The New York Times-20080125-The Songbook Stretches Its Range

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The Songbook Stretches Its Range

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Lincoln Center's American Songbook 2008 will run through March 1 in the Allen Room of the Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway and 60th Street. Performances are at 8:30 p.m. (with an additional 10:30 show on some days). Tickets, $35 to $150. (212) 721-6500; lincolncenter.org.

A schedule follows:

A LEONARD BERNSTEIN SONGBOOK with Rob Fisher, musical director; and the singers Gavin Creel and Kate Baldwin. Friday.

KELLI O'HARA, the soprano. Saturday.

A SALUTE TO CHARLES STROUSE AT 80, Eric Comstock, singer-pianist; Barbara Fasano, singer and Harry Allen, saxophonist. Feb. 6.

JOE HENRY, musician-producer and Brad Meldhau, the pianist. Feb. 7.

BETTYE LAVETTE, the R&B singer. Feb. 8.

DAVID YAZBEK, composer and pianist. Feb. 9.

THE PUNCH BROTHERS FEATURING CHRIS THILE, a bluegrass band. Feb. 20.

GRACE POTTER AND THE NOCTURNALS, a blues/rock group. Feb. 21.

JIMMY SCOTT and the Jazz Expressions, jazz singer. Feb. 22.

JOHN LLOYD YOUNG, the Tony Award-winning singer. Feb. 23.

K. D. LANG, the singer. Feb. 26-28.

CHRISTINE EBERSOLE, the singer and actress; and Billy Stritch, music director. Feb. 29.

PATTI SMITH, the poet-rocker. March 1.

[Illustration]PHOTOS: Participants in this edition of Lincoln Center's American Songbook series, which runs through March 1, include, above, K. D. Lang; left, Patti Smith; bottom, Chris Thile, far left; and Kelli O'Hara. (PHOTOGRAPHS BY JENNIFER TAYLOR FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; EVAN AGOSTINI/ASSOCIATED PRESS; ASTRID STAWIARZ/GETTY IMAGES; JACK VARTOOGIAN/FRONTROWPHOTOS) (pg. E6)