“That girl has more talent between her legs than anyone I know.”
“Holy Mother of All things Bright and Beautiful. Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf is a gift from heaven. With her dear cello she made us all feel the magic of music right to our toes. Playing an arrangement by the Maestro Billy Stritch...Send in the Clowns has never sounded better. Her tone is a direct hit to the soul. She then played Maria and the crowd swooned. She is simply the best.”
“Mairi mesmerized the room with her heavenly skill with the cello and sharing stories from her incredible career. Thank you so much, Mairi, for bringing “Cello Stories: a Life Under Broadway” to Graveside. There’s nothing quite like the warm tones of an incredible cellist on a cold dark night. It was a privilege to see this performance. ”
PRESS QUOTES
“Conducted by Thomas Murray, the musicians play the score with the tenacity and wit of popular country music while blending in the haunting poignancy of Jason Robert Brown's Broadway sensibilities as well. The true star of this group is Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf's plaintive and heartrending cello performances, which also serve to make this remarkable score and album extraordinary.” ("Bridges of Madison County" Cast Album.)
“Speaking of “poignant,” the cello playing of masterful Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf brought great depth and beauty to the music in the band.”
“Mairi Dorman's lovely cello work did much to help express the mood, letting the notes themselves grow from melancholy to furious.”
Broadway World
“Assisted by the warming cello of Mairi Dorman, Murney merged "Good Thing Going" with "Not a Day Goes By," putting an imaginary proscenium arch around her storytelling.”
Variety
“… the sheer loveliness of the playing in the pit of the Biltmore Theater, where “LoveMusik” is now in residence, was a caress that came with the force of a revelation.
Thankfully [Jonathon Tunick’s] work has been handled with expert care by the show’s musical supervisor, Kristen Blodgette, and the 10 skilled players in the Biltmore pit.”
New York Times
“Jason Carr’s exquisite musical arrangements are perfectly executed by Rob Berman (piano), Mairi Dorman (cello), and Dick Sarpola (bass).”
New York Magazine
“The acoustics of Birdland, usually employed to perfectly show off the music coming from some of the finest Jazz musicians in the world was also up to the task of accurately accommodating the elegant sounds from the cello and artistry of Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf.” Mairi hosted an evening titled, “More About The Melody” and the standing room only evening at Birdland took on the atmosphere of a concert hall as this extraordinary cellist and her guests performed some of the greatest melodies (and harmonies) heard in Broadway shows.”
BroadwayWorld
