Self-described “Broadway nerd” Ashley digs into the very same “Applause” soundtrack that brought us the enthralling overkill of “But Alive” and lends her youthful flesh to Lauren Bacall‘s ragged wheeze. The results are stunning! —John Q. Sanchez
Extra! Extra! Hey, look at the headlines!: Ashley talks a little bit about herself and where she’s coming from.


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Ah, the memories. Took my mom to see La Bacall in ‘Woman of the Year’. Jesus Christ, what a stinker. No wonder Harry Guardino drank.
And: sitting as a boy in Ma Bell’s in Shubert Alley, hearing two queens discuss the cast album. “Well, shit, everyone knows the bitch can’t sing…”