GREAT SHOWS GIVING DISCOUNTS TO MEMBERS OF CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
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NYC: TANYA MOBERLY "FRESH BREWED" AT DON'T TELL MAMA
MEMBER DISCOUNT $5 OFF THE COVER
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Tanya Moberly returns to DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788 - ) with one more performances of her acclaimed show of last October, "FRESH BREWED - TALES FROM THE COFFEE BAR" on Friday, May 9th at 7:30 pm. The show consists of 8 short comedies by Henry Meyerson with songs by Ani Di Franco, and features Tanya Moberly, Jared Reimuth, Daniel Ruth & Jill Melanie Wirth, with Scott Ethier at the piano. Ms. Moberly directs. Tanya has worked with Mr. Meyerson on some of these coffee characters from their inception at D-Stages to full productions of them at The Avery Point Playhouse in Connecticut and The Producer's Club in Manhattan (1999-2000). Ms. Moberly has been performing at Don't Tell Mama since 1998 when she co-created the "The Blonde Leading The Blonde" with partner Susan Hackett and writer/director Ilona Vellios. The show ran for 8 episodes over the course of 5 years and received a MAC Award nomination in 2000 for special production. Solo shows that followed include: "Moberly Sings Di Franco", "For What It's Worth" ; "Tanya Sings Arlen, etc..." , "Tanya Sings Jonatha Brooke"; and "Tanya Sings Beck, etc..." There is a $15 cover plus a 2-drink minimum. $10 cover for members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE.
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NYC: JOAN CROWE IN THE KEY OF COMEDY CD RELEASE
MEMBER DISCOUNT $5 OFF THE COVER
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Joan Crowe, a versatile singer with an extensive repertoire of jazz, standards, pop, rock, blues and folk will celebrate the release of her new CD "In The Key of Comedy" at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440 - ) on Friday, May 8th at 7:00 pm. She is joined on stage by her musical director Ted Firth, Jay Leonhart on bass and Matt Wilson on drums. Joan reunites with this trio of musical geniuses for one night only to celebrate the release. The CD features music by Fats Waller, Cab Calloway, Louis Jordon, Jay Leonhart, Harold Arlen, Bob Dorough and Randy Newman, among others. Joan's comic ability earned her the 2002 MAC Award for Female Musical Comedy. Every paid attendee at the show will receive a free copy of Joan's CD. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum. $15 cover for members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE.
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NYC: LAURA HULL RETURNS TO THE METROPOLITAN ROOM
MEMBER DISCOUNT: $5 OFF THE COVER
2009 MAC AWARD NOMINEE
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Jazz vocalist and songwriter Laura Hull will return to THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440 - ) on Friday, May 8th at 9:45 pm to celebrate the CD release of "Take Me Home," as well as the just-released news of her MAC award nomination in the Female Jazz Vocal category. Joining Ms. Hull and her trio will be musical director and co-producer, pianist Pat Firth. Ms. Hull's music is drawn from an extensive repertoire of American popular songs, jazz standards, obscure gems, and her original music. Her CD was recently named in CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE as one of the top-10 CDs of 2008 by John Hoglund. A native of New York City, Ms. Hull spent her formative years singing at the resorts of upstate New York's fabled Catskill Mountains, where she practiced her craft performing with numerous bands and learned to sing in a variety of genres and styles. She worked as a session singer for a major studio, a jingle singer for many agencies and showcased her singing at clubs in and around New York City. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum. $15 cover for members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE.
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NYC: HECTOR CORIS PREMIERES HIS DEBUT SOLO SHOW
MEMBER DISCOUNT $6 OFF THE COVER
2009 MAC AWARD NOMINEE
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Award-winning NYC cabaret performer Hector Coris premieres his debut solo show "Life is Wonderful" at DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788 - ) in May, with performances scheduled for Saturday, May 9th at 5:00 pm and Tuesday, May 19th at 7:15 pm. In his debut solo show, Hector explores the musicality of mortality through the words and music of Ben Folds, Kander and Ebb, Zoe Lewis, Susan Werner, My Chemical Romance, William Finn and other contemporary songwriters. Musical direction is by Ray Bailey, with direction by Angela Shultz. There is a $12 cover charge plus a 2-drink minimum. $6 cover for members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE.
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NYC: GRACE COSGROVE IS WISHIN' & HOPIN'
MEMBER DISCOUNT $5 OFF THE COVER
2009 MAC AWARD NOMINEE
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Bistro Award-winning vocalist, 2009 MAC AWARD NOMINEE Grace Cosgrove returns to THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440 - ) for 5 performances of her new show "Burt Bacharach Songbook", opening on Saturday, May 9th at 5:00 pm, with additional shows scheduled for Tuesday, May 19th at 7:00 pm and Thursday through Saturday, May 28th through 20th at 7:30 pm. In this show, Grace shifts her attention from the eclectic music of her past to the pop contemporary rhythms of legendary composer Burt Bacharach. With her long-time collaborators Don Rebic at the piano and Eric Michael Gillett as director, Grace pays tribute to the Burt Bacharach songs that formed the soundtrack of our lives, guiding the audience into a musical collage of the times in which they were written and popularized. "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?", "Alfie", "The Look of Love", "That's What Friends Are For", "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head"; they're all here, brought to life once more through Grace Cosgrove's introspective and moving vocals and Don Rebic's brilliant, imaginative arrangements. There is a $15 cover plus a 2-drink minimum. $10 cover for members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE.
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NYC: BARBARA LYNN PEDERSEN MAKES DEBUT AT THE DUPLEX
MEMBER DISCOUNT: $5 OFF THE COVER
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Singer Barbara Lynn Pedersen presents her all-new show "For The Love Along The Way" at THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 1-212-255-5438 - ) on Sundays, May 10th & 17th at 7:00 pm. The songs are about unrequited love, the love you give away, and the love you keep, looking for love not always in the wrong places and keeping your eyes open For The Love Along The Way.The show is directed by Erv Raible, with Rick Jensen as music director and arranger. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum. $15 cover for members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE.
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NYC: GRACE NOTES: A SINGERS' SOIREE CD RELEASE PARTY
MEMBER DISCOUNT: $5 OFF THE COVER
THIS SERIES IS A 2009 MAC AWARD NOMINEE
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2009 MAC AWARD NOMINEE GRACE NOTES - a Singers' Soiree, hosted by Bistro Award Winner Grace Cosgrove, is held monthly at DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788 - ) with the next show, a CD RELEASE PARTY, scheduled for Thursday, May 14th at 6:30 pm. The lineup of special guest performers for this show includes Eric Michael Gillett, Rick Jensen, Lisa Asher, Julie Reyburn, Julian Yeo, Tanya Holt, Lennie Watts, Mary Foster Conklin, Nesha Ward, Adam Alexander and Grace Cosgrove. Don Rebic is Musical Director, with Tom Hubbard on Bass. Lennie Watts serves as Director. This is an on-going lab for top-notch singers - a place for great singers to perform, to try out new material, and to expand their audiences. Each show also introduces a newcomer. There is a $15 cover plus a 2-drink minimum. $10 cover for members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE.
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NYC: JAY MICHAEL REEDS HITS THE ROAD IN "ROAD TRIP"
MEMBER DISCOUNT: $5 OFF THE COVER
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Jay Michael Reeds gets down and dirty at DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788 - ) in this ode to the "Road Trip". Performances are Friday May 15th at 7:00 pm and Saturday May 16th at 5:00 pm. The music, which gets little bit country, a little bit rock (throw in a smattering of jazz swing) is the perfect recipe for a rollicking good time. Wells Hanley on piano, Ritt Henn on Bass, Brian Griffin on Drums and Tony Romano on Guitar. Jay Rogers directs. There is a $10 cover plus a 2-drink minimum. $5 cover for members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE.
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NYC: LINDA KOSUT & THE MAX PERKOFF BAND AT THE IRIDIUM
MEMBER DISCOUNT: $5 OFF THE COVER
2009 MAC AWARD NOMINEE
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San Francisco-based jazz/cabaret vocalist Linda Kosut brings all new material to her one-night only show at the IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB (1650 Broadway, NYC - 212-582-2121 - ) on Sunday, May 17th at 6:30 pm. Linda will be backed by a stellar jazz quartet headed by bandleader Max Perkoff on piano & trombone, Tom Hubbard on bass, Scott Latzky on drums and Sue Terry on saxophone & flute. In this new show "The Newness of You", Linda and her band, will explore the standards - ones that are and ones that should be - including such songwriters as Hoagy Carmichael, Randy Newman, Bob Dylan, as well as never before heard tunes by current composers such as New York-based Bob Levy and Sue Terry, as well as Max Perkoff. Growing up in New York City and transplanted to San Francisco over 20 years ago, Linda only began pursuing her dream of performing a few years ago as she approached "boomer" status, and she has not stopped since. Last year, Kosut received BackStage Magazine's 2008 BISTRO/BMI AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING RECORDING. She also received nominations for BEST FEMALE JAZZ VOCALIST and BEST JAZZ RECORDING from MAC a CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE 2008 MEMBERS' CHOICE AWARD. There is a $20 cover plus a $15 food/drink minimum. $15 cover for members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE.
