Micaela Leon and Adrienne Haan at The Metropolitan Room are billed as "Diabolical Weimar Wunderkinder" in Narcissa & Goldmund, a lively Teutonic musical review about 1920's Berlin with two tall, beautiful blonde singers with well-matched voices, enchanting us in songs with whimsical charm, blatant feminism and costumes (by Julia Jentzsch) that are provocative and glamorous. These are two commandingly heroic female personas dressed to the nines, filling the room with their glamorous presences.
This is also classy cabaret - entertaining beyond the ordinary.
Micaela Leon is possibly the most beautiful woman on the stage in New York at this time. Her "Falling in Love Again" will break your heart, and Adrienne Haan mesmerized me throughout.
Pianist/musical director Richard Danley and his ensemble are first rate, and Jeff Howard has directed with panache. This is brilliance in a small club in a big city - a stirring, spirited cabaret experience.
