The Carolina Chocolate Drops will dip into the American Songbook at Lincoln Center on February 2
The Allen Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall
Broadway at 60th St.
January 13 – February 20, $35-$75
212-721-6500
www.americansongbook.org
Lincoln Center’s annual celebration of American music takes place January 13 – February 20 at the Allen Room, featuring sixteen performances that range from cabaret, folk, and jazz to pop, alternative, and opera. The Low Anthem will turn things up on January 13, followed by “Lance Horne: First Things Last” on January 14, an evening of musical theater with Horne, Alan Cumming, and Cheyenne Jackson. The diverse schedule also includes Mary Chapin Carpenter (January 15), Bebel Gilberto (February 3), Raul Esparza (February 18), and Herb Alpert and Lani Hall closing the series on February 20. Among the other highlights are “The Songs of Shara Worden” (of My Brightest Diamond) on January 27, “John Doe: Americana” on January 28, the always exciting Carolina Chocolate Drops on February 2, Joan Osborne performing “Love and Hate — A Song Cycle” on February 4, and “Stephanie Blythe: We’ll Meet Again — The Songs of Kate Smith” on February 16.