Phillip Officer and Others Sing Ella Fitzgerald Tunes Dec. 8 in Musicals Tonight! Concert

By Kenneth Jones
December 8, 2003

Musicals Tonight!, the piano-and-voice concert series known for its shoestring budget revivals of old musicals, presents an intimate concert salute to Ella Fitzgerald Dec. 8.

Theatre and cabaret artists sing the songs that made the ladies famous, on the mainstage of the East 14th Street YMHA, 344 E. 14th Street. The performances is 7:30 PM.

Mark Hartman musical-directs a cast that includes Judy Barnett, Aaron Lee Battle, Natalie Douglas, Aymee Garcia and Phillip Officer. The songlist includes "All of Me," "A Tisket, A Tasket," "Chasing the Blues Away," "Blue Skies," "The Lady Is a Tramp," "Black Coffee" and more.

Tickets are $19. For information, call Smarttix at (212) 868-4444.

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The vintage musical being heard currently in the Musicals Tonight! season is the Gershwins' Primrose, to Dec. 21 at the YMHA.