The Carpenters Tribute Tickets

My spouse and I went to the Carpenters Tribute at the Parker playhouse in Ft Lauderdale this past Saturday. The female singer, Sally Olson was excellent. The issue I had was she was not on stage that long. The actor that played Richard Carpenter, Ned Mills, took over the show and it appeared to be the main character. Karen, or Sally, should have been the main character. I was disappointed with not enjoying Sally's voice more. As a result we left a bit early before the show ended.

Amazing how the singers/instrumentalists look so much like the actual Carpenters. The Carpenters were a big part of me and my wife of 49years life. We played their songs at our wedding. (Our wedding song was "Close to you") One of the best "Oldies" shows that we've seen!

This tribute show was incredible! Sally Olson as Karen Carpenter and Ned Mills as Richard Csrpenter were phenomenal! Sally looks and sounds exactly like Karen. It is almost eerie! Ned captured Richard's sense of humor and great showmanship. The live band were winderful too. I have seen other Carpenters tribute shows but this was the best! This is also the first time that I have seen both siblings in a tribute concert. I could see why they have won lots of accolades and awards. They definitely earned the recognition! The show was based on the Carpenters 1976 UK Tour. They also have a residency in Las Vegas. They have only just begun.

Even though "Karen" was amazing and "Richard" was a great piano player, the band was average at best and the worst part... THEY USE HEAVY TRACKS! They weren't subtle, they were in your face! Strings, backup vocals and even bass (no bass player on stage). It was like going to a Carpenter's karaoke show.

Show was great. Hated the seating. Felt like sardines

The Carpenters are one of my favorite musical groups! Totally loved the Re-creation of the experience.

"Karen Carpenter" was excellent and her band was phenomenal! Really great show bringing back lots of memories. In addition to the music, it was filling with lots of history and information about the life of Karen & Richard Carpenter.

The venue is great - love The Parker Playhouse - seats wide and plenty of leg room. Not a bad seat in the house. The performance was very good. Loved the music and the performer (Michelle). One disappointment was that she did not sound like Karen Carpenter (only on one or two notes), nor did she resemble her. I’ve been to past performances with South Florida Legends where the performer (forget her name) sounded like and resembled Karen Carpenter (hair and dress). Although there was nothing negative with Michelle’s show, I preferred the South Florida Legends singer.

The show was amazing! If you closed your eyes you would have thought it was them! Excellent music and wonderful story telling. Highly recommend!

The venue is out favorite. Small but not to small. Rows are wider than any other I have been to so getting to and from your seat is easy. The Carpenters Tribute was 1st class. I felt like Karen was on stage the voice is so close. The sound system is excellent. The ushers are volunteers who love what they do and help you every step of the way. When the upgrades are finished it will be even nicer.

A great performance giving us the best of Karen backed up with a seasoned grouo of musucians. No bad seats at this venue. Parker Playhouse is a superior venue and with renovations underway will only get even better.

Enjoyed the evening. The drumming was too loud on some songs. Otherwise they nailed it.

Terrific musicians. Lived the songs and the memories. A little disappointed in their using pre-recorded vocal tracks

Very good show. Comedian was great. Did however have a difficult time hearing main singer when she was introducing other band members or explaining specifics about songs.

I could have listened to Michelle sing all night. Would love to see the show again.

It seemed geared to Seniors only. I am hardly a senior. Everything was slowed down and it wasn't loud enough.

The music sounded very much like the Carpenters. We heard our favorites as well as two that we had never heard. The musicians were all excellent and Michelle interacted with the audience.

This show was great. The next best thing to having Karen singing herself. Anyone who loved the Carpenters music, should not find fault with this performance. I saw the Carpenters in person back in the 70's, not quite up to that only because there is really no Richard here and back then Karen gave you a drum solo as well, however, having said that, this was a wonderful tribute to Karen Carpenter...