What a treat Kelli O'Hara's concert was for me! Kelli has such a beautiful voice and is such a gracious and charming presence on the stage! She made the concert very personal in sharing the songs from her new CD, "Always," and other songs she obviously loves to sing and has shared with her audiences in other settings. Between numbers, Kelli chats with the audience as if we are all friends. To hear her sing so many wonderful songs and fill them with such emotion was unforgettable for me. I was touched by her joy in "What More Do I Need" and "He Loves Me," her heartbreak in "This Nearly Was Mine" and "The Party's Over," her wonder in "How Glory Goes," and her absolute delight in "I Could Have Danced All Night." I enjoyed Kelli's surprises as well when she sang the Beatles' "Love You Forever" with her husband, Greg Naughton, a James Taylor song with Greg and her father-in-law, James Naughton, and Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young's "Carry On" with the League of Broadway Super Friends, a new group with which she and Greg are singing to help raise money for worthy causes. I do hope that this lovely and multi-talented leading lady is back on Broadway very soon! I also hope that Kelli O'Hara treats us once again to another wonderful evening like this !
Town Hall @
- New York @
, NY @
- Fri, Jun 3, 2011 @
Favorite moment: Kelli's "They Don't Let You in the Opera if You're a Country Star," which highlights her vocal range & her gift for Country, Broadway, & opera! @