Singer-actor Nicolas King celebrates his recent album Act One: Celebrating 25 Years of Recordings (Club44 Records) at The Green Room 42 on Thursday, August 5 at 7:00 PM. Music director is King’s long-time collaborator, pianist Mike Renzi.
Act One: Celebrating 25 Years of Recordings looks back on King’s already multi-decade career (he began performing at age four), showcasing both standards and newer songs. The album features guest appearances from stage and screen luminaries Liza Minnelli, Tom Selleck, Jane Monheit, and Norm Lewis. The recording also features major musical contributions from two-time Grammy Award nominee Renzi and Charles Calello (arranger and producer for Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra, and Ray Charles). Music legend Connie Francis provides liner notes
The album is a compilation of new studio tracks, selections from King’s previous solo albums and vintage archival gems from early in his career. The collection opens with a spoken live introduction by Liza Minnelli, a memento from the decade Nicolas toured the world with her. The new selections include a lushly orchestrated version of “But Beautiful,” performed with jazz singer Jane Monheit. “Yes Sir, That’s My Baby,” a charming duet with Tom Selleck, was taped onstage when they appeared together in the Broadway play A Thousand Clowns when King was just 10 years old. The entertainment anthem “There’s No Business Like Show Business” provides a fitting coda to the album. The track, merging an early recording with a brand-new studio cut, showcases both King’s roots as a young budding showman and his present-day vocal career.
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The Green Room 42 is located in the Yotel at 570 10th Ave, New York, NY 646-707-2990
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