Nellie McKay:
“I Want to Live!”
RRazz Room Debut!
- Tuesday, February 28, 2012 • 8pm
- Wednesday, February 29, 2012 • 8pm
A “brilliant, zany film-noir musical biography” raves The New York Times about Nellie McKay’s new cabaret show, “I Want to Live!,” inspired by the 1958 movie of the same name that won Susan Hayward an Oscar playing the convicted murderess Barbara Graham. 'I Want to Live!' “…combines Nellie McKay’s unlimited gifts as a singer, songwriter, actress, pianist, ukulele player, mimic, satirist and comedian into a show that is much deeper than its surface might suggest” (The New York Times). Joined by a stellar band, McKay combines period tunes with original tunes and more for a stunning night of theatre.
“In other words, it was just another exceptional Nellie McKay show--and then some” – The Examiner
“In a matter of minutes Ms. McKay transports you from heaven into hell. Or is the other way around? She makes both worlds irresistibly seductive.” – The New York Times