"Christine Sings "Amazing Grace" A Cappella On 9/11/2008,
Tributing First Responder Billy Burke.
Christine & Michael Celebrating Their Effervescent "Good Friends" On Opening Night, Which Started Off The Feinstein's At The Loews Regency Season On September 8th, 2009
"Ebersole & Feinstein - so professional you want to have the Better Business Bureau send them gold medals - obviously don't have to work at enjoying each other's company. Indeed, the whole shebang scintillates like a chain of Tiffany charms."
- David Finkle - The Bistro Awards
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
STAGE REVIEW
Blithe Spirit (2009)
By Nicholas Fonseca
"Elvira (Christine Ebersole), who proceeds to behave like the luminescent, prematurely deceased looker that she is. No regular theatergoer will be surprised to learn that Ebersole elevates both the energy and the effervescence of this show. Flouncing about in an ethereal white gown, Elvira wreaks playful havoc, moving objects and taunting Ruth with giggly nerve. Ebersole was clearly born to perform; in fact, it's to the detriment of her fellow actors that she so effortlessly commands attention when she's on stage."
Christine & Her Director Scott Wittman, Celebrating Their Festive Opening Night At The Cafe Carlyle On January 20th, 2009.
EXCERPTS FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
January 22, 2009.
It would be only mildly overstating my delight at Christine Ebersole’s effervescent new act at the Café Carlyle to announce that I’m in love again. Ms. Ebersole has uncanny timing, if you consider that in late 2001 New York City was shellshocked in the aftermath of 9/11 and starving for the kind of comic sweetness that gushed out of her like healing spring water.
At Tuesday’s opening-night show, Ms. Ebersole was given ample room to unfurl her exotically gorgeous musical plumage. Her ethereal vocal performance was truly beautiful.
Influences
Christine As Queen Guenevere In "Camelot," With Richard Burton As Her King Arthur, From The New York State Theater At Lincoln Center In 1980.
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Opening Night Of Carnegie Hall Season On September 24th, 2008
"If We Ever Needed The Lord Before, We Sure Do Need Him Now" With Bette Sussman On Piano & Backup Vocal Tabitha Fair, From "Garage Band Fantasy" On May 4th, 2009.
Christine With Her Husband, Bill, Before Winning The 2nd Tony In 2007 For Grey Gardens
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
Published: November 17, 2001
"When Christine Ebersole sashays onto the stage at Arci's Place, the atmosphere begins to fizz as if the cork from a giant Champagne bottle had been popped, and the whole room levitates in the sweet, bubbly mist of her comic energy."
CHRISTINE EBERSOLE'S name has come to define Broadway star. This two-time Tony Award Winner grew up in Winnetka, Illinois, where she discovered her passion for singing & acting at New Trier High School. Christine attended MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Illinois, before moving to New York to study at the famed American Academy Of Dramatic Arts. This actress and singer won raves, standing ovations and virtually every theater award there is, including the 2007 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical, for her haunting portrayal of "Big Edie" and "Little Edie" Beale in Grey Gardens. "Ms. Ebersole’s performance is one of the most gorgeous ever to grace a musical" said Ben Brantley of The New York Times. "A tour-de-force that will go down as one of the most vivid musical performances in recent years" (Los Angeles Times). She previously won the Tony Award for her role as "Dorothy Brock" in the 2001 revival of 42nd Street, and has captivated audiences with her roles in Steel Magnolias, The Best Man and Dinner At Eight. Christine was Guenevere in "Camelot" to both Richard Harris & Richard Burton. She has & continues to have a very successful acting career in film and television from The Cavanaughs, Ryan's Hope, Saturday Night Live, Rachel Gunn, R.N., Valerie, Will & Grace, Murphy Brown, Boston Legal, Tootsie, My Girl 2, Mac And Me, Amadeus and Richie Rich, but it is Broadway that captures her heart and sets free her glorious voice. With great critical acclaim and nightly standing ovations, Christine has conquered stages across the country with her resplendent voice and an eclectic array of repertoire that includes ballads, jazz, folk, pop, torch, swing, country, Broadway & opera. "Christine Ebersole is dazzling and outrageously funny!" (Star Ledger) with "torch virtuosity" (Newsday) and "is sheer staggering Magic!" (Village Voice). Christine Ebersole has been entertaining grateful audiences for more than 30 years, with her resplendent voice that sparkles like diamonds on a sunlit ocean.
"A Costume Drama" - June, 2007. Christine discusses her elaborate wardrobe for Grey Gardens, created by William Ivey Long.
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This was right after the final Broadway performance of "Grey Gardens," accompanied by Billy Stritch, at Birdland on July 29th, 2007.
I was just watching your amazing story about being asked to sing for Billy Burke's memorial service following 9/11. I love those stories about divine manifestations and spiritual leadings. I'm one who really cherishes the gifts that God gives to us. Thanks for sharing yours!
"When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people's hearts." ~Lao Tzu
"Our own heart, and not other men's opinion, forms our true honor." ~Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"A kind heart is a fountain of gladness making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles." ~Washington Irving
"Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart." ~Confucius
"The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of the wise man is in his heart." ~Benjamin Franklin
"There is no instinct like that of the heart." ~Lord Byron
"Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart." ~Martin Luther King Jr.
"If I keep a green bough in my heart, then the singing bird will come." ~Chinese Proverb
xoxoxo Robert
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Benvinda, Christine! Gostei da tua Música e da forma como a sentes e expressas… Ficarei tb honrada com as tuas visitas e comentários! Saudações da, Zi Plátano
Welcome, Christine! I appreciated your Music and the way of playing and feeling it... I'd be also honoured with your visits and comments ! Greetings from, Zi Plátano
Loved Royal Pains on USA Christine is so much fun in it- if you didn't see premier episode check your listsins as it will repeat probably this weekend- TIVO YES!! Here is a clip of the Excellent Ms. E if you missed it: http://chicago.broadwayworld.com/videoplay.cfm?colid=53387
Christine & Her Director Scott Wittman, Celebrating Their Festive Opening Night At The Cafe Carlyle On January 20th, 2009.
