Thursday, October 28, 2010

Lucie Arnaz and Valarie Pettiford Will Sing Songs of Ron Abel and Chuck Steffan at Birdland

By Andrew Gans 27 Oct 2010

The songs of Ron Abel and Chuck Steffan will be presented Nov. 22 at Birdland.

Entitled Who The F*#! Are These Guys, The Songs of Ron Abel & Chuck Steffan, the evening will include the composers as well as special guests Lucie Arnaz and Valarie Pettiford. Show time is 7 PM.

Composer, arranger, orchestrator and producer Ron Abel and lyricist Chuck Steffan's new shows are Bombshell, the story of Hollywood love goddess Cleo Moore, the Queen of the B-Movie Bad Girls; Presenting Laurette Bishop, celebrating the return of one of the greatest jazz singers you never knew; and undressed, a new and raw telling of the novel “Camille” by Alexander Dumas fils.

Birdland is located in Manhattan at 315 West 44th Street. For tickets, priced $30 and $40 with a $10 food/drink minimum, call (212) 581-3080 or visit www.BirdlandJazz.com.

Original article found here.