Paul Chamlin
Chez Josephine414 W 42nd St, New York 10036
Paul Chamlin plays Chez Josephine on November 17. The listing bills him alone, with no accompanying performers or further program details announced. He is a singer and pianist who regularly plays the room, bringing a repertoire that spans the Great American Songbook, jazz standards, musical theater, international songs and popular material. His own description allows for either engaging directly with guests or providing background music, a useful fit for Chez Josephine's dinner service and live-piano format.
New York based, Chamlin is a musical director, coach, accompanist, singer and repertoire specialist. He has served as musical director for hundreds of cabaret shows, concerts and full-stage musicals, with listed production credits including Hello, Dolly!, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Operetta Favorites. His work also includes coaching and accompanying at New York performance schools and studios. The available assessment comes from a client rather than an independent critic, who called him “extremely talented and versatile,” citing his song selection and “delightful voice.”
Founded in 1986 by Jean-Claude Baker as an homage to his adoptive mother, the legendary entertainer and activist Josephine Baker, this Theater Row piano supper club channels the lavish spirit of 1930s Paris. Beneath a blue-tin ceiling and surrounded by walls lined in crimson velvet, chandeliers illuminate vintage portraits and memorabilia of Baker throughout the room. The sound of live piano accompanies full table dining, featuring French bistro fare alongside a dedicated zinc bar where patrons can stop in for classic cocktails and wine. Rather than a quiet concert hall or ticketed venue, it functions as a social dining room where the music weaves through the buzz of conversation, drawing theatergoers from nearby Broadway houses before curtain and welcoming late-night diners long after the shows let out.