By Andrew Gans
21 Nov 2009
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| Klea Blackhurst |
Following a sold-out engagement earlier this year, Klea Blackhurst returns to the Snapple Theater Nov. 21 with her critically acclaimed Ethel Merman tribute, Everything the Traffic Will Allow: The Songs and Sass of Ethel Merman.
Blackhurst will play an open-ended run of Saturday performances at 5 PM. She is accompanied by the Pocket Change Trio.
Everything The Traffic Will Allow, according to press notes, is Blackhurst's "loving tribute to the songs made famous by the quintessential stage personality Ethel Merman. Rather than a Merman imitation, Ms. Blackhurst offers a paean to the great Broadway legend that serves as a potent and happy reminder of Merman’s sheer, undeniable importance to both the history of twentieth century entertainment and the iconic composers like Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin and Jerry Herman, who wrote songs just for her."
The program includes a mix of Merman's signature songs — "I Got Rhythm," "Everything's Coming Up Roses" and "There's No Business Like Show Business" — as well as rarely performed obscurities "Just a Moment Ago," "I've Still Got My Health" and "World Take Me Back."
The Snapple Theater Center is located in Manhattan at 210 West 50th Street. For tickets, priced $35-$50, call (212) 921-7862 or go to www.ticketmaster.com.
