Jeff Tyzik, conductor Dave Frishberg, solo piano/vocals Quality Time, Jaws, Too Long in L.A., Sweet Kentucky Ham, My Attorney Bernie Frishberg with symphony, orchestrated by Tyzik: My Swan Song, Listen Here, I Want to be a Sideman Patrick Lamb, saxophone/vocals Jean Pierre Garau, piano/keys Ben Jones, bass Richard Lawrence, drums Tomo Maruta, guitar Pick Up the Pieces, Grandma's Hands, When I Fall in Love, Ain't No Stopping Us Now, Amy's Opus, Maceo, Harlem Nocturne, Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Hallelujah, Signed Sealed DeliveredFrishberg's songs are witty. I like his piano accompaniment too. But his voice is really bad. Lamb's voice is much better (not great). Talented. His own composition Amy's Opus and his arrangement of Hallelujah are absolutely beautiful. However, his stage image has plenty room for improvement, maybe okay for a bar. So are his two vocal accompanists, more like go-go dancers. He plays two shiny saxophones, one silver and sparking, one black and sparking too.
7:30. 2nd preview of Clybourne Park at PCS. I chanced on a PWYC night. I was a bit late, didn't want to squeeze past 6 already seated patrons, so sat 2 rows further back where it was almost empty. It happened that the director sat later in the same row, jogging down notes. This play is about race, and how we cannot tolerate each other, even if we say we can. In 1950s, the white neighbors are not happy about a house sold to a black family. 50 years later, a white family is trying to remodeled the same house in the now all black neighborhood (which was not clearly stated, for I to see). First act seems better organized. The 2nd act is messy, some unnecessary verbal battles and dirty jokes. I thought the ending is quite clever. Excellent stage set, good acting. Very enjoyable. There was a QA session after the show.
