“Ida Zecco, the clear headliner here, is at the top of her game, mixing rich theatricality with delightful moments of spontaneous silliness. She can give us genuine warmth with “I Love Being Here with You,” and wry humor with a pair of Dave Frishberg ditties, “Peel Me a Grape” sung with simmering sensuality, and “My Attorney Bernie” that delivered one comic punch after another. And she sets up her unique version [parody] of “Memory” from “Cats” so skillfully, we don’t see it coming. One thing about Ida, she’s lived a rich and complex life that she allows to inform her art, and when she sings “Love is Letting Go,” written by her friend Carroll Coates, as a tribute to artists we lost this year like Carol Sloane and Mike Renzi, both of whom she knew well, she was singing to us like a wise guardian angel. And her dramatic monologue from “Hello Dolly!” led seamlessly into a moving and powerful “Before the Parade Passes By” that left a moment of solemn silence in the air before the audience burst into applause. What a pleasure it is to witness a master of her craft at work.”

The Ladies Who Lunch – March 26, 2023 – Club Café, Boston, MA
John Amodeo
Critic for THE EDGE and CABARET SCENES MAGAZINE