On Monday night, April 19th, at the urging of the director of the show, Karen Oberlin, I went to the cabaret debut of Marissa Mulder at DON'T TELL MAMA called Lost & Found" and subtitled "A Determined, If Ditsy, Cabaret Debut." The show included many of the standards we often hear in cabaret (Route 66, Another Hundred People, Moon River, I Enjoy Being a Girl) from familiar composers. But they were delivered with a freshness that kept my attention throughout. A triplet of Sentimental Journey, It's Only a Paper Moon and Moon River, most artfully arranged by musical director Tracy Stark, was sort of the centerpiece of the show, but each song in the 17-song set exhibited another facet of Ms. Mulder's abilities - ballad to belt. The room was packed with fans and family, and it was a thrill to see so many new/young faces, perhaps many attending a cabaret show for the first time. My only quibble was that the patter seemed to be a little long in spots - sometimes straying a bit from the concept of the song being introduced. But, for a "first time out", this show was a great introduction to a talented vocalist.
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