2018 MAC Award-nominee, Deborah Zecher, brings back her new cabaret show—Jewish Caroling: The Music of Carole King, Carole Bayer Sager and Carolyn Leigh—to Don’t Tell Mama for two more performances, on Wednesday, March 9 at 7 PM (and Sunday, May 8 at 7 PM). Jewish Caroling celebrates the work of songwriters King, Bayer Sager, and Leigh, all Jewish women who share (more or less) the same first name. Music direction is by Tracy Stark, with Matt Scharfglass on bass and David Silliman on drums. Lennie Watts directs.
Carole King’s Tapestry celebrated the 50th anniversary of its release in 2021 and the songs are as beloved today as they were 50 years ago. Carole Bayer Sager is renowned for having collaborated with just about everyone in show business and Carolyn Leigh has given us some great American standards, such as “When In Rome” and “Young At Heart.”
For 35 years, Zecher served as a rabbi and often cantor in Reform congregations in NY, Washington, DC and the Berkshires. She was ordained by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in NY in 1982, becoming one of the first 50 women rabbis. Years ago, she enrolled in an adult cabaret class at the Berkshire Music School and her love for the world of cabaret was born. Her first NYC cabaret show, On Purpose, was nominated for a MAC Award and broadwayworld.com award for best debut.
There is a $20 cover charge and a 2 drink minimum. $15 for MAC members. Cash only. Reservations at Donttellmamanyc.com or 212-757-0788.
Don’t Tell Mama is located at 343 West 46th Street, NYC
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