Christine Ebersole

About 12 years ago--   I was invited by a friend to see a coworker of his sing at the Cinegrill in Hollywood--  He worked on the short lived sit-com "Ink"--  She was on his show, Had never heard of her--  The tickets were free--  so I was game--   In Los Angeles, lots of things crop up to see--  Through the years I've seen dozens these shows...  Some okay, some bad--  whatever--  give me a glass of Chardonnay and I'm happy--   I'm a tough customer-- few are memorable--

Well, the lights go down and out romps Christine Ebersole--  Her first number was "Shanghai" a cute song I knew from Doris Day--   kind of a 'throw away' novelty song--  I thought-- OK, well that was cute---  After that everything falls into a blurr--  She must have sung a ballad next, I don't know.....  Her voice was so pure, clean, sincere---  A mix of Joni Mitchell/Judy Collins/Kathryn Grayson/Kate Smith--  Fabulous--  I was in a trance---  Then came her between song banter---  Funny!  Seriously---  I've never enjoyed a show more than that one---  Thank god they recorded the evening---  (I can hear my laughter on the CD!)

Since then--  Christine has won Tony's and is now the darling of Broadway---  Love, Love, Love her---  I'm a big fan---