"Four Stars! **** One of the best
kept secrets in New York ... Lana Rein, one of the finest pianists in New York
City!"
Darrell Henline /Cabaret Scenes Magazine
"'Lana Rein, the charming classical
pianist who rules The (FireBird) Parlor, which is, itself, the most
sophisticated piano bar in the City!"
Barbara & Scott Siegel / Back Stage
"Lana Rein is bewitching! The Parlor,
a near perfect place for dessert and an after dinner drink ... listen to Lana
Rein's pianistics ... someone who can concertize with Beethoven and Liszt ...
amazing lady who can glide easily from Chopin to Harry Warren and make both
composers sound sensational ... her treatments of Chopin and Kern are treats.
She's merely marvelous!"
Gary Stevens WVOX/ Cabaret Scenes/ Syndicated Columnist
"Terrific pianist!"
June LaBelle WQXR
"The most romantic music!"
Steve Ross
Lana Rein - Queen of the piano, enchanting
and elegant, fantastic pianist, star of the "FireBird".
Joe Franklin on WOR Radio
Lana Rein, who plays profound piano in the
Parlor above the FireBird restaurant/cafe, has added luster. She wrote the words
and music to two new songs, My Wounded City and So In Love With You, New York.
Both written right after the W.T.C. disaster.
Stevenlants by Gary Stevens, Cabaret
Scenes Magazine
Review in BACK
STAGE magazine
High-Wire
Crooners
The new musical
revue "Croon,"' running Thursdays through Sundays until Nov. 2
at the FireBird Cafe, through features legit baritone Gregory
Moore accompanied by resident pianist Lana Rein. The show resurrects a wealth of
worthy but neglected songs from the `20s to the late 40s. Singing such songs
that, if not for cabaret, might disappear, makes this a serious show for lovers
of the big band era. The numbers range from a get-up-and-go number like
1924"s "Everybody Loves My Baby," made famous by the Boswell
Sisters, to Mel Torrn6"s "40s hit 41 Cover the Waterfront"
(Green-Heyman). Most of the in this well-researched show are ballads and there
songs In is a lot to say about the musical milestones of crooners like Russ
Columbo, Rudy Vallee, Perry Como, and a whole lot about Bing Crosby--the first
crooner to popularize scat singing.
Singing in a mellow voice, Moore is a throwback to a special
time in musical history and captures the musical vocabulary of the era. He
exudes confidence and perfect phrasing. Rein, who has two showstopping solos in
the show,, remains a brilliant pianist who commits to excellence with every
note.
Among Lana's guests at "The FireBird":
1. Michael Feinstein, cabaret celebrity, pianist, vocalist
2. Jeremy Irons, actor
3. Lili Tomlin, actress--- her favorite song, "You've Changed."
4. Adolf Green, Lyricist, "Bells are Ringing," "On the
Town," "Do Re Mi."
5. Julie Gold, composer---"From a Distance"
6. Meredith Vierra, from "The View"--- her favorite "When you
wish upon a star
7. Bill Murray, actor, "Groundhog Day ... .. Saturday Night Live."
8. Cy Coleman, composer
9. Sheryl Ladd, actress, from "Charlie's Angels", and her husband.
10. June LaBelle, from "WQXR" classic radio
11. Polly Bergen, singer, actress
12. M.Woolsey, hostess of PBS TV station
13, Dominic Chianese, actor "The Sopranos", The GodFather"
14. James Roberts, composer of Broadway show, "I Love You, You're Perfect,
Now Change."
15. Darrell Henline, publisher of "Cabaret Scenes."
16. Bernald Bierman, Composer, Raydo Music, Inc.
17. Lloyd Moss, broadcaster, WQXR, 86.3 fin, classical radio.
18. Lynn Di Menna, singer/talk host WRTN, 93.5 FM
19. John Ritter, Actor
20. Neil Sedaka, singer, composer
21. Dan Hedaya, actor
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