NYC: "LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE - AKERS SINGS SONDHEIM"
Having triumphed these past two years in her Oak Room celebrations of Cole Porter and Rodgers & Hart, beautiful and beguiling Karen Akers returns to THE ALGONQUIN OAK ROOM (59 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-419-9331) from September 27th through October 29th with her new show "Live, Laugh, Love - Akers Sings Sondheim". Karen sets her sights on the leading musical theater composer-lyricist of the last half century. Among her selections from the Stephen Sondheim Songbook are "More" (Dick Tracy), "Live, Laugh, Love" (Follies), "Send in the Clowns" (A Little Night Music), "Broadway Baby" (Follies), "You Could Drive a Person Crazy (Company), "The Story of Lucy & Jessie" (Follies) and "Moments in the Woods" (Into the Woods). The show is directed by Eric Michael Gillett with Don Rebic as Musical Director. Performances are Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8:30 pm with late shows on Fridays and Saturdays at 11:00 pm. Karen Akers has appeared at Carnegie Hall, Cafe Carlyle, Rainbow & Stars, Hollywood Bowl, Wolf Trap and abroad in France, Russia, London and Barcelona. On Broadway she was one of the original stars of the Tony Award-winning musical, Grand Hotel, and made her Broadway debut in the original production of Nine for which she won a Theatre World Award and Tony nomination. Her current CD, "If We Only Have Love," is a collection of theater songs. Other recordings include "Feels Like Home," "Under Paris Skies" and "Simply Styne." Her film roles include Mike Nichols' Heartburn, Woody Allen's The Purple Rose of Cairo and Vibes. There is a $60 cover charge for all shows except the dinner shows Friday and Saturday, when the cover is $65, plus either a $30 minimum or $60 prix fixe dinner.
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