Boston to Celebrate "March is Cabaret Month"

In honor of "March is Cabaret Month," BACA (Boston Association of Cabaret Artists - http://www.bostoncabaret.com/) will hold a celebration and media showcase featuring performances by some of Boston's best known Cabaret performers, including: Kathy St. George, Jan Peters, Ida Zecco, Ben Sears & Brad Conner, Brian De Lorenzo, Bobbi Carrey & Will McMillan, Krisanthi Pappas, the Fabulous Baker Sisters, and Celia Slattery. Nick Dussault will emcee. The event will be held on Monday, March 8th, starting at 7:00 pm at THE INTERNATIONAL RESTAURANT (184 High Street, Boston, MA - 617-542-4747). Admission and hors d'oeuvres are free; there will be a cash bar.

The artists performing on March 8th represent different aspects of this tradition. Emcee Nick Dussault is a local arts reviewer and comedy/cabaret personality. Kathy St. George is a familiar face on Boston stages for her roles in many acclaimed musicals and cabaret productions including Shear Madness; I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change; and Ruthless. Kathy won the 2001 IRNE (Independent Reviewers of New England) award for Best Actress.

Jan Peters is the IRNE pick for 2003 Best Female Cabaret Artist, and recently performed at the Mabel Mercer Foundation's 14th Annual Cabaret Convention. Ida Zecco is a veteran actress and classically trained singer whose latest one-woman show, Estro-gin and Tonic is one part theater, one part stand up comedy, and one part heartfelt singing. The duo of Ben Sears and Brad Conner are known for combining entertaining performances with outstanding historical research, especially of the music of George Gershwin and Irving Berlin. Brian De Lorenzo is a musical theater artist and Talent America winner who lends his clear tenor to classics old and new.

Will McMillan, well known in the Cambridge area for his role in promoting Cabaret at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education, recently teamed up with soprano Bobbi Carrey to present If I Loved You, a musical celebration of love, "unrequited, requited, and not so requited." Krisanthi Pappas is a jazz, pop and cabaret singer who has opened for or shared the stage with many jazz greats including Bradford Marsalis and Chuck Mangione. Her three cds, which include many originals, have received strong acclaim.

The Fabulous Baker Sisters (Bobbi and Dolly) originally recorded for Mercury records in the 1950's, and after pursuing long careers separately in comedy and music, are back together and still going strong. Celia Slattery wove monologues with music from the 60's and 70's, to create Moving Target, her memoir about growing up in the Age of Aquarius. All of the performers, with piano accompaniment, express the intimacy and the immediacy that has always defined cabaret.

BACA is a membership organization whose mission is: to create a community to share, support, promote, and recognize the value of cabaret in the greater New England area.

For more information, see BACA (Boston Association of Cabaret Artists - http://www.bostoncabaret.com/).

 

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