Pamela Lewis aka Champagne Pam

After performing two sold-out shows in mid-January and another one in March that garnered rave reviews from New York cabaret critics, singer/songwriter Pamela Lewis (a.k.a. Champagne Pam), again brings her unique interpretation of Long Island icon Billy Joel’s songbook to the Metropolitan Room! In "New York State of Mind: The Songs of Billy Joel," you'll hear the 2013 BroadwayWorld New York Cabaret Award Winner for "Best Female Vocalist" deliver unique and stirring interpretations of classic Joel songs. Pamela considers the songs of Billy Joel to be the soundtrack of her life and has been dreaming about performing them since she was a little girl growing up on Long Island. Pamela’s understanding of Joel’s Long Island roots, and passion for American popular song make her an ideal performer of this material. Lewis' show is directed by well-known British cabaret star Barb Jungr. With Musical Director Bill Heller on piano, Lewis’ husband John Hurley on guitar, bass player Ritt Henn, and Marcus Parsley on trumpet, you’ll hear Pamela transform the classic songs of Billy Joel into a sound all her own................................................................................................Here’s what the critics have to say about her new show: “Pamela Lewis offered new, vibrant, self-created arrangements of 15 Joel compositions, performing them in her own self-confident style . . . If you care at all about the art of cabaret and its ability to illuminate a life we beg you not to miss it . . . “ – BistroAwards.com “A zestful romp through the early catalogue of one of New York's most prolific songwriting native sons . . . It's cool when a woman sings an entire show of songs written by a man and puts her own spin on them by changing the feel, the tempo, and the arrangements. Lewis does all that with verve and then some in this show . . . Lewis is an entertainer, as she gestured with her hands in a way that one audience member told me afterward, “Cast a spell.” . . . – BroadwayWorld.com “Lewis delves into the passion and pain that infuses [Billy Joel’s] work. It’s a touch of the new, a bit of the old and a lot of soul. She has a rich voice with the touch of a twang that is equally effective in Billy Joel’s rock/pop style.” – TheaterPizzazz.com