We've already sold 6 tickets to our 20th Anniversary Gala on July 13th - we have room for just 75, since we will be setting aside 10 press seats for the event, plus, with 20 performers, we had to cut back on reservation space. We've got conformation from 11 performers and we're waiting to hear from a trio we've contacted (one of the three might have a conflict), plus I have 3 more names chosen to be invited later today. I'm trying to keep a balance between performers I've delighted in over the past many years, plus some fairly new performers I've delighted in more recently. And, of course, I want to use performers who have "drawing power" and can help fill the room as well.
I've had two invitees who could not perform because of conflicts, each special choices because each represents a different style of cabaret - with 20 performers I hope to include as many of the different facets of the art of cabaret as possible.
At the July show we give out two special awards: The Jeff Matson Award, for a person or persons who have demonstrated the qualities that Jeff had: creativity, originality, mentoring, in the the fields of cabaret directing, creation, writing and or design. And we also present The Dottie Burman Songwriter Award, in honor of one of the originators of the CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE membership concept. Dottie helped us adjust to "going it alone" after I had been working for another cabaret organization for a few years, and facing retirement at the same time. It was her suggestion to offer memberships along the PBS model, to keep CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE going.
All subscribers are asked to offer suggestions/nominations for each of these two awards (I've very nearly settled on the Dottie Burman award recipient, but you might just have a better nominee I haven't thought of). Nominees may not be folks who have won either of these awards previously (see the website for past recipients). Please include the reasons for your nomination, not just a name. I will make the final choice, but I truly would like as many names as possible. In past years we have presented two Jeff Matson awards, and we might just do that again. All nominations will be kept confidential.
Once again we have included in this issue nearly all the cabaret news items for which releases have been received through June 18th. We try to stay three weeks ahead in our coverage in each issue - note that the CABARET EVENT LISTINGS on the website has items collected from these issues, going nearly to the end of June.
See a show or two this week! Visit our websites! Run a banner or sidebar ad! Join CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE for 2010-2011. Now - more than ever - cabaret (and CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE) needs your support. Every day, in every way, we're promoting cabaret!
Look for more news on the website , on this blog and updates, picks & reminders on TWITTER.
And that's just about the way it was. I still have a lot more to tell you about but we've run out of space so the rest will have to wait until next issue.
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