Sept. 5: Sharón Clark
Sharón Clark
Sharón Clark Misbehaves
September 5 at 9:30 pm
Metropolitan Room
34 W. 22nd St., NYC
212.206.0040
Here’s Ron Forman’s review of this show:
Sharón Clark misbehaved so very nicely in her new show at the Metropolitan Room. She owns one of today’s truly great voices. I have seen her perform three times, in very different, but all uniformly excellent shows. Although seated, except for her encore, her body movement, expressive face, eye contact, enunciation and amazing use of her hands make each number a very interesting story. With her classically trained musical director Chris Grasso, Clark put together a well-thought-out selection of songs reaching across the decades to show off her “bad girl” side.
Her opening number, “I Told Ya I Love Ya, Now Get Out,” set the stage for the fun to follow. A very funny “I’m Always Drunk in San Francisco” began with Grasso singing the verse to “(I Left My Heart) in San Francisco.” “Me and Mr. (Mrs.) Jones” was performed movingly, and “Do It Again” allowed Clark to display her beautiful sound. Especially memorable was her reviving the grimmest song Bing Crosby ever recorded, “I’ve Got Pass Your House to Get to My House.” Clark got the crowd to join in on a rousing “Handyman.” “Miss Otis Regets (She’s Unable to Lunch Today)” was done with a voice reminiscent of Sarah Vaughan. Clark closed with a jumping “Hey Joe” followed by a very nice “On the Street Where You Live.”
Category: New York City, New York City Cabaret Pick of The Week, Pick of the Week
