No CD collection would be complete without "As Time Goes By: The Best of Andrea Marcovicci". Some of Andrea’s most requested songs are here including "The Folks Who Live on the Hil", "Two For The Road" and "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes". Beginning in 1988 with "Marcovicci Sings Movies" and ending with two never before recorded tracks, "The Lies of Handsome Men" and "Young at Heart", this CD features material from six out-of-print CDs, (Marcovicci Sings Movies; What is Love?; Just Kern; Always, Irving Berlin; Live From London; and the Mabel Mercer tribute, Some Other Time) and two soon to be out-of-print discs (New Words and Here There and Everywhere) and the still available If I Were a Bell ~ The Songs of Frank Loesser. Songwriters represented include Irving Berlin, William Finn, Oscar Hammerstein, Jerome Kern, Henry Mancini, Cole Porter and Maury Yeston among others. Andrea’s voice, sultry at times, exudes warmth on these selections and the material is Marcovicci at her most tender, most romantic, and most captivating. The stories that Andrea shares for the12-page color booklet are surprising and delightful. Like this one for "After You, Who?", “We chose this one by Cole Porter because no other song so perfectly captures the deliciously painful moment when you realize that you’ve met Mr. Right – but that you’re so worried about losing him you can’t have fun anyway!”JOURNALISTS AROUND THE WORLD HAVE SUNG THE PRAISES OF ANDREA MARCOVICCI “The greatest cabaret star of her generation. She sings with a haunting tenderness that once heard is never forgotten.” The International Herald Tribune, London"A voice capable of a thousand inflections." Opera Actual, BarcelonaOn the west coast: “The gold standard of cabaret singers.” Los Angeles Daily News “She evokes the emotional atmosphere of each song with a deft touch.” San Francisco Examiner “Marcovicci enfolds you in an Arpege perfume embrace of song and story.” Seattle TimesIn the middle of the country: “There's no pretense here: Marcovicci sincerely cherishes the songs she performs.” The Cedar Rapids Gazette “(Her renditions) all swing, or strut, or sigh, or simper,” (the kind of music) best listened to by lovers — of each other, of the sultry, or of masters of style and craft” The Santa Fe New MexicanOn the east coast:“Andrea Marcovicci has an incandescent enthusiasm.” The New York Times “Marcovicci's phrasing is subtle and superb.” NY Daily News“She has the capacity to caress a song with a warming embrace.” Variety“Sublimely moving.” NY SunPLAYBILLDIVA TALK: "Best of Marcovicci"By Andrew Gans05 Jun 2009FOR THE RECORD: "As Time Goes By: The Best of Andrea Marcovicci"It's hard to believe that the perennially youthful cabaret favorite AndreaMarcovicci, a long-time fixture at the Oak Room of New York's AlgonquinHotel, recently celebrated her 60th birthday. True to form, the singingactress marked that milestone in high style: with a star-studded concert atManhattan's Town Hall and the release of a career retrospective CD, "As TimeGoes By: The Best of Andrea Marcovicci." The 17-track disc, now available on the AndreaSong label, features tunesfrom nine previous Marcovicci recordings - "Marcovicci Sings Movies"; "WhatIs Love?"; "Just Kern"; "Always, Irving Berlin"; "New Words"; "Live FromLondon"; "Some Other Time, Marcovicci Sings Mabel Mercer"; "Here, There andEverywhere"; and "If I Were a Bell: The Songs of Frank Loesser" - as well astwo newly recorded songs: "Lies of Handsome Men" and "Young at Heart." It was Marcovicci's premiere recording, the aforementioned "Marcovicci SingsMovies" album (1988), that made a life-long fan out of this theatre writer.At the time I was hosting a college radio program at Brandeis University,and I still remember purchasing the record in Harvard Square and promptlyheading back to the small radio station, where I was thrilled by thesinger's clear, reedy tones, a wonderful mix of Broadway belting and themore ethereal sounds of a folk singer. Marcovicci's skills as a lyricalinterpreter were also evident; I was particularly taken by her renditions ofthe "Tootsie" charmer "It Might Be You," her full-voiced "Here Lies Love"and the moving "Someone to Love." Four other impressive tracks from thatdebut recording are included on "The Best of Andrea Marcovicci": "As TimeGoes By," "On Such a Night as This," "Two for the Road" and "The Folks WhoLive on the Hill." Other highlights of the compilation recording include three gems from "WhatIs Love?" (the heartbreaking "After You, Who?," the joyous "Beyond Compare"and perhaps the greatest recording of the pop standard "These FoolishThings" out there); a haunting pairing of the little-heard "The Touch ofYour Hand" with "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"; a wonderful song cycle thatincorporates four Irving Berlin tunes: "Say It Isn't So," "What'll I Do,""Remember" and "Suppertime"; and Maury Yeston's touching "New Words." Executive produced by Marcovicci and produced by Lesley Alexander, the CDincludes a full-color booklet with extensive notes by the singer about hersong choices for her newest recording.MBR: The Library CD Music ShelfMidwest Book Review - CD Review: July 30, 2009As Time Goes By: The Best of Andrea MarcoviccciAndrea Marcovicci is a cabaret singer whose justifiable enjoys an international reputation for the quality and artistry of her performances which now span more than three decades. "As Time Goes By: The Best Of Andrea Marcovicci" truly lives up to its title as seventeen of her greatest performances are flawlessly reproduced in this memorable CD recording. Two of the performances ('Lies of Handsome Men' and 'Young at Heart') have been newly recorded, while the other fifteen (including the title piece 'As Time Goes By') are drawn from her earlier album collections. With a total running time of 64:44, "As Time Goes By" is a 'must' for her legions of fans, and will well serve to one of 'the best in the business' to a whole new generation of appreciative listeners.ABOUT ANDREA MARCOVICCI: Andrea Marcovicci, the Queen of Cabaret, "torch singer, spellbinder, heart-breaker" (People) was hailed as the "most Sinatra-like" of the new generation of cabaret performers by Life Magazine. "The most throbbingly irresistible voice in cabaret" stated New York Magazine, while Stephen Holden wrote in The New York Times, "Andrea Marcovicci has an incandescent enthusiasm and a masterly balance between poignancy and wit." Cabaret legend Andrea Marcovicci has entertained sold-out audiences from coast to coast whenever touring her numerous critically acclaimed shows. She holds the record for the most seasons ever played at New York's legendary Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel and you can still see her there this year. She's also played to sold-out houses at the esteemed LICEU Opera House in Barcelona, at Town Hall in New York, and at her Carnegie Hall solo concert. Andrea recently celebrated her Twentieth Anniversary at the Gardenia in Hollywood, the Plush Room in San Francisco, and the Oak Room in New York.In 2005 Andrea released her very own Calendar replete with luscious photos and anecdotes of her life and career in television, film and theatre. An actress and singer, Andrea began on the daytime television series "Love Is A Many Splendored Thing". She debuted on Broadway in "Ambassador", the musical adaptation of the novel by Henry James, staring Howard Keel and last appeared on the Great White Way in Frank D. Gilroy's play "Any Given Day" with Sada Thompson. Her numerous appearances off-Broadway include "The Wedding of Iphigenia", "Variety Obit", and "The Seagull". She performed Ophelia to Sam Waterston's Hamlet for Joseph Papp's Shakespeare in the Park. Regionally, she received rave reviews for leading roles in "St. Joan", "Burn This", and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" at the American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco and her most recent of many appearances at 42nd Street Moon, SF, (where Andrea had previously starred as Daisy in "On A Clear Day"), in the title role of "Coco", played to sold-out houses. In Los Angeles, she starred opposite Anthony Newley in "Chaplin", portraying all the legendary actor's wives and starred in the Philadelphia revival of "Lady in the Dark" at the Prince Music Theatre. Her film credits include: "The Front" (nominated for a Golden Globe Award) with Woody Allen, "The Hand" with Sir Michael Caine, "The Stuff" with Michael Moriarty, "Spacehunter" with Peter Strauss, "The Canterville Ghost" with Sir John Gielgud, Henry Jaglom's "Someone To Love" (featuring Orson Welles in his last film appearance), and "Jack the Bear", as Danny DeVito's wife. Her many television appearances include "Arliss" for HBO, "Cybil", "Taxi", "Magnum P.I.", "Hill Street Blues", and "Trapper John, M.D.", among others and numerous made-for-television movies. Her last television guest appearance was in Strong Medicine on the Lifetime network. She recently provided commentary for the DVD release of the movie "Someone to Love" and her latest foray into film is the Independent feature, Irene in Time, directed by long-time friend, Henry Jaglom.Andrea was most honored to usher in the Millennium with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Her concert work includes appearances with the San Francisco Pops, Florida Philharmonic, and Oregon and Ft. Worth Symphonies among others. Her 1993 Carnegie Hall solo debut, with the American Symphony Orchestra, was to a sold-out audience. Prior to that, Carnegie Hall commissioned "December Songs" specifically created for Andrea by Maury Yeston. The concert was then reconceived as a ballet by Lynn Taylor Corbett and premiered with Andrea at The Carolina Ballet in 2002. Lincoln Center commissioned both her Noel Coward show and her "Kurt Weill in America". The latter was recreated for cast and appeared as part of the prestigious Lyrics & Lyricists series at the 92Y where Andrea has four times served as Guest Artistic Director and Director, and twice directed the "Cabaret Concert for Young Audiences" at the New York Cabaret Convention. Enjoying the intimate art of cabaret performance, Andrea has appeared at numerous prestigious nightclubs throughout the country including the famed Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel in New York City, The Rrazz Room in San Francisco, Le Chat Noir of New Orleans, The Gardenia in Hollywood, and many others. Her London cabaret debut in 1994 sold out a one-month engagement at the Music Room at Pizza on the Park. Sheridan Morley, theater critic of The Spectator and The International Herald-Tribune, called her "the greatest cabaret star of her generation." Peter Hepple in The Stage and Television Today wrote, "Marcovicci cast her spell, with a voice of supreme tenderness, much rangier than at first appeared, with a thrillingly controlled vibrato, marvelous diction and phrasing that can only come from a skilled actress." Andrea Marcovicci has performed at the White House and her numerous fundraising efforts have produced everything from building additions to aiding the disenfranchised. In recognition of her accomplishments in the arts, she is the recipient of several awards and honors including three Lifetime Achievement Awards and two honorary degrees.
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