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CABARET HOTLINE
ONLINE #031105 - Monday, November 17, 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 which includes cabaret listings for around
the world, and also includes information on all the banner ads running
on the CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE website plus more news, breaking stories
and notes. The MID-WEEK issue, normally sent on Thursdays, includes
more news, breaking stories and notes, news on shows offering discounts
to members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE, plus mini-reviews on shows I
have seen. So much news to pass along - I hope I can get everything
covered!
GOLDEN GIRLS LIVE SHOWS
CANCELLED
The NYC cabaret community,
and especially the folks at UPSTAIRS AT ROSE'S TURN (55 Grove Street,
NYC - 1-212-366-5438 - http://www.rosesturn.com/)
and DILLON'S (245 West 54th Street, NYC - 212-307-9797), was thrown
for a loop this week when the sold-out hit show "Golden Girls, LIVE!"
was slapped with a "cease & desist" order by the creators of the TV
show, cancelling the rest of the scheduled run at ROSE'S TURN through
the February and the planned 2-year run at DILLON'S starting in mid-February.
The producers thought all was OK, since they had the blessing of the
LIFETIME cable network, which owns the rights to the series, but the
neglected to secure the rights to the intellectual property itself.
Folks looking for a room to book their act in December and beyond
should contact the booking managers of these two rooms. They have
a lot of slots available!
"LISTEN TO MY HEART" GETS
EXTENSION
"LISTEN TO MY HEART: The
Songs of David Friedman" now playing UPSTAIRS AT STUDIO 54 (254 West
54th Street, NYC - Tele-Charge: 212-239-6200 - http://www.telecharge.com/)
was to close on Sunday, November 16th, but at the last minute, thanks
to a surge in ticket sales and some new funding, will continue for
at least another week or two. Hopefully this will give their new marketing
plan to take hold and ticket sales will continue to increase - extending
the show even longer. The brilliant cast includes Allison Briner,
Joe Cassidy, David Friedman, Michael Hunsaker, Alix Korey, Anne Runolfsson
and the show is directed by Mark Waldrop. There are still Special
$25 discount tickets available - Call Tele-Charge at 212 -239-6200
and use code LHDFEM9 - check the website at http://www.ListenToMyHeartSite.com/
for details. Here's your chance to see a brilliant show featuring
songs that cabaret-lovers have come to love and enjoy, and encourage
the backers to keep the show going.
OKLAHOMA INVASION
Not since the Sullivan
family came to NYC en masse several months ago has the town seen so
many Sooners appearing in cabaret at the same time! Oklahoma native
and multi-MAC Award winner Rock Albers is appearing at THE DUPLEX
CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 1-212-255-5438 - http://www.theduplex.com/)
on Saturdays at 7:00 pm through the 22nd, and another Oklahoman, Heather
Stone has one more show in the same room on Monday, November 24th
at 7:00 pm. Meantime, Brad Loekle is at DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West
46th Street, NYC - 1-212-757-0788 - http://www.donttellmama.com/)
with his show "Oklahomosexual" with one more show on Tuesday, November
18th at 9:45 pm.
BUSY WEEK FOR TOM ANDERSEN
Tom Andersen is pretty
busy this week. He appears tonight at "Making Miracles!," a benefit
for Miracle House, which supports AIDS and cancer caregivers, at 7:30
pm at BRANCH (226 East 54th Street, NYC). Then he sings "Another Tuesday,"
from his new CD "Who Knows?," with Tim DiPasqua at the keyboard, at
the MAC/ASCAP Songwriters' Showcase on Wednesday, November 19th at
6:00 pm at THE LIGHTHOUSE (111 East 59th Street, NYC) then Tom wraps
up the week at "Jamie deRoy's '30th' Birthday Bash" on Saturday, November
22nd, at 8:00 pm. at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATER (407
West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909).
MAMA ROSE'S OFFERS CDs
FOR SALE
Performers who appear
at MAMA ROSE'S (219 Second Avenue, NYC - 212-533-0558 - http://www.mamaroses.net/)
are given an opportunity to display and make available for sale their
cabaret CDs on a continuing basis. There is a display of available
CDs in the case found in the bar area at the rear of the cabaret room
- just ask a waiter or the bartender about purchasing one.
DO YOU HAVE A HOLIDAY-THEMED
CD?
Once again CABARET HOTLINE
ONLINE is listing holiday-themed CDs on a special page of the website
for those looking for that special "stocking-stuffer" or the perfect
CD to have on hand for those holiday events that need music in the
background. If you have a holiday-themed CD (commercially produced
& available), let me know - with a link to your website or the web
address where it can be purchased. And of your holiday CD is already
listed please check if the link is still correct and working. You
need not be a member of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE to be listed on this
page - but your support would be appreciated.
DO YOU HAVE A HOLIDAY-THEMED
CABARET SHOW?
I will also be adding
a special section to the CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE website (http://www.cabarethotlineonline.com/)
listing holiday-themed shows around the country, and will include
these show listings in the newsletter after Thanksgiving (November
27th). Send in your listing - but please include complete information
and do not simply send me a copy of your flier or show card.
OFFERING A DISCOUNT? PLEASE
LET ME KNOW
Every day I get another
note from a performer who has decided to offer a special show discount
to members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE. I have trouble keeping the MEMBER
DEALS page on the CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE website (http://www.cabarethotlineonline.com/)
up to date. I am hopeful that more performers will offer these discounts
outside the NYC area (where permitted) so that the members in other
parts of the world can take advantage of this special membership benefit.
Remember, unless your show is sold-out far in advance, giving a discount
to members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE does not cost you anything -
and you don't only sell that empty seat, you may gain a new fan, who
will come to your future shows! Plus, your show will get a mention
in the MID-WEEK issue of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE and a listing on the
MEMBER DEALS page. If your are offering a discount for your show to
members, and your show isn't listed yet on the MEMBER DEALS page,
let me know as soon as possible.
CABARET ITEMS OF NOTE
MAC/ASCAP SONGWRITER SHOWCASE
THIS WEDNESDAY
The next MAC/ASCAP Songwriters
Showcase will be on Wednesday, November 19th at 6:00 pm at THE LIGHTHOUSE
(111 East 59th Street, NYC). Special guest is Andrea Marcovicci. MAC
members are invited to take along their CDs for sale at a special
table after the show - just in time for holiday giving. Featured Songwriters:
Tom Andersen, Lina Koutrakos, Varick Bacon, John Margolis, Judy Barnett,
Shelly Markham, Karen Benedetto, Jean Pierre Perreaux, Tim DiPasqua,
Don Rosler, Elizabeth Ann Feller, Joe Sutton, Lewis Flinn, Pam Tate,
Dick Gallagher, Tom Toce, Dan Gross, Jude Treder-Wolff, Rod Hausen,
Kathy King Wouk, David Jenness and Peter Yawitz. Cost: MAC/ASCAP members
$5, all others $15. Remember, you can't make reservations for this
event - seating is "first-come, first-seated."
CABARET BENEFIT IN LAS
VEGAS
International cabaret
star, recording artist, motion picture and television star Amanda
McBroom will headline the 2nd GALA FOR THE CHILDREN OF HEROES at IBIZA
USA in Desert Passage at the ALADDIN HOTEL & CASINO in Las Vegas,
Nevada on Monday, November 24th at 7:30 PM to help raise money to
finance the after high school education of the children of men and
women who have died while serving in America's Special Operations
Forces. Appearing with Ms. McBroom will be some of the biggest, brightest,
most recognizable stars from the worlds of international Cabaret,
Hollywood, the Broadway Stage, including Anne Kerry Ford, John Boswell,
Victor "Georgie Moe" Moea, Joan Virginia Vogel and Lorraina Marro.
Tickets are available by contacting the Gala ticketing office at GalaTkts@att.net
or phoning 702-650-9936.
JOHNNY CULVER TO READ
ORIGINAL STORY
Theater Fellowship of
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church presents "Better Than Broadway III
- An Afternoon of Scenes, Songs and Poetry" on Sunday, November 23rd,
at 1:00 pm (luncheon at 12:15 pm) in the BEIR CHAPEL, Central Synagogue
Community House (123 East 55th Street, NYC - RESV: 212-697-8254) featuring
George Arbeitman, Jane Babits, Carolyn Bischoff, Nancy Brand, Cassandra
Cassell, Jeannette Cook, Vivienne Cooke, John Culver (reading his
original children's story "I Love Loopy"), Maureen Daly, Vincent Dowling,
James Farrin, Kristal Hart, Kirsten Kane, James Lake, Deborah Montgomery,
Nancy Owens, Aida Reyes and Tom Southern. Cost of $15 includes luncheon.
MAC HOLIDAY PARTY SET
FOR NOVEMBER 30
MAC's (Manhattan Association
of Cabarets & Clubs - http://www.macnyc.com/)
Annual Holiday Party will be held on Sunday, November 30th at 6:30
pm at DILLON'S (245 West 54th Street, NYC). Cost is $10 per person,
which gets you one drink, hors d'oeuvres, free buffet and live music.
There will be a "silent auction" and a cash bar. Reservation line
for this event is 212-465-2662.
TEDDYCARE SHOWS SUNDAYS
AT 7:00 PM - NOVEMBER 23 THROUGH DECEMBER 14
Ruby Rims & Friends returns
to THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATER (407 West 42nd Street,
NYC - 212-695-6909) for four shows, Sundays November 23rd & 30th and
December 7th & 14th - all shows at 7:00 pm. These "TeddyCare" shows
benefit the Rodney Kirk Center, the Manhattan Plaza AIDS Project.
Each show features about a dozen performers from cabaret & Broadway,
with admission of $15 plus a Teddy Bear (New). The Teddy Bears will
be distributed to children's wards in NYC-area children's wards and
hospices. There is a $10 minimum. (Cash Only). John McMahon is musical
director. Remember, only one show each night! There is a more complete
story, with photo and performer schedule, in the "Breaking News" section
of the CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE website (http://www.cabarethotlineonline.com/).
SAN FRANCISCO TEDDYCARE
SHOWS ANNOUNCED
Bruce E. Phillips is once
again presenting the San Francisco version of TEDDYCARE 2003, with
three performances in two locations on Sundays, December 7th & 14th.
Shows will benefit SHANTI, Arts Access, Bay Area Crisis Nursery and
SF General Hospital. Admission is $15 plus a Teddy Bear (new). There
is a more complete story with performer schedule in the "Breaking
News" section of the CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE website (http://www.cabarethotlineonline.com/).
BOSTON SINGS BOSTON SHOW
& CD ANNOUNCED
Centastage (http://www.centastage.org/)
presents "Boston Sings Boston III" on Sundays & Mondays, November
23rd & 24th, and November 30th & December 1st at CLUB CAFE (209 Columbus
Avenue, Boston, MA - TKTS: 617-536-5981 - http://www.clubcafe.com/).
Doors open at 6:30 - showtime at 7:30 pm. This is Centastage's third
cabaret of new songs by Boston area songwriters. The show features
singers Will McGarrahan, Chip Phillips and Melinda Stanford singing
a new slate of great local songs. Directed by Joe Antoun with Musical
Direction by Tim Evans. Each night a guest singer will do a set of
standards mixed with new songs. This year's guests are: Neil Casey:
Sunday, November 23rd; Kathy St. George: Monday, November 24th; Bobbi
Cari: Sunday, November 30th; Brian De Lorenzo: Monday, December 1st.
Tickets are $13. Centastage is also releasing the Original Cast Recording
CD of the very first "Boston Sings Boston!" show. Singers include
Jon Blackstone, Gregory Bouchard, Melinda Stanford, Mary Callanan,
Kerry Dowling, Brad Peloquin and Val Sullivan. Tim Evans on Piano
as well as Michael Wartofsky. Produced and directed by Joe Antoun.
The CD will be released by mid-November.
CHILDREN OF EDEN TO CELEBRATE
WORLD AIDS DAY
On December 1st at 7:00
pm, to commemorate World AIDS Day, THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY will present
a concert version of Stephen Schwartz's and John Caird's "Children
of Eden" at THE RIVERSIDE CHURCH (Riverside Drive at 120th Street),
featuring performances by Broadway stars and a 100-member chorus filled
with cast members from Hairspray, Avenue Q, Nine, The Boy from Oz
and several other musicals. The star-studded evening will benefit
the National AIDS Fund and The York Theatre Company, and is the professional
premiere of "Children of Eden" in New York City. Currently scheduled
to appear in the cast are Ann Harada (Avenue Q), Norm Lewis (Side
Show), Julia Murney (The Wild Party), Max von Essen (Dance of the
Vampires), Anthony Rapp (Rent), Kate Shindle (Cabaret), Darius de
Haas (Marie Christine), Jai Rodriguez (Queer Eye for the Straight
Guy), and John Tartaglia (Avenue Q). Children of Eden will be directed
by Jamie McGonnigal, with music direction by Mark Hartman. Tickets
are available by calling 212-868-4444. Tickets are also available
on the website at http://www.smarttix.com/.
NEXT SIEGEL CD SHOW ON
DECEMBER 7th AT DILLON'S
Barbara & Scott Siegel
have chosen their next set of CDs in their recently launched "Picks
of the Month" series at DILLON'S (245 West 54th Street, NYC - 212-307-9797).
At the next show, on Sunday, December 7th at 7:00 pm, soprano Anna
Bergman will be honored for her CD "Souvenir" and baritone Todd Murray
for his debut CD "When I Sing Low." They will perform at the show,
along with special guests Andrea Marcovicci and Christine Andreas.
No cover, no minimum. Doors open at 6:00 pm for dinner. Reservations
strongly advised.
HELP IS ON THE WAY IN
SAN FRANCISCO
THE RICHMOND/ERMET AIDS
FOUNDATION presents "HELP IS ON THE WAY FOR THE HOLIDAYS V" will be
held on Monday, December 15th at the HERBST THEATRE (401 Van Ness
Avenue, San Francisco, CA - TKTS: 415-273-1620 or http://www.helpisontheway.org).
This year's annual all-star holiday benefit concert features the talents
of performers in fields of entertainment including Broadway, Film,
TV, Recording, Jazz and Dance. There is a pre-show Silent Auction
from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Performance begins at 7:30 pm. Tickets for the
show only are $ 35, $50 & $75. There will be a post-performance party
with the cast in the Green Room of the War Memorial Building featuring
complimentary wine, champagne and desserts (9:30 to 11:00 pm). Host
Tickets (include performance & party) $100 and up. There is a more
complete story, with photos, in the "Breaking News" section of the
CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE website (http://www.cabarethotlineonline.com/).
KING KONG ROOM PRESENTS
'MIRACLE ON 47th STREET'
On Monday, December 15
at 7:00 & 9:00 pm, the KING KONG ROOM at the Supper Club (240 West
47th Street, NYC - 1-212-921-1904 - http://www.KingKongRoom.com/)
will be ringing in the season with MIRACLE ON 47th STREET, a one-night-only
concert of new holiday songs as well as invigorating takes on some
of your favorite seasonal tuners. Scheduled to perform are Laura Benanti,
Stephanie Block, Max von Essen, Deven May, Julia Murney, and John
Tartaglia, Larry O'Keefe, Jenny Giering & Beth Blatt, Pat Rasile ,
Stephen Flaherty & Lynn Ahrens. The evening will be directed and produced
by Jamie McGonnigal with musical direction by Mark Hartman. A portion
of the proceeds from the event will be used to benefit God's Love
We Deliver. All seats are $25 with a $15 food and drink minimum.
NIGHTLIFE AWARDS SET FOR
JANUARY 12, 2004
Scott Siegel will present
the 2004 NIGHTLIFE AWARDS at THE TOWN HALL (123 West 43rd Street,
NYC - http://www.the-townhall-nyc.org/)
on Monday, January 12th, 2004 at 7:00 pm. Award winners will be chosen
by more than 20 NYC critics, and will be presented in the fields of
Cabaret, Jazz and Comedy. The event will be co-hosted by Andrea Marcovicci,
and will include more than 25 performances. Tickets are available
at $75, $50 & $25 - and for an extra $50 you can attend the post-show
party. Call 212-752-4119 or e-mail nightlifeawards@yahoo.com
for more information. Ticket order forms are available in many of
the cabaret clubs in NYC - they go on sale at the TOWN HALL Box Office
after December 1st.
I'M ALWAYS LOOKING FOR
MORE NEWS
I get plenty of show listings
sent me - far more than I can possibly use - it is really difficult
trying to choose which ones to run, which ones to set aside. Sometimes
the item itself makes this choice - incomplete information or just
a scan of a flier, neither of which is useful to me. I would love
to have more items from outside NYC, especially NEWS items - new venues
opening, benefits, CD Releases, celebrations, new pianos, etc. Add
a website link if available. I have news ready to print about two
new cabaret venues - already in operation - but one contains no reservation
phone number or cover information, and the other did not include the
exact street address.
A WORD FROM OUR SPONSORS
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be repeated as long as the banner is running. There is a more complete
article on nearly all these items in the BREAKING NEWS section of
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REBECCA SPENCER FEATURED
AT DIVA SHOW
Rebecca Spencer's CD "Wide
Awake and Dreaming" is a top selling recording among the artists on
the LML Music (http://www.lmlmusic.com/)
label. The CD is available in stores (and on web sites) across the
country at Tower Records, Virgin Records and Barnes and Nobles, among
others. In New York City the recording is currently featured at Tower
Records in
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