"The Kitchenettes" in "DINE" in Napa and San Francisco

The Kitchenettes' "DINE," which originally debuted in 2001, is back in a new staging with performances at COPIA: THE AMERICAN CENTER FOR WINE, FOOD & THE ARTS (500 First Street, Napa, CA - 707-259-1600 - http://www.copia.org) on Monday, April 21st at 8:00 pm (Member $18; Non-Member $20) and San Francisco's prestigious THE PLUSH ROOM at the York Hotel (940 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA - 415-885-2800 - http://www.plushroom.com/) on Monday, June 23rd at 8:00 pm ($20 plus 2-drink minimum).

The recipe for this show is as follows: Take three sassy and beautiful women with fabulous voices and stage presence. Add tasty arrangements, juicy patter, sprinkle generously with humor and zesty innuendo, and you've got a cabaret success. The Kitchenettes - Lua Hadar, Linda Kosut and Eryka Raines - treat the audience to a full spectrum of emotions and styles, from saucy and comedic trios to stylish and soulful duets and solos in "DINE: Where Food and Lust Burst Into Song." With musical direction by Barry Lloyd, choreography and staging by Hilary Bryan and direction by Bobby Weinapple, "DINE" is a show that follows a relationship as if it were a 5-course meal.

Lua Hadar has become a presence on the San Francisco cabaret scene since her move here from her native New York City over 10 years ago. Her solo cabaret show, "My Foolish Heart," introduced audiences to the joyousness and ease with which this singer-actress can deliver a wide range of musical styles. Since then, the lush-voiced comedienne has appeared at all of San Francisco's major cabaret venues. Known for her international cabaret repertoire and pure, rich voice, Lua appeared for many weeks at Union Street's Cafe de Paris, following a featured concert at the cabaret festival in Breno, Italy. Lua performed with Barry Lloyd in an all-French cabaret program for the opening of the Palace of the Legion of Honor's exhibit, "Toulouse Lautrec & The Spirit of Montmartre: Cabaret, Humor and the Avant-Garde, 1875-1905." Together with Linda Kosut, she is the producer and host of Thick Tuesdays, a salon for cabaret singers and their audiences. The Kitchenettes also perform at Club Pena PachaMama in San Francisco's North Beach on the first Thursday of every month in their revue, "Come & Get It!"

Linda Kosut moved to the San Francisco Bay Area over 15 years ago from her native New York City where she began her cabaret career at the former Jan Wallman's in the Village, among other cabaret venues. A smoky contralto, Linda is a stylish, moving and entertaining performer. Her show "Mister Kicks," delighted audiences with the array of musical styles and emotions she delivers in her performance. She is best known for her passionate and interpretive skill with lyrics and the "story" song. Linda has performed in all of San Francisco's major cabaret venues and, together with Lua Hadar, produced and performed "It's My PartyÞ a cabaret souffle in the key of Now!" at the Larkspur Cafe Theatre and at The White Barn Theatre in St. Helena. Her first CD is being released February 2003. Linda is a 1990 Fellow of the Cabaret Symposium of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center.

Eryka Raines is a singer and actress. Classically trained, she has performed as Papagena in the "Magic Flute" and Mama Lucia in "Cavallaria Rusticana". In musical theater, she was a soloist with the Boston Pops and is currently playing the role of Antonia in "The Man of La Mancha" at the Willows Theater, Concord, California. As an actor, Eryka performed in the critically acclaimed "Stories by Tobias Woolf" with Word for Word Performing Arts Company of San Francisco, and has also been seen at San Jose Repertory Theater, The American Conservatory Theater, and the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, to name just a few. Eryka is a graduate of the Boston Conservatory.

Barry Lloyd, Musical Director, is a veteran cabaret artist. He has been a leading musical figure in the San Francisco Bay Area for the past 25 years as accompanist to such cabaret stars as Ruth Hastings, Sharon McNight, Nancy LaMott, Michael Greer, Raquel Bitton, Charles Pierce, and many others. He was also private accompanist to Miss Mary Martin during her residence in San Francisco. Mr. Lloyd is a graduate of both the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.). Known primarily as a pianist/ accompanist, Mr. Lloyd is also an accomplished actor, singer, arranger and composer. An avid aficionado of Cole Porter's music, Barry recently performed his shows "A Swell Party" and "Let's Fly Away: A Romp Around the World on the Wings of Cole Porter," both with his trio at San Francisco's Plush Room.

For more information, see http://www.thekitchenettes.com/.

Back to CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE Home Page

If you would like to receive a free e-mail subscription to CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE, please click here:

Note: Your subscription will be sent to the e-mail address you subscribe from - and please include your real name along with the city where you live.

NOW YOU CAN JOIN CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE!