Victoria Ordin
Victoria Ordin is a writer based in West Los Angeles and Manhattan. Raised in L.A. around film and television, she developed an early appreciation for Broadway and cabaret from her parents, but particularly her father, whose musical passions ranged from classical to opera to Big Band. After studying English at Yale, Victoria earned her Masters at UCSB and completed coursework for the Ph.D. For the past four years, she has written a bicoastal memoir and culture blog called Victorian Chick Redux. Her work has also appeared in The Weekly Standard, Huffington Post, and the Patch.
Victoria Ordin's Latest Posts
Michael Garin & Mardie Millit: Hey, Look! It’s Michael & Mardie
The first release of husband and wife Michael Garin and Mardie Millit kicks off with a high-energy “Jump, Jive & Wail.”
Maxine Linehan: Beautiful Songs
Beautiful Songs is a rich collection of familiar songs with deeply personal and, at times, unusual meaning for Irish singer Maxine Linehan.
Daryl Glenn: Daryl Sings Steve: Songs by Sondheim
Daryl Glenn’s warm and funny tribute to his musical idol-turned-friend, Stephen Sondheim, began with “Everyone’s Got the Right.”
David Benoit featuring Jane Monheit: 2 in Love
There is nothing not to love about David Benoit’s recent collaboration with vocalist and fellow Grammy nominee, Jane Monheit, 2 in Love.
Kurt Elling: Passion World
Elling’s musical and personal wanderings are an inevitable consequence of the first track’s “sorrow[ful]” recognition that dreams must be pursued “on the road.
Marcus Simeone with Tracy Stark: Alone
Marcus Simeone Alone…with Tracy Stark is a worthy successor to the award-winning singer’s The Truth About…
Lynn Henderson: If We Only Have Love
If We Only Have Love improves on successive hearings, but well worth buying just for “One Note Samba.”
Lindsey Holloway : Make Someone Happy
Dallas native Lindsey Holloway delighted a small audience at the Metropolitan Room with her low-key, jazzy reflections on happiness.
