Recently, in a rehearsal in the Brick Room at Don’t Tell Mama, long-time collaborators, vocalist Meg Flather, director Lennie Watts and music director Tracy Stark agreed that it was time to revisit their body of work in a series aptly titled The Brick Room Tour. Their next “stop” on the tour will take place on Sunday, September 22 at 4 PM with Rodgers & Hammerstein TODAY, first performed in September, 2021.
In this show Flather explores the iconic Rodgers & Hammerstein Songbook through the lens of a contemporary female singer/songwriter. A good decade ago, Flather began to revisit this beloved music from her youth and was struck by how relevant their compositions are in the 21st century. According to the singger, Rodgers & Hammerstein were precursors in tackling discrimination and domestic violence, and questioning the fairness of the American Dream. The pair were also the first to feature an all-Asian Broadway cast in Flower Drum Song. They created strong female characters, vulnerable male characters, and did all of this against a backdrop of such respect for the environment.
Flather has won two Bistro and three Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs (MAC) Awards as a performer, a MAC and BroadwayWorld.com Cabaret Award as a songwriter, the 2020 Special Production MAC Award for Meg Flather Songs/A Cabaret Sisterhood, the 2023 United Solo Award for Best Storytelling Show for her original solo musical, Hold On Tight . . . a love story, the 2023 BroadwayWorld.com Cabaret Award for Best Show for Hammerstein & Sondheim: CAREFULLY TAUGHT, and the 2024 MAC Award for Major Female Artist. Hold on Tight also was nominated for 2023 MAC and BroadwayWorld.com Cabaret Awards. She has released nine CDs of her original music and has authored two books: Home Shopping Diva. . . Lessons, Lyrics and Lipstick and Hold On Tight . . . a love story.
There is a$20 Cover, 2-Drink/$20 minimum (Cash only)
Don’t Tell Mama is located at 343 West 46th Street, NYC
