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CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
#030503 - Part 1 - Monday, May 19, 2003
Since 1990 Your First, Best, and Only Complete Source of Cabaret News
If it's anything to do
with cabaret, you'll probably read it here first!
I'm back from Provincetown,
and believe me, this year John O'Neil & Co. put on the best CABARETFEST!
(http://www.cabaretfest.com/)
ever! This was the 4th Annual Provincetown fest, and featured the
amazing Eileen Fulton as headliner. Her show at the CROWN & ANCHOR
(247 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA - 508-487-1430 - http://www.onlyatthecrown.com/)
on Saturday the 17th was sold out! Other sell-out shows were Patricia
Fitzpatrick on Thursday night at ESTHER'S (86 Commercial Street, Provincetown,
MA - 508-487-7555 - http://www.estherlives.com/)
as well as Joan Crowe's "The Devil in Miss Joan" show in the same
room on Saturday night. All the other show were well attended as well
- in spite of the rather frigid temperatures on Thursday and Friday.
I'll be writing a full report as soon as possible.
This is a Monday Issue
of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE - testing a new twice-a-week issue, at least
until the normal slow-down of cabaret in the summer months, when many
rooms, especially the major ones, go dark. The Monday issue will include
the regular Major Rooms listings for around the world, and will also
give information on all the banner ads running on the CABARET HOTLINE
ONLINE website (http://www.cabarethotlineonline.com/).
The mid-week issue will concentrate more on news, breaking stories
and notes and mini-reviews of shows seen - things I have not had space
for in our once-a-week issues. I look forward to receiving your comments
and suggestions on this new system.
My plan to send out the
"MIDWEEK" issue of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE from Provincetown on Thursday
went awry because I was unable to find a high-speed internet link,
and had to use a regular dial-up line, available only via a long-distance
call, using a phone in the main parlor of the SUNSET HOUSE bed & breakfast
I stayed at. I had to limit my on-line time to three or four times
of a few minutes each - enough to download my e-mail and answer a
few letters.
And then I was unable
to get much work done on this issue on the way home via AMTRAK because
of an unfortunate and very minor accident I had while getting out
of the taxi that took me from Logan Airport to the South Street train
station. I didn't see an irregularity in the curb where I got out
of the cab, and took one of those ankle-twisting tumbles that I seem
prone to. I find it difficult to write when I am not feeling well
- and impossible to write when I'm in pain.
So, this is a show, quick
issue and hopefully I will be fully back in business in time to write
a super-long MIDWEEK issue.
SAVE THE DATES! FUTURE MAJOR
CABARET EVENTS
Stepping Out Productions,
Milwaukee's premier professional cabaret entertainment venture, proudly
announces its 3rd annual CABARET ARTIST SERIES. Running four weekends
this summer, Stepping Out Productions will be showcasing four of the
country's top cabaret artists in performance in the intimate setting
of the STACKNER CABARET (108 East Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI - 414-224-9490
- http://www.milwaukeerep.com/).
Featured this year are Faith Prince (June 6th & 7th), "Across A Crowded
Room - The Music of Richard Rodgers" (July 11th & 12th), Tommy Femia
in "Judy Garland Live!" (August 1st & 2nd) and Tom Wopat (August 22nd
& 23rd). Shows are Fridays at 8:00 pm and Saturdays at 6:00 & 9:00
pm. Tickets are $30 or $35 - full series $110. Cash bar service will
be available 30 minutes prior to and during each performance. There
is a more complete story, with photo, in the "Breaking News" section
of the CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE website (http://www.cabarethotlineonline.com/).
The 2003 SYDNEY AUSTRALIA
CABARET CONVENTION (http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/cabaret/general.html)
will be held at the Sydney Town Hall over five nights Ý Tuesday May
27th through Saturday May 31st. The Convention will include four Showcase
sessions. The final night is the Gala Night when the three award winners
will be announced.
This year's 2003 ADELAIDE
AUSTRALIA CABARET FESTIVAL (http://www.adelaidecabaret.com)
will be June 6th through 22nd. I will be giving you more details on
this huge event, which last year had an estimated attendance of 45,000
people over the 17 days of the festival. There is a more complete
story, with photos, in the "Breaking News" section of the CABARET
HOTLINE ONLINE website (http://www.cabarethotlineonline.com/).
The 14th ANNUAL NYC CABARET
CONVENTION will be held this fall from October 20th through 26th,
2003. For information about the THE MABEL MERCER FOUNDATION (160 East
48th Street - #14U, NYC - 1-212-980-3026 - http://www.mabelmercer.org/)
Mabel Mercer Foundation and to order tickets for the Cabaret Convention,
please contact their headquarters.
The 2003 BENEFIT CONCERT
of THE LAURIE STRAUSS LEUKEMIA FOUNDATION (http://www.lslf.org/)
will be held at CARNEGIE HALL (154 West 57th Street, NYC - CarnegieCharge
1-212-247-7800) on Monday, November 3rd. The event will be called
"Reach for Tomorrow."
WHY ADVERTISE ON CABARET HOTLINE
ONLINE ?
One
of the most difficult things for a new performer to do is expanding
a following from just family and friends. The best way to do this
is to get your name seen and recognized by as many folks as possible,
and there is no better (and no cheaper) way to do this than a banner
ad on CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE. Over 6,000 quality, cabaret-loving folks
visit our website each day - and they look at on average of 6 or 7
pages each. Banner ads are displayed at random in two places on nearly
all 1,800+ pages. This means your ad could be seen as many as 3,000
times each day, 21,000 times each week!
In addition, those running
banners get mentioned every week in the CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE e-mail
newsletter (current circulation nearly 2,500) as long as the banner
is running. That means nearly 5,000 times more that folks are exposed
to your name. Plus, your advertising dollars will help continue to
promote the art of cabaret on the website, publish the e-mail newsletter,
and make visits to various cabaret events and performances locally
and around the country.
BANNER AD spaces on the
CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE website ARE selling out fast for the month
of May. Keep in mind that I limit the ads to 20 banners per week,
so if you plan to order a banner, reserve your banner space as soon
as possible.
For information on banner
ads, check out the banner information page on the CABARET HOTLINE
ONLINE website (http://www.cabarethotlineonline.com/BannerHere.shtml),
or simply send me a note at banners@svhamstra.com
with the single word "Banner" in the subject line and I'll send all
the details.
CURRENT AND UPCOMING MAJOR
CABARET RELATED EVENTS
The Lampkin/Quade Naperville
Series is happening at the newly opened CROSSROADS THEATER (22 East
Chicago Avenue, Naperville, IL - 1-630-428-4730) featuring the hottest
acts in Chicago-area cabaret. The two remaining shows in this series,
Wednesdays at 7:00 pm, are as follows:
May 28th: Nan Mason in
"Broadway's Great White Way."
June 11th: MaryMonica Thomas in "Sepia Tones: The Music of Dorothy
Dandridge."
An evening of cabaret
with Broadway and Television star Penny Fuller to benefit the Psychoanalytic
Center of California will beheld on Friday, June 6th at 8:00 pm at
the WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA THEATER (135 South Doheny Drive, Beverly
Hills, CA - 310-478-4347). A champagne and supper reception follows
the performance. Tax deductible prices start at $100.00 for the cabaret
and reception. It will be an evening of material ranging from special
material to Strouse and Adams to Sondheim and stops in-between.
"LIFE'S A STITCH, A Celebration
of Love's Alterations," a musical, theatrical evening, to raise funds
for the Susan Love MD Breast Cancer Research Foundation will be held
on Saturday, June 14th, at THE ALEX THEATRE (216 North Brand Boulevard,
Glendale, CA - 818-243-2539 - http://www.alextheatre.org/).
The evening will be hosted by Andrea Marcovicci, directed by Kay Cole,
and produced by Adryan Russ and Anne Safran Dalin. Dalin's "Life's
A Stitch" is a collection of contemporary humor (see http://www.lifesastitch.com/)
by such contributors as Wendy Wasserstein, Delia Ephron, Anna Quindlen,
Kathy Najimy, and Gloria Steinem, that comes to life in theater and
song! Tickets are from $35 to $125. There is a more complete story,
with photo, in the "Breaking News" section of the CABARET HOTLINE
ONLINE website (http://www.cabarethotlineonline.com/).
COMING SOON ON THE CABARET
HOTLINE ONLINE WEBSITE
Cabaret Horoscopes on
CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE - just in fun, but each week we will give a
special cabaret prediction especially for your astrological sign.
This will be an added feature, similar to the "Thought to Ponder"
and "You Know You Are Getting Old When" items on my BREAKING NEWS
page.
IN THE MAJOR ROOMS:
*** Detailed article on
the CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE website (http://www.cabarethotlineonline.com/)
THE ALGONQUIN OAK ROOM
(59 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-840-6800 ext. 171 - http://www.algonquinhotel.com/)
- The exclusive six-week engagement of Karen Akers performing "Theatre
Songs" continues through Saturday, May 24th. "Theatre Songs" is a
program by such theatre composers as Stephen Sondheim, Richard Maltby
& David Shire, Marvin Hamlisch and Maury Yeston, among others. Performances
are Tuesdays through Saturdays at 9:00 pm with late shows on Fridays
& Saturdays at 11:30 pm. There is a $50 cover charge for all shows
plus a $20 minimum. On Thursdays and at the early shows on Fridays
and Saturdays there is a $50 dinner minimum. ***
THE CAFE CARLYLE (35 East
76th Street, NYC - 212-744-1600 - http://www.thecarlyle.com/cal.cfm)
- Bobby Short has returned to this elegant as of May 6th. Call the
club for showtimes and charges.
FEINSTEIN'S at the Regency
Hotel (540 Park Avenue, NYC - 212-339-4095 - http://www.feinsteinsattheregency.com/)
- Stan Freberg's show, originally scheduled from May 20th through
25th has been cancelled. The club will present the return engagement
of "The First Family of Cool" with jazz guitarist/vocalist John Pizzarelli
and THE JOHN PIZZARELLI TRIO, featuring Bucky Pizzarelli and Jessica
Molaskey. The Trio also features Ray Kennedy on piano and Martin Pizzarelli
on bass. Performances run from May 27th through June 21st. They will
play the following schedule: Tuesday through Saturday at 8:30 pm with
a late show on Friday and Saturday at 11:00 pm. All shows have a $60
cover and $30 minimum.
LE DOME at The Manor (111
Prospect Avenue, West Orange, NJ - 973-731-2360 - http://themanorrestaurant.com/)
- Baby Jane Dexter will be here on Thursday, June 12th, with her show
"With Arms Wide Open" at 9:00 pm (dinner seating starts at 6:00 pm).
Call for prices and details.
THE BRADSTAN (Route 17B,
White Lake, NY - 845-583-4114 - http://bradstancountryhotel.com/)
- Opening act in the 2003 cabaret schedule for the Nancy LaMott Room
is Ellen Green on Sunday, May 25th. All shows are Sunday nights at
7:00 and 9:30 pm. Since many seats are already sold via subscription,
reservations are a must. Call the club for cover charge information.
DESISTO/STOCKBRIDGE CABARET
(Route 183, Stockbridge, MA - 413-298-4032) - This year's Cabaret
Summer Series, offering a mix of Broadway and cabaret stars opens
its season with Karen Akers, July 3rd through 5th at 8:30 pm.
THE CABARET at Odette's
(South River Road, New Hope, PA - 215-862-3000 - http://www.odettes.com/)
- Friday, Saturday & Sunday, May 23rd, 24th & 25th the club presents
a musical journey celebrating the "singers of size!" Award winning
actress Carol Provonsha shares some intimate and hilarious insights
into life as a fat lady! The artists songs featured are: Nell Carter,
Kate Smith, Rosemary Clooney, Peggy Lee, Jennifer Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald,
Mae West, Mama Cass, Sophie Tucker and Liza Minnelli. "The Fat Lady
Sings" was conceived, arranged and written by Carol Provonsha and
her accompanist Mr. Arthur Barnes.
SCULLERS JAZZ CLUB (400
Soldiers Field Road, Allston, MA - 617-562-4111 - http://www.scullersjazz.com/)
- Following up on last year's IRNE-nominated show, "The Four Loves,"
Kent French returns on Tuesday, May 20th at 8:00 pm with his new show,
"Its Spring Again." Joining Kent are Ron Roy on piano, Chris Rathbun
on bass and Tom O'Malley on percussion. There is an $18 cover charge.
LOU'S PLACE AT SHORAH'S
(27 Foster Street, Worcester, MA - 508-797-0007) - Bob St. Germain
in "Permanent Vacation" will appear on Friday, May 23rd. Musical director
is Jim Rice. Cost for dinner and show is just $89 per couple, $45
single (show only, $25), with dinner at 8:00 and show at 9:00 pm.
LIBBY'S CABARET (3401
Northside Parkway NW, Atlanta, GA - 404-237-1943 - http://www.libbyscabaret.com/)
- "Too Marvelous For Words," last season's longest-running Cabaret
musical at LIBBY'S, has been expanded to include the works of two
Mercer contemporaries and is returning for two weekends only. The
musical cavalcade starring Shawn Megorden, Marsha Dupree and Robert
Ray, was conceived and written by Ray and Joseph Litsch. Remaining
shows are Friday, Saturday & Sunday, May 23rd, 24th, 25th. Call the
club for showtimes and cover charges.
THE ROYAL ROOM at The
Colony Hotel (155 Hammond Avenue, Palm Beach, FL - 561-655-5430 x
552 - http://www.thecolonypalmbeach.com/colony/schedule.htm)
- Baby Jane Dexter, who is currently performing in an extended run
of her great new show "Another Spring" every Saturday in May at 9:00
pm at THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 1-212-255-5438
- http://www.theduplex.com/)
will be appearing here on the weekend of May 24th show with Ross Patterson
as musical director. Call the club for show schedule, show times and
charges.
LE CHAT NOIR (715 St.
Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA - 504-581-5812 - http://www.lechatnoir.citysearch.com/)
- "The Black & White Blues" continues on Monday nights. From Harry
Mayronne & Ricky Graham, its the musical revue that makes New Orleans
food, restaurants and celebrity chefs SING! Call the club for showtimes
and charges. "B&W Blues" the recipient of a Big Easy Award nomination
for best original show of 2002! Tango every Tuesday night with lessons
by Sarah Vizer. Beginners and seasoned Tango dancers welcome. Lessons
at 8:00. Dancing 8:30 to 11:30. Wednesday brings "Politics With A
Punch" where celebrities, pundits, politicians and journalists with
a sense of humor weigh in on Louisiana political issues led by local
talk show host, Jeff Crouere. Friday, Saturday & Sunday at 8:00 pm,
"Galatoire's Monologues," where Chris Rose is back with his cast of
'latter-day letter readers' in three special performances. Call the
club for show times and charges.
DAVENPORT'S (1383 North
Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL - 773-278-1830 - http://www.davenportspianobar.com/)
- Having returned to her hometown, Denise Tomasello will be performing
her one-woman show Thursday through Sunday, May 21st through 25th,
as part of DAVENPORT'S "Diva Month" cabaret concert series that also
includes Broadway stars Karen Mason, Neely Smith and Sharon McKnight.
Showtime is 8:00 pm (7:00 pm on Sunday). There is a $15 cover and
two-drink minimum.
THEATRE BUILDING CHICAGO
(1225 West Belmont Avenue, Chicago, IL - 312-458-0850) - Spider Saloff
is performing a 4-part mini-series dedicated to the great American
songwriters, Johnny Mercer (May 7th), Duke Ellington (May 14th), Porter
and Carmichael (May 21), and the Gershwins (May 28th). Ms. Saloff
is a five-time winner of the prestigious MAC award, and has released
5 CD's. She is also the co-star and cocreator of the internationally
syndicated Public Radio series Words and Music. Shows are at 1:30
pm. Seats are $15 per person and reservations are required. ***
OVATIONS (2536 Times Boulevard,
Suite B, Houston, TX - 713-522-9801 - http://www.ovationsnightclub.com/)
- Dorothy Edwards and Julie Laskowski sing "Your Favorite Standards"
on Sunday, May 25th at 7:00 pm. There is a $10.00 cover.
DOLLY'S PALM SPRINGS (CURRENTLY
RELOCATING TO NEW SPACE hopefully reopening in June - see http://www.dollyspalmsprings.com/
for information).
FEINSTEIN'S at the CINEGRILL
at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel (7000 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood,
CA - 323-466-7000 - http://www.hollywoodroosevelt.com/)
- Call the club for show schedule, show times and charges.
THE PLUSH ROOM at the
York Hotel (940 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA - 415-885-2800 -
http://www.plushroom.com/)
- Spencer Day, local favorite and Star Search semi-finalist is here,
Tuesday through Sunday, May 20th through 25th, showtimes at 8:00 pm
except Sunday at 3:00 pm. There is a $20 cover, 2-drink minimum. See
http://www.spencerday.com for more details.
PIZZA ON THE PARK (11
Knightsbridge, Hyde Park Corner, London - 020-7235-5273 - http://www.pizzaonthepark.com/)
- Monday May 19th through Wednesday, May 21st, Broadway star (My Fair
Lady, The Scarlet Pimpernel) Christine Andreas is here, with Martin
Silvestri as musical director, as part of a special five-week season
of the Musical Ladies & Gentlemen of the Stage in Cabaret. Then on
Thursday the 22nd through Saturday, the 24th they will present the
UK debut of Hollywood Oscar-winning actress and singer Celeste Holm,
with opera singer Frank Basile. Call the club for show schedule, show
times and charges.
CABARET HEADLINERS at
the National Press Club (16 National Circuit, Barton ACT, AUS - 6273
3644 - http://www.npc.org.au/)
- "An Evening With Louise Page" is here on Saturdays, May 31st and
June 7th. Ms. Page is joined by Virginia Taylor on flute and Phillipa
Candy on piano. Call the club for show schedule, show times and charges.
STABLES THEATRE (10 Nimrod
Street, Kings Cross, Sydney - Tel: 9250-7799) - "MufTee" launches
officially on May 23rd and 24th and provides a unique meshing of cabaret
performance with special guests and audience interplay. "MufTee" will
be hosted by Hayden Tee, who has been described by the Sydney Morning
Herald as "Australian theatre's next big thing" and by the Canberra
Times as "bright and constantly engaging." There will be two shows
per week, with late night starts, costing $15 per ticket. ***
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UPDATE ON SHOWS ORIGINALLY
SCHEDULED FOR JUDY'S CHELSEA
With the sudden closing
of JUDY'S CHELSEA in March, several performers with shows scheduled
for the room in the months of April & May had to find new venues and
dates for their presentations - many after they had sent out expensive
mailings. CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE is listing these shows here each
week, through the end of May, as I receive information.
Ruben Flores performed
two sell-out shows at JUDY'S CHELSEA and was in the process of booking
more dates when the club closed. So he has re-booked at DANNY'S SKYLIGHT
ROOM (342 West 46th Street, NYC - 1-212-265-8133 - http://www.dannysgrandseapalace.com/)
with shows on Wednesdays, May 28th and June 25th at 9:15 pm, and Monday,
June 30th at 7:00 pm. Matthew Ward is musical director and the show
is directed by Phillip George. This is the young Mexican-born vocalist
I told you about a few months ago - his vocals are fantastic and he
has charisma to spare! There is a $12 cover, $10 food/drink minimum.
San Francisco's Shawn
Ryan was booked for shows in June at the now-closed JUDY'S CHELSEA,
so he has been booked at THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher
Street, NYC - 1-212-255-5438 - http://www.theduplex.com/)
on Mondays, June 2nd & 9th at 9:00 pm. This will be his New York Cabaret
Debut. Shawn recently completed a very successful "Month of Sundays"
in April at San Francisco's PLUSH ROOM. There is a $15 cover, 2-drink
minimum.
Barbara Lea, who was scheduled
to perform at JUDY'S CHELSEA in April, will be performing instead
at CHEZ SUZETTE (675B Ninth Avenue, NYC - 1-212-974-9002 - http://www.chezsuzettenyc.com/)
on Friday, June 20th - both dates with sets at 8:30 and 10:15 pm.
No cover; $15 food/drink minimum. Barbara also will be the first cabaret
act to initiate weekend bookings at the brand new cabaret room operated
by the Genesius Guild, UPSTAIRS @ RED (356 West 44th Street, NYC -
SmartTix: 212-206-4444 - http://www.smarttix.com/).
Her shows will be on Fridays and Saturdays, May 23rd & 24th and May
30th & 31st at 9:00 pm. For more information, see http://www.barbaralea.com/.
Another show, originally
scheduled for JUDY'S CHELSEA has found a new home. After a year and
half of playing the Legendary Judy Garland in Charles Tolliver's play
"Judy and Me," Peter Mac is taking to the stage for two nights to
perform in Peter Mac "Is a Friend of Judy's" at REGENTS (317 East
53rd Street, NYC - 212-593-3091 - http://www.RegentsClub.com)
on Tuesdays, May 20th & 27th at 8:30 pm. In this show, Mac plays "the
other side of the rainbow," celebrating Garlands musical style and
great wit. There is a $10 cover, $12 food/drink minimum.
Lucille Carr-Kaffashan's
show originally scheduled for JUDY'S CHELSEA in April, will now be
performed at DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 1-212-757-0788
- http://www.donttellmama.com/)
on Wednesday, May 14th at 6:00 pm, Saturday, May 24th at 4:30 pm and
Friday, May 30th at 8:30 pm. Lucille will also present the show at
THE CABARET at Odette's (South River Road, New Hope, PA - 215-862-3000
- http://www.odettes.com/)
on Friday & Saturday, June 6th & 7th at 8:00 pm.
Clark Warren will perform
his show, also originally scheduled for JUDY'S CHELSEA, at DANNY'S
SKYLIGHT ROOM (342 West 46th Street, NYC - 1-212-265-8133 - http://www.dannysgrandseapalace.com/)
on Thursdays in July, the 10th, 17th and 24th at 7:00 pm. Clark will
have as a special guest Pamela Palmieri on July 17th & 24th.
If your show was originally
booked at JUDY'S CHELSEA, please let me know as soon as possible if/where/when
it has been re-booked so I can let folks know here.
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GLAMA, 4-time MAC and
2-time BISTRO award winning singer/songwriter Rick Jensen returns
to THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 1-212-255-5438
- http://www.theduplex.com/)
in July with his show "While Love Holds On," featuring Steve Bargonetti
on guitar. The show features originals songs by Rick, as well as an
occasional guest artist to perform them. Shows on Mondays at 7:00
pm, July 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th. See http://www.rickejensen.com/
for more details.
MAC Award winner Carolyn
Montgomery is presenting her latest show "Reveille" at the historic,
Off-Broadway ST. CLEMENTS THEATER (423 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-246-7277
Ext. 29), for six consecutive Mondays, with remaining shows on May
19th, May 26th, and June 2nd - all shows at 8:00 pm. Tickets are $15
and can be reserved by calling St. Clements. Montgomery will be accompanied
by her Musical Director, Rick Leonard, Producer and Director of the
popular Cabaret by the Bay summer series in Fire Island, which features
some of New York's most esteemed cabaret talent. You can find more
information at http://www.carolynmontgomery.com/.
Keith Thompson's KOOKY
TUNES, the highly acclaimed musical comedy review directed by two-time
Tony Award winner Thommie Walsh, and featuring Jay Rogers, Patrick
DeGennaro, Vanessa Jones and Perry Payne, has just one performance
left - tonight, May 19th at 8:00 pm at THE BACK ROOM AT DILLON'S (245
West 54th Street, NYC - Resv: 1-212-946-5416). The show features specialty
material penned by Thompson, an award-winning musical theatre and
television composer who wrote Off-Broadway's White Lies with standout
screenwriter and playwright Douglas Carter Beane. There is a $15 cover
charge and $10 food or drink minimum. See their new website at http://www.kookytunes.net/
for more details.
Jennifer Winegardner travels
uptown and downtown, asking the age-old question "what becomes a cabaret
legend most?" in her debut solo cabaret show "$10 Cover, 2 Ballad
Maximum" at DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 1-212-757-0788
- http://www.donttellmama.com/)
Tuesday, May 20th at 10:00 pm, Saturday, May 24th at 6:30 pm and Monday,
May 26th at 7:00 pm. She will also perform the same show at UPSTAIRS
AT ROSE'S TURN (55 Grove Street, NYC - 1-212-366-5438) Wednesday,
May 21st at 7:00 pm, Thursday, May 22nd at 9:00 pm and Thursday, May
29th at 7:00 pm. There is a $10 cover, 2-drink minimum. For additional
information, please visit http://www.jenniferwinegardner.com/.
With one third of his
life neatly behind him, Hector Coris still is trying to find his niche
- the place where he fits in, belongs. And what better place to start
looking than the place he's spent most of his time - on stage. Beginning
Monday, May 26 at 7:00 pm, "NOT ME" - a musical revue for unknown
actor and piano, opens for a 4-show run at UPSTAIRS AT ROSE'S TURN
(55 Grove Street, NYC - 1-212-366-5438). Additional shows are Wednesday,
the 28th, Friday the 30th and Saturday, May 31st - also at 7:00 pm.
There is a $10 cover, 2-drink minimum. For more information, see http://www.hectorcoris.coom/.
Following her successful
solo cabaret debut at THE GARDENIA (7066 Santa Monica Boulevard, West
Hollywood, CA - 323-467-7444), emerging cabaret singer Keri Kelsey
makes her New York City debut at DANNY'S SKYLIGHT ROOM (342 West 46th
Street, NYC - 1-212-265-8133 - http://www.dannysgrandseapalace.com/)
on Thursday, May 29th at 9:15 pm. The show "Everything Must Change"
stars the charismatic Keri Kelsey relating through humor and song,
life's most dramatic transitions: getting married, having children,
moving house and even the changing seasons. Accompanied on piano by
Alex Rybeck and directed by Clifford Bell, Ms. Kelsey performs the
timeless music of Burt Bacharach, Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern,
Lew Spence, Ann Hampton Callaway and Cy Coleman. There is a $12 cover,
$10 food/drink minimum. For more information, see http://www.kerikelsey.com/.
Bistro and Multiple-MAC
Award winning Broadway singer Georga Osborne will reprise her quirky
cabaret show "Summer In The Attic (Some're Not)" at DON'T TELL MAMA
(343 West 46th Street, NYC - 1-212-757-0788 - http://www.donttellmama.com/)
for two encore performances, on Thursday, May 15th at 8:00 pm and
Tuesday, May 27th at 10:00 pm. Osborne premiered the show this past
October and it ran through November, gathering critical praise and
a 2003 MAC Award for Musical Comedy. The show is directed by Lennie
Watts with musical direction by Steven Ray Watkins. The cover charge
is $15.00 with a 2-drink minimum. For more information, see http://www.glosong.com/.
Sue Matsuki is currently
in a 5-week run at THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street,
NYC - 1-212-255-5438 - http://www.theduplex.com/)
with remaining shows on May 22nd & 29th, both shows at 9:00 pm. The
show is called "A Tribute To The Gals Who Make Me Want To Sing" (Ella,
Sarah, Carmen, Peggy, Rosemary, Irene & Dakota)). This run of the
show will feature Gary Pace on piano and John Loehrke on bass, with
Frank Fontana serving as director. There is a $15 cover, 2-drink minimum.
For more information, see http://www.suematsuki.com/.
2003 MAC and NY NIGHTLIFE
Award Winner Julie Reyburn returns to THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61
Christopher Street, NYC - 1-212-255-5438 - http://www.theduplex.com/)
with her acclaimed show "Inspired By" for one more Friday in May,
the 23rd at 9:00 pm. Julie will be joined by Kevin Merritt on guitar
and piano, Ritt Henn on acoustic Bass, Matt Aiken on percussion and
very special guest 2003 MAC Nominee David Gurland. There is a $15
cover, 2-drink minimum. "Inspired by" showcases Julie's original material
as well as music, stories and people that have inspired her to write,
perform, and sing. See http://www.juliereyburn.com/
for more details.
Lucille Carr-Kaffashan
was scheduled to make her JUDY'S CHELSEA debut on March 30th with
her brand new cabaret show, "Young @ Heart." Following the abrupt
closing of that club, she quickly re-located the first performance
of the show to DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 1-212-757-0788
- http://www.donttellmama.com/).
That opening garnered rave reviews. Along with her talented musical
director and accompanist, David Brunetti, Lucille brings the show
back to DON'T TELL MAMA for two more performances: Saturday, May 24th
at 4:30 pm and Friday, May 30th at 8:30 pm. There is a $15 music charge
and a 2-drink minimum.
Highly acclaimed singer,
Baby Jane Dexter, has been extended at the legendary THE DUPLEX CABARET
THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 1-212-255-5438 - http://www.theduplex.com/)
with one remaining show on Saturday, the 31st, in her new show, ANOTHER
SPRING. Ms. Dexter is joined by her musical director Ross Patterson.
There is a $15 music charge and a 2-drink minimum. This very special
downtown appearance marks Ms. Dexter's first New York engagement in
a year. The eclectic new show includes songs by Randy Newman, Abbey
Lincoln, Cole Porter, Sammy Cahn, Michael Kamen, Vernon Duke and The
Beatles. Baby Jane is also appearing the weekend of May 24th at THE
ROYAL ROOM at The Colony Hotel (155 Hammond Avenue, Palm Beach, FL
- 561-655-5430 x 552 - http://www.thecolonypalmbeach.com/colony/schedule.htm)
and on Thursday, June 12th at LE DOME at The Manor (111 Prospect Avenue,
West Orange, NJ - 973-731-2360 - http://themanorrestaurant.com/).
Singer/Actress Stephanie
Zagoren has returned to DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC
- 1-212-757-0788 - http://www.donttellmama.com/)
with her new show, "A Breath of Spring!" One performances is left,
on Saturday, May 31st at 6:30 pm. Wells Hanley is her musical director,
and Ricky Ritzel again serve as director. John Loehrke will be on
bass. Technical director will be Bobby Kneeland. There is a $10 cover,
2-drink minimum.
TAGLine Music (http://www.taglinemusic.com/)
has released it's first Cabaret CD, "Tom Grounds: Something That I
Wanted You To Know," now available. In this inventive CD, vocalist
Tom Grounds reflects upon past relationships and decisions. Overflowing
with humor, poignant moments and wonderful songs, Grounds shares his
experiences of making sense out of adolescence, falling in (and out
of) love, and unpacking ancient baggage. "Tom Grounds: Something That
I Wanted You To Know" is available at http://www.Amazon.com/
and http://www.CDBaby.com/.
Links to these sites are available on the TAGLine Music web site at
http://www.taglinemusic.com/.
The second project in the works is a holiday album due for the 2003
holidays.
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information about show cancellations, last-minute cast changes, or
other items of interest to cabaret lovers specific to a single geographical
location. Rather then send out a general bulletin to the entire 2,500
subscribers, I am setting up a process to target subscribers that
might have an interest in these items.
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CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE. Copies of bulletins sent so far are posted
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folks who joined CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE in the 2002-2003 membership
year, and now the 2003-2004 membership year is quickly approaching
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Thank you to Wendy Coates,
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so far!
COMING NEXT ISSUE
We will be sending out
the Mid-Week issue later this week which will include reports/reviews
on shows seen, as well as more news items, more cabaret listings and
a rundown of new BREAKING NEWS items added to the CABARET HOTLINE
ONLINE website (http://www.cabarethotlineonline.com/)
since the last mid-week issue. Stay tuned - we just passed the 2000-page
mark on the website and it keeps growing, and growing, and growing.
More folks than ever before are visiting the website - on April 15th,
the day after the MAC Awards show, visits were double the usual daily
rate - setting a new record! And for reasons I can't quite explain,
there was another spike in visitors to the website on Tuesday, May
6th! On March 1st had to upgrade my website contract in order to handle
the extra traffic received in recent months. Even though I doubled
the amount in the new contract, I am already using nearly 85% of the
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Well, its time to send
this one off, and go back to soaking my ankle - it feels a bit better
and hopefully I will be feeling well enough to get into town tonight
to catch KOOKY TUNES at THE BACK ROOM AT DILLON'S (245 West 54th Street,
NYC - Resv: 1-212-212-946-5416) at 8:00 pm.
And that is just about
the way it was.
Hugs & Stuff,
STU
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