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Review: “Marquee Five: Manhattan Transfer for the New Millennium?” by Stephen Hanks, Times Square Chronicles

…on November 7, I heard the two-year old Marquee Five perform a show called “8-Track Throwback,” a five-part harmony homage to the music of the 1960s and ‘70s. In Marquee Five, I knew I’d found my Manhattan Transfer for the new millennium…“Marquee” is the appropriate moniker for this group of smooth, synchronized and powerful singers who seamlessly blend together for a magical musical brew. There’s little doubt their names will be showcased above a theater entrance somewhere very soon. – Stephen Hanks, Times Square Chronicles, November 12, 2011 Read the rest of this wonderful review/”history of” Marquee Five in theContinue readingReview: “Marquee Five: Manhattan Transfer for the New Millennium?” by Stephen Hanks, Times Square Chronicles

Mega Update: “City of Angels,” Marquee Five, Definitely Dickens, and the best place *ever* for breakfast.

Here’s an update on what’s been going on here in Connecticut and in New York City! I’m still having a terrific time in East Haddam, performing in “City of Angels.” I had two exciting understudy performances as Donna/Oolie while Nancy Anderson accepted her Noel Coward award, appeared on television singing in The Angel City 4 quartet with “Jimmy Powers,” came back to New York to debut Marquee Five’s CD, “8-Track Throwback” with a CD Release Party/Concert, am about to embark on the thing called the Holiday Season, and ate my weight in breakfast fare at The Whistle Stop Cafe inContinue readingMega Update: “City of Angels,” Marquee Five, Definitely Dickens, and the best place *ever* for breakfast.