What USA TODAY had to say about NEW WORDS:
Andrea Marcoviicci, NEW WORDS,
A Celebration of Contemporary Songwriting (**** out of four)
Though an excellent stage actress and one of America’s best cabaret singers, Marcovicci has had a hard time translating her highly personal style to recordings. This new one succeeds magnificently with a repertoire of all-new songs that are alternately smart, insightful and original, tastefully arranged for groups ranging from chamber ensemble to big band. Some of the authors are well-known from Broadway, such as Stephen Schwartz (Godspell) and William Finn (Falsettos). Others veer toward a more classical art-song style or are just plain hilarious, such as Philip Namanworth’s "Avoid", A portrait of those charming but slippery people who live life without confrontations.
By David Patrick Stearns, USA TODAY – LIFE Section
ABOUT ANDREA MARCOVICCI:
Andrea Marcovicci, the Queen of Cabaret, “torch singer, spellbinder, heart-breaker†(People) was hailed as the “most Sinatra-like†of the new generation of cabaret performers by Life Magazine. “The most throbbingly irresistible voice in cabaret†stated New York Magazine, while Stephen Holden wrote in The New York Times, “Andrea Marcovicci has an incandescent enthusiasm and a masterly balance between poignancy and wit.
Cabaret legend Andrea Marcovicci has entertained sold-out audiences from coast to coast whenever touring her numerous critically acclaimed shows. She holds the record for the most seasons ever played at New York’s legendary Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel and you can still see her there this year. She’s also played to sold-out houses at the esteemed LICEU Opera House in Barcelona and recently celebrated her Twentieth Anniversary at the Gardenia in Hollywood.
In 2005 Andrea released her very own Calendar replete with luscious photos and anecdotes of her life and career in television, film and theatre. An actress and singer, Andrea began on the daytime television series "Love Is A Many Splendored Thing". She debuted on Broadway in "Ambassador", the musical adaptation of the novel by Henry James, staring Howard Keel and last appeared on the Great White Way in Frank D. Gilroy’s play "Any Given Day" with Sada Thompson. Her numerous appearances off-Broadway include "The Wedding of Iphigenia", "Variety Obit", and "The Seagull". She performed Ophelia to Sam Waterston’s Hamlet for Joseph Papp’s Shakespeare in the Park. Ms. Marcovicci received rave reviews for her performances in the leading roles of the American Conservatory Theater productions of "St. Joan" (1989), "Burn This" (1990) and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (1991). In Los Angeles, she starred opposite Anthony Newley in "Chaplin", portraying all the legendary actor’s wives and starred in the Philadelphia revival of "Lady in the Dark" at the Prince Music Theatre. Her film credits include: "The Front" (nominated for a Golden Globe Award) with Woody Allen, "The Hand" with Sir Michael Caine, "The Stuff" with Michael Moriarty, "Spacehunter" with Peter Strauss, "The Canterville Ghost" with Sir John Gielgud, Henry Jaglom’s "Someone To Love" (featuring Orson Welles in his last film appearance), and "Jack the Bear", as Danny DeVito’s wife. Her many television appearances include "Arliss" for HBO, "Cybil", "Taxi", "Magnum P.I.", "Hill Street Blues", and "Trapper John, M.D.", among others and numerous made-for-television movies. She most recently appeared in "Strong Medicine" on the Lifetime network.
Andrea was most honored to usher in the Millennium with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Her concert work includes appearances with the San Francisco Pops, Florida Philharmonic, and Oregon and Ft. Worth Symphonies among others. Her 1993 Carnegie Hall solo debut, with the American Symphony Orchestra, was to a sold-out audience. Prior to that, Carnegie Hall commissioned "December Songs" specifically created for Andrea by Maury Yeston. The concert was then reconceived as a ballet by Lynn Taylor Corbett and premiered with Andrea at The Carolina Ballet in 2002. Lincoln Center commissioned both her Noel Coward show and her "Kurt Weill in America". The latter was recreated for cast and appeared as part of the prestigious Lyrics & Lyricists series at the 92Y while Andrea served as Artistic Director and Director for the evening. Andrea had previously done the same for "Easy to Love, The Lyrics of Cole Porter". In the fall of 2003, and again in 2004, she also directed the "Cabaret Concert for Young Audiences" at the New York Cabaret Convention.
Enjoying the intimate art of cabaret performance, Andrea has appeared at numerous prestigious nightclubs throughout the country including the famed Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel in New York City, The Plush Room in San Francisco, Le Chat Noir of New Orleans, The Gardenia in Hollywood, and many others. Her London cabaret debut in 1994 sold out a one-month engagement at the Music Room at Pizza on the Park. Sheridan Morley, theater critic of The Spectator and The International Herald-Tribune, called her “the greatest cabaret star of her generation.†Peter Hepple in The Stage and Television Today wrote, “Marcovicci cast her spell, with a voice of supreme tenderness, much rangier than at first appeared, with a thrillingly controlled vibrato, marvelous diction and phrasing that can only come from a skilled actress.â€
Andrea Marcovicci has performed at the White House and her numerous fundraising efforts have produced everything from building additions to aiding the disenfranchised. She is the recipient of several awards and honors including two Lifetime Achievement Awards, one from the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs and the other a Backstage Bistro. In recognition of her accomplishments in the arts, Andrea received an honorary doctorate from Trinity College in Hartford, CT.
Check out the artist's website:
http://www.marcovicci.comTrack List:
1. A Horse With Wings
2. New Words
3. A Brave and Foolish Thing
4. I Furnished My One Room Apartment
5. Mirror
6. I Know I Am But Summer to Your Heart
7. The Kind of Love You Never Recover From
8. The Music Still Plays On
9. Paper and Pen
10. Michael's Song
11. Strangers Once Again
12. Avoid
13. My Man's Riding in the Moonlight
14. Full Moon at Half Price
15. At the Pound
16. Life Goes On
17. Have Had
18. Dear Kitty
19. Goodnight New York
20. Only Love Matters in the End
21. Just Where They Should Be
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