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CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
#030504 - Part 1 - Monday, May 26, 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!
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.
It is a rainy Memorial
Day here in NYC (and from what I see on the TODAY show, just about
all over the US. It has actually been raining here - on and off -
since Thursday, ruining a lot of plans for this holiday weekend. It
has been cool as well - with just a few weeks to go before summer.
I have spent the past several days adding several new items to the
BREAKING NEWS page, and getting caught up on my e-mails. (I have only
about 20 e-mails to answer!) But I have a lot to tell you about today
- and I hope you find all the special "nuggets" of news scattered
throughout this issue. And in part two of this issue, I hope to be
able to give you details of several exciting things to come in the
world of cabaret!
HELP NEEDED ON A SPECIAL PROJECT
You can help me with a
new project. I hope to add a section on the CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
website (http://www.cabarethotlineonline.com/)
listing the names and addresses (and e-mail addresses, if available)
of cabaret writers and reviewers around the country and the world.
I get many requests for this information, and while I have information
for most of the NYC-based writers, I would like to include other scribes
as well - including writers in the UK and Australia. Please include
the name of the publication or website along with the mailing address
(with ZIP codes, etc.). Your help in this project will be appreciated
by performers everywhere, I am sure! Just sent the information to
press@svhamstra.com. Thanks!
IMPORTANT ROOM CHANGE NOTICE
Carolyn Montgomery's last
show at ST. CLEMENTS THEATER (423 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-246-7277
Ext. 29) will be tonight, Monday May 26th, at 8:00 pm. Next week the
theater will be a filming location for the cable TV show "Sex in the
City." The St. Clements folks were kind enough to offer to honor her
last show date - but that would mean no "Sex in the City" location
filming, and no big bucks for the church. So, Carolyn found another
venue and the final "Reveille" performance, on June 2nd, has been
moved to SWING 46 (349 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-262-9554) at 8:00
pm.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARK HARTMAN
Composer/Musical Director
Mark Hartman will have a birthday on Tuesday, May 27th, but he's decided
to celebrate a bit early at Jim Caruso's "Cast Party" tonight, Monday
the 26th, in the KING KONG ROOM at the Supper Club (240 West 47th
Street, NYC - 1-212-921-1940 - http://www.KingKongRoom.com/)
which starts around 10:00 pm. So head for the coolest Monday night
party in town and give Mark Hartman plenty of birthday kisses and
hugs!
ITEM OF SPECIAL NOTE:
SOHO PLAYHOUSE (15 Vandam
Street, NYC - SmartTix: 212-868-4444 - http://www.smarttix.com/)
will present "Carol's ArtsVan Benefit," a special evening, hosted
by Richard Skipper, this Friday, May 30th, to benefit DowntownNYC!'s
ArtsVan, the new mobile hospitality center and ticketing truck which
will debut this summer. The evening will include performances by Richard
Skipper (as Ms. Channing), Risa Benson, Mychelle Colleary, Mary Foster
Conklin, Scott Coulter and Audrey Lavine, Brandon Cutrell, John De
Marco, Natalie Douglas, David Gurland, Lorinda Lisitza, Dana Lorge,
Sue Matsuki, Melissa O'Connell, Rick Skye (as Liza Minnelli) and Pam
Tate. Musical director is Doyle Newmyer. Doors open for cash bar and
silent auction at 7:00 pm and the show begins at 8:00 pm. Tickets
are $25; preferred seating $30. There is a more complete story, with
photo, in the "Breaking News" section of the CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
website (http://www.cabarethotlineonline.com/).
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARCUS SIMEONE!
In three short years,
Marcus Simeone has emerged as one of the brightest stars to step foot
on New York's cabaret stages. On Saturday, June 14th, Marcus will
present "The Best of Marcus: A Birthday Celebration" at 11:00 pm at
DANNY'S SKYLIGHT ROOM (342 West 46th Street, NYC - 1-212-265-8133
- http://www.dannysgrandseapalace.com/)
along with the D. Jay Bradley Trio. Marcus will perform moments from
all of his acclaimed shows, as well as present special guest appearances
by musical friends and collaborators, including John DePalma, David
Gurland, Eva Ladas, Sue Matsuki, Julie Reyburn and John Soler!
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ITEM OF SPECIAL NOTE
The York Theatre Company,
New York City's foremost champion of new musicals will present "NEO,"
a starry benefit evening celebrating emerging musical theatre writers
on Monday, June 9th at 7:00 pm, at its home in ST. PETER'S CHURCH
- LIVING ROOM (Lexington Avenue @ 54th Street, NYC- http://www.yorktheatre.org/
- tickets: 212-935-5824 ext. 25). "NEO" (an acronym for "New, Emerging,
Outstanding") is a celebration of the songwriters who will be writing
the next generation of Broadway's biggest hit musicals. The evening
will include songs by many new writers including Dan Acquisto, Nell
Benjamin, Sammy Buck, Douglas Cohen, David Friedman, Jenny Giering,
Andrew Lippa, Robert Lopez, Brian Lowdermilk, Jeff Marx, Laurence
O'Keefe, Pat Rasile, Georgia Stitt, Danny Whitman and many more.
Some of New York's finest
performers, currently scheduled to appear include Bryan Batt, James
Barbour, Laura Benanti, Philip Bosco, Kerry Butler, Matt Cavenaugh,
Michael Cerveris, Darius de Haas, John Epperson, Norm Lewis, Matthew
Morrison, Christiane Noll, Tonya Pinkins, Anne Runolfsson, Kate Shindle,
Max von Essen, and John Tartaglia & Princeton from the new smash-hit
musical, Avenue Q (headed for Broadway this Summer after a sold-out
run at The Vineyard Theatre, and developmental readings at The York
Theatre). The event will be musically directed by Mark Hartman, and
directed by Jamie McGonnigal.
Ticket prices include
$100 (Includes cocktail reception and the performance), $150 (all
of the above plus preferred seating and cast party), $250 (all of
the above plus premium seating, and a 3-course dinner at Della Femina
Restaurant) and a $500 patron ticket (all of the above plus a special
listing in the program and a poster, autographed by performers and
writers). Cocktails will begin at 6:00 pm, with the performance at
7:00 pm followed by a cast party and the dinner at Della Femina. A
silent auction will also take place during the event.
There is a more complete
story, with photo, in the "Breaking News" section of the CABARET HOTLINE
ONLINE website (http://www.cabarethotlineonline.com/).
CONGRATULATIONS TO GEORGE
SANDERS!
Piano-Bar entertainer
George Sanders, along with comedian partner Shawn Curran and pianist
Jay Bradley, will be performing in Switzerland on May 31st for an
international singing festival held at the Volkshaus, in downtown
Zurich. The three-day festival will include choirs and singers from
all over the world, and will culminate in a party where the trio will
provide entertainment along with their green snake-puppet, Sneaky
Snake. Sneaky Snake's popular short film, "Sneaky Snake Goes To Switzerland,"
will also be featured during the festivities, as well as piano-bar
inspired entertainment. For more information see http://www.chorspektakel.ch/.
CLUB LOOKING FOR ACTS
I stopped by DILLON'S
(245 West 54th Street, NYC - Resv: 212-307-9797) last week Thursday
night, where Ricky Ritzel is at the piano and Leslie Anderson is singing
waiter for piano bar starting around 10:00 pm. (We also were celebrating
Ruben Flores' birthday.) Scott Barbarino gave me a tour of the cabaret
room, and explained several of the improvements going on in the room.
It seats around 100, and a full dining menu is available for service
in the room before the show. Scott is looking for acts - and with
both Michael Barbieri (formerly at JUDY'S CHELSEA) and JP (formerly
at ARCI'S PLACE) on staff for technical direction, this Theater District
hot spot (directly across the street from STUDIO 54, where "Cabaret"
is playing), will soon be "the place to be seen." Call the phone number
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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.
Rebecca Spencer, one of
Broadway's best kept secrets, will make her NYC solo cabaret debut
at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATER (407 West 42nd Street,
NYC - 212-695-6909), with performances on Thursday, June 8th, and
Thursday & Friday, June 15th & 16th. The evening, entitled "Wide Awake
and Dreaming," will celebrate the release of her debut CD on the LML
Music (http://www.lmlmusic.com/)
label which will be distributed nationally through Allegro Music.
The store release date is June 3rd. Rebecca is accompanied by Philip
Fortenberry, Broadway's most sought after pianist.
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
26th, and June 2nd - both shows at 8:00 pm. The show on June 2nd will
be performed at SWING 46 (349 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-262-9554).
Tickets are $15 and can be reserved by calling St. Clements or SWING
46. 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/.
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" with one show left at DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street,
NYC - 1-212-757-0788 - http://www.donttellmama.com/)
on 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)
on 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.com/.
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 just one more encore performances, on 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 just one remaining show on Thursday, May 29th 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 and guest vocalist on the 29th.
There is a $15 cover, 2-drink minimum. For more information, see http://www.suematsuki.com/.
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 just one more performance on 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.
"Jamie deRoy & friends,"
which can be seen in NYC on Time Warner Channel 67 and RCN Channel
110 every other Tuesday, always features several Broadway, cabaret
& comedy performers. It airs next on Tuesday, June 3rd at 8:00 pm.
The show will also includes video features on current Broadway shows.
The show is produced by Jamie deRoy & friends, inc. Director is Barry
Kleinbort. This show is taped and edited by Applause Video. The show
is also available on several other cable outlets around the country
- check your local listings. For more information, see http://www.jamiederoy.com/.
CURRENT AND UPCOMING MAJOR
CABARET RELATED EVENTS
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 starting tomorrow
night, 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.
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:
Wednesday, May 28th: Nan
Mason in "Broadway's Great White Way."
Wednesday, 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.
The next show in the critically
acclaimed "Broadway by the Year" series, which features "The Broadway
Musicals of 1960," has just announced its cast. This hot new series
at THE TOWN HALL (123 West 43rd Street, NYC - http://www.the-townhall-nyc.org/),
created, written, and hosted by Scott Siegel, stars Brent Barrett
(Olivier nominee for KISS ME KATE), Marc Kudisch (Tony nominee for
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE), Tovah Feldshuh (Three-time Tony nominee
and this year's Solo Show Drama Desk winner for GOLDA'S BALCONY),
Liz Larsen (Tony nominee for MOST HAPPY FELLA), Lisa Vroman (currently
starring as Christine in PHANTOM OF THE OPERA), Eddie Korbich (Obie
Award winner), and Douglas Ladnier (acclaimed cabaret artist). Siegel
will draw songs that were born on Broadway in 1960 from such musicals
as BYE BYE BIRDIE, CAMELOT, GREENWILLOW, THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN,
IRMA LA DOUCE, DO RE MI, and more. This show takes place at 8:00 pm
on Monday, June 9th. The Town Hall box office is open from noon to
6:00 pm every day but Sunday and tickets are also available at TicketMaster:
212-307-4100. Remaining seats are available at $40 and $37.50. There
is a more complete story, with photo, in the "Breaking News" section
of the CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE website (http://www.cabarethotlineonline.com/).
"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.net/)
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.
CONGRATULATIONS TO HENRI VAN
RYN!
Henri Van Ryn, who completed
a round-the-world tour just in time to attend the MAC Awards on April
14th to take a number of photos of the show that are featured on the
CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE website (http://www.cabarethotlineonline.com/)
is featured on Sony's Digital website with a gallery of photos he
took on the trip - they are amazing! You can see them at http://www.imagestation.com/category.html?URI=%2Fcategory%2Findex.html.
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/)
- Mary Cleere Haran opens her new show, a Bing Crosby Centennial Salute,
on Tuesday night, May 27th, through June 28th. Dinner seating begins
at 7:00 pm. with a 9:00 pm curtain time. A second Cabaret show is
available on Friday and Saturday evenings at 11:30 pm. Guests may
enjoy a light supper at 10:30 pm, prior to the second show. A cover
of $50 per person with a two drink minimum will be incurred by each
person.
ARCLIGHT THEATRE (152
West 71st Street, NYC - 212-560-5573) - Top Broadway performers Denise
Di Renzo, David Elder And Jamie Torcellini will moonlight from their
regular gigs on Broadway, to star in a new Cole Porter musical revue,
"LET'S FALL IN LOVE" with five performances only, Sunday, June 1st
at 8:30 pm, and Mondays, June 2nd & 9th at 7:00 & 9:30 pm. Between
them, Denise, Jamie and David have appeared in 17 Broadway productions,
numerous national tours, and can be heard on many original cast albums.
Musical Director/pianist for "Let's Fall in Love" is Dave Brunetti,
with Steve La Spina on bass and Rex Benincasa on drums. Tickets are
$25. ***
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 through June
28th, with performances Tuesday through Saturday at 8:45 & 10:45 pm
There is a $75 cover charge.
FEINSTEIN'S at the Regency
Hotel (540 Park Avenue, NYC - 212-339-4095 - http://www.feinsteinsattheregency.com/)
presents 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. The show 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. ***
JOE'S PUB (425 Lafayette
Street, NYC - Tele-Charge: 1-212-239-6200 - Box Office: 212-539-8778
- http://www.joespub.com/)
- On Wednesday, May 28th, Audra McDonald will host the 2nd Annual
Benefit for Joe's Pub. When Joe's Pub opened in 1998, Audra McDonald
was part of this historic event. Now, Ms. McDonald returns for one-night
only. She is reprising this special concert of material by some of
her favorite composers who traverse the borders of opera, musical
theatre, pop music and art songs, including Adam Guettel, Michael
John LaChiusa, Jeff Blumenkrantz and others. Benefit tickets include
reserved seating to Audra McDonald's concert, a post-concert reception
and a light supper. In addition, supporters will receive a reserved
seat to The Public's Shakespeare in Central Park production of HENRY
V, starring Liev Schreiber and directed by Mark Wing-Davey. Seating
for the benefit at Joe's Pub is limited so please call our Reservation
Line as soon as possible. 7:00 pm performance, followed by light supper
- Tickets: $200
KING KONG ROOM at the
Supper Club (240 West 47th Street, NYC - 1-212-921-1940 - http://www.KingKongRoom.com/)
- Jim Caruso will be kicking off a new cabaret series called "MONDAYS
AT 8:30" on June 2nd, with "Laughing Matters." This show ran for three
SRO months at Arci's Place two years ago. At the piano and on occasional
vocals will be the ever-swingin' Johnny Rodgers. There will be a $15
cover and a $15 food/drink minimum. For details, see http://www.jim-caruso.com/.
***
LA MAMA E.T.C. (74 A East
Fourth Street, NYC - 212-475-7710 - http://www.lamama.org/)
- "The Raw Deal," a new cabaret evening performed by singer-songwriter
Coby Koehl, Thursdays through Sundays, June 5th through 15th. Funny,
yet intense and moving, it will be an evening of Koehl singing from
the heart. The performance addresses, with Koehl's strong tenor voice,
a selection of his own songs, plus tunes which were made famous by
artists from Nina Simone to Bruce Springsteen. The show is directed
by Vic DiMonda. Musical Director Brandon Ethridge is collaborating
with Koehl for the first time. Shows are at 10:00 pm, Thursday through
Saturday, and 5:30 pm on Sunday. Tickets are $15. ***
WHITE BARN THEATRE AT
THE LUCILLE LORTEL THEATRE (121 Christopher Street, NYC - Tele-Charge:
212-239-6200 - http://www.whitebarntheatre.org/)
- "Wallowitchery," with John Wallowitch, Manhattan's nattiest, wittiest
singer-songwriter, Friday through Sunday, June 6th through 8th with
performances Friday at 8:00 pm, Saturday at 2:00 & 8:00 pm and Sunday
at 3:00 & 7:00 pm. Tickets $30 & $35.
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/)
- Next show in the 2003 cabaret schedule for the Nancy LaMott Room
is Jason Graae on Sunday, June 15th. 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/)
- Award winning cabaret performer Jeanne MacDonald brings her show
here on Friday & Saturday, May 30th & 31st at 8:00 pm MacDonald just
completed a successful 4 week run of this new show at the Duplex Cabaret
Theatre in NYC in March. The talented Johnny Rodgers will be her accompanist
for these shows. There is a $16.50 music charge and an $8 food/drink
minimum. ***
SIGNATURE THEATRE (3806
Four Mile Run Drive, Arlington, VA - 703-820-9771 - http://www.sig-online.org/)
- Will Gartshore closes out the theater's current cabaret season with
his show "Finding Home: on June 6th and 7th with two shows nightly
at 8:00 and 10:00 pm.
DOWNSTAIRS CABARET THEATRE
(20 Windsor Street, Rochester, NY - 585-325-4370 - http://www.downstairscabaret.com/)
- Jazz pianist & vocalist David Guidice performs at the 540 East Main
Street branch of this club on Thursday & Friday, May 28th & 29th at
7:30 pm. Its a CD Release Party for David's debut CD "Time to Start."
SCULLERS JAZZ CLUB (400
Soldiers Field Road, Allston, MA - 617-562-4111 - http://www.scullersjazz.com/)
- Cabaret vocalist Sophia Bilides, with the Tom LaMark Trio, will
present a new show, "Witchcraft: The Lyrics Of Carolyn Leigh," premiering
Wednesday, June 18th, 8:00 pm. Lyricist Carolyn Leigh brought class,
wit, and sex to the American songbook with standards like "The Best
Is Yet To Come," "Witchcraft," "When In Rome," and "I've Got Your
Number." There is a $15 cover ($50 dinner/show package available).
***
LOU'S PLACE AT SHORAH'S
(27 Foster Street, Worcester, MA - 508-797-0007) - Michelle Currie
- "Paint the Town Red .. and a Little Bit Blue!" will appear on Friday,
May 30th. 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/)
- Francine and Margo Reed will appear together for the first time
In over two years. Atlanta's Queen of R&B and the Queen of Phoenix
R&B join in an exciting musical reunion! Club opens at 7:00 pm and
showtime is at 9:00 pm. Friday, May 30th - $25.00 cover, Saturday,
May 31st - Dinner/Show $49.95 ã Show only $25.
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)
- Barry Tognolini is here next, on Friday & Saturday, June 6th & 7th.
Call the club for 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! Showtime is 7:30 pm - $21 plus minimum.
"Burn This" by Lanford Wilson, is performed Thursdays through Saturdays,
through June 7th. Dane Rhodes co-directs with Perry Martin, and starring
C. Cain Lee, Mary Lee Gibbons, Rudy Rasmussen & Aaron Blakley. Showtime
is 8:00 pm. Tickets $21 + minimum.
BLOOMINGTON PLAYWRIGHTS
PROJECT (312 South Washington Street, Bloomington, IN - 812-355-9001)
- Cabaret artist and BPP's CABARET NOUVEAU Producer Candy Decker shares
her childhood vision of the world in "CANDYLAND - A Kids Cabaret!,"
on Saturday, May 31st and Sunday, June 1st at 3:00 pm. Tickets are
$8 General Admission and $5 Children (12 and under). ***
CROSSROADS THEATER (22
East Chicago Avenue, Naperville, IL - 1-630-428-4730) - On Wednesday,
May 28th, Nan Mason presents "Broadway's Great White Way" as part
of the Lampkin/Quade Naperville Series featuring the hottest acts
in Chicago-area cabaret.
DAVENPORT'S (1383 North
Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL - 773-278-1830 - http://www.davenportspianobar.com/)
- The irrepressible and irreplaceable Sharon McNight comes to Davenport's
with a new edition of her wild and ribald "Songs To Offend Almost
Everyone." Wednesday through Sunday, May 28th through June 1st. Showtime
is 8:00 pm (7:00 pm on Sunday). There is a $20 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 with the final show on Wednesday, May 28th saluting the
Gershwins. 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/)
- On Friday, May 30th, Kathleen Knight performs Standards and Operatic
numbers at 8:30 pm. There is a $15.00 cover. On Saturday, the 31st,
the Robert Glasper Jazz Quartet performs "Straight Ahead Jazz" at
9:00 pm with a $20.00 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 GARDENIA (7066 Santa
Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA - 323-467-7444) - Bryan Miller,
Gilmore Rizzo, Wayne Moore, and Brenda Silas Moore will perform a
"warm up" of their new show "4 Friends" (as well as a pre-Birthday
celebration) just before their NYC trip on June 11th at 9:00 pm (dinner
at 6:00 pm). Reservations are strongly suggested. The group will then
travel from Los Angeles to New York City to perform on Wednesday,
June 18th at 8:00 pm & Thursday the 19th at 8:30 pm at DON'T TELL
MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 1-212-757-0788 - http://www.donttellmama.com/).
The entire show will be played by the incredible (5th Friend) Andy
Belling. ***
THE PLUSH ROOM at the
York Hotel (940 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA - 415-885-2800 -
http://www.plushroom.com/)
- Curtis Stigers is back to his first love: jazz. With his second
Concord release, 'Secret Heart,' Curtis fulfills the promise of his
youth and establishes himself as a world-class vocalist and song interpreter.
Tuesday through Sunday, May 27th through June 8th, showtimes at 8:00
pm except Sunday at 3:00 pm. There is a $30 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 26th through Saturday, the 31st the club 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.
CHAPEL OFF CHAPEL (12
Little Chapel Street, Prahran, Melbourne, AUS - Bookings 03-8290-7011)
- David Hawkins (The Hawk) is about to fly into the Melbourne cabaret
scene, bringing his hit one-man show "Nom de Plume" here for one night
only on Monday, June 16th at 8:00 pm. Mr. Hawkins will be in Melbourne
to perform the acclaimed role of Lee Gordon in the revival of "Shout:
The Musical of the Wild One." The Hawk will be accompanied by Andrew
Worboys who is known for his talents as both a musical director and
composer. Worboys has been musical director to some of the best -
Paul Capsis, Todd McKenney, Sharon Millerchip, Margi de Ferranti and
Queenie Van de Zandt. Tickets are $15 & $20. ***
KABARETT JUNCTION (139
Oxford Street, Bondi Junction, Sydney, AU - 1300 136 166- http://www.showtune.com.au/)
- Andrew Threlfall's "Significant Others" plays at on Friday, June
13th and Saturday, June 14th. The show brings together music from
everyone from Burt Bacharach to Kylie Minogue (not to mention Patsy
Biscoe!) in a musical search for the people who matter. Musical Director
Lindsay Partridge and a rather unusual co-star - a large white teddy
bear named Alfred, join Threlfall on stage. Call the club for show
schedule, show times and charges. ***
STABLES THEATRE (10 Nimrod
Street, Kings Cross, Sydney - Tel: 9250-7799) - "MufTee" continues,
hosted by Hayden Tee. There are two shows per week, on Fridays & Saturdays,
at 11:00 pm, costing $15 per ticket. Margi De Ferranti and Eddie Perfect
will be Hayden Tee's special guests for this week's edition. ***
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CABARET EVENTS
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/).
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 next "Timeless Divas"
won't be held until Sunday, September 14th at THE TRIAD (158 West
72nd Street, NYC - 212-362-2590), but it would be a good idea to mark
you calendars now. ShaRell Productions (Sandi Durell - Producer, Shari
Upbin - Director) have announced that this show will feature MALE
TIMELESS DIVAS - performers over 40 in cabaret, theater or songwriting.
There is a $20 Cover or $25 for VIP Reserved Seating plus a $12 Food/Beverage
Minimum. Cover Charges are payable in Cash. See http://www.durellproductions.com/sharell
for more information.
The 14th ANNUAL NYC CABARET
CONVENTION will be held this fall from October 20th through 26th,
2003. For information about the Mabel Mercer Foundation and to order
tickets for the Cabaret Convention, please contact their headquarters
in New York at 212-980-3026 or write to them at:
THE MABEL MERCER FOUNDATION
Attn: Donald Smith, Executive Director
160 East 48th Street - #14U
New York, NY 10017
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."
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.
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 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 remaining shows will be on Friday and Saturday, 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)
with one remaining show on Tuesday, May 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.
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.
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Once again, in this issue,
I have tried to include a number of special birthday congratulations,
since the countdown has begun for my own personal celebration on July
6th. In fact, I will try to include a birthday wish in each issue
of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE until July 6th let me know if there is a
special birthday celebration/show to write about. This year, my birthday
is on a Sunday - as usual on a 4th of July weekend. It's also the
13th birthday of CABARET HOTLINE - the premier issue of the print
editions of the newsletter was published on July 6, 1990. I once again
am tempted to have a celebration show of my own on my birthday - but
I really don't know if anyone will be around on that weekend to help
me celebrate. I guess I have to decide soon. In any case, July 6 will
mark the start of a full month of celebrating. Thanks to a special
dispensation given me by the divine Ms. Karen Mason a few years ago,
I am permitted to celebrate my birthday through August 5th! So, attention
all bartenders: check your stocks of Seagram 7 Crown - the partying
will soon begin! (Will they still love me, when I'm 64?)
Well, its time to send
this one off. It is supposed to rain all day, but I still plan to
head into Manhattan tonight to catch Hector Coris' show at UPSTAIRS
AT ROSE'S TURN (55 Grove Street, NYC - 1-212-366-5438) at 7:00 pm,
and then I might catch Richard Skipper's "An Evening With Carol Channing"
show across the street at THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher
Street, NYC - 1-212-255-5438 - http://www.theduplex.com/)
- Richard's guests are Scott Coulter & Audrey Lavine! Then, if I have
the energy, I hope to drop in on Jim Caruso's CAST PARTY at KING KONG
ROOM at the Supper Club (240 West 47th Street, NYC - 1-212-921-1940
- http://www.KingKongRoom.com/).
And that is just about
the way it was.
Hugs & Stuff,
STU
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