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“torch singer, spellbinder, heart-breaker” (People) was hailed as
the “most Sinatra-like” of the new generation of cabaret performers
by Life Magazine. She “has the capacity to caress a song with a warming
embrace…Marcovicci steals
the heart …the epitome of elegance and showbiz savvy,” declared Variety
while Stephen Holden wrote in The New York Times, “Andrea Marcovicci has
an incandescent enthusiasm and a masterly balance between poignancy and wit”.
As 2008 came to a close, Andrea
celebrated both her 22nd season at the legendary Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel
with Marcovicci Sings Movies II
and her 60th Birthday! The party continued in May 2009 with
Andrea Marcovicci’s 60th Birthday Concert at Town Hall
in New York. Celebrating Andrea’s
contribution to songwriters, past and present. Guests included three-time Academy
award winner, Stephen Schwartz (Wicked) and Grammy award-winner Julie Gold,
along with other noted ASCAP composers Francesca Blumenthal, John Bucchino,
Craig Carnelia, Babbie Green, Christine Lavin, and Tom Toce. In addition, Andrea’s
mother Helen was on hand celebrating her 90th Birthday. To commemorate this
event, Andreasong Recordings, Inc. released a compilation CD: As Time Goes By:
The Best of Andrea Marcovicci.
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