She performed a healthy selection of her solo hits, as well as covers by the likes of Dusty Springfield (“The Look of Love”), Billie Holiday (“Don’t Explain,” from Lady Sings the Blues), Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”) and Gloria Gaynor (“I Will Survive”). Hit after hit followed, beginning with a string of Supremes songs that established the nostalgic mood. It opened, as usual, with the sounds of her singing “I’m Coming Out” from the back of the house, with her proceeding down the aisle towards the stage while being thronged by fans. The grand reopening featured Ross, performing the same reliable, hits-laden show that she’s delivered for years. It marks a major new venue for the area, with such stars as Sarah McLachlan, Gladys Knight, Sufjan Stevens, Frankie Valli and Crosby, Stills & Nash slated to appear in the coming months. But it now once again looks magnificent, with its gorgeous interiors featuring terrific sightlines and superb acoustics. It survived until 1977 - Barbra Streisand regularly attended movies there in her youth - before being allowed to deteriorate. Hosting films and vaudeville, the lavish movie palace featured interiors inspired by the Palace of Versailles and the Paris Opera House. Opened in Flatbush in 1929 shortly before the Depression hit, it was one of five “Wonder Theaters” built by Loew’s in New York and New Jersey. Having received a restoration to the tune of some $95 million, the theater seating more than 3,000 is now once again the borough’s largest.
It was Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre, now reopened after closing nearly four decades ago and falling into massive disrepair. But the legendary star’s glamor was undeniably overshadowed by the venue in which she performed Tuesday night. It’s not easy to upstage a diva on the order of Diana Ross.
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