WILL FRIEDWALD wrote in the Wall Street Journal-Aug 16, 2012:
“What Hilary Kole does well, she does very well: like opening with a string of familiar showtunes retrofitted with robust new arrangements (including a slyly modal “Cabaret”) that showcase her exceptional voice and hard-swinging approach, yet never compromise the core of the songs. She’s warm and intimate on John Wallowitch’s “Come a Little Closer,” and stretches “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” to “Bohemian Rhapsody”-like proportions without leaving the audience behind….” (More here)
Hilary Kole at 54 Below music review by WILL FRIEDWALD Wall Street Journal-Aug 16, 2012