Reviews
The Boston Globe
November 14, 2013
BOBBI CARREY AND WILL MCMILLAN IN PERFECT HARMONY
BY KEVIN LOWENTHAL
“The cabaret artists extraordinaire celebrate a decade of collaboration with ‘In Perfect Harmony.’”
metro
November 14, 2013
BOBBI CARREY AND WILL MCMILLAN CELEBRATE 10 YEARS OF COLLABORATION
“In this show, Carrey and McMillan are putting their harmonies front and center.”
edgeBOSTON
November 13, 2013
SINGING DUO IN ‘PERFECT HARMONY’ AT SCULLERS
BY JOHN AMODEO
“Edge spoke with McMillan and Carrey about the ups and downs of partnering, not too dissimilar from a marriage, and the rich source material they are exploring for their upcoming show.”
Harvard Hillside
November 20, 2009
HARVARD FRIENDS OF THE ARTS PRESENTS
Irving Berlin: The Voice of Everyman
“On Saturday, Dec. 19, vocalists Bobbi Carrey and Will McMillan breathe new life into Berlin’s wonderful music with Doug Hammer at the piano.”
HubArts.com
January 6, 2009
LOVE IS BACK IN THE AIR
BY JOEL BROWN
“The economy may be in terrible shape and cultural groups taking it in the shorts everywhere – but I’d still suggest you get your tickets early for ‘If I Loved You – A Reprise’ at Sculler’s Feb. 11 at 8.”
Theater Mirror
February 21, 2008
OSCARS ALL AROUND
BY BEVERLY CREASEY
“Every once in a while you know you’ve seen something special, something that still gives you a thrill days later. That extraordinary show is the ENVELOPE PLEASE...”
Panorama
January 28 - February 21, 2008
Cabaret
“Local cabaret avatars Will McMillan and Bobbi Carrey deliver another of their well-considered, expertly turned shows...”
The Cambridge Chronicle
January 24, 2008
ENVELOPE, PLEASE!
“Many of these songs are so well-crafted and so much a part of our musical heritage that they almost sing themselves.”
The Cambridge Chronicle
April 26, 2007
BOBBI CARREY’S CAREER PATH LEADS TO MUSIC
BY ED SYMKUS
“I was always saying, ‘Someday I really have to do my music, or it’ll be the only thing I regret at the end of my life.’”
Theater Mirror
April 25, 2007
MERCER MIRACLE IN MAY
BY BEVERLY CREASEY
“Bobbi Carrey has invented the genre of ‘the historical cabaret.’ Her smooth, sultry vocals will pull you in and her historical knowledge of a composer will bowl you over.”
Theater Mirror
May 10, 2006
CABARET AND ALL THAT JAZZ
BY BEVERLY CREASEY
“When that gorgeously balanced sound mixes with Doug Hammer’s dazzling finger work, it's magic.”
Natick Bulletin & Tab
February 17, 2006
AN OCCASION FOR MIXING THE ARTS
BY MAUREEN SULLIVAN
“Honoring volunteers soon gave way to honoring love, as a cabaret performance by Bobbi Carrey and Will McMillan filled the center.”
Dover-Sherborn Press
January 26, 2006
LIBRARY EYES GOLDEN EGGS WITH BACON
BY MAUREEN SULLIVAN
“I saw Bobbi perform in Harvard Square, and she was wonderful.”
Theater Mirror
December 10, 2005
TRIO MIX BUSINESS AND PLEASURE
BY BEVERLY CREASEY
“Carrey and McMillan are a lovely match, both musically and theatrically. Their cabaret performances always sparkle and surprise, together or by themselves...”
HubArts.com
December 8, 2005
TAKIN’ CARE OF (CABARET) BUSINESS
BY JOEL BROWN
“It’s tricky to keep a show like this from being merely a revue, but as shown by their previous ‘If I Loved You,’ McMillan and Carrey are up to the task of constructing something that’s more than the sum of its parts.”
edgeBOSTON
November 28, 2005
CABARET PICK OF THE WEEK
BY JOHN AMODEO
“Showing exactly how to succeed, McMillan and Carrey’s December 7 show was sold out over a month in advance.”
Boston Herald
November 21, 2005
THIS SHOW IS ALL BUSINESS
BY ROCHELLE STEWART
“It’s creative. It's humorous. It's even provocative. What is it?
It's a musical about business.”
Theater Mirror
February 20, 2005
SPRING IS ALMOST UPON US
BY BEVERLY CREASEY
“Love is in the air and if Bobbi Carrey and Will McMillan reprise their exceptional celebration of the feeling, run don’t walk to get your tickets.”
Cabaret Hotline Online
February 16, 2005
BOBBI CARREY & WILL MCMILLAN: IF I LOVED YOU
BY IDA ZECCO
“Bobbi Carrey’s tender rendition of ‘Life Story’ and ‘The Lies of Handsome Men,’ struck deep chords of truth that turned them into gems.”
The Boston Globe
February 9, 2005
LOVES ME, LOVES ME NOT
BY JAMES REED
“Bobbi Carrey and Will McMillan are hip to love in all its deliciously dark glory.”
The Cambridge Chronicle
February 9, 2005
BOBBI CARREY & WILL MCMILLAN: IF I LOVED YOU
BY ED SYMKUS
“Carrey and McMillan present a splendid set of cabaret-style performances of tunes from the Great American Songbook.”
Boston Herald
November 26, 2004
MCMILLAN AND CARREY SITTIN’ IN A TREE,…S-I-N-G-I-N-G
BY SARAH RODMAN
“In preparation for the release of their splendid concept CD ‘If I Loved You,’ the dynamic local cabaret duo scoured the Internet and Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations for thoughtful musings on amour.”
The BOSTON Phoenix
November 26, 2004
THE WEEK IN MUSIC AND OTHER AUDIBLE TREATS
BY JON GARELICK
“On their new CD If I Loved You, local cabaret avatars Bobbi Carrey and Will McMillan show off their attractive pipes and musical control, but also the literate sensitivity that’s so important to the Great American Songbook classics they extol.”
The Allston-Brighton Bulletin
November 24, 2004
LOCAL STARS RETURN TO TOWN FOR SECOND OPINION
BY MATT ROBINSON
“‘The music we have chosen is evocative of so many different places and times,’ Carrey says. ‘And love songs are evocative, in that they tap into not only history, but future fantasies.’”
New England Entertainment Digest
November, 2004
IF I LOVED YOU:
CD RELEASE PARTY FOR WILL MCMILLAN & BOBBI CARREY
BY JERRY BISANTZ
“Two of the top performers on the local cabaret scene, Will and Bobbi have performed together before, and this show features two performers at the top of their game.”
The Arlington Advocate
September 30, 2004
CD RELEASE PARTY AT SCULLERS JAZZ CLUB
“‘In a way it feels like this CD is a diary come to life’ said Carrey. ‘It takes me back to being a child, being a mom, being married, being divorced, being a friend in need and a friend who’s needed.’”
NETWORK
Spring, 2004
BOBBI CARREY — RENAISSANCE WOMAN
By Sherri Schwaninger
“A core set of skills and values has consistently brought success in each of Bobbi’s career reincarnations: confidence, integrating past experience into new ventures, and networking.”
Boston Herald
February 13, 2004
LOVE GIVES FAN AN EMBRACE
By Aiden Fitzgerald
“By the end of the show’s final, title song by Rodgers and Hammerstein, audience members were wiping tears and clapping madly. Now that’s amore.”
The Cambridge Chronicle
January 29, 2004
VOICES OF LOVE
By Matthew S. Robinson
“From the love between partners to the love between owners and pets to the love between ex-spouses, the show will run the gamut of the heart.”
New England Entertainment Digest
September, 2003
WILL MCMILLAN & BOBBI CARREY:
THE ENVELOPE, PLEASE: THE FIRST 25 YEARS
“‘The Academy Awards are not only a part of America's history; they are also a mirror of the times,’ says Bobbi Carrey.”
BACA News
May-June, 2003
SIX FROM BOSTON SELECTED TO ATTEND INAUGURAL YALE CABARET CONFERENCE
“The Cabaret Conference, making its debut this year, is an internationally focused, nine-day teaching program that will offer an intensive look at the art of cabaret performance technique, and train professionals for the live entertainment industry.”
BACA News
March-April, 2003
PUTTING IT TOGETHER
By John Amodeo
“I love the spontaneity and the fluidity of live performance, but I love having this baby (CD)…”
Boston Herald
March 23, 2003
MULTITALENTED SINGER THRIVES IN LATEST STAGE OF CAREER
By Sarah Rodman
“No second acts in American lives? Pshaw. F. Scott Fitzgerald clearly never met cabaret singer Bobbi Carrey…”
Boston Herald
March 23, 2003
AN INTIMATE SOUND: HEARING CABARET’S GROWING APPEAL
By Sarah Rodman
“Bobbi Carrey has become something of a star on the public library circuit, winning fans among the stacks…”
BostonCabaret.org
February 21, 2003
CABARET FRIENDS
By Wendy Kupferman
“RODGERS, HART, & HAMMERSTEIN is a real treat…I could have stayed for hours.”
The Boston Globe
February 20, 2003
ON THE GO 24/7
By Linda Matchan
“Bobbi Carrey had it pretty sweet while she was working in corporate America.”
The Improper Bostonian
January 8, 2003
PEARLS BEFORE PEARL HARBOR
By Mopsy Strange Kennedy
“When Carrey comes in, hauntingly, on the somber ‘I’ll Be Seeing You,’ the melancholy is evident-even figuratively with the swirling dress on the CD cover moving in slow motion.”
Melodylane.net
January 18, 2003
BETWEEN THE WARS
“We can only hope that singers like Bobbi Carrey continue to come forward to do justice to these marvelous songs…”
Theater Mirror
January, 2003
BEGUILING BETWEEN THE WARS
By Beverly Creasey
“Carrey and Irving Berlin. What a match!”
New England Entertainment Digest
January, 2003
BOBBI CARREY & TOMI HAYASHI RELEASE BETWEEN THE WARS
“‘Even though I wasn’t born until after World War II, I still feel like these songs tell my story,’ says Carrey.”
The Jewish Advocate
December 5, 2002
SINGER A MUSICAL HISTORIAN
By Susie Davidson
“Her current show culminates her lifelong passion for this period of American history, its vocal artists and defining events.”
The Boston Globe
December 5, 2002
BETWEEN THE WARS: MUSIC FROM 1918-1941
“Calendar choice for Saturday 12/7”
The Cambridge Chronicle
November 13, 2002
CARREY ZEROES IN ON SONGS OF WARTIME
By Matthew S. Robinson
“‘I have been singing since I was old enough to climb on the table top and get an audience,’ Carrey said. ‘I have many passions, but music precedes and tops them all!’”
The Cambridge Chronicle
October 16, 2002
RODGERS, HART AND HAMMERSTEIN
“I was familiar with Rodgers and Hammerstein’s music, but it was a revelation to learn more about Larry Hart and how powerful his lyrics are — like little short stories from The New Yorker.”
Boston Herald
March 5, 2002
BERLIN’S SONGS ROUSE PATRIOTISM, TOUCH HEARTS
By Daniel Gewertz
“Boston is blessed with several Berlin experts on its cabaret scene.”
Tufts Magazine
Fall 2001
LOOK WHO’S REDISCOVERING TUFTS
“Bobbi Carrey, business consultant and cabaret performer.”
The Daily News
March 26, 2001
AUDIENCES FEAST ON ‘CABARETFEST!’
By Lyn Legendre
“And although the singers’ names were mentioned only once, their interpretations were professional and engaging.”