CABARET TONIGHT IN NEW YORK CITY - PART 2
NYC: WINTER RHYTHMS 2013: FROM ALL OF US TO ALL OF YOU: SEASONAL SONGS AND DISNEY, TOO
Urban Stages (Frances Hill, Founding Artistic Director), in association with producer/ director/ lyricist Peter Napolitano announces a series of musical evenings entitled WINTER RHYTHMS 2013 at URBAN STAGES(259 West 30th Street, NYC - 212-421-1380).. On Sunday, December 15th at 5:00 pm they will present From All of Us To All of You: Seasonal Songs and Disney, Too! Closing night holiday concert featuring songs of the Disney songbook as well as seasonal standards. Performers include Terese Genecco, Shaynee Rainbolt, Karen Wyman and Lynn Cohen (The Hunger Games, Sex and the City) who will recite an excerpt from Dylan Thomas's A Child's Christmas in Wales with husband Ron Cohen. Musical directed by Matthew Martin Ward. Reception afterwards. ($50)
NYC: MARK JANAS' SALON - ANY PLACE I HANG MY HAT IS HOME
SALON - that unique, Multiple Award Winning, Weekly Open Mic Event, created and hosted by Mark Janas, which returns to ETCETERA ETCETERA (352 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-399-4141) on Sunday, December 15th from 7:00 to 10:30 pm (sign-up begins at 6:15 pm). The optional theme for the evening is "Home For The Holidays - A Salon Family Celebration". Co-Host will be Julie Reyburn. The Salon Spotlight will will feature Lianne Marie Dobbs. Remember, any material, on or off theme, is always welcome at Salon. There are no reservations; seating is on a first come/ first served basis, with one intermission. There is a $10 cash cover plus a $15 food/drink minimum. NO SALON DECEMBER 22nd & 29th - returns January 5th.
ON THE RADIO: EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN -FUNDRAISER WITH MICHAEL FEINSTEIN & FRIENDS
David Kenney's EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN, on the Radio over WBAI 99.5 FM and on the Internet athttp://www.wbai.org/, is usually heard from 9:00 to 11:00 pm on Sundays. Each week David presents the usual blend of big-band jazz, swing, standards, showtunes, contemporary cabaret and celebrity interviews plus MEGA-MEDLEY MADNESS. This Sunday, December 15th will be a special holiday fundraising show with Michael Feinstein & friends . David will also have an In-Studio Interview with Karrin Allyson. Help Support WBAI-FM & EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN. Call 212-209-2950 with Your Pledge during this broadcast. For your pledge of support David will send you: The 35th Annual ALL JUDY GARLAND Broadcast! The entire 2 hour show from June 2013. It was an ALL REQUEST Broadcast. You are invited to e-mail your comments and suggestions for this show and future shows tooldisnew@earthlink.net. For more information, seehttp://www.oldisnew.org/ . You can listen to past shows at any time by going to the WBAI Archives at http://www.archive.wbai.org/ .
NYC: LE JAZZ HOT: HOW THE FRENCH SAVED JAZZ
'Le Jazz Hot: How The French Saved Jazz', created by Peter and Will Anderson, will be presented at 59E59 THEATERS (59 East 59th Street, NYC - 212-279-4200) on Tuesdays through Sundays, December 3rd through 29th (showtimes vary- see website). Peter and Will Anderson, with their sensational jazz quintet, whisk audiences to the streets of Paris and the French countryside with rollicking swing and gypsy jazz. Had France not supported musicians like Django Reinhardt, Sidney Bechet, and Josephine Baker, America's great art form may not have survived! Tickets are $25.
NYC: "LOVE, LINDA: THE LIFE OF MRS. COLE PORTER" AT THE YORK
The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director; Andrew Levine, Executive Director), presents acclaimed jazz vocalist Stevie Holland in the Off-Broadway premiere of the tour-de-force musical Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter at THE YORK THEATRE at Saint Peter's Church (619 Lexington Avenue, NYC - 212-935-5820 ext. 25). Performances are set to begin Tuesday, December 3rd at 7:00 pm for a limited engagement through Sunday, January 5, 2014. Performances are Tuesdays through Sundays - see website for showtimes. Opening Night is set for Thursday, December 12th at 7:30 pm. Music direction will be by Christopher McGovern, and the onstage band will feature Danny Weller on bass and Alex Wyatt on drums. Love, Linda has book by Ms. Holland with Gary William Friedman, music & lyrics by Cole Porter, and arrangements & additional music by Mr. Friedman. Tony Award-winner Richard Maltby, Jr. is the Director. Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter is a one-woman, tour de force musical and theatrical journey, starring acclaimed jazz vocalist Stevie Holland. Love, Linda explores the life of Linda Lee Thomas, the Southern beauty who, at the dawn of the Roaring Twenties, married and was a driving force behind legendary songwriter Cole Porter. Though Porter was gay, their companionship and love lasted through 35 years of marriage and together they lived a spectacular, glamour-filled life. With swinging, jazz-inflected arrangements by award-winning composer Gary William Friedman, Cole Porter's timeless music and lyrics weave through the compelling narrative written by Holland and Friedman, celebrating the deep love that Linda and Cole shared, while examining the darker sides of their life. The score for Love, Linda includes such beloved Porter songs as "Night and Day", "I Love Paris," "In the Still of the Night" and "Love for Sale." Tickets are $67.50.
NYC: PHOEBE LEGERE'S "SHAKESPEARE AND ELIZABETH I: THE REALITY SHOW"
Phoebe Legere, the renowned singer, author, composer and multi-format artist, has written a full-length musical comedy, "Shakespeare and Elizabeth I: The Reality Show." THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY (155 First Avenue, NYC - 212-254-1109) will present this world premiere from Saturday, November 29th through Sunday, December 15th. The show plays Thursdays through Saturday at 8:00 pm, and Sundays at 3:00 pm. The musical is about love, war, espionage and creative genius, and includes music written by Legere, who heads the cast of ten as Queen Elizabeth I. Director David Zen Mansley plays the Bard and trumpeter Rhys Tivey plays Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, the Queen's noble heartthrob. After analyzing the life, letters, translations, poetry and iconography of Queen Elizabeth I, Legere concluded that "Shakespeare" was, in fact, Elizabeth Tudor and her inner circle. Her new musical is a heady brew of "eye of newt, toe of frog," gigantic neck ruffs, amazing scenery and special effects. It features numerous quotes from the complete works of both Shakespeare and Elizabeth presented with Legere's signature social commentary and comic flair. This "Reality Show" is a feel-good feminist reading of the Shakespeare Brand enlivened by the music of Phoebe Legere. Tickets are $15.
NYC: NAKED HOLIDAYS AT THE CUTTING ROOM
After a wildly successful transfer to Off-Broadway in 2011, EndTimes Productions once again returns to Off-Broadway with the 7th Annual NAKED HOLIDAYS. Previews of this flesh-filled evening of non-traditional holiday mischief, music and merriment are at CUTTING ROOM (44 East 32nd Street, NYC - 212-691-1900) at 8:00 pm. Performances are Saturdays at 7:30 & 10:30 pm & Sundays at 7:00 pm and the show runs through December 30th. Added performances Monday, December 23rd, Thursday & Friday, December 26th & 27th and closing night Monday, December 30th - all at 8:00 pm. NAKED HOLIDAYS is a darkly comic Yuletide bacchanalia of theater, music and burlesque. This boisterous holiday celebration puts a bawdy spin on some of our best-loved winter traditions. Full cast & production team at http://www.EndTimesProductions.org. With all-new musical numbers and sketches, as well as the traditional full-monty closer, "The Naked People Play", Naked Holidays is sure to deliver more holiday cheer than you've felt since puberty. Tickets are $45, available at 212-352-3101 orhttp://www.EndTimesProductions.org .
NYC: 2ND ANNUAL FRANK & FRIENDS HOLIDAY CONCERT
"Frank & Friends" hosted by composer Frank Wildhorn with guests Jeremy Jordan, Laura Osnes, Christiane Noll, Michael Lanning & Mor will take place atBIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) on Sunday, December 15th at 6:00 pm. This regular series of concerts celebrates the songs and favorite performers from the composer's wide range of work in popular, jazz, theatrical and classical music. All profits will go to The Actors Fund THE ACTORS FUND (http://www.actorsfund.org/ ), a nationwide human services organization that helps all professionals in the performing arts and entertainment. Jason Howland will act as musical director. Multi-Grammy and Tony Award nominated composer/producer Frank Wildhorn's works span the worlds of popular, theatrical, and classical music. In 1999, Frank became the first American composer in 22 years to have three shows running simultaneously on Broadway: Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Civil War. Also for Broadway: Dracula, Victor/Victoria, Wonderland, and Bonnie & Clyde (Tony Award nominated for Best Score). Among the artists who have recorded and performed Frank's works: Whitney Houston (#1 international hit "Where Do BrokenHearts Go?"), Natalie Cole, Kenny Rogers, Sammy Davis, Jr., Liza Minnelli, Julie Andrews, Hootie & the Blowfish, The Moody Blues, Johnny Mathis, Linda Eder, Freddie Jackson, Trisha Yearwood, Stacy Lattisaw, Molly Hatchet, Blues Traveler, Trace Adkins, Patti LaBelle, Jeffrey Osborne, BeBe Winans, Amy Grant, Anthony Warlow, to name a few. There is a $30-$35 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.
