Barbara Fasano has been hailed as one of the nation’s most stunning and soulful interpreters of American popular song. Within her eclectic choices, what remains consistent is her ability to invest a lyric with deep emotional truth, creating virtual one-act plays out of each song. This past year was a thrilling one for Fasano: she played all three of New York’s top supper clubs – Feinstein’s at Loews Regency, The Carlyle, and the Oak Room at the Algonquin. In early 2010, her new show with Eric Comstock, "This Thing Called Love," played a four-week engagement at New York’s legendary Oak Room at The Algonquin Hotel and received unanimous critical praise. Stephen Holden of The New York Times called the show, "A witty his-and-hers exploration of romantic chemistry ... a civilized, erudite musical stream of consciousness," and declared, "Comely Barbara Fasano bears a vocal resemblance to Lena Horne ... Mr. Comstock and Ms. Fasano are turning the neighborhood into a hotbed of pleasure." Frank Scheck of The New York Post raved, "Fasano is a gorgeous, soulful singer who has an actor’s intensity in whatever she sings." Rex Reed of The New York Observer enthused, "she gives off palpable electricity." Barbara is a three-time MAC winner and ten-time nominee, and a three-time Back Stage Bistro Award winner. Her third CD, “Written in the Stars,” a Harold Arlen collection, took home both the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs Award and the Back Stage Bistro Award for Record of the Year. Barbara has headlined in concert halls and cabarets from Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center’s Allen Room and Rose Hall, Caramoor, Feinstein’s at the Regency, The Carlyle, Café Sabarsky and The Algonquin, to The Colony Hotel in Palm Beach and performing arts centers from Philadelphia to San Francisco. She lives in New York with her husband, musician Eric Comstock. The couple has just been honored with the 2010 Nightlife Award for Outstanding Duo.
