Baritone’s Unbound

Baritones UnBound:
Celebrating the UnCommon
Voice of the Common Man
Conceived by Marc Kudisch

Baritones UnBound is a tour de force. Their rousing standing ovation was well deserved.
Not only do you enjoy the three superb voices of Jeff Mattsey, co-creator with Kudish, Ben Davis and Marc Kudisch, you learn about the most common male voice, the baritone. A special nod to the fabulous pianist and Music Director Timothy Splain.

Here’s a brief sketch of the performers experience. Marc is a three-time Tony Award nominee, having appeared on Broadway in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 9-5, Bells are Ringing and Thoroughly Modern Millie . Ben Davis appeared opposite Kelly O’Hara and Victor Garber at Lincoln Centre. He was also in Sondheim’s A Little Night Music.
Jeff Mattsey is renowned worldwide for the baritone roles such as Marcello in La Boheme opposite Luciano Pavarotti need I say more. His voice is perfection. I could listen to him all night.

So what happens in this show, with a complicated too long title? It’s a whirlwind of music and historical and hysterical dialogue taking you though the years in opera Rossini, operetta Gilbert and Sullivan, Broadway, Jerry Herman Stephen Sondheim to, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Elvis. This terrific trio switches easily between the different musical genres and it’s all done without a mike. This reminded me of the old days when singers really could sing and project instead of today with all the amplification and pitch correction.
What ties the show together is the story of the baritone’s rise and fall. Who ever thought of it? But it was educational, interesting, amusing and the music most enjoyable.
How can you go wrong? Catch it at the beautifully restored Paramount Theatre, Arts Emerson in downtown Boston.
It runs now through October 20th. You won’t be sorry.

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