Lianne Marie Dobbs

I HEAR MUSIC

“I HEAR MUSIC: All Our Favorites, ‘Cause Why the Hell Not!?” is a brand new show by New York vocalist & actor Lianne Marie Dobbs with legendary music director Ron Abel. Together they have headlined at 54Below, Catalina Jazz Club in LA, Feinstein’s at the Nikko in SF, Blue Strawberry in St. Louis and next will be at Crazy Coqs in London and in ‘LIVE at the Orinda’ concert series in Northern California on February 7th, 2027.

Expect Ron's soaring arrangements of hit songs by Bacharach & David, Stephen Sondheim, Harold Arlen, Cy Coleman, and even Willie Nelson; designed for Ms. Dobbs who “interprets a ballad with sensitivity and the dramatic ability of a seasoned actor, yet can 'cause more damage to a roof than a Florida hurricane.” (TheatrePizzazz)  Renowned NYC guitarist Sean Harkness will join as special guest.

Dobbs is a dynamic performer who sings with “sensitivity, spirit, and passion in every note and lyric” (LA Jazz Scene), whose “energetic assured joy” (San Francisco Chronicle) will charm audiences lucky enough to catch the debut of her new show. Life can throw curveballs - but through all the challenges we breathe a little easier when music is playing.  

We hope you’ll join us for this exciting musical reunion of Ron Abel & Lianne Marie Dobbs.

More about the artists…
LIANNE MARIE DOBBS has headlined and filled the rooms at 54Below, Feinstein’s at the Nikko, Feinstein’s at Hotel Carmichael, Blue Strawberry, Catalina Jazz Club and The Green Room 42. Notable stage and tour credits include Fantine in Les Miserables, Betty Haynes in Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Aldonza in Man of La Mancha and multiple productions of Jane Austen’s EMMA in the title role.  You may recognize Lianne from her television appearances on HBO’s The Gilded Age, CBS’ The Equalizer and NBC’ Law & Order. In 2020, BroadwayWorld named her as one of the Best Vocalists of the Decade. In 2024, BroadwayWorld listed her show “For Dusty Springfield... The Windmills of My Mind" at 54Below as a Top Tribute Show of the Year.


RON ABEL is a multi award-winning composer, producer, arranger, orchestrator, conductor and musical director whose vast client list ranges from Mandy Gonzalez, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Lucie Arnaz, Michele Lee, Bryce Pinkham, Shirley Jones, and pop diva Taylor Dayne to opera diva and Kennedy Center Honoree Jessye Norman.  His original musical Twist of Fate (book & lyrics by Lissa Levin) garnered two L.A. Critics Circle Awards for score and orchestrations in addition to an Ovation Award nomination for Best Musical and was recently off-Broadway at York Theatre. Abel is currently composing the scores for several new Broadway musicals: Rockwell; Life on a Palette, a musical tour of the 20th century through paintings of America's most beloved artist (book & lyrics by Eleanor Albano & Anthony Barnao). Abel, Chuck Steffan and Lissa Levin’s musical Hazel; a Musical Maid in America, premiered at Chicago's Drury Lane Theatre.