As mentioned earlier on this site, Stan Freberg and his lovely spouse Hunter will be presenting "An Evening With Stan Freberg" from January 28 through February 1 at Feinstein's at the Regency, a rather swank Manhattan nitery. Last night and the night before, Stan and Hunter "road-tested" the show with invitational performances up at the Magic Castle. Animation expert Jerry Beck went to Tuesday night's show and his report is posted here. As you can see, he says it ran two and a half hours and left the audience wanting more. I went Wednesday evening and took in the "cut down" version which was closer to 90 minutes. So we really left wanting more.
Stan sings — in surprisingly good voice — and tells wonderful anecdotes about his days as a cartoon voice actor and on Time for Beany. He recreates several of his hit comedy records, in some cases playing all the roles, including those originally done by Peter Leeds, Daws Butler and even June Foray. He shows TV commercials he produced and tells wonderful stories about their invention. If you're anywhere near New York and can make it, you'll have a wonderful time, spending an hour or two with a brilliant man. The number to call for reservations at Feinstein's is (212) 339-4095, and I guess I should warn you that the place is small and the prices are not. But, hey. It's Stan Freberg.