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Tickets are now on sale for the First CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE NOVEMBER HOLIDAY CABARET CD EVENT (Don't Let Christmas Pass You By!)- presenting the songs of up to 10 CDs chosen from "Cabaret CDs" released in 2008 to be held at DON'T TELL MAMA on Tuesday, November 11th at 9:15 pm. Members are invited to submit CDs that qualify. Long-time cabaret critic/reviewer/writer John Hoglund has agreed to serve as judge for the event - he will choose up to 10 CDs from those submitted - including one to be designated "CD of the Year 2008". The "chosen 10" recording artists will be invited to come to the show to perform 2 songs from their CDs. The winning CD will receive our first D. J. Bradley "CDs for Christmas" award (the CDs do not need to be Christmas themed).
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West Coast singing sensation Devlin returns to NYC on Monday, October 13th at 7:00 pm to perform her new show "The Places You Find Love" at DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788 - http://www.donttellmamanyc.com/ ). Additional performances are scheduled for Wednesday, October 15th at 7:00 pm and Saturday, October 18th at 5:00 pm. Devlin will be singing about the many modes and moods of love the show when she will explore jazz, blues as well as well loved torch songs and pop arranged by Rick Jensen and Tex Arnold. Musical director is Rick Jensen and the show is directed by Lina Koutrakos. Devlin will also be releasing her debut CD "Devlin Live In New York" recorded last October at The Metropolitan Room. All show tickets include a complimentary CD. A California native, Devlin made her sold out New York Cabaret debut at Helen's in March 2007. She returned last October to perform at The Metropolitan Room. There is a $15 cover plus a 2-drink minimum. *** BANNER ADVERTISER ***
NYC: NOTES ON NEW YORK BY TIM DI PASQUA
Award-winning singer/composer/lyricist Tim Di Pasqua brings his thrilling new musical theater revue to New York's THE THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440 - http://www.metropolitanroom.com/ ) every Monday in October, the 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th at 7:00 pm. NOTES ON NEW YORK is an exciting, and poignant 90-minute song cycle about things seen and heard around this intoxicating city. Inspired by the life of Walt Whitman, who wrote about experiences he had witnessed, and by Irving Berlin's As Thousands Cheer, featuring songs based on headlines of the day, NOTES ON NEW YORK presents Tim at the piano, along with a cast of five, who are the "voices in his head," bringing his observations to life. NOTES ON NEW YORK reflects everyday life and situations from people, as seen through the eyes of one captivated observer. From the subway evangelist to the skinny white girl on the bus; from the personal ads on a dating service to the big hairy man behind the bar, the city pulses with the grit, beauty and drama that only New York has to offer. The show is presented by Third Eye Theatre Company (http://www.thirdeyetheatreco.com/ ) under the artistic direction of Michael Levesque. Andrew Glant-Linden directs. There is a $25 cover plus a 2-drink minimum. *** SIDE-BAR ADVERTISER ***
NYC: VOICES FROM THE GREAT WHITE WAY AT THE BEECHMAN AT 11:00 PM
THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATER (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909 - http://www.westbankcafe.com/ ) is pleased to announce VOICES FROM THE GREAT WHITE WAY, featuring one night only concerts from some of Broadway's leading voices on Monday evenings through November 3rd. On Monday, October 13th at 11:00 pm, the performer is Andrea Burns from the cast of In The Heights. Audiences will also remember Andrea from Broadway's The Ritz, The Full Monty, Beauty and the Beast and, of course, the original cast of Jason Robert Brown's Songs for a New World. There is a $25 cover plus a $15 food/drink minimum.
NYC: LATE HARVEST: THE SONGS OF TINA LEAR
Multi award-winning singer-songwriter Tina Lear will perform her music in an evening led by a cast of incomparable Broadway performers at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATER (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909 - http://www.westbankcafe.com/ ) on Monday, October 13th at 9:30 pm. Scheduled to appear are: Q Smith (Les Miserables), Jill Abramovitz (Martin Short's Fame Becomes Me), Weston Wells Olson (Hollywood Bowl's Les Miz, PBS Camelot), Alex Brightman (Glory Days, Twilight in Manchego), Natalie Moore and Carey McCray. There is a $10 cover plus a $15 food/drink minimum.
NYC: JASON ROBERT BROWN AT BIRDLAND
Composer/lyricist Jason Robert Brown will appear at BIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080 - http://www.birdlandjazz.com/ ) on Monday, October 13th at 7:00 pm. Brown has been hailed as one of Broadway's smartest and most sophisticated songwriters since Stephen Sondheim. He is the Tony Award-winning composer/lyricist of Parade, winner of the Drama Desk and New York Drama Critic's Circle awards for Best New Musical. Jason's first musical, Songs for a New World, premiered Off-Broadway in 1995, and has received over forty productions. His latest musical 13, will bow on Broadway this season. Jason has provided incidental music for Long Day's Journey into Night (Irish Repertory Theater), David Lindsay-Abaire's Fuddy Meers (MTC), and David Marshall Grant's Current Events (MTC). Jason was awarded the 1996 Gilman & Gonzalez-Falla Foundation Award for Musical Theatre. There is a $35 cover plus a $15 food/drink minimum.
CAPE COD: RALPH BASSETT DOES DIVA TURN IN ORLEANS
Ralph Bassett will premier his new "I've Got the Divas in Me" cabaret show at the ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS (120 Main Street, Orleans, MA - 508-255-1963) has been rescheduled for Monday, October 13th, at 8:00 pm. The originally announced show dates had to be cancelled due to illness of the musical director. No stranger to Cape Cod stages, the talented song stylist best known for his wide vocal range and distinct style, will be joined by musical arranger and pianist Bonnie MacLeod. It is the premier showing of " I've Got the Diva's in Me" before it takes off for DON'T TELL MAMA in New York City this spring. MacLeod and Bassett, a new team, have crafted an evening of the musical styling of eighteen (18) of Bassett's favorite female performers including: Streisand, Dusty Springfield, Odetta, Billy Holiday, Liza, Cher, Warrick, Dion and Judy Garland. The show will also be a fundraiser for the Academy. Tickets are $15 - $40.
NYC: JILL WHELAN SPENDS "AN EVENING IN DRY DOCK"
Jill Whelan presents "An Evening in Dry Dock" at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440 - http://www.metropolitanroom.com ) on Mondays, October 13th & 20th at 9:45 pm. Ms. Whelan's career has spanned more than three decades in film, stage and television and has allowed her to work with some of the biggest names in show business. "An Evening in Dry Dock" is a riotous, honest and touching look at what it is like to be a child star - and then not. The show features a magnificent collection of musical numbers, side splitting stories about Hollywood and Broadway's A-List as well as heartfelt snapshots about motherhood, love and marriage. There is a $15 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: ALGONQUIN SALON PRESENTS LAST MONDAY NIGHT EVENT
*** SPECIAL CABARET OPEN MIC EVENT ***
*** CABARET NO COVER EVENT ***
Mark Janas' ALGONQUIN SALON continues at the legendary THE ALGONQUIN HOTEL (59 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-419-9331 - http://www.algonquinhotel.com ) with another special edition presented in the hotel's lobby area on Monday, October 13th from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. The theme of the last Monday night Salon on October 13th will be "BE ITALIAN!", in honor of Columbus Day and the special co-host will be Peter Napolitano. Join in honoring the music, poetry and la dolce vita of the most passionate country in the world. Due to the booking of a show in the OAK ROOM, starting Sunday, October 19th, the Algonquin Salon will be moving to Sunday nights from 7:00 to 10:00 pm until further notice. No cover, no minimum.
JAZZ VOCALISTS JAM SESSION IN HOLLYWOOD
*** CABARET OPEN MIC EVENT ***
Shirlee Kong's Monthly Jazz Vocalists Jam Session at the HOLLYWOOD STUDIO BAR & GRILL (6122 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, CA - 323-466-9917 - http://www.hstudiobarandgrill.com/ ) will return on Monday, October 13th from 7:30 pm. to 10:30 pm featuring the Karen Hernandez trio. All jazz vocalists and musicians are invited to drop by, and Shirlee will attempt to give an opportunity to each to perform. Please bring your sheet music in your key. Other musicians are welcomed to sit in. There is a $5 cover plus 2 drink minimum or dinner order. Call for reservations if you plan on having dinner.
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NYC: GREG PURNHAGEN IN BABALU-CY! THE ART OF DESI ARNAZ
Award-winning producers, Michael & Barbara Ross, will present the 2008 Back Stage Bistro Award Winning Greg Purnhagen in BABALU-CY - the art of Desi Arnaz, Off-Broadway, at the ACTORS TEMPLE THEATRE (339 West 47th Street, NYC - Telecharge: 212-239-6200 - http://www.telecharge.com ). The show opened on Tuesday, September 23rd. Performances continue on Wednesdays, Saturdays & Sundays at 3:00 pm. Conceived & written by Greg Purnhagen, BABALU-CY takes a look at Arnaz' career from his tremendous success as a bandleader/singer to his relationship with America's favorite red-head. Complete with a 7-piece Latin band led by Musical Director/Arranger David Cook, BABALU-CY is directed by Gene Castle. BABALU-CY - the Art of Desi Arnaz, debuted at the Metropolitan Room in July 2007, winning a 2008 Back Stage Bistro Award for "Best Theme Show." Tickets are $55 & $35.
NEW ORLEANS: RUNNING WITH SCISSORS AND DIE! MOMMY! DIE! THROUGH OCTOBER 19th
The comedy theater troup Running With Scissors returns to the stage with the New Orleans premiere of the killer camp comedy DIE! MOMMY! DIE! at LE CHAT NOIR (715 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA - 504-581-5812 - http://www.cabaretlechatnoir.com ) on Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 pm and Sundays at 6:00 pm from Friday, September 26th through Sunday, October 19th. Written by Charles Busch, MOMMY! DIE! is a pitch-perfect parody of over-the-top horror flicks of the 1960s. It tells the story of Angela Arden (Brian Peterson), a fading songbird and eternal glamour-puss married to has-been movie producer Sol Sussman (Bob Edes, Jr.). Between her loveless relationship, her spiteful daughter, Edith (Dorian Rush), her precocious, addled son, Lance (Dwayne Sepcich), and her bitter, Bible-quoting housekeeper, Bootsie (Jack Long), Angela is at her wit's end. But just in the nick of time, Angela finds love (or lust!) in the arms of hunky tennis pro Tony Parker (Leon Contavesprie). Will they achieve their dream of starting new lives together? Or will Edith and Lance send Angela on a different kind of trip? And is no one immune to the seductive effects of Tony and his "big rumor"? The show features a set by Brad Caldwell, costumes by Kate Jensen, wigs by Brian Peterson, and props by Liz Zibilich. Tickets: $26 for Fridays & Saturdays, $21 on Sundays.
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West Coast singing sensation Devlin returns to NYC on Monday, October 13th at 7:00 pm to perform her new show "The Places You Find Love" at DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788 - 
Award-winning singer/composer/lyricist Tim Di Pasqua brings his thrilling new musical theater revue to New York's THE THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440 - 
Composer/lyricist Jason Robert Brown will appear at BIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080 - 
Award-winning producers, Michael & Barbara Ross, will present the 2008 Back Stage Bistro Award Winning Greg Purnhagen in BABALU-CY - the art of Desi Arnaz, Off-Broadway, at the ACTORS TEMPLE THEATRE (339 West 47th Street, NYC - Telecharge: 212-239-6200 - 
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