For 20 years, Harold was a successful UK based theatre producer with productions that spanned the smallest scale fringe productions to large scale commercial ones. He produced mainly in London, but also throughout the UK, as well as in Baltimore and New York City. Working with Oscar winners to complete unknowns, he was responsible for the UK debut of many North American performers and writers. However, over three years ago he decided to leave producing and concentrate on his real love – singing and cabaret. Harold’s vocal style covers a wide genre from jazz and Latin to pop, ballads and show tunes. In September 2008 he performed his first solo cabaret show - The Secret of Life at The Duplex in New York. The show was a great success and he brought it to Pizza on the Park two months later. In October 2009, he returned to Pizza on the Park with his second sell out solo cabaret show Love Exposed and took this to the world famous New York cabaret bar Don’t Tell Mama in November. The show returned to Pizza on the Park in March 2010. Harold has also released his first CD Taking Flight, which is a collection of songs from his three cabaret shows. The CD is a mix of standards by songwriters such as Kurt Weill, Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer and Vincent Youmans, combined with more contemporary songs by James Taylor, Bob Dylan, John Bucchino and the Beatles. Joining Harold on stage at The Pheasantry will be musical director and pianist Michael Roulston, bass player Dave Olney and Bob Sydor on woodwinds. |