Artist:Melissa Errico
Song: Uptown, Downtown
Album:Sondheim in the City
Melissa Errico is a Tony nominated Broadway performer who has recorded as a solo artist since 2003. She frequently performs in New York City clubs. She was born Mar. 23, 1970 in New York City. Her father was an orthopedic surgeon and her mother was a teacher. She met her husband former tennis pro Patrick McEnroe in grade school. They married in 1998 and have three daughters. Melissa was 12 years old when she appeared in the kids TV series The Great Space Coaster. She went to high school in Manhasset on Long Island and then at Yale. While at Yale, she got a role in a touring production of Les Miserables. She played Eliza Doolittle in a 1993 revival of My Fair Lady. She was Tony nominated for her performance in the 2003 musical Amour written by Michel Legrand. Meanwhile, Melissa signed a record deal with EMI's Manhattan label and her 2003 debut album Blue Like That was produced by Arif Mardin. She has appeared in several Broadway musical revivals. But in recent years, she has been more active as a recording artist and club performer. She recorded several albums for the Broadway specialty label Ghostlight. Uptown, Downtown is from her 2024 album Sondheim in the City. This is her first album for Concord Theatricals. It is a tribute to Stephen Sondheim. Uptown, Downtown is from Follies. Of course Concord started out as a jazz label in the 70s. Since they were sold in 2002, they have become a corporate monolith swallowing companies. They have recently merged with BMG. Concord bought Rodgers & Hammerstein in 2022 and started Concord Theatricals to release Broadway recordings. Sondheim in the City was produced by veteran producer Rob Mathes. Among the musicians on this album is veteran jazz drummer Lewis Nash. She recently released the album I Can Dream, Can't I? on her own label accompanied by pianist Todd Firth. She is playing New York clubs. Melissa has done films and TV but these days she is more active as a singer. Here's Melissa Erico performing Uptown, Downtown at the New York club 54 Below.
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