Phillip Officer Salutes Mabel Mercer: You Fascinate Me So, feat. KT Sullivan!
October 24, 2025
This performance will also be livestreamed. For tickets and more information, click here.
“A master of lyric precision. A textbook example in pop understatement.” – The New York Times
No understanding of the American popular song is complete without the knowledge of the legendary Mabel Mercer and her influence on lyric interpretation. Her perfect diction and honest approach to lyrics attracted many of America’s rising singers to emulate her style: Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne, Tony Bennett, Bobby Short, Peggy Lee, and Nat King Cole. What they learned from Mercer transformed American culture. Tin Pan Alley was expanding its trunk of tunesmiths to include Broadway’s brightest composing stars: Cole Porter, George & Ira Gershwin, Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein, Cy Coleman & Carolyn Leigh. The chic supper clubs and smokey saloons were a perfect playground for the intimate art of cabaret. Phillip Officer has always had the ability to make one feel that he’s singing a particular song only to you. That is the magic of Phillip Officer — a wizard of musical words. Now, he brings his hit Mabel Mercer show, You Fascinate Me So, to 54 Below!
Music direction by Mark Hartman.
Featuring special guest KT Sullivan.
Also joined by Mark Hartman on piano, Ray Marchica on drums, Mollie Rose on violin, and Saadi Zain on bass.
Please note that all artists and acts are subject to change at any time.
