Ken Ard THE CROONER A baritone's journey in velvet

Schedule

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm

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Location

Martuni's | San Francisco, CA

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The Crooner is a one-man jazz-theater experience set in an intimate, elegant supper club โ€” no beer bottles, no popcorn, just ballads, blues & cocktails. Starring veteran Broadway performer and jazz baritone Ken Ard, the show charts the journey of a suave entertainer whose style was always effortlessโ€ฆ but never easy.
Backed by a velvet playlistโ€”from Oscar Brown Jr. to Anthony Newley, Nat Adderley, Harold Arlen, Cy Coleman, and Thelonious Monkโ€”The Crooner takes audiences from swagger to soul, peeling back the polish to reveal the cost of charm, the beauty in broken notes, and the grace it takes to keep singing.
A tuxedoed confession for the champagne crowd.
And when the curtain falls, he leaves them with one final toast: Hereโ€™s to life.
Russell Deason - Piano and musical direction
Roberta Drake - Percussion
Michael Price - Bass
๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/livemusic/1810007
๐—”๐—•๐—ข๐—จ๐—ง ๐—ž๐—˜๐—ก ๐—”๐—ฅ๐——:
Ken Ard has originated roles in some of the biggest hit shows in Broadwayโ€™s history. Two of which he holds Grammy Award Certifications for best cast album. ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™˜๐™–๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ in Cats and ๐™†๐™š๐™ฃ in Smokey Joeโ€™s Cafe. Other notable roles include ๐™€๐™ก๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™– in Starlight Express, ๐™‹๐™ก๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ฃ in Dangerous Games, and ๐™๐™๐™š ๐˜พ๐™๐™ž๐™ข๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ฎ ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ฃ starring opposite Gregory Hines in Jellyโ€™s Last Jam.
Ken was honored to standby for Tony Award-winning legend Andrรฉ De Shields in the Musical Half Time at the Papermill Playhouse and was subsequently chosen by Mr. De Shields to lead his multitalented cast in Sophisticated Ladies at NJPAC.
In 2021/22 Ken was featured in Taylor Macโ€™s critically acclaimed limited run sold-out Off-Broadway opera, The Hang.
The 2023/24 Holiday season saw Ken as Duke Ellington in SugarHill the Ellington/Strayhorn Nut Cracker Suite at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago.
Ken most recently starred in a Twisty Intergalactic Spectacle at the Hip Pocket Theater in Fort Worth Texas, a show created with and directed by husband Basil Twist.
Ken also appeared as ๐™’๐™ž๐™ก๐™—๐™ช๐™ง in the 2001 Academy Award-winning film Chicago.
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