Luvsbway Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Anyone going to this? Is this a new show for her? And why is she not at 54 Below. She would be great there. http://www.talkinbroadway.com/allthatchat/d.php?id=2199833 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCarter Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 I'll be there! This is a new show although it probably features numbers that Lucie has performed in her various acts in the past. She's mainly done versions of her Latin Roots show the past few years. I'm also surprised she hasn't played 54 Below yet. I saw Michele Lee there recently and it's a great place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted April 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Missed the E in that title. I thought maybe you would. I was thinking about it but I got a party to go to that sat. How is Cafe Carlyle as a venue? I've only been to 54 Below so that's my frame of reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCarter Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 I've never been to the Cafe Carlyle either. It's probably the most upscale of all the New York cabarets. From the footage in the recent Elaine Stritch documentary it seems very intimate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeySanJoaquin Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Busty Ingels (Miss Shirley Jones to y'all) just played there early March to good reviews. Must be a nice venue, and if as intimate as it sounds, what a great chance to see a real performer "up close and personal"! I hope it's "Latin Roots" she's doing as it's an amazing show and reflects just what an absolutely AMAZING performer -- showman, in fact -- Ms. Arnaz has become in this fantastic tribute to her parents -- yes, that's right, it's not just a tribute to her Dad's WUNDAFUL influence and musical legacy but to her lovable mother's fantastic legacy as well, very obviously passed on to her daughter in equal measure. Never been the biggest fan of Lucie's "voice" but she has certainly made the most of it and her presence onstage is captivating. Regardless the show, should you get a chance to see Lucie "live", RUN don't walk and don't miss out on an evening of incomparable entertainment put on by a real pro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCarter Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 I saw Lucie's show tonight and it was one of the best shows I've ever seen Lucie do (and I've seen a lot of 'em!). It's almost entirely new material or songs she hasn't done in a long time. Highlights: her opening number "Love" (originally from Ziegfeld Follies), "(Love is) The Tender Trap," "You Can Always Count on Me" (from City of Angels), "Namely You" (from Lil Abner), "Fun to Be Fooled," a medley of "The Things We Did Last Summer" and "Where Do You Start?," and Ron Abel and Chuck Steffan's "Until Now." Highlights among highlights: a song Lucie wrote herself when a love affair went wrong (it was great song and the story she told leading up to it was hilarious), "Just a Housewife" (I haven't heard her sing this song a long while. It's an absolute showstopper.), and her perfect finale, "That's All." It was a great evening. The show is titled "Spring is Here" and as I left the Carlyle, it was snowing! I hope Lucie has more appropriate weather for the rest of the run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Sounds fantastic! Highlights among highlights: a song Lucie wrote herself when a love affair went wrong Jim Bailey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCarter Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Jim Bailey? LOL! It wasn't him, but the relationship ended for the same reason one with Jim Bailey might have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted April 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Thanks for the recap. Was That's All, thee That's All because that sounds so beautiful and bitter sweet. I've been listening to City of Angels a lot and with her voice she probably knocked it out of the park. Any noteworthy people in the audience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCarter Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Thanks for the recap. Was That's All, thee That's All because that sounds so beautiful and bitter sweet. I've been listening to City of Angels a lot and with her voice she probably knocked it out of the park. Any noteworthy people in the audience? It was the famous "That's All." Lucie was the original choice to star in City of Angels, but it was immediately after she moved back to Los Angeles in 1988. She said she couldn't uproot her children so soon again. The most notable person in the audience was Rex Reed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted April 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Never knew that about City of Angels. They need to revive that show. I could see Lucie being a great fit for that but she seemed to have her priorities in line then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCarter Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Photos from the opening: http://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/Photo-Coverage-Lucie-Arnaz-Brings-SPRING-IS-HERE-to-Cafe-Carlyle-20140416# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted April 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 How does this woman look so fabulous at this age? Just like her mother, still showing off the legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCarter Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Rex Reed's rave review: http://observer.com/2014/04/they-say-its-spring-lucie-arnaz-debuts-at-the-cafe-carlyle/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted April 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 Some more about the song she wrote. http://www.gaysocialites.com/2014/04/17/cabaret-review-lucie-arnaz-97839/#more-31125 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeySanJoaquin Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Well after these raves and having recently seen her excellent "Latin Roots" tribute show, I sure hope this makes a few stops here on the West Coast!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annaleigh Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Lucie needs to make a stop near here sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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