Row O, seats 6 and 8 (right side)
It was
almost exactly seven months since we last saw Straight No Chaser at the
Weinberg in “Fredrick” (their spelling, not mine); this show was equally great,
with a similarly enthusiastic crowd that mixed first-timers and veterans. This
time they used their medley of “Thriller” and “Uptown Funk” to start the show
with a bang, rather than saving it until the end of the second set as they did
in April. The encore was also similar, beginning with their now-more-seasonal
take on “The 12 Days of Christmas” and ending with “Make You Feel My Love”. They
also used their opening set to repeat a number of other highlights from the
previous show, such as “All About That Bass”, closing with “(Sittin’ On) The
Dock of the Bay” morphing into “Proud Mary”. They did add some great material
that they didn’t use in April, most notably a three-song Prince medley near the
beginning and a hilarious medley of sitcom themes a little later.
The second
set was almost entirely Christmas songs, most of which were from their
just-released I’ll Have Another …Christmas Album, with “Feels Like Christmas” and “To Christmas! (The Drinking Song)” among the highlights. They got out of the holiday mold and
ended the set with their must-see take on the Beyoncé hits “Crazy in Love” and “Single
Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”. The whole show lasted just under two hours, with a 25-minute intermission.
