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Linda Fields: All About Love

At: Judy's Chelsea

Reviewer: Carolyn Albert for Theatre Reviews Limited

LINDA FIELDS is a petite blonde actress/singer with an impressive track record in theater (the female lead opposite Robert Morse in "How to Succeed in Business" after Michele Lee left), film, TV shows and commercials, as well as Cabaret.

Her versatile voice doing children, "characters," or animation has been heard in "Hundreds of on-camera, voiceover, and jingle commercials." She has dubbed foreign commercials and films and can speak or sing in dialects like American Southern, British, French, Italian, Greek, or Scandinavian.

So when she entered the world of Cabaret a few years back, this mature beauty who has been in show business since she was ten years old, was no ingénue trying to crash into a new business. She was prepared to give it her all, knowing that's what it takes to succeed.

Judy's Supper Club was packed on the night I attended. Friends and fans (they turned out to be one and the same) cheered mightily after each number. Fields opened with a peppy song, "It's Love" from Comden & Green's "Wonderful Town," to get the audience's blood flowing. The temperature rises when Fields enters the room. She alternated hot numbers with lovely ballads to seduce the audience: "Why Did I Choose You" from the little known "The Yearling" (1965) was a lovely song and Fields' soft rendition was as soft as a fawn's kiss.

Showing she could do a variety of numbers, comic as well as ballad, Fields performed several amusing songs including "Life Is Just A Bed Of Neurosis" with lyrics by Ted Lehrman who was in the audience (music: Leonard Whitcup).

Francesca Blumenthal's "Wicked Woman" was an ideal song for a sultry chanteuse. Fields is a lyricist's heroine - every lyric is as sparklingly clear as a Tiffany diamond. A medley of commercial jingles was a refreshing change from usual cabaret fare. Fields soon returned to the evening's theme with another medley, this time from the Johnny Mercer songbook, in which Fields' Musical Director and accompanist at the piano, Richard Danley, joined in.

Danley is a top professional who turns a song into a symphony. In assembling her show, Fields also had an accomplished bass player and a top cabaret director - Lennie Watts. She dressed alluringly in a two-piece black sequined outfit. Her press kit was professionally constructed - very appreciated by this and any other reviewer. So the lady knows her business and she's serious about success.

LINDA FIELDS: "ALL ABOUT LOVE" was at JUDY'S SUPPER CLUB, 169 Eighth Avenue (18-19th Streets). At her show there was a $12 cover (1/2 to MAC members) and a $10 minimum - food or drink. To reach Linda: Contact Landslide Mgt. 212/505-7300.

Dining at Judy's is popular: the food is excellent and reasonably priced. Dinner available: 1 ½ hours before show times. Call for schedules of future shows: 212/929-5410.

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