Emrbace! last night...

[pair-o-dice]

Posted: 2/17/06 at 9:58am

Anyone go? Any reviews?

[Phantom2]

Posted: 2/17/06 at 10:46am

I wanna hear all about the SKIRT!

[mominthecty]

Posted: 2/17/06 at 12:26pm

He looked GREAT as usual!

Everyone sounded super and it was extra special to see & hear Cheyenne again !

[spintoboy]

Posted: 2/17/06 at 2:34pm

It was a lot of fun. I particularly enjoyed Cheyenne Jackson, Cady Huffman (she sang "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries"), Jim Caruso, Will Chase (he sang "Rainbow Connection"), little Struan Erlenhorn (he sang "No One is Alone"), Malcolm Gets (he accompanied himself on the piano), and Mary Bond Davis.

Based on the way some of the performers were dressed, it appears that they don't have any gay friends. I mean, some of them looked as if they got dressed in the dark . . . in a second-hand store. Exceptions were Cheyenne Jackson, Mary Bond Davis, and Cady Huffman; they looked good.

Jeff Marx, one of the creators of "Avenue Q," was in the front row.

[Phantom2]

Posted: 2/17/06 at 2:59pm

How was Jason Wooten?

[overthemoon419]

Posted: 2/17/06 at 3:04pm

Jason sang "Origin of Love" from Hedwig and the Angry Inch and accompanied himself on guitar, with the "house" band playing backup. I thought he sounded (and looked!) incredible.

Will Chase singing "Rainbow Connection" brought tears to my eyes. He never ceases to amaze me.

My least favorite moment was "Taylor the Latte Boy." I love that song, and she butchered it. It was a poor selection, IMO.

[SweetSmellofSuccess]

Posted: 2/17/06 at 3:07pm

The little girl who sang Taylor is 11....she was charming and adorable.
over the moon.....C;mon now....
Updated On: 2/17/06 at 03:07 PM

[overthemoon419]

Posted: 2/17/06 at 3:44pm

I have nothing against her as a person, I just think it was poor song choice--especially after hearing Kristin Chenoweth's version. I would have selected a song for her that has equal "adorable" value but was not performed by someone with a voice like Kristin.

I preferred the girl's (sorry, I really don't know her name) voice in The Secret Garden, although I didn't really like her there, either. I'm not saying she doesn't have training or talent, I'm saying I'm not a fan of her voice.

[liotte]

Posted: 2/17/06 at 3:49pm

Any pics? What did Cheyenne sing?

[uncageg]

Posted: 2/17/06 at 4:10pm

Was it sold out?

[iheartcheyenne123]

Posted: 2/17/06 at 4:16pm

Pictures would be nice

[JamieMcG]

Posted: 2/17/06 at 5:03pm

Hey there

Thanks so much to everyone who joined us last night for the EMBRACE! Concert! It was a big success, sold-out and raised some great money for a great organization.

I don't want to go through how amazing each individual performer is, but suffice it to say, as always, it was an honor and pleasure to work with each and every one of them. Seth was a fantastic host for the event and the band, lead my music director Mark Hartman was spot on.

Thanks to the staff, and all else who volunteered their time and energy towards the event!

See yall next year!

Jamie

[Phantom2]

Posted: 2/17/06 at 5:47pm

Will there be pictures?

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 2/17/06 at 5:53pm

Who sang Taylor the Latte Boy?

[alli2]

Posted: 2/17/06 at 6:21pm

Jaclyn Neidenthal sang Taylor... and yes there will be pictures! Last night was a blast!

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 2/17/06 at 6:25pm

Oh, that's cute. Can't wait to see the pictures!

[gavrochegirl]

Posted: 2/17/06 at 6:25pm

Aww, Chitty kids! Yay.

[alli2]

Posted: 2/17/06 at 6:39pm

This was the set list for those of you who care:

Mary Bond Davis- Dieter's Prayer
Jason Wooten- Original of Love
Jim Caruso- Tone Deaf
Struan Erlenborn- No One Is Alone
Jaclyn Neidenthal- Taylor the Latte Boy
Evan Andrews- If I Could
Nick Cearley- Sensitive Song
Cheyenne Jackson- Cowboy Take Me Away
Dean Armstrong/Maya Days- Without You/Another Day
Max von Essen- One Track Mind
Cady Huffman- Life is Just a Bowl
Will Chase- Rainbow Connection
Capathia Jenkins- When Love Comes to the Rescue
Malcolm Gets- Another Hundred People
Tony Vincent- A Better Way
Natascia Diaz- Forgiveness-Embrace

I don't remember what song the opening act did, but those are the rest of them.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 2/17/06 at 6:41pm

I care! Thanks.

[Phantom2]

Posted: 2/17/06 at 6:42pm

Isn't Cowboy Take Me Away from Urban Cowboy?

[JamieMcG]

Posted: 2/17/06 at 6:52pm

The opening number was sung by Michael Cunio, Ryan Leeds, Chelsea Krombach and Kate Pazakis and was the opening song, BECOME, from EDGES by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul...

Keep an eye out for the NY Professional Premiere of EDGES, happening at Joe's Pub in May...more info on that later.

[My Name in Lights]

Posted: 2/18/06 at 12:07am

awesome concert of some truly talented people singing some beautiful, and sometimes funny, silly songs in a very relaxed and fun atmosphere (yeah, Seth!...and all for a good cause...doesn't get much better...(though it did seem that pin stripes were the uniform of the evening for the guys). Fun night.