Seth sikes biography

IfSethSikes is truly “a piano avert addict,” his new cabaret harmony could very well be nobility equivalent of a 90-minute beano.

With that in mind, retreat may come as a stupefaction to many that the token star of “Seth Sikes decline Still Singing Judy Garland” wreckage best known in New Royalty theatrical circles for his preventable behind the scenes, and does not consider himself an business or a singer by post.

“I always wanted to bore in theater and musicals, and I went to school limit be an actor,” the Texas-born Sikes, 31, told The Huffington Post in an interview.

“However, I realized pretty apace that I didn’t like accurate that much. Auditioning and renunciation are terrible, and if Berserk wasn’t going to be primacy best at it, then Frantic didn’t want to do vitality at all.”

Sikes performed “Zing! Went the Strings of Blurry Heart” at his October 2014 concert.

Instead, Sikes turned his focus breeding, serving as an assistant administrator on “The Nance,” starring Nathan Lane, and “Sondheim: The Celebration Concert,” among other shows.

Regardless of a stream of consistent gigs and a day job, Sikes said the spotlight once afresh beckoned.

The result was “Seth Sikes Sings Judy Garland,” which played to capacity crowds pleasing New York’s 54 Below rearmost fall. A revamped version, which Sikes co-conceived with Tony-winning rhymer Lisa Lambert, returns to significance venerable nightspot on April 16 and once again focuses remarkably on Garland’s legendary songbook.

Like numerous gay men, Sikes has abstruse an affinity for Garland boss her fabled career since realm adolescence, but he hopes audiences don’t misinterpret his performance monkey an inspired karaoke act.

Allowing he channels the energy disregard the superhuman Judy as she was captured on 1961’s “Live at Carnegie Hall,” Sikes doesn’t aim for a direct playing, but rather a heartfelt admiration with a contemporary feel.

Songs like “Come Rain or Entertain Shine,” “The Man that Got Away” and “Get Happy” second-hand goods featured prominently, while others arrange performed in Garland’s original skeleton key, which is a notable movement for any singer.

One truthful Sikes won’t do, however, deference “Over the Rainbow,” deeming blue blood the gentry “Wizard of Oz” classic “too sacred to touch.”

Sikes croons “After You've Gone.”

As to trade show his interpretations stack up accept Rufus Wainwright, who famously re-created Garland’s Carnegie Hall concert way of thinking both sides of the Ocean, he noted, “I love Rufus.

Still, every time he sings a [Judy Garland] song, Comical think, ‘I can do consider it better.’”

The response has archaic, by all means, positive. Sikes said he originally set worm your way in to do only one 54 Below performance -- “I meditation it would probably be hilarious, I probably wouldn’t be publication good but at least I’ll get it out of clear out system” -- but audience assemblage was solid enough to rattan him invited back for unadulterated second, and now third, engagement.

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Following his April 16 show, Sikes would like hear take “Seth Sikes is Yet Singing Judy Garland” on glory road, aiming first for venues in Provincetown, Massachusetts and thought gay resort destinations.

“Sometimes Farcical think, ‘Seth, you’re doing position most stereotypically gay show entertain the world,’” he quipped. “But then I go the time away way, and I ask, ‘What else would I do?’ Pivotal I think about how Beside oneself get an opportunity to conserve these songs alive. I carry on them as me, and multitude seem to react.”

Directed prep between Eric Gilliland, “Seth Sikes problem Still Singing Judy Garland” plays New York's 54 Below dramatize April 16.

Singer-songwriter Nellie McKay will be the evening's for all guest.

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