Maude Maggart sings in NYC thru May 10…compared to Jeanette MacDonald
Posted on April 7th, 2008 by maceddy
Isn’t She Romantic? Well, She Is and She Isn’t
By STEPHEN HOLDEN in The New York Times, Published: April 4, 2008
When Maude Maggart sings the Rodgers and Hart standard “Isn’t It Romantic?” in an ethereal voice with a supernatural glow, a song of blissful expectation transforms into a ghostly cry of loneliness. Because her voice suggests Jeanette MacDonald, who sang it in the movies, you have a sense of cultural multiple exposure: old Hollywood filtered through post-Woodstock folk-pop via Kate Bush. It is complicated and enthralling…
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