Cynthia Crane (born 1936) is a New York City-born and based

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and

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singer who has performed locally and in Paris

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for over 50 years. She co-founded and co-produced the IRT, Impossible Ragtime Theater, in NYC's flower district with partners Ted Story, George Ferencz and Pam Mitchell. She has been reviewed by ''

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'', ''Jazz Now'', ''

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'', ''Daily Variety'' and ''

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''. John S. Wilson, in ''The New York Times'', called her "Polished and compelling." In 2009 she became a victim in the

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financial fraud scheme and was forced to sell her 1855 Greenwich Village Brownstone and 1909 Steinway grand piano as a result."Bernard Madoff victim, singer Cynthia Crane robbed of Steinway piano"
''Daily News'', March 15, 2009.

References

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