Work In Progress

My Dad and I had the great pleasure of getting to see the lovely and talented Regina Spektor perform at The Orpheum Theatre last night.  It’s still one of my favourite venues in this city. The beauty inside that building astounds me every single time that I attend an event there.

When Regina took the stage, the audience gave her a warm welcome.  Everyone went absolutely wild, pretty much giving her a standing ovation before she even opened her mouth.  She just smiled, sat down at the piano and started singing. A warm yellow spotlight struck her from stage right. Grinning and blushing, her intimate connection with the audience was powerful. People yelled out, not because they were heckling, but because they genuinely wanted to talk to her. At one point, somebody asked her if she wanted to come over to their house for dinner. She laughed and then continued to play.

Seeing her perform the complicated vocal affectations and scat-lines was utterly impressive. She played with the music, changing lines and amping up the exciting parts. She switched instruments throughout, staying mostly on the piano (with drumsticks on a chair beside her at times), and also switching to a keyboard and then a guitar for a few tunes, including the whimsical “That Time,” which is one of my favourites.

With her endearing and sweet personality combined with the incredible music that she played and her beautiful voice (that woman has pipes,)  it couldn’t have been a better show.

When the house lights came up,  nobody could stop talking about how precious she was.

Photo via [Music Remedy]