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Cabaret singer and pianist Chris Barrett has been performing throughout the US and in Europe since 1973.
Chris will open January 21, 2013 @ La Rivista Ristorante. He will appear every Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, performing sets at 8:00PM & 10:00PM.
Chris Barrett's career highlights include repeat engagements at New York's Stanhope, Carlyle, Pierre, UN Plaza and Westbury Hotels. Also in New York he has appeared in cabaret at The Metropolitan Room, Don't Tell Mama, Helen's Hideaway Room, Danny's Skylight Room, Judy's Chelsea, L'Omnibus d' Maxims; The Reprise Room @ Dillon's and the famed FireBird Cafe. He most recently concluded a four month run at upstairs @ San Martin, NYC.
US cabaret appearances include: Le Dome at The Manor, West Orange, NJ, Odette's, New Hope, PA, Pittsburgh's Civic Light Opera Cabaret, The Century Inn, Scenery Hill, PA and The Metropolitan Club, Washington, DC.
Among Chris' major US engagements: The Bel-Air Hotel, Los Angeles; The Ritz-Carlton, Washington DC; 28 summer seasons in The Hamptons including two solo concerts at The John Drew Theater, East Hampton, NY. The Chase-Park Plaza, St. Louis; The Top Of The Triangle, Pittsburgh, PA and the Mt.Airy Casino and Resort, Mt.Pocono,PA.
In Europe, he has enjoyed repeat bookings at the Hotel Cipriani, Venice, the Berkeley Hotel, London, and the Poseidon Hotel, Positano, Italy.
In other major concerts, Chris' performance was featured at The Bruno Walter Auditorium at New York's Lincoln Center. He made his symphonic debut as guest artist performing a Noel Coward program with The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. He has had invitational performances at The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC and Steinway Hall, New York City. He has performed in concert aboard the QEII and at private engagements for Presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. He has also performed in New York for HRH Prince Philip and with an American cities tour for The Baron Philippe and Philipine de Rothschild.
A recipient of the BACK STAGE BISTRO AWARD for Best Singer / Instrumentalist and a finalist in New York's NIGHTLIFE AWARDS, Chris was declared "a pillar of New York nightlife" by John Hoglund of BACK STAGE. He has five recordings. His most recent CD "Champagne Sometimes.....a night out with Chris Barrett" was released December 2006. He is a member of LOCAL 802 of THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS and ACTORS EQUITY.
“The singer and pianist Chris Barrett is one of the more engaging performers to carry on an elegant piano-bar tradition typified by entertainers like Bobby Short and Steve Ross.” Stephen Holden, The New York Times
“Chris Barrett is one of cabaret’s best interpreters of Broadway songs”
Peter Leavy, Cabaret Scenes Magazine
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UP-DATED: December 24, 2012. Hello, and thank-you for contacting my web site. The following will indicate my current and future bookings and information on CHRIS BARRETT CDs. For additional information, click an appropriate link below to connect to a venue's web page. Please E-mail me @ ChrisBarrettNYC@aol.com to be added to e-mailing list and for the latest "up-to-date" information.
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NEW CD NOW AVAILABLE
"Champagne Sometimes.....a night out with Chris Barrett"
TO ORDER CD, contact Chris Barrett at:
ChrisBarrettNYC@aol.com
or
www.cdbaby.com/cd/chrisbarrett
BARRETT'S BROADWAY: [Review] Cabaret Scenes; by Peter Leavy: January 16, 2011
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CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE // Review: Mona Finston
October 17, 2012
To borrow a phrase: Chris Barrett is a gentleman and a scholar (scholarly in the music of Broadway, standards, and music that was popular back in the 1970s and 80s, and more). And he is a gentleman from his perfectly coiffed head of white hair, to his natty attire, to the whimsical lady bug cuff links he sports. From the moment you walk into the intimate setting upstairs at San Martin, Mr. Barrett greets you warmly as if this were his own living room because, well, it is. Rarely have I seen a performer engage his audience so completely even before he sings a note! But Mr Barrett is welcoming, funny and genuine. And then he sits down to perform.
I must say that I was captivated (and I don't think I've ever used that word in a review before) by his voice, which was warm and pitch perfect, his piano chops, and especially his performance. This man is a fine singer and an even finer interpreter of songs of all types and genres, from the bouncy and bawdy "At the Roxy Music Hall" by Rodgers and Hart to the lovely "Crazy World" from Victor Victoria, written by Leslie Bricusse (one of my all time favorites) and Henry Mancini. Barrett builds his songs both dramatically and musically, succeeding in creating moving and compelling stories of about 3-4 minutes each, with every perfectly articulated word given its due. And when the song demands it, this man sings out with a big voice and a range to match.
Throughout the hour+ set, which included gems from early Broadway such as "You Are Too Beautiful" from Hallejulia You're a Bum, to tunes from more current (relatively) shows such as Nine, Chess and Chicago. And I've never heard the most memorable song from Wildcat, "Hey Look Me Over," sung with such a plaintive quality. He even got me misty with his rendition of Melissa Manchester's hit "Come in From the Rain." The era, the style, the genre didn't matter, Barrett nailed them all with an honesty that simply pulled you in. He kibitzed with his crowd, provided personal patter about the songs and was exceptionally good natured as the patrons talked to him during his show, dishes broke, and diners from the restaurant area below came upstairs, opened the door and headed for the restroom. When I mentioned to him that this was a tough room to play, he said that he enjoyed it immensely. I believe he does. And it shows.
This is the kind of show that tourists and born and bred New Yorkers should see if they want to know what this city was (and still is) like at its sophisticated best. And by the way, the food at San Martin was quite good as well. A terrific and tasty evening was had by all.
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La Rivista Ristorante
Mondays, Tuesday, & Wednesdays
Opens: Monday; January 21st.
Two Sets:
8:00PM
10:00PM
Cocktails / Dinner
no cover / no minimum
La Rivista Ristorante
313 West 46th Street
(The Theater District's "Restaurant Row")
New York, NY 10036
Reservations and Information:
212-245-1707
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