CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS
Standard Time with Michael Feinstein
Les Girls ... Celebrating Cole Porter
Performers
Michael Feinstein, Artistic Director
with Special Guests
Marti Stevens
Paula West
Rachel York
Tedd Firth, Piano
Phil Palombi, Bass
Mark McLean, Drums
Event Duration
The program will last approximately 90 minutes with no intermission.Produced for Carnegie Hall by Michael A. Kerker / ASCAP and Scott Coulter.

Sponsored by KPMG LLP
Bios
Michael Feinstein
Michael Feinstein, ambassador of the Great American Songbook, has built a dazzling career
throughout the last three decades. From recordings that have earned him five Grammy
nominations to his Emmy-nominated PBS-TV specials, his acclaimed NPR series, and concerts
that span the globe, his work as an educator and archivist define him as one of the most
important musical forces of our time.
In 2007, Mr. Feinstein founded the Great American Songbook Foundation, dedicated to
celebrating the art form and preserving it through educational programs, master classes,
and the annual Songbook Academy for high school students. He also serves on the Library of
Congress' National Recording Preservation Board, which ensures the future of America's
sound recording heritage.
The most recent album from his multi-platinum recording career is A Michael Feinstein
Christmas on Concord Records, featuring Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist Alan
Broadbent. In 2009, Mr. Feinstein earned his fifth Grammy nomination for The Sinatra
Project.
His Emmy Award-nominated TV special Michael Feinstein: The Sinatra Legacy--taped
live at the Palladium in Carmel, Indiana--aired nationally in 2011. The PBS series
Michael Feinstein's American Songbook was broadcast for three seasons and is
available on DVD. His most recent primetime PBS-TV special, New Year's Eve at The
Rainbow Room--written and directed by Desperate Housewives creator Marc
Cherry--aired in 2014. For his nationally syndicated public radio program Song
Travels, Mr. Feinstein interviews and performs alongside music luminaries.
Mr. Feinstein was named principal conductor of the Pasadena POPS in 2012. Two years later,
he launched an additional pops series at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West
Palm Beach, Florida. He is also artistic director of the Palladium at the Center for the
Performing Arts in Carmel, Indiana, and director of the Jazz and Popular Song series at
Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Feinstein's at the Nikko, Mr. Feinstein's nightclub at San Francisco's Nikko Hotel, has
presented the top music talents since 2013. He debuted at Feinstein's / 54 Below, his new
club in New York City, in late 2015.
After graduating from high school, Michael Feinstein moved to Los Angeles, where the widow
of legendary pianist-actor Oscar Levant introduced him to Ira Gershwin. Mr. Feinstein
became Gershwin's assistant for six years, which earned him access to numerous unpublished
Gershwin songs, many of which he has since performed and recorded.
For additional information, visit michaelfeinstein.com.
Marti Stevens
Marti Stevens is internationally known for her appearances on concert and theater stages,
in supper clubs, and on television and film. On Broadway, she was directed by Sir John
Gielgud in his production of The Constant Wife, starring Ingrid Bergman, in
addition to performing in the musical First Impressions. Ms. Stevens also created
the title role in the American revival of the Gershwins' Oh, Kay! She co-starred
on the national tour and in the London production of Company, directed by Harold
Prince. Also in London, she starred in Richard Rodgers's No Strings at Her
Majesty's Theatre. Other tour credits include The Last of Mrs. Cheyney with
Deborah Kerr, directed by Frank Dunlop. Ms. Stevens was Elvira in Sir Noël Coward's
High Spirits, directed by the author at the Savoy Theatre. She created the title
role in Paul Zindel's And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little at the Mark Taper Forum in
Los Angeles. She also joined Jean Simmons and Hermione Gingold on stage as Countess
Charlotte Malcolm in Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music. Recent projects
include recording the cast Album of 42nd Street at Abbey Road Studios in London
and solo CDs.
Paula West
With a voice acclaimed for its many shades of soulfulness, Paula West has captured the
hearts of critics and audiences alike from coast to coast. Known for her distinctive
repertoire--she believes the American Songbook includes such writers as Bob Dylan, Hank
Williams, Jimmy Webb, and Leonard Cohen--Ms. West adds her own depth and drama to American
favorites. She has performed at many San Francisco venues, including Yoshi's San Francisco,
the Empire Plush Room, and the Herbst Theatre. In New York, she has performed at
Feinstein's at Loews Regency, the Oak Room at the Algonquin Hotel, Jazz Standard, Birdland,
Blue Note, The Iridium, and Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola at Lincoln Center. She has also
been a featured soloist with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra under the direction of
Wynton Marsalis. Among her national engagements, Ms. West has appeared at the New Jersey
Performing Arts Center, Boston's Scullers Jazz Club, and major festivals like Spoleto USA.
Internationally, she has performed in Europe, Japan, and Israel. She has shared the bill
with luminaries such as Rosemary Clooney, Jimmy Scott, Oscar Brown Jr., Freddy Cole, Mose
Allison, Mavis Staples, and Dave Frishberg, and has also performed at the White House in a
salute to American writers. Ms. West has worked with such jazz greats as Bobby Hutcherson,
Bill Charlap, Mulgrew Miller, Frank Wess, Victor Lewis, Peter Washington, Regina Carter,
Roy Haynes, Eric Reed, and Bruce Barth. For many years, Ms. West performed with the George
Mesterhazy Quartet, a collaboration that has proven to be one of her strongest musical
partnerships to date.
Rachel York
Rachel York is a dynamic and versatile actress and singer. She is best known for her
critically acclaimed Broadway performances in City of Angels, Les
Misérables, Victor/Victoria (Drama Desk Award) with Julie Andrews, The
Scarlet Pimpernel, Sly Fox with Richard Dreyfuss, and Dirty Rotten
Scoundrels. She also turned heads on television with her courageous portrayal of
Lucille Ball in the CBS movie Lucy. Last year, Ms. York starred on Broadway as
Jackie Noelle in Disaster! She was recently praised for her performance as Reno
Sweeney in the national tour of the Tony-winning revival of Anything Goes (Helen
Hayes Award). She also earned rave reviews in the dual roles of Edith Bouvier Beale and
"Little" Edie Beale in the Los Angeles production of Grey Gardens (Ovation Award
nomination) opposite Betty Buckley. Additionally, Ms. York starred in the national tour of
Camelot opposite Michael York; Putting It Together with Julie Andrews;
the national and London tours of the Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of Kiss Me,
Kate; Dessa Rose at Lincoln Center; and The Odd Couple with Jason
Alexander and Martin Short. She can also be seen opposite Cristin Milioti in the film
It Had to Be You. In concert, Ms. York has appeared worldwide as a soloist,
including performances with The New York Pops, National Symphony and Pittsburgh Symphony
orchestras under the direction Marvin Hamlisch, Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Philly Pops,
and San Francisco Symphony, among many others. Her television appearances include
Hannah Montana, Frasier, Reba, Numb3rs, Close to
Home, Spin City, and Diagnosis: Murder. For more information, visit
rachelyork.com.