Tuesday, December 29, 2009
NYE SHOW CANCELLATION: LILLIAS WHITE AT GRANITE ROOM NYC
City Hall Restaurant and MJS LIVE, Inc. announce that "A Brand New Year Me!", A New Year's Eve celebration with Tony & Emmy Award Winner Lillias White at THE GRANITE ROOM at CITY HALL RESTAURANT (131 Duane Street, NYC - 212-227-7777) on Thursday, December 31st has been cancelled. Contact the club for any further information.
NYC: TISH ONEY REPRISES THE PEGGY LEE PROJECT
Award-winning jazz vocalist/arranger Tish Oney and Grammy-winning guitarist John Chiodini present The Peggy Lee Project, their nationally-touring production celebrating the songwriting talents of the late, great Peggy Lee on Friday, January 8th at 9:45 pm at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440 - ). While Ms. Lee was exceptionally acclaimed as one of the greatest interpreters of popular song throughout the mid-twentieth century (along with Armstrong, Crosby and Sinatra), she was also a highly prolific songwriter, composing over 270 songs in a variety of genres. Infused with facts about Lee's songwriting process, this one-night-only cabaret show highlights Oney's contemporary jazz arrangements of Lee's best-known original hits as well as little-known gems. Guitarist John Chiodini (Peggy Lee's former music director and songwriting collaborator) adds his expertise and historical authenticity to this uniquely entertaining production. There is a $15 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
ON RADIO: "AT THE RITZ!" SATURDAYS & STREAMING AUDIO 24/7
CABARET ON THE RADIO - TV - WEB
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Regular weekly live broadcasts of the AT THE RITZ! radio program can now be heard on WVOF 88.5FM on Saturdays from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Producers and hosts Jeffrey C. Williams and Lynn DiMenna announce a new, convenient way to hear their weekly show, especially for folks outside of WVOF's local listening area. Simply go to http://www.attheritz.org/ and in one click you can enjoy AT THE RITZ! streaming 24/7 anytime! The Saturday shows are rebroadcast throughout the week along with some internet only music. AT THE RITZ! features cabaret, jazz, Broadway and similar sophisticated music along with celebrity interviews and commentary.
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Regular weekly live broadcasts of the AT THE RITZ! radio program can now be heard on WVOF 88.5FM on Saturdays from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Producers and hosts Jeffrey C. Williams and Lynn DiMenna announce a new, convenient way to hear their weekly show, especially for folks outside of WVOF's local listening area. Simply go to http://www.attheritz.org/ and in one click you can enjoy AT THE RITZ! streaming 24/7 anytime! The Saturday shows are rebroadcast throughout the week along with some internet only music. AT THE RITZ! features cabaret, jazz, Broadway and similar sophisticated music along with celebrity interviews and commentary.
Monday, December 28, 2009
NYC: JACKIE FORNATALE CELEBRATES 50 YEARS WITH MOTOWN
MEMBER DISCOUNT: $5 OFF THE COVER
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Jackie Fornatale will be celebrating 50 years with Motown in November at DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788 - ) with a special encore performance on Sunday, January 10th at 4:00 pm. The show features Gerry Dieffenbach as Musical Director, with Liz Lark Brown on Vocals, Mike Fornatale on Guitar and Vocals, Matt Lindsey on Bass and Eddy Zweiback on Drums. Lennie Watts directs. There is a $15 cover plus a 2-drink minimum. $10 cover for members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE.
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Jackie Fornatale will be celebrating 50 years with Motown in November at DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788 - ) with a special encore performance on Sunday, January 10th at 4:00 pm. The show features Gerry Dieffenbach as Musical Director, with Liz Lark Brown on Vocals, Mike Fornatale on Guitar and Vocals, Matt Lindsey on Bass and Eddy Zweiback on Drums. Lennie Watts directs. There is a $15 cover plus a 2-drink minimum. $10 cover for members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE.
NYC: TISH ONEY'S PEGGY LEE PROJECT AT THE TRIAD
L.A.-based jazz singer/arranger/pianist Tish Oney joins Grammy-winning guitarist John Chiodini to present The Peggy Lee Project on Sunday, January 10th at 7:00 pm at THE TRIAD (158 West 72nd Street, NYC - 212-362-2590 - ). Tish and John put this tribute together with help from Peggy Lee's family and The Peggy Lee Foundation to share Ms. Lee's amazing songwriting talents with a new generation of fans. Oney's and Chiodini's latest album, Dear Peg, attained 2010 Grammy Award consideration for Best Jazz Vocal Album and Best Traditional Pop Album. Collaborating with Ellington, Arlen, Mandel and several other favorite Great American Songbook composers, Lee belongs among the greatest lyricists of all time. Dr. Oney's updated jazz arrangements of her songs should delight audiences of all ages. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: JULIE REYBURN RETURNS TO FEINSTEIN'S FOR CD RELEASE
Award winning vocalist Julie Reyburn returns to FEINSTEIN'S at the Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue, NYC - 212-339-4095 - ) on Tuesday, January 12th at 8:30 pm with a special CD Release Concert of "Live at Feinstein's" released by No Cover Records. Recorded live during her July engagements at Feinstein's, Julie will perform songs from the CD along with new compositions and arrangements to celebrate the evening. Joining her will be Music Director Mark Janas with Ritt Henn on Bass and Walter Usiatynski on Drums plus other special musical guests. Director is Peter Napolitano. Reyburn is a multi-award winning singer, actor and recording artist who has appeared in many of the top clubs in Manhattan. Her ability to connect to a lyric with unique interpretations has established her as one of New York's celebrated female vocalist. She is the first ever Nightlife Award recipient for Outstanding Female Vocalist in 2003 and again in 2009 as a finalist. In 2007 Julie was presented with the coveted Julie Wilson Award from the Mabel Mercer Foundation "in joyful gratitude for the vocal majesty and lyrical interpretation she continually manifests in her classic presentations of the Great Popular Songbook". There is a $25 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
NYC: GRETCHEN REINHAGEN'S "SPECIAL KAYE" EXTENDED IN 2010
MEMBER DISCOUNT $5 OFF THE COVER
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Gretchen Reinhagen brings "Special Kaye: A Tribute to the Incomparable Kaye Ballard", back to THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440 - ) for additional shows in 2010 on Sundays, January 17th & 24th at 4:00 pm and Thursday, February 4th at 7::30 pm. The New York run follows the successful opening night premiere at the Annenberg Theater in Palm Springs, California on November 13th and three additional shows in December at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM. Ms. Ballard, a long time resident the desert community Rancho Mirage, near Palm Springs, gave her consent to Gretchen for this project and was in attendance. A friend shared by both is well known New York voice teacher Judith Farris, whose student roster has included both Ms. Reinhagen and Ms. Ballard. "Special Kaye" is directed by Barry Kleinbort, who has also written special material and directed cabaret performances for Ms. Ballard including "Kaye Ballard...Working 42nd Street at Last" at the Kaufman Theater in New York. Musical Director for the show is David Gaines. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum. $15 cover for members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE.
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Gretchen Reinhagen brings "Special Kaye: A Tribute to the Incomparable Kaye Ballard", back to THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440 - ) for additional shows in 2010 on Sundays, January 17th & 24th at 4:00 pm and Thursday, February 4th at 7::30 pm. The New York run follows the successful opening night premiere at the Annenberg Theater in Palm Springs, California on November 13th and three additional shows in December at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM. Ms. Ballard, a long time resident the desert community Rancho Mirage, near Palm Springs, gave her consent to Gretchen for this project and was in attendance. A friend shared by both is well known New York voice teacher Judith Farris, whose student roster has included both Ms. Reinhagen and Ms. Ballard. "Special Kaye" is directed by Barry Kleinbort, who has also written special material and directed cabaret performances for Ms. Ballard including "Kaye Ballard...Working 42nd Street at Last" at the Kaufman Theater in New York. Musical Director for the show is David Gaines. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum. $15 cover for members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE.
NYC: BRUCE VILANCH TO HOST 2010 NIGHTLIFE AWARDS
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FEATURED CABARET FESTIVAL EVENT
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The multiple Emmy-Award winning Bruce Vilanch has been announced as the host of the 8th Annual Nightlife Awards to be held at THE TOWN HALL (123 West 43rd Street, NYC - 212-997-1929 - ) on Monday, January 25th at 7:00 pm. The unique All-Performance Awards show honors the most outstanding performers in the categories of Cabaret, Comedy and Jazz in the clubs of New York. The show is produced by Scott Siegel, directed by Scott Thompson, with musical direction by Tedd Firth. This broad-based, critic-driven awards concert has the distinction of being the only awards show where the winners do not make acceptance speeches. Vilanch, who has starred on Broadway in Hairspray, on TV as the center square in Hollywood Squares, has the reputation of being one of the funniest men in Hollywood from his many years of scripting The Oscars on TV. In the past, the show has featured performances by the likes of Brian Stokes Mitchell, Keith Carradine, Karen Akers, Larry Gatlin, Freddy Cole, Donna Murphy, the late Alan King, Elaine Stritch, John Pizzarelli & Jessicca Molaskey, Kristen Chenoweth, Keely Smith, Marilyn Maye, Robert Klein, Christine Ebersole & Billy Stritch, Betty Buckley, etc. Tickets are on sale right now via TicketMaster at 212-307-4100, and TicketMaster.com.: $75 for orchestra and loge seats, $50 for the front balcony, and $25 for the rear balcony. Tickets will be available at The Town Hall Box Office starting on Monday, January 4, 2010.
FEATURED CABARET FESTIVAL EVENT
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The multiple Emmy-Award winning Bruce Vilanch has been announced as the host of the 8th Annual Nightlife Awards to be held at THE TOWN HALL (123 West 43rd Street, NYC - 212-997-1929 - ) on Monday, January 25th at 7:00 pm. The unique All-Performance Awards show honors the most outstanding performers in the categories of Cabaret, Comedy and Jazz in the clubs of New York. The show is produced by Scott Siegel, directed by Scott Thompson, with musical direction by Tedd Firth. This broad-based, critic-driven awards concert has the distinction of being the only awards show where the winners do not make acceptance speeches. Vilanch, who has starred on Broadway in Hairspray, on TV as the center square in Hollywood Squares, has the reputation of being one of the funniest men in Hollywood from his many years of scripting The Oscars on TV. In the past, the show has featured performances by the likes of Brian Stokes Mitchell, Keith Carradine, Karen Akers, Larry Gatlin, Freddy Cole, Donna Murphy, the late Alan King, Elaine Stritch, John Pizzarelli & Jessicca Molaskey, Kristen Chenoweth, Keely Smith, Marilyn Maye, Robert Klein, Christine Ebersole & Billy Stritch, Betty Buckley, etc. Tickets are on sale right now via TicketMaster at 212-307-4100, and TicketMaster.com.: $75 for orchestra and loge seats, $50 for the front balcony, and $25 for the rear balcony. Tickets will be available at The Town Hall Box Office starting on Monday, January 4, 2010.
BOSTON: BACA OPEN MIC & HOLIDAY PARTY AT CLUB CAFE
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FEATURED CABARET ORGANIZATION EVENT
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BACA (Boston Association of Cabaret Artists - ) will hold their annual Holliday Party/Open Mic at CLUB CAFE (209 Columbus Avenue, Boston, MA - 617-536-0966 - ) on Tuesday, December 29th from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. Carol O'Shaughnessy will serve as MC with Tom LaMark at the piano. Signup for singers begins at 7:00 pm. There is a $20 cover - $15 cover for BACA members.
FEATURED CABARET ORGANIZATION EVENT
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BACA (Boston Association of Cabaret Artists - ) will hold their annual Holliday Party/Open Mic at CLUB CAFE (209 Columbus Avenue, Boston, MA - 617-536-0966 - ) on Tuesday, December 29th from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. Carol O'Shaughnessy will serve as MC with Tom LaMark at the piano. Signup for singers begins at 7:00 pm. There is a $20 cover - $15 cover for BACA members.
WEST COAST NEWS AND PUBLICITY AVAILABLE FROM LES MICHAELS (ADV)
Les Michaels publishes a weekly newsletter covering events on the West Coast - check out http://lesmichaels.com/lifeisacabaret/newsletter - and has produced recent shows featuring L.A. area cabaret artists and also heads up a weekly open-mic show in the area. The newsletter is free and instructions for submitting your West Coast news are right on the site. Don't forget to also send your release us at CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE. Les also assists in all areas of publicity for West Coast cabaret events.
PRINTING SERVICES ESPECIALLY FOR CABARET PERFORMERS (ADV)
John C. Kuchera is pleased to announce his printing service, CABARET PRINTING (c/o John C. Kuchera, 3117 Broadway #36, NYC - 646-750-6184 - ), specializing in postcards and brochures for the Cabaret World. John is offering prompt and professional services for very affordable prices. Check out his website or e-mail him at john@cabaretprinting.com for more information.
ARTIST MANAGEMENT & PUBLIC RELATIONS SERVICES AVAILABLE (ADV)
Don Schaffer knows more about the details of promoting a cabaret show than just about anyone in cabaret. For many years he was the booking manager at DANNY'S SKYLIGHT ROOM and rubbed elbows with members of the cabaret press almost nightly. Now he is offering his expertise and connections to all cabaret performers. For Artist Management and Public Relations services give him a call at 212-946-1265 or e-mail him at DSPR@nyc-rr-com
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