ISABEL ROSE - CHICK SINGER
For Immediate Release
Contact: Keith Sherman / Scott Klein
(212) 764-7900
Love is in the air as Isabel Rose -- actress, singer, and author of the upcoming Doubleday novel The J.A.P Chronicles -- comes to MAKOR (35 West 67th Street) for a special Valentine's Day show, February 10th at 8pm to warm the hearts of young lovers and old, singles, swingers, and everyone in between. After the success of the Samuel Goldwyn film which she co-wrote and starred in, Anything But Love, and following sold out singing engagements around the city, Isabel returns to Makor with her nine piece band made up of New York's most talented musicians, under the direction of the incomparable Jeffrey Klitz. With a collection of songs that range from standards like The Best Is Yet To Come and On The Street Where You Live to pop classics like Hit Me With Your Best Shot, Isabel takes a journey through the landscape of love and relationships. At turns sassy and brassy, often sultry and sophisticated, and always with a delightful charm, Isabel promises a night of fun and effervescence that you won't want to miss.
Dave Kehr of The New York Times says, "Ms. Rose can indeed sing, and her renditions of the standards have appealing warmth and sincerity."
Isabel Rose co-starred in "Beau Jest," both off-Broadway and at the Ford Theater. She was a member of The Williamstown Theater Festival company for three years and performed in their productions of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," "Marat Sade," and "Threepenny Opera." Her first novel, The J.A.P. Chronicles, (Doubleday) will be in bookstores this May.
The multitalented Isabel Rose has recently completed writing a collection of nine fictional stories, entitled "The J.A.P. Chronicles," which follows a group of girls from their childhood days as campers at an exclusive Jewish summer camp through the camp's 100th reunion 27 years later. In addition to writing fiction, Rose and her collaborator, Robert Cary have co-written four screenplays: "Penthouse A;" "CHAT;" "D-Girls;" and "Anything But Love." Last year at the San Diego Film Festival, Rose received the Best Up-and-coming Actress Award for her work in the film. Samuel Goldwyn released the film theatrically this past fall.
"Anything But Love" tells the story of a woman who is searching for the place where dreams and reality intersect, if such a place even exists. Paying homage to the classic American movies of the 1940's and 1950's, the film employs many of the techniques made popular by such legendary filmmakers as Vincent Minelli and Arthur Freed. Set in contemporary Manhattan, Isabel Rose, who co-wrote and executive produced the film, stars as Billie Golden, a struggling cabaret singer with a vibrant imagination. Dressed like Audrey Hepburn or Rita Hayworth, she longingly and nostalgically envisions a lush life spent singing in glamorous nightclubs amidst the glows of velvet and the sparkle of champagne. Things look up for her when love comes to town, in the form of two very different men -- Greg Ellenbogen (CAMERON BANCROFT), an old high school crush who is now a successful corporate lawyer, and Elliot (ANDREW MCCARTHY), an arrogant, bohemian musician. Billie is forced to choose between a life of luxury or a life filled with music.
Isabel Rose was born and raised in Manhattan, where her father is a history professor at NYU, and her mother is a pianist who is deeply involved with Carnegie Hall and The Julliard School. Along with her two sisters, Rose was raised on a sumptuous diet of the old classics like "Singin' in the Rain;" "Gigi;" "An American in Paris;" and just about every Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movie ever made! While the other children were listening to nursery rhymes during car trips, the Rose family could be found listening to the likes of Edith Pilaf and Charles Trenet. Inspired by her creative upbringing, Isabel has been acting, singing dancing, and writing for as long as she can remember.
Rose attended Yale University, where she graduated summa cum laude with a combined major in Theater and American Studies. She also received an MFA from Bennington College, where she studied fiction and literature. After completing her studies, Rose pursued her passion for theater, going directly to Williamstown Theater Festival and becoming a member of its non-equity company for three summers. While with the Williamstown company, she took part in such productions as "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," "Marat Sade," and "Threepenny Opera." She also starred in a one-woman show called "Personality," and featured regularly in the company's popular Late-Night Cabaret Series. She went on to play the lead role in the national tours of "Six Degrees of Separation" and "Beau Jest," in both the off-Broadway production and at the Ford Theater.
Also a very gifted songwriter, Rose has made a CD for inner-city school children (aged 7-12), and continues to enjoy creating songs and poetry for children. She plans on touring with her original songs sometime next spring. She is currently residing in TriBeca, with her daughter.
