PERFORMERS ANNOUNCED FOR TWELFTH ANNIVERSARY NYC CABARET CONVENTION

THE TWELFTH ANNIVERSARY CABARET CONVENTION EVENTS
OCTOBER 22 THROUGH 28, 2001
(all performers' appearances subject to availability)

MONDAY, OCTOBER 22: THE GALA OPENING NIGHT stars cabaret greats Karen Akers, Andrea Marcovicci, Paula West, Jeff Harnar, Wesla Whitfield, The Moonlighters, Malcolm Gets, Natalie Douglas, Anna Bergman, Karen Mason, Amanda McBroom, DC Anderson, Mark Coffin, Barbara Carroll and Toni Lamond plus Tom Andersen, Terri Klausner and Deborah Tranelli celebrate Portia Nelson. For this night only, tickets are $50 and $25.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23: "A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELEY SQUARE" stars Heather Gilchriest, Sally Ann Howes, Dillie Keane, Sheridan Morley, John Scherer, Lainie Nelson, Sian Phillips, Moira Lister, Kane Alexander, Alison Jiear, Joyce Breach, Eric Comstock, Audrey Lavine, Sidney Myer, Georga Osborne, Cybill Shepherd, Larry Woodard, Edward Hibbert, Liz Robertson and special guest star, Judy Campbell. Ms. Campbell introduced the song in 1940 in the British "New Faces."

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24 : Act 1 - "BROADWAY, OUR WAY" / Act II - ART OF PERFORMANCE "EVERYTHING THE TRAFFIC WILL ALLOW - THE SONGS AND SASS OF ETHEL MERMAN." - Act I stars Lee Roy Reams, Christine Andreas, Craig Rubano, Christine Ebersole, Louise Pitre, Donna McKechnie, Sally Mayes, Karen Saunders and Carol Woods. Act Il - "Everything The Traffic Will Allow" stars Klea Blackhurst.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25: "READ!NG LYRICS": A Celebration of Robert Gottlieb's and Robert Kimball's remarkable new book hosted by Marian Seldes, stars Elizabeth Wilson, Julie Wilson, Mary Cleere Haran, Jeff Harnar, Elaine Stritch, Tovah Feldshuh, Mark Nadler, Ronny Whyte and KT Sullivan and several surprise guests. Produced by Marian Seldes and Donald Smith.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26: Act l: "THIS JOINT IS JUMPIN' / Act II: "JUDY'S JAZZ PARTY," Act I stars Rondi Charleston, Rick Jensen, Hilary Kole, Tom Postilio, Johnny Rodgers, Marcus Simeone, Libby Whittemore, Billy Stritch and Ronny Whyte. Act II stars Judy Barnett, Chris Calloway, Mary Foster Conklin, Baby Jane Dexter, Melba Joyce, Spider Saloff, Richard Rodney Bennett, Paul Bernhardt, Margaret Whiting and several surprise guests. Produced by one of America's finest jazz artists, Judy Barnett.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 27: Act l: CABARET PARADE / Act II: ART OF PERFORMANCE: "LEADING MEN DON'T DANCE" - Act I stars Ann Hampton Callaway, Barbara Fasano, Natalie Gamsu, Jane A. Johnston, Carlos Martin, Colleen McHugh, Denise Tomasello, Lumiri Tubo, and from the Sydney Cabaret Convention, winner of the City of Sydney Award: Melissa Langton. Act II: "Leading Men Don't Dance" stars George Dvorsky, Scott Holmes, Richard Muenz, Byron Nease, Ron Raines. "Plenty of talent, charisma and sex appeal are on display here." - Eric Myers, Time Out NY

SUNDAY OCTOBER 28: THE GRAND FINALE: THE IRVING BERLIN SONGBOOK: A Celebration of the publication of the complete lyrics of Irving Berlin, coedited by Linda Louise Emmet (Irving Berlin s daughter) and music historian Robert Kimball stars Mary Cleere Haran, Linda Louise Emmet, Jeff Harnar, Julie Wilson, Amanda McBroom, Julie Reyburn, Brian De Lorenzo, Tom Michael, Phillip Officer, KT Sullivan, Eric Comstock, Daryl Sherman and Thos Shipley. All tickets are $25.

TICKETS CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED BY MAIL - ORDER FORM WITH DETAILS

For information about the Mabel Mercer Foundation and 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

http://www.mabelmercer.org/

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