Vocalist Elena Bennett and pianist Fred Barton reunite at Pangea on Tuesday, August 16 and Tuesday August 23, both at 7 PM in their new show Swing Out Under The Moon—a musical celebration of a return to life after loss.
Swing Out Under the Moon offers a repertoire of swing, Broadway, Hollywood and novelty songs, especially featuring the rare songs of Cy Coleman, Johnny Mercer, Rodgers and Hart, and many more.
Elena Bennett and Fred Barton originally joined forces at the former Eighty-Eights, and out of their weekly performances evolved the Bennett & Barton Song Salon, with the duo singing spontaneous sets drawn from the Great American Songbook and classic Broadway repertoire, plus celebrity guest stars.
Elena Bennett has performed in countless venues as an actress and a singer, specializing in creative renditions of classics and novelties drawn from the American Popular Songbook, as well as interpretations of Edith Piaf’s songs. As an actress she starred in Erik and the Snow Maidens and toured the country as the lead singer of the big-band revue Forever Swing. She is currently working on a follow-up big band album to A Wrinkle in Swingtime with Barton.
Barton debuted as a co-creator of the original Forbidden Broadway and then wrote book, music and lyrics for Miss Gulch Returns! His third off-Broadway venture, Whoop-Dee-Doo, won two Drama Desk Awards, and resulted in a London production and an RCA cast album, also generating a sequel, When Pigs Fly. He arranged and performed in Spamilton off-Broadway, and music-supervised numerous regional companies and the current national tour. On Broadway and on tour, Barton conducted Anthony Quinn in Zorba, City Of Angels, and Robert Goulet in Camelot; he also played in the pits of Grease, Guys & Dolls and the original Will Rogers Follies.
Tickets: $20 (Online)/$25 (At the Door, Cash Only) and a $20 minimum per person (food or beverage).
Pangea is located at 178 2nd Ave, New York, NY. 212-995-0900
