| Vickie Phillips |
By the end of the hour, you will discover some shades of friendship you had never discovered before.... Each song is strung on the thread of a story about friendship, like precious pearls on a string, and the resulting necklace is a comfortable fit. It is all done so smoothly, so gently, and so lovingly, the hour passed almost in an instant! (read more) ~Stu Hamstra, Cabaret Hotline |
| Vickie Phillips, front left, with some of the Broadway Blessing Choir |
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| Vickie Phillips is a familiar face on the Manhattan cabaret scene as an award-winning singer and actress who has been praised by the New York Times critics as "a one-woman room warmer" and "a performer who creates her own viable interpretation." 2004 OOBR winner for Songs Are Like Friends. Her off-Broadway credits include leading roles in Merry-Go-Round, A Safe Light, Far Side of the Moon, Musically Speaking, and Together with Music. She performed to SRO audiences in two cabaret concerts at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, and has been featured at many major Manhattan cabarets and supper clubs, including Rose's Turn at 55 Grove Street, Judy's and Don't Tell Mama Cabaret Theater. One of the first cabaret performers to receive the NY Back Stage Bistro Award for "Outstanding Achievement in Cabaret," Ms. Phillips went on to be nominated for a MAC Award for her concept and performance in the musical revue AMERICAN CABARET: EUROPEAN ROOTS. Creating her role in the original Bob Ost cabaret revue LOVE AND LAUGHTER, she garnered praise from reviewers in Back Stage, Variety and the New York Post. A MUSICAL JOURNEY: THE SONGS OF BREL, WEILL, AZNAVOUR & BLAU, played the Queen's Theater on the Park, at Mama's, The Creative Place Theater, and the 78th Street Theater Lab, followed by DIFFERENT DREAMS, DIFFERENT TIMES. Both shows were praised by critics and played the Chester Miniature Theater and City Stage in New England. |
| SINGER - SONGWRITER - ACTRESS - DIRECTOR |
| Vickie Phillips Pictured center with Gerry Dieffenbach, left and Bob Ost, right |
| 2014 Bistro-Award winning Vickie Phillips AND Music Director Gerry Dieffenbach are nominated for the MITF: Summer 2016 Awards Ceremony! and will be singing a song from: Keeping Alive the Great Music and Vibe of Brel, Weill and Aznavour Thursday, December 15, 2016 Actors Temple Theatre 339 W. 47th St. NYC Vickie Phillips on TWITTER @MusicallyVickie FACEBOOK GROUP https://www.facebook.com/groups/47389833726/ WATCH ON YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/n21JIi4de68 |
Composer Sheldon Harnick writes to Vickie about her show which includes
performances of his songs: "Hi, Vickie: Congratulations on Peter Leavey's lovely
(and accurate!) review! Here's my quote, which I hope is both suitable and usable:
"I saw Vickie Phillips' current show the other night and had an absolutely
wonderful time. Vickie's personality, skill, experience and choice of material add
up to a richly entertaining experience."
Read Peter Leavy's review in Cabaret Scenes, NYC
Read Suzanna Bowling's review in Time Square Chronicles
Vickie Phillips is a Hope Diamond in the world of
cabaret singers who are diamonds in their own right. Every facet of her voice and
show fits together into oneincredibly entertaining and moving whole. I didn't want
her to stop singing! Short on patter, she lets her voice speak for itself. Who does
she remind me of? The late Peggy Lee comes to mind as well as the great Julie
Wilson who was in the audience at Don't tell Mama enjoying every second of
Vickie Phillips' show!
-- Ward Morehouse III, Black Tie Magazine
A Musical Journey... takes the audience on a trip through time and space using
the songs of some of the 20th century's greatest composers... Phillips was
informative, reverent, and wistful when speaking of her European inspirations,
and couldn't help mentioning that she studied under Elly Stone (who starred in
the original production of Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well & Living in Paris). Phillips
herself had a striking stage presence, with her soft voice, occasionally belting out
a line or two when needed.
(read more) ~ Review by Charles Battersby
performances of his songs: "Hi, Vickie: Congratulations on Peter Leavey's lovely
(and accurate!) review! Here's my quote, which I hope is both suitable and usable:
"I saw Vickie Phillips' current show the other night and had an absolutely
wonderful time. Vickie's personality, skill, experience and choice of material add
up to a richly entertaining experience."
Read Peter Leavy's review in Cabaret Scenes, NYC
Read Suzanna Bowling's review in Time Square Chronicles
Vickie Phillips is a Hope Diamond in the world of
cabaret singers who are diamonds in their own right. Every facet of her voice and
show fits together into oneincredibly entertaining and moving whole. I didn't want
her to stop singing! Short on patter, she lets her voice speak for itself. Who does
she remind me of? The late Peggy Lee comes to mind as well as the great Julie
Wilson who was in the audience at Don't tell Mama enjoying every second of
Vickie Phillips' show!
-- Ward Morehouse III, Black Tie Magazine
A Musical Journey... takes the audience on a trip through time and space using
the songs of some of the 20th century's greatest composers... Phillips was
informative, reverent, and wistful when speaking of her European inspirations,
and couldn't help mentioning that she studied under Elly Stone (who starred in
the original production of Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well & Living in Paris). Phillips
herself had a striking stage presence, with her soft voice, occasionally belting out
a line or two when needed.
(read more) ~ Review by Charles Battersby
