very nearly called "cabaret perfection." Several times I had to restrain myself from shouting "Brava" (OK, I did break the reviewer's code of silence once, but I couldn't help it). A big thank you from the person in Australia who clued me in to this show - there was very little advance press, and I had never received a release or notice beyond the one-line entry on the DON'T TELL MAMA schedule. I truly hope that Ms. Aubrey will return soon!
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