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CABARET
HOTLINE ONLINE #031206 - Thursday, December 18, 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 the MIDWEEK Issue
of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE which includes news, breaking stories and
notes, and news on shows offering discounts to members of CABARET
HOTLINE ONLINE.
Exactly one
week from now is Christmas Day - Thursday, December 25th. Since we
usually publish our MID-WEEK issue on Thursdays, there will only be
one issue of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE per week for the next two weeks
- the MONDAY issue. These combined issues will consist of mainly listings,
including shows offering discounts to members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
usually found in the MID-WEEK issue.
Meantime,
I am having great fun with my iPod. I have already loaded about 25
cabaret CDs to the gadget, and now I can listen to CDs without interruption
while I travel the subway, the bus or simply walking down the street.
Up to now I have had to "sample" CDs between phone calls, while answering
e-mails, and while working at my computer. The difference in the listening
experience is amazing.
I have already
discovered that there are some CDs out there that are fantastic -
and some that are dreadful. I really need to get to work and start
posting mini-reviews of these little discs on the CABARET HOTLINE
ONLINE website (http://www.cabarethotlineonline.com/)!
But to all who are contemplating making a cabaret CD in the near future:
take your time, work closely with your arranger/musical director,
and spend some extra money to make it the best you can. Even if this
means a delay of several months, it is far better than making a sloppy
record of your work. A good help is to check the credits on CDs you
really like and go from there.
Sue Matsuki
made up a "fact sheet" on producing your own CD which she has generously
given me permission to post on the website in my TIPS & FAQs section
and after listening to the 2-dozen CDs on my iPod, I want to get that
article up as soon as possible.
This is a
shorter issue than usual, due to time constraints. The promised next
installment of my THOUGHTS TO SHARE series, regarding critics and
reviews will appear in the January 8 MID-WEEK issue.
Now on with
the news:
ITEMS OF NOTE
HOWARD MCGILLIN IS GUEST
AT CHATTERBOX TONIGHT
At Seth Rudetsky's
BROADWAY CHATTERBOX at DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC
- 1-212-757-0788 - http://www.donttellmama.com/
) tonight, Thursday, December 18th at 6:00 pm, Seth's guest is Broadway's
Howard McGillin. If you have an interest in musical theater, you should
be attending these interview shows every Thursday. Cost is a $10 donation
and 2-drink minimum. Best of all, all proceeds go to BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY
FIGHTS AIDS (http://www.bcefa.org/
)! For details, visit http://www.sethsbroadwaychatterbox.com/.
Because of the holidays, the next Broadway Chatterbox will be on January
8th.
"EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW"
CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS
On this coming
Sunday, December 21st, EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN, on the Radio over
WBAI 99.5 FM and on the Internet at http://www.2600.com/offthehook/hot2.ram,
heard from 9:00 to 11:00 pm (ET) host David Kenney will present CHRISTMAS!
CHRISTMAS! CHRISTMAS! The Annual Broadcast. Some of the songs and
performers that you will hear: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
- Judy Garland; "I'll Be Home For Christmas" - Frank Sinatra; "My
Simple Christmas Wish" - Alix Korey; "Silent Night" - Boyz II Men;
"Good Morning Blues" - Ella Fitzgerald; "White Christmas" - Bing Crosby;
"After The Holidays" - Eric Reed & Paula West ; "Surabaya Santa" -
Kristine Zbornik & Jason Robert Brown; "The Christmas Song" - Nat
Cole; "What Child Is This" - Mahalia Jackson; "Just In Time For Christmas"
- Nancy LaMott; "Grateful" - Ann Marie and More! You are invited to
e-mail your comments and suggestions to David Kenney at: oldisnew@earthlink.net.
For more information, see http://www.oldisnew.org/
.
"AT THE RITZ" SUNDAYS ON
THE RADIO & THE NET
Jeffrey Williams
and Lynn DiMenna host a radio show in Fairfield County, Connecticut
called "At the Ritz!" which can be heard on WVOF 88.5 FM. The Sunday
show is broadcast live from 1:00 to 3:00 pm and features cabaret,
jazz, big band, swing, Broadway, Hollywood and Sinatra. Guests this
week are Ann Hampton Callaway and Peter Nero. Also, David Guidice
from "Our Sinatra!" The show is also simulcast on the web around the
world on http://www.wvof.org/.
"LISTEN TO MY HEART" LIVE
CAST RECORDING AVAILABLE
The off-Broadway
show "Listen To My Heart Æ The Songs of David Friedman" closed on
Sunday, December 7th, but the live, original cast 2-CD set of the
show is now available. You can order it through the website at http://www.MIDDER.com/.
You might also want to check out the CDs of Nancy LaMott available
there as well. Perfect gifts for holiday giving!
NEW YEAR'S EVE SHOW? LET
ME KNOW ABOUT IT!
I will also
soon set up a special section to the CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE website
(http://www.cabarethotlineonline.com/)
listing NEW YEAR'S EVE cabaret shows and events around the country.
Send in your listing - but please include complete information and
do not simply send me a copy of your flier or show card.
SPECIAL CABARET BENEFITS
& EVENTS OF NOTE
RUBY RIMS' TEDDYCARE RAISES
OVER $10,000!
This year's
"Ruby Rims & Friends TeddyCare" shows at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE
BEECHMAN THEATER (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909) raised
over $10,000.00 to benefit the Rodney Kirk Center, the Manhattan Plaza
AIDS Project. Each show featured about a dozen performers from cabaret
& Broadway. Hundreds of Teddy Bears were also donated to be distributed
to children of all ages in NYC-area children's wards and hospices.
HELP THE HOMELESS AT BABY
JANE DEXTER BENEFIT SHOWS
For the month
of December, Baby Jane returns to THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher
Street, NYC - 1-212-255-5438 - http://www.theduplex.com/)
for the 10th consecutive month with three remaining performances of
her show ANOTHER SPRING (THEN & NOW) on Saturdays, December 20th &
27th at 9:00 pm, but these shows have been designated as a benefit
for The Bowery Residents' Committee (http://www.www.bowrescom.org/)
to raise funds and clothing for "Holiday Hats for the BRC." Ms. Dexter
is joined by her musical director Ross Patterson. There is a $15 music
charge and a 2-drink minimum. You can choose to pay the cover (to
be donated to the group), or bring an unwrapped new, warm hat, cap,
scarf or pair of gloves (value $10 or more) to be distributed to the
homeless. Each show will pay tribute to a cabaret personality. The
first December show, on the 6th, will be dedicated to the memory of
the late Darrell Henline, founder of CABARET SCENES magazine.
JULIE REYBURN'S ANNUAL
BENEFIT HOLIDAY SHOW AT MAMA ROSE'S
For the 3rd
year in a row, Julie Reyburn is presenting evenings of holiday cheer
at MAMA ROSE'S (219 Second Avenue, NYC - 212-533-0558 - http://www.mamaroses.net/)
featuring special guests from the cabaret and theatre world to benefit
BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS (http://www.bcefa.org/).
With Mark Janas on piano the shows showcase favorite classical and
contemporary holiday selections. The remaining show is on Monday,
December 22nd at 8:30 pm. There is a $15 cover and 2-drink minimum.
Special guests will be performing in each show. On December 22nd Julie's
guests include Phil Bond, Mychelle Colleary, Boulevard East, Jonathan
Frank, David Gurland, Michael Holland & Karen Mack and Kevin Merritt.
ST. CLEMENT'S BENEFIT
DECEMBER 21st
A Holiday
Benefit called "Christmas Carolyn," hosted by Carolyn Montgomery and
benefitting the cabaret-friendly ST. CLEMENTS CHURCH's Community Outreach
Programs (After School Program, Food Pantry and Free Veterinary Clinic)
will happen at ST. CLEMENTS THEATER (423 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-246-7277
Ext. 29) on Sunday, December 21st at 8:00 PM. Already scheduled to
perform are Baby Jane Dexter, Klea Blackhurst, Natalie Douglas, Julie
Reyburn, Steven Lutvak, Jay Rogers, Sydney Myer, Mark Coffin and Lennie
Watts. There will be a reception following the show. Tickets cost
$25.00, and include a champagne reception immediately following the
show. Tickets are limited, and reservations are required.
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 and they are on sale at the TOWN HALL Box Office.
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.
SHOWS OFFERING DISCOUNTS
FOR MEMBERS OF CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
The following
shows are currently offering members special prices and discounts.
If your show is offering a discount to CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE members
and is not listed here, please let me know at once, so that you can
be included on the MEMBER DEALS page on the website and listed weekly
in the newsletter.
SHOWS OFFERING DISCOUNTS
AT DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 1-212-757-0788 - http://www.donttellmama.com/)
Tom D'Angora,
the young standout of Provincetown's highly controversial production
of "Naked Boys Singing," brings his debut cabaret back for a third
extension, with a newly added show on Sunday, December 28th at 8:00
pm . The show titled "Diva's I've Done" celebrates the women that
have touched this show queen's life. The show is directed by hot newcomer
Michael Duling and features the musical direction of cabaret favorite
William Wade. Featured in the show are Noel Cody, Stephanie Harwood,
and Cara LaGreen as Princes Diana. There is a $12 cover and 2-drink
minimum. No cover charge for CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE members.
D. Jay Bradley's
10th Annual Christmas Show returns for 6 performances in December.
The all-new show is called "CHRISTMAS PRESENCE" and features Rachel
Hanser, Karen Mack, Lisa Yaeger & Jeff Manwaring. The show is directed
by Lina Koutrakos. A special guest is featured at each show. Remaining
show dates & times are Sunday, December 21st at 8:00 pm (SOLD OUT)
and Monday, December 22nd at 6:30 pm. There is a $15 cover, 2-drink
minimum - $10 cover for CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE members EXCEPT for
Sunday, December 21st performance.
Page Sampson's
acclaimed show "Braving the Elements" returns for two more performances
with shows on Tuesday, January 6th at 6:30 pm and Saturday, January
10 that 4:00 pm. Ms. Sampson will be accompanied on piano by her musical
director, David Maiocco, and by Skip Ward on bass. There is a $15
cover charge ($10 for members CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE) and a 2-drink
minimum.
Show Business
Weekly's choice as BEST CLUB ACT OF 2003, Karen Mack & Michael Holland
return with the next in their "Gashole" series in "GASHOLY NIGHT!"
- the holiday show, with one show left on Friday, December 12th at
8:00 pm. There is a $15 cover, 2-drink minimum. $5 discount for CABARET
HOTLINE ONLINE members.
Eve Ladas
returns with her new show "This Moment" on Sunday, December 21st at
2:45 pm, Friday, December 26th at 8:00 pm, Sunday, December 28th at
5:30 pm, and Tuesday, December 30th at 9:00 pm. $10, 2-drink minimum
($5 cover for MAC & CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE members).
SHOWS OFFERING DISCOUNTS
AT DILLON'S (245 West 54th Street, NYC - 212-307-9797)
Boulevard
East, the vocal trio formerly known as Eastern Standard Time, and
twice-nominated by the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs
(MAC) as Outstanding Vocal Group under their former name, bring their
special show on celebrating the season to DILLON'S on Thursday, December
18th. Titled "Just in Time for Christmas," the show begins at 8:00
pm with dinner seating at 6:30 pm. There is a $15 cover charge plus
a $10 food/drink minimum. $5 discount for CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE members.
SHOWS OFFERING DISCOUNTS
AT THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 1-212-255-5438
- http://www.theduplex.com/)
Joanna Parson
& Lance Werth bring their critically acclaimed - and very funny -
show REDDY OR NOT! to THE DUPLEX for one more performance, tonight,
Thursday, December 18th at 7:00 pm. The show is directed by Joseph
P. McDonnell (Urinetown - Fringe Festival 2000; Maybe, Baby, It's
You - Miranda & Here; Living Doll - The Duplex) with musical direction
by Barbara Anselmi (My Favorite Year, The New Yorkers, Roar of the
Greasepaint). Tickets are $12 with a 2-drink minimum. 1/2 Cover for
members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE.
SHOWS OFFERING DISCOUNTS
AT MAMA ROSE'S (219 Second Avenue, NYC - 212-533-0558 - http://www.mamaroses.net/)
Following
two sell out seasons earlier this year in Australia, Ross James will
unleash his presence on New York City this coming Sunday, December
21st at 9:30 pm. Ross will lead you through the loves, laughs, triumphs
and disappointments of life in "The Other Boy From Oz." Musical director
is Tracy Stark. There is a $15 cover, 2-drink minimum. $10 cover for
CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE members.
After and
exciting and acclaimed run in November, Miles Phillips' new show THE
UNREST INSIDE ME has been extended with one additional date on Sunday,
December 28th at 7:00 pm. Phillips is teamed with award winning musical
director and composer, Jason Wynn. There is a $15 cover ($10 for CABARET
HOTLINE ONLINE members) plus a 2-drink minimum.
Jenna Robinson
presents her new show "Neshamah," an eclectic fusion of music and
styles featuring songs by Irving Berlin, Rick Jensen, The Beatles,
Johnny Mercer, Amanda McBroom, and many more. Final show is on Monday,
December 22nd at 6:00 pm. Musical director is Tracy Stark, with Ritt
Henn/Skip Ward on bass. Lina Koutrakos directs. $15 cover ($10 for
Cabaret Hotline Members), 2-drink minimum.
Lennie Watts
and Scott Coulter present "A Christmas to Remember" with shows on
Thursday through Saturday, December 18th, 19th & 20th at 9:30 pm and
Sunday, December 21st at 7:00 pm. $15, 2-drink minimum, $10 for MAC
& CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE members.
Rebecca Spencer
will celebrate the release of, and critical acclaim for, her debut
solo recording, "Wide Awake and Dreaming," on January 9th and 10th,
with both shows at 7:00 pm. Accompanied by Philip Fortenberry, the
evening features an intimate concert performance of the entire CD
recording. The cover charge is $15.00 ($12.00 for MAC and CABARET
HOTLINE ONLINE members). There is a 2-drink minimum.
SHOWS OFFERING DISCOUNTS
OUTSIDE THE NYC AREA
THE SHARON
LYNNE WILSON CENTER FOR THE ARTS (19805 West Capitol Drive, Brookfield,
WI - 262-781-9520) is proud to offer again this year the popular Wilson
Center Cabaret Series. Subscriptions and individual tickets are now
on sale. CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE 20% discount available on select performances.´
See the article on the BREAKING NEWS page on the CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
website (http://www.cabarethotlineonline.com/)
To be listed
in this section, you must send in your flier and/or other promotional
material showing the discount offer for CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE members
to me. The discount offered must be equal to or greater than any other
discount offer you make available to other groups or organizations.
Please check with the venue where you are performing to be sure that
these discounts will be honored. This offer is not for the NYC area
only. CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE members live all over the US, Canada,
Australia and the UK.
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miss out on another feature of the CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE website
(http://www.cabarethotlineonline.com/)
- the CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE CHAT BOARD - where anyone, anywhere,
can post information about their shows, CDs or other cabaret-related
event. You can also post requests and questions about cabaret performance,
and share your thoughts and ideas of cabaret. You don't have to be
a member of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE, you don't have to fill out a form,
you don't need to remember one of those dreaded passwords. All you
need to do is follow the rules - clearly posted on the board - before
you make a posting. I will remove your message if I deem it inappropriate.
Fully 70% of visitors to the CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE website (http://www.cabarethotlineonline.com/)
visit the CHAT BOARD.
CABARET NEWS ON THE WEBSITE
Information
about other shows around the country and around the world can be found
on the BREAKING NEWS page of the CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE website (http://www.cabarethotlineonline.com/
). How do you get an item posted in the BREAKING NEWS section of the
CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE website? Just e-mail me a press release of
at least four paragraphs, giving the complete information on your
show, CD release or other cabaret related event. Include photos in
jpg or gif format if available. Please send me complete information
- and do not merely e-mail me a copy of your flier or a reference
to a website. With two newsletters going out a week, I don't have
enough time to look these things up, and often have to simply toss
out incomplete items. By the way, I usually trim quotes from reviews
from the press releases I receive before using the item on my website
or in the newsletter, so don't count them when putting together the
four or more paragraphs.
IT'S TIME TO GO
This week
we are working to prepare the "official" membership cards for all
members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE. We rushed out "temporary" cards
earlier this membership year so that performers could begin to immediately
offer discounts to our supporters. The new cards will include the
member's name, as well as an expiration date. They will be mailed
early next week - the mail will be very slow between now and the 25th,
so I am taking advantage of the lull between Christmas and New Years
- before all those end-of-month bills are sent to everyone from the
department stores and credit card companies. This has meant the purchase
of some new software, and will involve a lot of "hand labor" to make
sure the proper card is in the proper envelope.
At the same
time, I am working on getting a whole bunch of articles posted in
the BREAKING NEWS section - hopefully they will be up and running
later today or tomorrow morning.
Tonight I
am off to DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 1-212-757-0788
- http://www.donttellmama.com/)
at 6:00 pm for Seth Rudetsky's Broadway Chatterbox, and then to DILLON'S
(245 West 54th Street, NYC - 212-307-9797) at 8:00 pm for the Boulevard
East vocal trio's Holiday show. DILLON'S just installed a brand new
sound system (designed by Damien - the same fellow who designed the
fantastic sound setup at MAMA ROSE'S). The difference is amazing,
and congratulations to Scott Barbarino and the owners of DILLON'S
for the wonderful upgrades to this room in the past few months - new
piano, new stage setting and now a new sound system. New lighting
is in the planning stage.
Tomorrow
night I will be at MAMA ROSE'S (219 Second Avenue, NYC - 212-533-0558
- http://www.mamaroses.net/)
at 7:00 pm for Anthony Santelmo's Holiday show, and then will rush
up to DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 1-212-757-0788
- http://www.donttellmama.com/)
for Michael Conley's show at 8:30 pm (that's a rush, since Anthony's
shows usually run a little overtime).
I hope many
of you will join me on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 pm at DANNY'S SKYLIGHT
ROOM (342 West 46th Street, NYC - 1-212-265-8133 - http://www.dannysgrandseapalace.com/)
for Lynne Jackson & Mike Palter's CD release show. I have never heard
them perform, but they are legends in the Boston area and have performed
all over the world, but rarely in NYC. I can't wait! This is a one-time-only
event.
Sunday night
at 9:30 pm, Ross James, a cabaret/theater star in Australia, will
make his New York City debut at MAMA ROSE'S (219 Second Avenue, NYC
- 212-533-0558 - http://www.mamaroses.net/).
This too is a one-time-only event, and from word we've received from
folks down under, this lad's show is not to be missed. I hope you
will join me there as well and give Ross a real New York welcome.
Thanks once
more to all the folks who sent in their membership donations these
past weeks. We are now listing over 350 members, as we make our way
the way towards our goal of 400 members for 2003-2004. Watch for a
big announcement about another new benefit for members of CABARET
HOTLINE ONLINE after Thanksgiving. I think all members - and performers
- will be pleased.
And that
is just about the way it was.
Hugs & Stuff,
STU
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