SECOND COMING - The Metropolitan Room in New York City

"Tall, thin gorgeous Shelly Burch is not only the mother of three teenagers but also the wife of Martin Charnin, producer and director of this marvelous show. Burch includes many of Charnin's songs in her show to tell her life story-her hopes, courage and optimism.

Burch has a wide, sweet soprano range filled with inflections of emotional honesty. Two songs from Charnin's newest revue set the theme of the evening. Styne/Sondheim's "Small World' presented an introspective and mystical arrangement including some original lyrics "you're a man who likes music...I love to make music." Some of Charnin's other story songs are seemingly a perfect fir for Burch, including "Dream Me a Dream,""It Happens at Night," and the clever and amusing "Fly." From a deeper place, Burch highlighted Maury Yeston's lyrics of "Unusual Way" (Nine).

In approximately three minutes, Burch condensed eight years of the soap opera story of Delila, a role, she played on the ABC-TV soap-opera "One Life To Live"...Shelly Burch is a gracious, giving performer with the ability to communicate. DO NOT MISS HER SHOW!!!" --Sandi Durell, Cabaret Scenes Magazine