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cabaret listings for around the world, and also includes information
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ONLINE reviews, plus listings of shows offering discounts to members
of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE.
HEADLINES OF UPCOMING EVENTS SPOTLIGHTED IN THIS ISSUE
KABARETT FETE THIS WEEK: NYC'S FIRST EUROPEAN CABARET FESTIVAL
LESLIE AND RICKY ARE BACK WITH JOHNNY MERCER SINGS - FINAL SHOW SATURDAY
2007 NIGHTLIFE AWARDS SET FOR NEXT MONDAY JANUARY 29th AT THE TOWN HALL
NEW CD FEATURES THE SONGS OF BOB LEVY
ROCKERS ON BROADWAY FEATURES JERSEY BOYS CAST JANUARY 29th
"COLM & ROY" EXTENDED AT HELEN'S - REILLY SALUTES ORBISON
THE PETER MELNICK SONGBOOK AT THE DONNELL LIBRARY
MAC POST-HOLIDAY NIGHT OUT TONIGHT JANUARY 22nd AT THE TRIAD
DEBRA AND MARY AT BISCUIT BBQ (NIGHT & DAY) TONIGHT JANUARY 22nd
NEXT JAMIE DEROY & FRIENDS TV BROADCAST TUESDAY, JANUARY 23rd
"MUSICAL CHAIRS" PRESENTS CABARET LEGENDS JULIE WILSON AND STEVE ROSS
SUSAN WINTER MAKES CABARET DEBUT IN FEBRUARY
WEDNESDAY JAZZ AT NOON FEATURES JOHN WALLOWITCH
TERRI-MARIE MICHAELS HAS GOT A NEW PAIR OF SHOES
KATEY D'ANCONA AT BATTERSEA FOR TWO PERFORMANCES
LUBA MASON REPLACES SHARON McNIGHT IN SF SERIES
DONNA LYNNE CHAMPLIN BRINGS FINISHING THE HAT TO BIRDLAND
JANIS SIEGEL IN SPECIAL VALENTINE'S SHOW FEBRUARY 14th
SPECIAL VALENTINE'S DAY CELEBRATION AT HELEN'S
TODAY'S FEATURE STORY
KABARETT FETE THIS WEEK: NYC'S FIRST EUROPEAN CABARET FESTIVAL
Karen Kohler will present KABARETT FETE (http://www.kabarettfete.com/
) New York City's first cabaret festival devoted to the European cabaret
arts from Tuesday through Saturday, January 23rd through 27th at HELEN'S
RESTAURANT, CABARET & PIANO LOUNGE (169 Eighth Avenue, NYC - 212-206-0609
- http://www.helensnyc.com/
) as part of her continuing effort to nurture the European cabaret arts
in the New York cabaret scene. These NY-based artists come from seven
countries including France, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Sweden, Canada,
and the USA, and are dedicated to the authentic interpretation of the
Great European Songbook. Several have been members of Kohler's 4-year
old cabaret ensemble, Kabarett Kollektif, winner of the 2006 New York
Nightlife Award for "Unique Cabaret Performance."
Two programs will make their NY debut in Kabarett Fete:
Swedish-born Olivia Stevens' tribute to the controversial Swedish
star Zarah Leander, a siren of the Third Reich; and Rebecca Fletcher's
exploration of the Yiddish cabaret music of Warsaw. Kohler has also
secured the rights to screen the documentary Dance of Death: Cabaret
in the Camps by Berlin film-maker Volker Kuehn in NY for the first
time. This film, which combines rare footage of cabaret in the concentration
camps with interviews of some of the surviving artists, has been described
as "an especially stirring document of the Holocaust.... more forceful
than any known commentary... a memorial for the more or less unknown
hero of the concentration camps."
The festival programming is as follows:
Tuesday, January 23rd
6:30 pm - Micheline, Brel & Piaf
9:00 pm - Karen Kohler, Three Pennies and A Touch of Venus: The Songs
of Weill & Dietrich
Wednesday, January 24th
6:30 pm - Olivia Stevens, Pleasure & Peril: Zarah Leander and The
Third Reich
9:00 pm - Jean Brassard, The Kid from Paris: Jean Brassard Sings Yves
Montand (with a special guest appearance by cabaret legend Steve Ross)
Thursday, January 25th
6:30 pm - Rebecca Joy Fletcher, Kleynkunst: Warsaw's Yiddish Cabarets
9:00 pm - Film Screening, Dance of Death: Cabaret in the Camps
Friday, January 26th
6:30 pm - Frans Bloem, Passage to Aznavour
9:00 pm - Micaela Leon & Karen Kohler, Noise & Smoke: Hits of Weimar
Berlin
Saturday, January 27th
6:30 - Theo Bleckmann, Songs of Love, War, Peace and Exile
9:00 - Greta, Love Noir: Chansons Then and Now
Cover for each show is $25 plus $15 food/drink minimum.
Film Screening on the 25th is free admission plus $15 min. A special
prix fixe festival menu will be available, as well as discount festival
cards (any 4 shows for $75 plus min). See details on all shows at
KABARETT FETE (http://www.kabarettfete.com/
)
Kabarett Fete is made possible by the support of LTU
Airlines, Schaefer Trans Inc., and private donations.
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HERE & THERE
"You're only as old as you feel" is the old saying. Of course, there
is a coda that says "There is no fool like an old fool." So, I had to
choose over the past few days. With the temperatures hovering in the
20s (f) with a wind chill temperature of less than 10 (f), I decided
to realize that I am as old as I am, not as I feel, and stay indoors
(except for a noon-time run for groceries) for the past few days. Actually,
"indoors" was pretty cold too - I had to stop work often to warm my
fingers - temperatures dropped to 59 degrees (f) in my room. (Today
it is up to 70 inside.)
Today there is a prediction that the 30s (f) will rule
- with a chance of snow flurries - so I still plan to make it tonight
to THE TRIAD and the MAC Post-Holiday party at 6:00 pm. If you want
to catch me there though, you better be on time, since I have had
reservations for some time for a show at DON'T TELL MAMA at 6:30 pm
- but I broke several reservations over the weekend and hate to break
any more for a while (unless those "flurries" turn into something
more).
You have less than a full week to get your tickets for the 2006 NY NIGHTLIFE
AWARDS show at THE TOWN HALL (123 West 43rd Street, NYC - 212-997-1929
- http://www.the-townhall-nyc.org/
) to be presented on Monday night, January 29th at 7:00 pm. Winners
perform rather than make speeches, and performers scheduled to pick
up their awards (and perform) so far are Jessica Molaskey, John Pizzarelli,
Christine Ebersole & Billy Stritch, Lisa Asher, Scott Coulter, Lorinda
Lisitza, Tom Andersen, Scott Coulter, Tim Di Pasqua, Paula West, Freddy
Cole, Cedar Walton and Ben Riley's Monk Legacy Septet. In addition,
Jim Caruso's Broadway at Birdland series and¸THE METROPOLITAN ROOM will
be receiving special recognition awards "For successfully bringing Broadway
stars onto cabaret stages in quality shows at affordable prices." The
Nightlife Legend Award will be presented to Maureen McGovern (who will
also perform. Several additional performers are scheduled to appear,
including Judy Gold, Tom Wopat, Charles Busch, Laurel Masse, Larry Gatlin
and Rupert Holmes. I hope to see all my cabaret friends (and more) at
the show - it looks like the biggest and best NIGHTLIFE AWARD show ever!
Tickets can be ordered 24 hours a day, every day at 212-307-4100 and
at http://TicketMaster.com/
. For more details see http://www.SiegelPresents.com/
.
Here are some more thoughts about MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabarets)
- but I am sure can be applied to other cabaret organizations around
the country as well (I am trying to keep from spending too much time
in any single issue of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE on these comments). By
the way, I do not pretend to know all the answers, and have all the
solutions.
First off (and I am as guilty of this as others) we
have to get over the "we vs. them" way of discussing MAC. The MAC
Board of Directors is not MAC - they are nominated and elected by
the members of MAC, and if there are some problems with Board decisions,
all MAC members must bear part of the responsibility - just as with
any elected representative we choose to speak for us in any area of
life. At the same time, the MAC board must be responsive to the membership's
wishes and hopes. Especially on important issues that have major effect
on the membership, the MAC members must be informed and consulted
as much as possible and practical. This was the main complaint of
the membership last year when it was decided to change the MAC AWARD
voting procedures. I was told that the changes were discussed by the
board for over 6 months, and the decision was announced to the membership
without warning and without a chance for input as an unchangeable
decision nearly halfway through the year - in mid-May of 2005. As
a result of the membership reaction in May, several adjustments were
made to the new rules, but the damage was done. I have been promised
that this will never happen again.
Last issue I wrote about the matter of the MAC board
needing to once again work towards getting support from several major
writers who form what is called "the NYC cabaret press." Someone wrote
me that there were certain writers that "hate" MAC (or at least the
MAC Board). I will assume that some writers feel they are hated as
well by MAC (or at least by the MAC Board). Personally, I know that
both the cabaret press folks and current MAC board members I know
are all adults, and all reasonable people. "Hate" is a childish attitude,
and to anyone who does "hate" (be it Board Member or Press Member)
it is time to "grow up." Much of the anger on both sides is based
on actions and statements made or written by Board and/or Press members
a year or more ago. It is time to "forgive and forget." Of course
there are a few apologies that still may need to be made, but we are
all adults here, aren't we? Time to ""make up and move on"!
Someone also wrote, in regards to my suggestion that
MAC member clubs be asked to renew their memberships annually, that
the result would be that the number of member clubs would drop to
less than a dozen. This is a terrible indictment of MAC - the programs,
policies and actions of MAC should be such that clubs would be lining
up to become members. Perhaps a meeting of the owners/managers of
the member clubs is in order here, and that MAC take the time to explain
to the member club representatives how important MAC membership is
to their best interests. I will have more to say on "why MAC?" in
Thursday's issue.
In this connection, perhaps an attractive, colorful
promotional brochure outlining the many benefits of MAC membership
(directed to both performers and club owners/managers) would be a
better investment than the oft-promised member newsletter that always
ends up as a one or two issue periodical. In the past months I have
seen some great promotional brochures - Richard Skipper has a great
one as does Linda Amiel Burn's Singing Experience." I received an
entire multi-page booklet the other day from The Singers' Forum outlining
their programs and benefits. The MAC membership (and even the MAC
board itself) is blessed with many folks who work as writers, graphic
designers and promoters. Their talents can be put to good use on such
a project.
One of the most repeated complaints I hear from disgruntled
MAC members (and former members) is that they have volunteered or
been appointed to MAC committees that never seem to hold meetings!
They want to help and either their offer of assistance is ignored
or never utilized. I have brought this matter to your attention here
in the past, and hopefully it has been corrected. On the other side
of the coin, MAC is a membership organization that needs the talents
and assistance of all membership as volunteers and workers in order
to be effective. Membership presumes participation - and with the
fantastic talents that members have, MAC should be "booming."
Finally, in my private discussions and e-mails with
members of the MAC Board I have discovered that there is a genuine
change of spirit and attitude working its way through the entire organization.
Several new members have joined and several former members have rejoined.
Please drop by THE TRIAD (158 West 72nd Street, NYC - 212-362-2511
- http://www.Triadnyc.com/
) tonight from 6:00 to 8:00 pm and "meet & greet" and pass along those
handshakes and hugs. I apologize that I will only be able to be there
a very short time, but I expect great things begin tonight - don't
miss this opportunity to get MAC back on track, and restore the organization
to the position of importance, influence and respect it once held.
This may be our last chance - let's not waste it!
Please be sure to mark your calendars for July 6, 2007 - it is a Friday
night and it may be difficult for me to find a venue that can have me
on a Friday night, but it is my birthday and the 17th Anniversary of
CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE. I will be awarding one or more JEFF MATSON Awards
on that night (if you have a suggestion of a person to be considered,
please send it in), and I will also be establishing a new second award
to be announced that night. More details on this in the weeks to come
- including the theme and location of the party & show. We will follow
the schedule we had last year - a party with open-mic from 6:00 to 7:30
pm, followed by a show from 8:00 to 9:30 pm - and then followed by "cake"
and networking.
THIS & THAT
I've added this new section to mention news items that come my way but
unconnected to any specific cabaret event, or at lease of a more general
cabaret nature. For example:
Last issue we mentioned that Jerry Scott, formerly a 5-night-a-week
piano bar host at the now closed DANNY'S SKYLIGHT ROOM, could still
be seen on at Sunday Brunch and Wednesday nights at RUBY FRUIT (531
Hudson Street, NYC - 212-929-3343 - http://www.rubyfruitnyc.com/
). Well, now comes word that starting on Thursday February 8th, Jerry
will be performing from 8:00 pm until Midnight at NINO'S TUSCANY (117
West 58th Street, NYC - 212-757-8630 - http://www.ninostuscany.com/
) on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. By the way, Jerry has a huge
following so reservations are highly recommended. I am sure (knowing
Jerry's passion for throwing parties) the place will be packed with
well wishers on the 8th!
I hope everyone in the NYC area (and elsewhere) saw and read the article
on Scott Siegel in the NY TIMES on Friday - written by Stephen Holden.
The title of the item was "A Producer for All Seasons (Also Juggles)"
and it is still on the NY TIMES website at http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/19/arts/music/19sieg.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
- you may have to register to read the item, but the registration is
free and your information is kept confidential, so check it out.
Marcus Simeone reserved the MESSAGE BOARD banner ad space for 10 weeks
last fall to announce his debut CDs release, but as I always advise,
for your first CD, your best investment is making sure it is done right.
Well, it was worth the wait - the eagerly-awaited brand new Marcus Simeone
CD with Barry Levitt and some of the industry's finest musicians, has
been picked up by and is now being released on the prestigious PS CLASSICS
(http://www.psclassics.com/
) label in April. It is a red hot fusion of jazz, R & B/Pop - and cabaret
- by one of today's most acclaimed and versatile fusion vocalists. And
on a separate note, after casually singing just a few impromptu songs
at a Christmas party there, Marcus was invited by the owner of LORENZO'S
RESTAURANT, BAR & CABARET (1100 South Avenue, Staten Island, NY - 718-477-2400)
to play the main room on April 28th - details not announced yet so stay
tuned. Marcus is a resident of Staten Island and has a big following
there and in New Jersey where he has played many rooms. His Mathis show
at LE DOME at THE MANOR (111 Prospect Avenue, West Orange, NJ - 973-731-2360
- http://themanorrestaurant.com/cabaret.html
) was sold out with a long waiting list.
Lots of news follows - I hope you take the time to at least glance at
all the items and click on the links provided for further information
on the website. And already I have more news items that arrived in the
past few hours to post on the website and include in the next (MIDWEEK)
issue.
FIRST A WORD FROM OUR SPONSORS
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as the banner is running. In most cases there are more detailed articles
on these items in the CABARET NEWS section of the website.
OUR CHAT BOARD SPONSOR THIS WEEK
MARCUS SIMEONE DEBUT CD TO BE RELEASED IN SPRING 2007
Marcus Simeone's recent performances at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN
THEATER provided just a sampling of the songs that will be on his new
debut CD, now reaching completion for release in the early spring. Marcus
Simeone's haunting, multi-octave voice has been compared to many greats
including, Al Jarreau, Marc Anthony, and Johnny Mathis. See http://www.marcussimeone.com/
for more information and samples of several songs.
OUR BANNER ADVERTISERS THIS WEEK
GASHOLE HOLE-O-MATIC SHOW RETURNS TO METROPOLITAN ROOM
Karen Mack & Michael Holland return to THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West
22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440 - http://www.metropolitanroom.com/
) after their triumphant sold-out shows in 2006 at NYC's hottest cabaret
venue for additional appearances on Wednesdays at 7:00 pm starting January
17th. They return with GASHOLE: Hole-O-Matic! The All-Request Show,
where Mack & Holland hurtle through as many tunes as the audience can
pick as fast as they can whether they know them or not. In this GASHOLE!
show audience members choose the songs and medleys they wish to hear
performed from small rolodex files on their tables containing about
100 choices. The chosen cards are place in a fishbowl and chosen and
the choice is performed immediately. SEE FULL STORY ON THE WEBSITE at
http://www.svhamstra.com/NewsNYC070131Gashole.shtml
JENNA ESPOSITO WANTS TO SMOOCH! AT THE BEECHMAN
Just in time for Valentine's Day, Jenna Esposito will be singing some
favorite tunes about the everyone's favorite pastime...SMOOCHING! The
show SMOOCH!, playing at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATER
(407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909 - http://www.westbankcafe.com/theater/schedule
) on Fridays, February 2nd and 9th at 9:00 pm will include songs from
such varied composers as Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Bonnie Raitt,
Rodgers and Hart, and more. Joining her on stage will be Fortune Esposito
on guitar, Richard Schacher on piano, Saadi Zain on bass and Tom Venable
on drums with Kelly Esposito-Broelmann and Sue Matsuki providing backup
vocals. Fortune Esposito serves a musical director. Erv Raible directs.
SEE FULL STORY ON THE WEBSITE at http://www.svhamstra.com/NewsNYC070209Jenna.shtml
LESLIE AND RICKY ARE BACK WITH JOHNNY MERCER SINGS - FINAL SHOW SATURDAY
The multi-award winning duo of Leslie Anderson and Ricky Ritzel bring
their back their new show "Johnny Mercer Sings! - the songs he didn't
write," featuring Joe Regan & "The Pied Pipers" to UPSTAIRS AT ROSE'S
TURN (55 Grove Street, NYC - 212-366-5438 - http://www.rosesturn.com/
) on Saturday, January 27th at 7:00 pm. The show was presented in November
& December 2006 at four venues and garnered acclaim from reviewers and
audiences alike. The show is directed by Jim Luzar. SEE FULL STORY ON
THE WEBSITE at http://www.svhamstra.com/NewsNYC060129Mercer.shtml
FOURTH ANNUAL CABARET CONFERENCE AT YALE UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCED
Erv Raible, Executive Director/Artistic Director, takes great pride
in announcing the Fifth Annual Cabaret Conference at Yale University.
The Cabaret Conference at Yale University is being developed in conjunction
with the Yale School of Drama/Yale Repertory Theater (for information
call the Cabaret Conference Hotline at 212-629-2000, please do not call
YSD/YRT); and several conference sessions will be held in the facilities
of the Yale School of Drama/Yale Repertory Theater, including the recently
opened New Theater. The Conference will be held July 27th through August
5th, and is an internationally focused, nine-day teaching program that
offers an intensive look at the art of cabaret performance technique,
and trains professionals for the live entertainment industry in the
21st century. Auditions will be held in: New York, Boston, Chicago,
Houston, London UK, Los Angeles, Minneapolis - St. Paul, New Orleans,
Seattle, St. Louis, Toronto and Washington DC. Audition cities subject
to change. To schedule an audition or for additional information contact
Erv Raible or Wendy Lane Bailey, Executive Assistant at 212-629-2000
or visit the website at http://www.TheCabaretConferenceAtYale.com/.
SEE FULL STORY ON THE WEBSITE at http://www.svhamstra.com/NewsCONF070315Yale.shtml
HOMOHOOTS CUSTOM T-SHIRTS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
Homohoots.com is your source for Gay and Lesbian Pride Custom T-Shirts
and Logo Design. The company offers several preprinted designs which
can be customized with your own personal slogan or name, as well as
special custom designs and logos special for your organization, company
- or family. You can even have custom t-shirts promoting your cabaret
show or cabaret CD. The possibilities are endless. For all details,
prices and delivery information, see the website at http://www.homohoots.com/
.
NEW JAMIE deROY & FRIENDS CD ON SALE NOW
PS Classics, the label dedicated to the heritage of Broadway and American
popular song, has joined forces with prolific cabaret producer Jamie
deRoy on a new CD celebrating songwriters from the worlds of Broadway,
pop, country and cabaret. But this new album has a twist: the songwriters
are also the performers. Entitled IF I SING, after the Maltby/Shire
song from Closer Than Ever, the album features 16 songwriters taking
on their own material, some of it familiar, some totally unknown, in
new performances and new arrangements. The album, produced by Paul Rolnick,
is available on the web at http://www.psclassics.com/
and http://www.jamiederoy.com/
. It is also available at http://www.amazon.com/
.
METROPOLITAN ROOM BRINGING THE BEST IN CABARET TO NYC
Combining utmost sophistication and high-end technology, THE METROPOLITAN
ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - http://www.metropolitanroom.com/
) bridges a gap missing in the New York City music scene and nightlife.
This vintage space now plays host to a updated take on the idea of a
music club combining state of the art sound and lighting systems with
old world charm and style. Manager Lennie Watts brings the best as well
as the newest in cabaret entertainment to this new venue. Appearing
in January: Annie Ross, Joy Behar, Tom Wopat, Nate Birkey, Lorinda Lisitza,
Thos Shipley, Mary Foster Conklin, Tanya Holt, Marshall Simon, Karen
Mack & Michael Holland, Stevie Holland, Ken Page, Russell Cook, David
Pomeranz, Barb Jungr, John Meyer & Judy Blazer, James Hammel, Julian
Ovenden and more. See http://www.metropolitanroom.com/
for complete schedule of events.
OUR SUPER SIDE-BAR ADVERTISER THIS WEEK
2007 NIGHTLIFE AWARDS SET FOR NEXT MONDAY JANUARY 29th AT THE TOWN HALL
Scott Siegel Presents the 2007 NIGHTLIFE AWARDS on Monday, January 29th
at 7:00 pm at THE TOWN HALL (123 West 43rd Street, NYC - 212-997-1929
- http://www.the-townhall-nyc.org/
). This awards show is unique in that there are no acceptance speeches,
and instead the award recipients perform. Last year's show featured
performances by Eartha Kitt, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Elaine Stritch,
Bill Charlap, Sandy Stewart, Tom Andersen, Judy Gold, Freddy Cole, Lesley
Gore, Jason Graae, Ute Lemper, Paula West, and MORE! To assure the best
seats get your tickets now! Tickets can be ordered 24 hours a day, every
day at 212-307-4100 and at http://TicketMaster.com/
. The Nightlife Awards is sponsored, in part, By ASCAP, TheaterMania.com,
Thoroughbred Records, Jill & Irwin Cohen, Edith & Ervin Drake, Peter
& Barbara Leavy. The 2007 Nightlife Awards is dedicated to The Memory
of Edythe Kenner. For more details see http://www.SiegelPresents.com/
.
OUR REGULAR HOME PAGE SIDE-BAR ADVERTISERS THIS WEEK
LAURA HULL'S HULLABALOO CD AVAILABLE ON CDBABY
Vocalist/songwriter Laura Hull combines rich, sultry vocals and lush
phrasing with poignant, introspective storytelling among diverse styles
of music, ranging from jazz to easy listening to soft rock on her CD
Hullabaloo, available at CDBaby at http://cdbaby.com/cd/laurahull2
. Co-produced by pianist/arranger Pat Firth, Hullabaloo is also a testament
to Laura's ongoing appreciation for music education and vocal interpretation.
Ms. Hull appears regularly in clubs in the tri-state area. For more
information, see http://www.laurahull.com/
.
SCOT ALBERTSON RELEASES 2ND CD - FATE JUST WON'T WAIT
The curtain fell for the very last time on cabaret performances at DANNY'S
SKYLIGHT ROOM (346 West 46th Street, NYC - 1-212-265-8133 - http://www.dannysgrandseapalace.com/
) on Saturday December 30th, but not before a special event that took
place at the final show of the season. Scot Albertson's FATE JUST WON'T
WAIT show at 9:30 pm closed the prestigious room, and enhancing the
special energy of the evening and the show, the event doubled as a CD
release party for Scot's 2nd CD of the same title. The CD features Daryl
Kojak (Musical Director/pianist), Cameron Brown (bass,) Dwayne "Cook"
Broadnax (drums), Rob Scheps (sax & flute), & Scott Wendholt (trumpet).
For more information see http://www.scotalbertson.com/
.
NEW CD FEATURES THE SONGS OF BOB LEVY
Bob Levy's CD "Out In The Cold" features songs "like they used to write!"
Bob is an award-winning songwriter on the East Coast. "Out In the Cold"
is his first jazz CD after more than ten years of writing country songs
for many Nashville artists. Bob went back to his jazz/cabaret roots
for this exciting CD of 'New Jazz Standards' that evokes memories of
Frank Sinatra and Mel Torme classics. Rich ballads, romantic bossa novas
and swing. Bob Levy's songs are performed on the CD by the wonderful
new jazz vocalist, Perry Danos. Joining Perry on this CD is Shelly Miller
whose beautiful, silky voice is reminiscent of Grammy winner Norah Jones.
Bob's special guest is Dane Vannatter, 2007 Nightlife Awards finalist
and Back Stage Magazine's 2006 Bistro Award Winner. Dane has been performing
Bob's songs, "What Are We Doing Here?" and "Out In the Cold" in New
York City and Boston clubs. "Out In The Cold" is now available on CDbaby,
iTunes and MP3 Extension. Visit Bob's website at http://www.silkrivermusic.com/
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KINETIC DANCE THEATER PRESENTS RYAN GREER IN I'LL TAKE SUMMER
Kinetic Dance Theater (Joanna & Ryan Greer, Artistic Directors - http://www.KineticDanceTheater.org/
) premieres I'LL TAKE SUMMER. Ryan Greer, after his acclaimed debut
at UPSTAIRS AT ROSE'S TURN, returns to the cabaret stage in this new
limited engagement at DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 1-212-757-0788
- http://www.donttellmamanyc.com/
) on Fridays February 2nd & 16th at 9:00 pm, Sunday February 11th at
8:00 pm and Monday, February 19th at 7:00 pm. I'LL TAKE SUMMER is directed
by Joanna Greer with Musical Director Stephanie Wells on piano, Christopher
Heinz on drums, and also features dancers Brad Landers and Bianca Saltaformaggio.
Through song and dance, Ryan shares his sunny disposition while taking
on summer love, summer in the city, summer nights, even Sonnet 18 bemoaning,
"summer's lease hath all too short a date." SEE FULL STORY ON THE WEBSITE
at http://www.svhamstra.com/NewsNYC070220Greer.shtml
NOW FOR SOME NEWS ABOUT CABARET
In an effort to cut down on "repeated" events, except for announcements
of programs offered by cabaret membership organizations, and shows where
guests change regularly, cabaret news items will usually appear just
once in the newsletter in abbreviated form and linked to a full article
on the CABARET NEWS page of the appropriate location on the website.
ROCKERS ON BROADWAY FEATURES JERSEY BOYS CAST JANUARY 29th
Donnie Kehr, Cori Gardner & Good To Go Entertainment, Inc. in association
with Sara Lee are presenting ROCKERS ON BROADWAY (Jersey Style) on Monday,
January 29th at BB KING'S BLUES CLUB (237 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-997-4144
- http://www.bbkingsblues.com/
) at 8:00 pm (doors open at 7:30 pm). The show features (subject to
change) Micky Dolenz, Larry Gatlin, Kate Taylor & The Tokens with Kathy
Brier, Tituss Burgess, Will Chase, Jarrod Emick, Steve Gouveia, Michael
Lanning, Norm Lewis, Billy Porter, Greg Reuter, Sara Schmidt, Jeremy
Schonfeld, Patrick Wilson with special guests Broadway's Jersey Boys:
John Lloyd Young, Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard & J. Robert Spencer
and the best band in New York! The event is hosted by Actress/Comedian
Caroline Rhea. Wait: just added to the list are The "Original Pop Princess"
Deborah Gibson and Lesley Gore! Directed By Donnie Kehr. All proceeds
to benefit BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS (http://www.bcefa.org/
) & Wingspan Arts, Inc. (http://www.wingspanarts.org/
). Tickets are priced from $35 to $100. For more about the show and
to order tickets on line, see http://www.rockersonbroadway.com/
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"COLM & ROY" EXTENDED AT HELEN'S - REILLY SALUTES ORBISON
Colm Reilly, 2006 Nightlife Award Finalist and 2006 MAC Award Winner
for Best Male Vocalist, presents his new show "Colm & Roy" featuring
the songs of Roy Orbison at HELEN'S RESTAURANT, CABARET & PIANO LOUNGE
(169 Eighth Avenue, NYC - 212-206-0609 - http://www.helensnyc.com/
) for two additional performances - Mondays, January 22nd and February
12th, both shows at 7:00 pm.
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