"I'd Give It All For You"
An Evening of Love Songs with Yvette McGregor, I. John Paulus and Jason Wetzel

ORLANDO SENTINEL
Cabaret trio has your number

April 24, 2002
by Elizabeth Maupin

There's so much style, charm and wit in "I'd Give It All For You... An Evening of Love Songs" that you may forget yourself and think you're at some little New York boite with Bobby Short at the piano and a tuxedoed waiter hovering behind you with a tray full of way-too-expensive drinks.

...if you're lucky, you're there on one of the nights that singers Yvette McGregor, I. John Paulus, and pianist Jason Wetzel do their thing. The three entertainers have put together an hour of songs from the theatre, with a few pop selections thrown in, on the theme of love. And love has rarely had it so good.

...Paulus and Wetzel take West Side Story's "Something's Coming" and perform it in such a jazzy, unconventional arrangement that the pinings of a restless young man become something more.

A few of the numbers take a decidedly off-kilter look at the subject matter, and a couple of numbers - notably McGregor's gentle, gorgeous "Stop, Time" - move on to encompass the love a parent has for a child. One or two move beyond that...

McGregor and Paulus are ideally matched:  Both have light, pleasant voices that can build to startling crescendos... and both have a sly way with the show's humor. McGregor turns remarkably wide-eyed in "I Want to be a Rockette". In "A Stud and a Babe", the two move wittily from sad sack to sexpot. In"Marriage Tango", they take it one step more.

Accompanist Wetzel adds a dry, comic presence and a terrific touch at the keyboard, and the three of them are as easy with each other as if they've been doing this show all their lives. With any luck, they will.

ORLANDO WEEKLY
Uplifting cabaret comes to Cowtown

April 25, 2002
by Al Krulick

...the two personable stylists blended their voices and emotions into an enchanting program of rich harmonies and sophisticated musical hijinks. Especially terrific were the comic number, capped by a brilliant rendition of "The Marriage Tango", again from "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change. "The new offering is recommended for those whose musical tastes require intelligent humor mixed with world-weary irony. With "I'd Give It All For You," Orlando's journey from cowtown to cabaret has taken a giant leap forward.

DIGITALCITY.COM

by Terry Ward

It doesn't have to be Valentine's Day to get a little romantic, guys. Grab your sweetie and head for an evening of heartfelt music. "I'd Give It All For You... An Evening of Love Songs" is dimming the lights and turning up the heat downtown, with a lineup of contemporary theater music to make your heart go pitter patter.,

Musicians include Yvette McGregor, I. John Paulus and Jason Wetzel. They're calling it an intimate journey of self-discovery through love, life, relationships and reality. But we're calling it a great way to get in good with your mate. Either way, it's sure to be an evening of good music and acting and a fun way to spice up your ordinary routine.

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