| Vickie Phillips |
| Service Number: 212.967.7711 Ext. 3304 |
| 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. |
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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| Some of the Reviews for past shows: In the intimate environs of [the show], Vickie Phillips comes alive, holding her audience in her thrall... It is something wonderful to behold: a singer and her audience caught up in performing delirium. - Doug DeVita, OOBR, 10/6/01 Vickie Phillips has charm, flair, wit and puts on a marvelously engaging show. Combining classics with exceptional new music, Ms. Phillips and musical director Gerry Dieffenbach give us cabaret at its most entertaining. - Chris Byrne, LGNY, Nov. '01 She is as at home as it is possible for a singer to be.. this relaxed attitude comes from a confidence built up over a long career.... In the practice of her art, she has consistently pleased her audience.... Bring a friend they will thank you for it! - Jan Wallman, Applause!Applause!, Nov. '01 The show is without question Vickie Phillips' latest hit. The nicest surprise since her MAC Award-nominated "American Cabaret: European Roots."...Numbers by musical director Gerry Dieffenbach ("In Your Eyes," "Made It Through Today") and director Bob Ost ("Making A Difference") are already outstanding ... but when combined with such gems as Lieber & Stoller's "Humphrey Bogart", the show emerges as sensational. - Andrew Martin, CaB Magazine, Jan. 02 I thoroughly enjoyed it - I have never seen Ms. Phillips so in touch with the material classic cabaret! - Stu Hamstra, Cabaret Hotline, Jan. '02 |
| SINGER - SONGWRITER - ACTRESS - DIRECTOR |
| Vickie's Next Show is Wednesday June 24 at 9:15 PM (click underline link above for more info) QUICK CLICK TO EXTENDED REVIEWS & VICKIE'S RESUME |
REVIEWS IN BREIF |
revised version of A Musical Journey |
| A Musical Journey... is performer Vickie Phillips's homage to the composers Jacques Brel, Kurt Weill, and Charles Aznavour... this cabaret was a welcome experience, a joyous rendering of the songs ...Phillips has an unusual voice and brings unique interpretations to the songs, and her love for these musicians is clear (read more) ~ Julie Congress, New York Theatre Review 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 ...A Musical Journey was a well-written journey through much good material, some of which rarely gets performed nowadays. Let's hope it will get performed again, because this material should not be forgotten! (read more) ~ Seth Bisen-Hersh, OOBR The marriage of [Vickie Phillips'] artistry with these two talented composers makes for a magical match.... The show has so many standout moments that it's difficult to select favorites.... (read more) ~Andrew Martin The Indefatigable Vickie Phillips has balls, if nothing else. In a cabaret world where performers rely on endless interpretations of the same 100 or so standards ...And with the elan that is given for this performer, she soars and scores once again in her latest, Songs Are Like Friends; Vickie Phillips sings Bob and Gerry. (read more) ~ Doug DeVita, OOBR - Off Off Broadway Review |
| SONGS ARE LIKE FRIENDS: VICKIE PHILLIPS SINGS THE SONGS OF BOB OST AND GERRY DEIFFENBACH 2004 OOBER Winner! |
| Vickie Phillips Pictured center with Gerry Dieffenbach, left and Bob Ost, right |
