Skilful and delightful partnership; Richard Rodney Bennett and Mary Cleere Haran Ronnie Scott's. From: The Birmingham Post (England) | Date: May 9, 1998 | COPYRIGHT 1998 Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Currently at Ronnie Scott's, Richard Rodney Bennett and Mary Cleere Haran should definitely not be missed. Their Gershwin is something very special and is the result of a partnership formed in New York after Sir Richard heard Mary sing in an Off Broadway venue. From ragtime, standards and superb ballads, it's all there and thoughtfully linked with dialogue which is sophisticated and informative with a touch here and there of irony and humour.

Sir Richard, as ever, relaxi...