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Liz Callaway "Sets in the City" @ Feinstein's


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Liz Callaway "Sets in the City" @ Feinstein's

Jun 13, 2019

Liz Callaway, "Sets in the City"
Feinstein’s / 54 Below
254 West 54th St
Through Saturday, June 15

It's something of a surprise that one of the most spectacular voices in all of musical theater belongs not to a name-above-the-title, scenery-chewing, headline-grabbing uber-diva, but to this sublime, resolutely down-to-earth soprano from Chicago.  More than most of her colleagues, Liz Callaway has essentially made it on pure chops and the stunning beauty of her pipes, which is one reason why she's thrived in such mediums as the soundtracks of animated cartoons (most extensively in the original Anastasia) and recordings, both being formats where the majority of Broadway headliners are rarely presented at their best.  Still, she's hardly underground (she is, after all, a Tony nominee and an Emmy winner), Broadway insiders know well who she is, which is why her runs at Feinstein's / 54 Below almost always sell out.  This latest show promises a Metro-centric "set in the city" including songs by Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Schwartz, Bacharach & David, Billy Joel, and Irving Berlin. Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Schwartz, Bacharach & David, Billy Joel, and Irving Berlin.

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Author: Will Friedwald
Photography by: STEPHEN SOROKOFF

Author: Will Friedwald

Will Friedwald writes about music and popular culture for THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, VANITY FAIR and PLAYBOY magazine and reviews current shows for THE CITIVIEW NEW YORK. He also is the author of nine books, including the award-winning A BIOGRAPHICAL GUIDE TO THE GREAT JAZZ AND POP SINGERS, SINATRA: THE SONG IS YOU, STARDUST MELODIES, TONY BENNETT: THE GOOD LIFE, LOONEY TUNES & MERRIE MELODIES, and JAZZ SINGING. He has written over 600 liner notes for compact discs, received ten Grammy nominations, and appears frequently on television and other documentaries. He is also a consultant and curator for Apple Music.

New Books:

THE GREAT JAZZ AND POP VOCAL ALBUMS (Pantheon Books / Random House, November 2017)

SINATRA: THE SONG IS YOU - NEW REVISED EDITION (Chicago Review Press, May 2018)