Never thought I'd see those names in the same sentence, but last night at Joe's Pub, Betty Buckley performed her newest show called 'Story Songs'. It wasn't, at all, what I expected (although with Betty, it never really is).
Like most of her shows, it was a mix of pop, country, showtunes and jazz, except, this one had a bit more rock thrown in. Radiohead, Jerome Kern, Peter Gabriel, Rodgers & Hammerstein and Emmylou Harris. And, somehow for 90 minutes, Betty Buckley makes it work. A tad shaky at the outset, she warmed up and was in fine voice.
She mentioned doing Grey Gardens and her co-star, Rachel York was in the audience, but she made no mention of it coming to Broadway.
Always fun to see Ms. Buckley in such an intimate setting. I think she's appearing through Sunday night. Highly recommended.