Larry Gatlin at Brel!

Last week the legendary Larry Gatlin attended Brel. He had a wonderful time and said hello to Constantine and Gay after.

'Sons Of' Music Video

In honor of Brel's last week and President's Day, I wanted to repost the amazingly powerful SONS OF video.





Please rate it highly and e-mail the editors of YouTube (at editor@youtube.com) and tell them to feature the video!

Thanks everyone, for your support!

Saturday Morning: Brel on WBAI

New York readers can tune into WBAI (99.5) this Saturday (tomorrow!) from 9:30 - 10:30 AM for an hour-long Brel special.

If you don't live in New York, listen on-line!

Hosted by David Rothenberg, the show features selections from the new hit CD, plus discussions with Director Gordon Greenberg and Producer Dan Whitten.

Constantine Extends until Feb 25th!

Constantine has signed on to finish the run of Jacques Brel.

Constantine fans: please post on your blogs and myspaces and let everyone know he's staying with the show!

Purchase tickets here.

Ticket Sales Surge!

I just got an e-mail from Dan Whitten, our producer, about how hot tickets for Brel have become since we announced closing.

We still have some tickets for our Wednesday matinee performances. Visit the website for ticket info.

Since making an announcement that the show would close on Sunday, February 25, Dan Whitten, producer of Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living In Paris, has announced that ticket sales have "surged dramatically," and the acclaimed revival of the legendary musical is once again selling-out many performances at the Zipper Theatre.

"Constantine Maroulis's outstanding performance and fan base gave us a good boost but when word got out that we announced closing, ticket sales really took off, " said Whitten. "Our Saturday Matinee sold out for the first time in months and the house rocked with teenagers, baby boomers and of course the 60 plus crowd, too."

Have Love On Valentines Day!

Come celebrate Valentines Day at Jacques Brel!

On Wednesday, February 14th after the evening show, we're having a Belgian Night!

Sample Belgian Beers and Food.

Buy tickets now!

Sponsored by BXL Belgian Cafe, Caminosur, Duvel Beer, & Petit Abeille.

More good reviews...

From Show Business Weekly:

The sultry musical Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris seems to have been conceived in the wine-soaked, seedy grandeur of the intimate Zipper Theater, a place where mismatched sofas are crammed together near a stage that overflows with the emotionally stark performances of four superb actor-singers. Instead, as the title suggests, the material originated in France, but director Gordon Greenberg has carefully calibrated this production — a revival of the successful 1968 New York original — to reflect both a strong European sensibility and the universal themes underscored by Brel’s evocative, accordion-tinged melodies.

Cabaret Scenes:

The Zipper Theatre has a unique flair, with a funky lobby décor of antique sewing machines, old posters, fringed lamps, frowsy sofas, and a bar. It provides a perfect entree into the theatre, with Robert Bissinger's musty moodiness in set design and Jeff Croiter's melodramatic lighting. Another quirky touch is in the theatre itself, which offers audience seating of old car seats in leatherette with oversized throw pillows.

If this does not put you in the mood of post-WWII Europe, you can't help but score with Gay Marshall, providing Piaf-esque panache with tear-jerkers like Ne Me Quitte Pas and a wrenching Marieke, and Cuccioli, alternately brash, blase, mischievous, and romantic. He is a standout with Amsterdam. The newcomers, Jayne Paterson and Constantine Maroulis, add their own interpretations. Paterson recalls a 1960's mod look, miniskirt, high boots, long hair and heavy eyeliner. She has a light soprano voice that brings sweetness to songs like I Loved and quiet drama to the tedium of Old Folks but she could build up the fierceness in My Death. Maroulis brings a welcome new, young comedic look to the role played previously by Rodney Hicks. He portrays a post-war unsettlement with the whorehouse visit of a young soldier, Suivant (Next).