Steve Ross, Karen Murphy and Maria Abous: Best of the Versed Strikes Back!
August 3 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
HAMPTONS SUMMER SONGBOOK BY THE SEA presents Steve Ross, Karen Murphy and Maria Abous in BEST OF THE VERSED Strikes Back!, Sunday, August 3, 7:30 PM. Produced and Hosted by David Alpern.
If you loved it last year, or missed it, here’s the encore! More opening lyrics you may not know to songs you thought you did — by Berlin, Gershwin, Porter, Hart, Hammerstein, Lerner, Mercer, Fields, Coleman and more! Tunes both familiar and obscure, but all with now rarely-performed introductory verses – poetic, pithy, artfully crafted to tie into so many Golden Age stage and screen musicals. Starring “Crown Prince of Cabaret” Steve Ross with both lovely, lyrical Karen (“Torch Goddess”) Murphy and Maria Abous (“embodiment of a leading lady”). And YOU — in audience singalongs with song sheets provided. For Better and Verse!
“The favorite doesn’t always win, no matter what the odds…”
“This moment, this minute and each second in it…”
“Summer journeys to Niag’ra…My thoughts go back to a heavenly dance…”
“Turn off that charm, I’m through with love for a while. I’m through … and yet…”
BEST OF THE VERSED STRIKES BACK!
SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 7:30 PM
LTV Studios East Hampton
75 Industrial Road
Wainscott, NY 11975
Tickets: 631-315-8818 / https://bit.ly/45kDPx1
General admission (in advance) – $60, General admission (at the door) – $65
VIP Café front row reserve seating (with drink ticket) – $100
The 2025 season of HAMPTONS SUMMER SONGBOOK BY THE SEA opened with the Marvelous MARILYN MAYE, followed by shows starring LEE ROY REAMS, LIZ CALLAWAY, ERIC COMSTOCK and BARBARA FASANO. The concert series brings world-class cabaret and Broadway talent to the East End. Produced by DONNA RUBIN and LTV’s Creative Director JOSH GLADSTONE, this unique musical experience transforms LTV’s industrial-chic television studio into an intimate performance venue complete with state-of-the-art lighting, superb acoustics, café-style seating, modular staging, and a stunning Baby Grand piano. Whether you’re rolling off the beach or seeking an evening of sophisticated song, Hamptons Summer Songbook by the Sea is your new go-to destination for live music in the Hamptons.
HAMPTONS SUMMER SONGBOOK BY THE SEA continues August 16 through 30, with all showtimes at 7:30 PM!
Tickets and info: https://www.ltveh.org/hss2025
General admission (in advance) – $60, General admission (at the door) – $65
VIP Café front row reserve seating (with drink ticket) – $100
Saturday, August 16th, 2025 @7:30PM – KT Sullivan, Mark Nadler, Natalie Douglas & Marta Sanders, Nice Work if You can Get it – A Cabaret Jubilee (in association with The Mabel Mercer Foundation)
Saturday, August 23rd, 2025 @7:30PM – Craig Rubano, Take the Moment
Saturday, August 30th, 2025 @7:30PM – Mary, Maggy, and Marta Moipei, MOIPEI Embraces New York
LTV is a tax-exempt 501c(3) organization and donations are deductible as defined by IRS regulations.