Golden Globe- and Emmy-nominated actor Gloria Reuben will salute three generations of female pop singers, from Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan to k.d. lang and Alanis Morissette, in her show Ladies鈥� Night: Great Ladies of Song, 9:30 PM March 11 at Feinstein鈥檚/54 Below in Manhattan.
Reuben, whose Off-Broadway appearances include Stuff Happens at the Public Theatre, will perform a playlist that includes 鈥�Constant Craving鈥� originated by k.d. lang, Billie Holiday鈥檚 鈥淲illow Weep,鈥� Sarah Vaughan鈥檚 鈥淗ow High the Moon,鈥� and Oleta Adams鈥� 鈥淕et Here.鈥� for tickets and more information.
Reuben told 半岛体育 that she connected with the songs through a wide variety of sources. 鈥淚've discovered the singers and songs through radio, concerts, friends, fellow musicians. Any way that I can expand my ear to music, I try to take it. I would have to say that my connection is with both the singer and the song. However, like with any written word (whether in song or in television, film or theatre) I like to make it my own. For instance, I鈥檒l be singing Alanis Morissette鈥檚 鈥楾hat Would Be Good.鈥� It鈥檚 a powerful and intimate song about self-worth, value, and belonging. Things that we can all relate to. Her songwriting is incredible, as is her voice. I'll be playing it at the piano, so that鈥檚 always a wonderful way to truly connect to a song鈥攁ccompanying myself while singing.
鈥淚鈥檒l also be singing a rendition of 鈥業t Don鈥檛 Mean a Thing鈥� similar to Sarah Vaughan鈥檚: a high tempo swing arrangement. [It鈥檚] all about fun and the celebration of music!鈥�
Her most recent jazz album, Perchance to Dream, was produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Marty Ashby.
Reuben was seen this past season on USA Network鈥檚 Mr. Robot and will next star in the new Marvel show, Cloak and Dagger. Her r茅sum茅 includes the TV series ER, Raising the Bar, and Falling Skies. She appeared in Steven Spielberg鈥檚 film Lincoln as activist and former slave Elizabeth Keckley, alongside Daniel Day-Lewis and Sally Field.
She said the singing, TV, and film projects don鈥檛 mean that she鈥檚 turned her back on the world of theatre. 鈥淚鈥檓 always in the hunt for another wonderful theatre project. I鈥檝e been living in New York City for over 15 years, so theatre is very much a part of my life. And I look forward to it being a larger part of my professional life.鈥�
