HELLO AGAIN! THE SONGS OF ALLAN SHERMAN

A Gold, a firm two thumbs held up to the stratosphere, Gold. ... full review

HELLO AGAIN! is solid entertainment because Linden Waddell clearly has great reverence for Allan Sherman’s material and genuine stage presence. Many of the song parodies she performs, like the forgotten “Chopped Liver” (a dead-on spoof of “Moon River”), weren’t among Sherman’s most successful but they work wonderfully with a live audience. Never heard of Allan Sherman? No matter; nor had many of the young people in the audience (apart from maybe “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh”) but they clearly had a great time. ... full review

I really enjoyed "Hello Again: The Songs of Allan Sherman" at the Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre. For those not around in the 60's, he was a brilliant song parody writer and Linden Waddell not only is a great singer but expertly shared the humor to a tee in every single song! And like Linden, you don't need to be Jewish to appreciate all the humor from "We Ain't Got Lox" to "Chopped Liver" to "Harvey and Shirley" to the tune of Hava Negila, get ready to sit back and laugh to the songwriting talent that was Allan Sherman! And what memories when Linden brought out all those books of Green Stamps!... full review