Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA - 13th May 2008
New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, New Jersey - 14th May 2008
The Borgata in Atlantic City, New Jersey - 15th May 2008
Patti Russo is best known to her fans as the female lead vocalist for Meat Loaf, performing with him for over 13 years. She has numerous album credits including Meat Loaf, Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s and Bryan Ferry. Patti also performed lead vocals with Queen at the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Queensday Festival in Amsterdam. Fans also may recognize Patti’s sound from the TSO’s rock opera recording Beethoven’s Last Night, and another TSO recording which was featured in Jim Carey’s motion picture How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Patti was seen performing the lead role of Esmeralda in the West End production of Notre Dame de Paris and as Killer Queen in the Vegas production of We Will Rock You. Patti has written numerous songs. Her song “Take Good Care Of My Heart” is featured as the theme song in the Warner Brothers/Coral Rock Production’s film South Beach Dreams. The song was co-produced by award winning composer-producer Fred Weinberg. Patti has been on numerous talk shows including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show with David Letterman, and The View. Please visit: www.myspace.com/pattirusso.
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REVIEW BY STEPH
Setlist from Broadway Night of Stars benefit for Covenant House PA, May 13 and Covenant House NJ, May 14 and May 15.
December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)
From Jersey Boys
Rob Evan joined by all performers
This Is the Moment
From Jekyll & Hyde
Rob Evan
The Point of No Return
From Phantom of the Opera
Rita Harvey
I Dreamed a Dream
From Les Miserables
Andrea Rivette
Scenes From an Italian Restaurant
From Movin’ Out
Danny Zolli
I Am Changing
From Dreamgirls
Capathia Jenkins
Unchained Melody
Paul Hill
Paradise By the Dashboard Light
Jim Steinman
Patti Russo and Rob Evan
Tap performance and variation on My Favorite Things
From Sound of Music
Ted Levy
Far From the Home I Love
From Fiddler On the Roof
Rita Harvey
The Wizard and I
From Wicked
Andrea Rivette
Cabaret
From Cabaret
Capathia Jenkins
Believe
Written and performed by Paul Hill (this moving song can be heard on Paul’s myspace page. Go here to listen: http://www.myspace.com/paulhillsings )
No Fence Around My Heart
From The Twelve
Patti Russo (slowed it down a bit and this version was magnificent!)
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon and Garfunkel
Danny Zolli and Rob Evan
Personal stories shared by several former residents of Covenant House followed by musical and dance performances to the song “Stronger” by kids from all three Covenant Houses – Newark, Atlantic City, and Philadelphia
Love Changes Everything
From Aspects of Love
All performers
It was a moving night with brilliant performances and music chosen especially for its power to inspire. With the themes of hope, love, and home, several former residents of Covenant House shared their stories of how this special place and the people who work there brought those three things into their lives. The performers gave their all, many of them performing the showstopper songs for which they are best known, with a few old favorites thrown in. Neil Berg entertained the audience with stories and set up many of the songs with a synopsis of the emotional scene from which they were taken. He accompanied on piano for all songs, and was joined by Dan Walker on keyboard, Greg Lykins on guitar, Alan Greene on bass, and Roger Cohen on drums.