NYC: KATHLEEN DOWNEY'S GRANITE ROOM OPENS AUGUST 20TH

A new cabaret venue, KATHLEEN DOWNEY'S GRANITE ROOM at CITY HALL RESTAURANT (131 Duane Street, NYC - 212-227-7777) will present 4 successive Thursdays of cabaret, featuring the clubs namesake KT Sullivan, on August 20th & 27th of August and September 3rd & 10th, all shows at 8:00 pm. Ms. Sullivan will concentrate on "old" songs, yet songs still with us, still fondly recalled. Songs will range from the lightness of operetta, including Victor Herbert and Sigmund Romberg, as well as a Merry Widow aria, to the Americana of George M. Cohan and early works of Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin and Cole Porter. Plus familiar songs from all over - Ireland, Austria, Italy. Ms. Sullivan will perform "unplugged" - without microphone. Accompanying Ms. Sullivan is the masterful pianist and jazz great Jon Weber, who'll also offer special musical interpretations during dinner. Kathleen Downey's Granite Room opens at 5:30 pm, combining dinner and show into a $90 package, which includes a 3-course dinner and performance.