Are you going to play any of your new music? JN: Macy Gray just her version of that song at Chicago’s big gay street festival. I like classics, even if it’s the ‘90s, like “Creep.” I like to do songs that I can flip on their head a bit. I feel like whatever you gravitate towards melodically or feel in your core are the ones I like. HR: I like to pick out songs that I’m already in love with. JN: How do you make a cover song your own? They worked us hard and even after going into a 50 city tour where we would sell out arenas. During that season in particular, there was a resurgence for that show. It feels very distant in ways and yet things that I can pinpoint are going to be forever with me.Īll the kids on the show would call it star boot camp because it was. HR: Overall, I am wondering if it was a crazy, amazing dream. JN: How was the American Idol experience overall? ![]() It’s always great to work with someone who is open minded to trying new things and I’m the same way. We are just discussing a couple of duets and he’s very open to my input on them. JN: Are you learning songs to perform with him? It’s phenomenal that this all worked out. ![]() This is like playing the Hollywood Bowl on the West Coast. I don’t know if he knew I was from Chicago and how much this would mean to me. He’s been so kind to ask me to join him on this show. We have spoken on the phone and we have gotten some ideas together. JN: Have you met Michael Feinstein before? HR: I played the BMI Stage at Lollapalooza and then the after party. JN: I saw you perform at a Lollapalooza after party many years ago. The community has been very supportive of me there over the years. HR: Yeah, all of my friends and family are still there. JN: You must have tons of friends to meet up with while in town. How does it feel to make your Ravinia debut? She called before her Ravinia performance to discuss her appearance and career. Her voice work can be found on the animated Netflix show F is for Family. She has recorded two songs with actor Jeff Goldblum for his jazz album. ![]() Reinhart is a regular collaborator with Postmodern Jukebox and has a new album titled Lo-Fi Soul. She is a platinum-certified recording artist with more than 150 million Spotify streams and 70 million YouTube views for her cover of Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Help Falling in Love with You.” Her debut album Listen Up! led her to being the first American Idol alumna to perform at Lollapalooza. Originally from Wheeling, Illinois, Reinhart first rose to prominence after placing third on the tenth season of American Idol. Singer Haley Reinhart makes her Ravinia Festival debut singing with the cabaret king Michael Feinstein this month.
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