By Andrew Gans
25 Feb 2005

Another thrilling, Tony Award-winning actress, Betty Buckley, will open her newest show, A Time for Love, March 1 at the Cafe Carlyle. Buckley will hold fort at the posh club through April 9. Backed by Kenny Werner on piano, Tony Marino on bass and Jamey Haddad on percussion, audiences can expect to hear Buckley wrap her inimitable voice around such tunes as "Good Night, New York" (Julie Gold), "Where Time Stands Still" (Mary Chapin Carpenter), "Day In Day Out" (Rube Bloom and Johnny Mercer), "A Time for Love" (Johnny Mercer and Paul Francis Webster), "On the 4th of July" (James Taylor), "New Coat of Paint" (Tom Waits), "Midnight Sun" (Lionel Hampton, Sonny Burke and Johnny Mercer) and "You Are There" (Johnny Mandel and David Frishberg). Call (212) 744-1600 for reservations; visit www.thecarlyle.com for more information.

Before Buckley begins her reign, however, Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins will make her solo American Songbook concert debut this Saturday, Feb. 26, in the Time Warner Center's glorious new Allen Room. Pinkins will celebrate the 100th birthday of the late Harold Arlen in her 7:30 and 9:30 PM shows. Expect the Caroline, or Change star to deliver passionate renditions of "Get Happy," "Anyplace I Hang My Hat Is Home," "Napoleon," "I Had Myself a True Love," "I've Got the World on a String," "One for the Road," "The American Negro Suite," "The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea," "Come On, Midnight," "Blues in the Night," "Stormy Weather," "Black Magic," "Push De Button" and "Right as the Rain." Tickets, priced $30, $40 and $60, are available by calling (212) 721-6500 or by visiting www.lincolncenter.org.

DIVA TIDBITS
Beauty and the Beast's Susan Egan will join the West Coast Singers for The Beauty of Broadway: An Evening with Susan Egan and the West Coast Singers. The March 19 concert to benefit the singing organization will be held at the Barnsdall Gallery Theatre in Barnsdall Art Park (4800 Hollywood Blvd.). The festivities begin at 5:30 PM when VIP ticket holders will have the chance to meet the star of Thoroughly Modern Millie, Triumph of Love and Cabaret. The silent auction and concert begin at 6:30 PM. Tickets, priced $25 and $50, are available by calling (800) 439-4927 or by visiting www.westcoastsingers.org. Founded in 1983, the West Coast Singers seek "to educate and facilitate mutual respect between the gay and lesbian community and the community at large, as well as to sing to our fullest potential, making the best music that can be made."

Be sure to check out the newly designed Nancy LaMott website by visiting Click Here. With the great success of LaMott's "new" recording, "Nancy LaMott: Live at Tavern on the Green," comes word of another posthumous release. Composer-producer David Friedman writes, "We're hard at work on the next CD. It will be called 'Ask Me Again' and will contain the 20 songs that Jonathan Schwartz plays [on his radio program] that are not currently available on CD. It should be gorgeous. We're also figuring out which DVDs to put out first and exploring ways to promote Nancy on TV through movies and documentary." The site also contains news, reviews and a message board for Nancy's many loyal fans.

The second solo recording from Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth will hit stores on the Sony Classical label April 5. Entitled "As I Am," the 13-track disc boasts a brand-new tune by Diane Warren as well as traditional hymns and gospel favorites plus covers of hit Amy Grant, Faith Hill, Sandi Patti and Trisha Yearwood tunes. The complete track list follows: "It Will Be Me," "Word of God Speak," "Because He Lives," "Abide in Me," "Borrowed Angels," "There Will Never Be Another," "Poor, Wayfaring Stranger," "Joyful, Joyful," "The Song Remembers When," "Power," "Just As I Am," "Upon This Rock" and "Taylor, the Latte Boy."

Debby Boone — of "You Light Up My Life" fame — was one of the many stars to catch Brian Stokes Mitchell's recent cabaret debut at Feinstein's at the Regency. Boone will take to the intimate stage of Feinstein's herself this May in a new show directed by Richard Jay-Alexander. From May 10-21, Boone will celebrate the release of her new CD, "Reflections of Rosemary," which pays tribute to her late mother-in-law, Rosemary Clooney. Feinstein's will also continue its "Broadway's Brightest Stars" series with Orfeh (March 7) and Bare's Natalie Joy Johnson and Adam Fleming (March 28). Visit www.feinsteinsattheregency.com for more information.

Well, that's all for now. Happy diva-watching! E-mail questions or comments to agans@playbill.com.

Debby Boone and Brian Stokes Mitchell at Feinstein's at the Regency

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