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Laugh like an Italian as Lua Hadar and G. Scott Lacy host an evening of comic song with special guests Trauma Flintstone, Barry Lloyd and a surprise guest with their show 'Cabaret Comico' on Saturday, October 26th at 8:00 pm atSOCIETY CABARET AT THE HOTEL REX (562 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 - 800-982-2787). This evening is presented in partnership with the Italian National Festival of Comic Song, DALLO SCIAMANO ALLO SHOWMAN (From the Shaman to the Showman) and the Centro Culturale Teatro Camuno in the Vallecamonica, Italy (a UNESCO site with prehistoric rock carvings), where the comic cabaret festival, televised on Italian National TV, is in its 11th year. Tickets are $10 at the door.



Tenor saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi will perform at THE JAZZ BISTRO (251 Victoria Street, Toronto, ONT, CA - 416-363-5299) on Thursday through Saturday, October 24th through 27th at 9:00 pm. He will be joined on stage by Brian Dickinson on piano, Jim Vivian on bass and Ted Warren on drums. Bergonzi is an internationally recognized jazz performer, composer, author and educator. His music is renowned for its innovation, mastery, and integrity. Relentless drive, inner fire, total command, awesome technique, elastic lyricism, rich resonance, world-class, a musical visionary, are among the rave reviews credited to his sound. Bergonzi's music has been applauded throughout the world at festivals, concert halls, and jazz venues and his dedication to jazz music has been well documented by an extensive discography of over 150 sides. There is a $15 cover.








Award-winning vocalist and songwriter Kristine Mills returns to the THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206- ) on Saturday, October 26th at 9:30 pm. She teams up with her new Music Director, basist/arranger/composer Steve Doyle, to celebrate songs either written by or recorded by Sting over the past four decades. Joining Kristine for this performance will be pianist Klaus Mueller, Tim Bulkley, and bassist Matt Clohesy. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.


Paul Kaplan returns to DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788) with his show "Lost and Found." on Saturday, October 26th at 4:30 pm. The show includes songs and stories of what we LOSE or FIND along life's highway. Musical direction by Grammy-Nominated pianist, Dr. Joe Utterback, Direction by two-time MAC award winning, Linda Amiel Burns with up and coming talented Jesse Bielenberg on Bass. The show will feature songs by a wide variety of songwriters, Hoagy Carmichael, Bernstein/Comden and Green, Kander & Ebb, Rodgers and Hart, Sondheim, Charlap, Lerner and Loewe and others. There is a $12 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
Drag star MargOH! Channing is back atTHE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE(61 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-255-5438) with an all new show aptly titled "MargOH! Sings the Booze" on Saturday, October 26th, at 9:30 pm. The evening is directed by Thom Fogarty with Musical Direction by Tracy Stark. The creative team that brought you MargOH!'s highly acclaimed show Tipsy invites you back to this brand new show as MargOH! explores the depths of her gin, vodka and tequila bottles through the power of song. MargOH! will be backed by her new musical director Tracy Stark and her glitter dipped sidekicks The MargOH!-tini's. Ms. Channing is also excited to have a special guest appearance by MAC Award nominee Tym Moss. MargOH! Sings the Booze includes original songs by composer Brian Feinstein and Diana Hansen Young (Mimi Le Duck) and sloshy standards made famous by Blossom Dearie, Cleo Laine, Charles Aznavour, Andy Williams and many more. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum. Tickets are on sale now http://margohsingsthebooze
Drag star MargOH! Channing is back atTHE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE(61 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-255-5438) with an all new show aptly titled "MargOH! Sings the Booze". Performances are Wednesday & Saturday, October 23rd & 26th, both shows at 9:30 pm. The evening is directed by Thom Fogarty with Musical Direction by Tracy Stark. The creative team that brought you MargOH!'s highly acclaimed show Tipsy invites you back to this brand new show as MargOH! explores the depths of her gin, vodka and tequila bottles through the power of song. MargOH! will be backed by her new musical director Tracy Stark and her glitter dipped sidekicks The MargOH!-tini's. Ms. Channing is also excited to have a special guest appearance by MAC Award nominee Tym Moss. MargOH! Sings the Booze includes original songs by composer Brian Feinstein and Diana Hansen Young (Mimi Le Duck) and sloshy standards made famous by Blossom Dearie, Cleo Laine, Charles Aznavour, Andy Williams and many more. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum. Tickets are on sale now http://margohsingsthebooze
Drag star MargOH! Channing is back atTHE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE(61 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-255-5438) with an all new show aptly titled "MargOH! Sings the Booze". Performances are Wednesday & Saturday, October 23rd & 26th, both shows at 9:30 pm. The evening is directed by Thom Fogarty with Musical Direction by Tracy Stark. The creative team that brought you MargOH!'s highly acclaimed show Tipsy invites you back to this brand new show as MargOH! explores the depths of her gin, vodka and tequila bottles through the power of song. MargOH! will be backed by her new musical director Tracy Stark and her glitter dipped sidekicks The MargOH!-tini's. Ms. Channing is also excited to have a special guest appearance by MAC Award nominee Tym Moss. MargOH! Sings the Booze includes original songs by composer Brian Feinstein and Diana Hansen Young (Mimi Le Duck) and sloshy standards made famous by Blossom Dearie, Cleo Laine, Charles Aznavour, Andy Williams and many more. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum. Tickets are on sale now http://margohsingsthebooze
Paul Kaplan returns to DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788) with his show "Lost and Found." on Saturday, October 26th at 4:30 pm. The show includes songs and stories of what we LOSE or FIND along life's highway. Musical direction by Grammy-Nominated pianist, Dr. Joe Utterback, Direction by two-time MAC award winning, Linda Amiel Burns with up and coming talented Jesse Bielenberg on Bass. The show will feature songs by a wide variety of songwriters, Hoagy Carmichael, Bernstein/Comden and Green, Kander & Ebb, Rodgers and Hart, Sondheim, Charlap, Lerner and Loewe and others. There is a $12 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
Laugh like an Italian as Lua Hadar and G. Scott Lacy host an evening of comic song with special guests Trauma Flintstone, Barry Lloyd and a surprise guest with their show 'Cabaret Comico' on Saturday, October 26th at 8:00 pm atSOCIETY CABARET AT THE HOTEL REX (562 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 - 800-982-2787). This evening is presented in partnership with the Italian National Festival of Comic Song, DALLO SCIAMANO ALLO SHOWMAN (From the Shaman to the Showman) and the Centro Culturale Teatro Camuno in the Vallecamonica, Italy (a UNESCO site with prehistoric rock carvings), where the comic cabaret festival, televised on Italian National TV, is in its 11th year. Tickets are $10 at the door.

Tony Desare brings his show "My Generation" to FEINSTEIN'S AT THE NIKKO (222 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA - 866-663-1063 - ) on Friday, October 25th at 8:00 pm & Saturday, October 26th at 7:00 pm. Everyone knows the brilliance of the Great American Songbook - which has been performed for many years, and in many different ways. But that songbook has been expanding beyond 1955- and now is the time to celebrate other writers who created iconic music in the past half century. Tony has labeled this The Contemporary American Songbook, and it is a way of inducting the many great songs and songwriters into the already defined Songbook list which includes Gershwin, Berlin, Porter and Kern. Tony's new show will celebrate the genius of writers like Ray Charles, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Carole King, and Michael MacDonald, as well as 'adopted' American songwriters like Paul McCartney, Elton John, and Barry Gibb. As always - Tony will have some exciting new material of his own - and a few wonderful surprises to share with the audience. There is a $40-$50 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
Howard Hewett, former lead vocalist of the R&B group Shalamar, will perform atYOSHI'S (1330 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA - 415-655-5600 - ) on Friday & Saturday, October 25th & 26th with shows at 8:00 & 10:00 pm. Howard Hewett is the premier vocalist in the post - Marvin Gaye era of romantic pop. Like Gaye, Howard Hewett soars to new heights and seduces his audience. It is no wonder Howard Hewett is responsible for selling some ten million records; his voice is irresistible. There is a $31 (8:00 pm) $27 (10:00 pm) cover.
The legendary Charo will perform at SCULLERS JAZZ CLUB (400 Soldiers Field Road, Allston, MA - 617-562-4111 - ) on Friday & Saturday, October 25th & 26th with shows at 8:00 & 10:00 pm. Only a few people in show business are recognized by just one name. Charo is one of them. Since the 70s, Charo, the musician, singer, comedienne, stage and screen performer, has been an integral proponent of contemporary Latin music. The spotlight on Charo has been shining brighter than ever since her acceptance of the Female Pop Album of the Year Award. She received this accolade at the Billboard International Latin Music Conference for her flamenco inspired platinum album, Guitar Passion. Currently, Charo is performing in her new show, Charo in Concert: A Musical Sensation, at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas to sold-out audiences. She is also busy promoting her CD Charo and Guitar, a highly anticipated mixture of her patented rhythms and mastery of classical guitar. Charo and Guitar is a combination of the most exciting and original music of today and the most famous classical masterpieces in the world. Dinner/Show: $86 Show only: $46.
Najee will perform at BLUES ALLEY (1073 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC - 202-337-4141 - ) onFriday through Sunday, October 25th through 27th with shows at 8:00 & 10:00 pm. A native New Yorker, Najee began his iconic career playing clarinet, saxophone and flute in his hometown Jamaica, Queens New York. While in high school his tutelage included not only Jimmy Heath but Frank Foster, and Dr. Billy Taylor at the Jazzmobile in Harlem. Honing his skills as a flutist he additionally studied with Harold Jones at the Manhattan School of Music. Najee is the recipient of many music awards including the Soul Train Music Award for Best Jazz Artist, NAACP Image Award, & Trumpet Awards. Najee has toured extensively throughout the U.S. including Europe, Asia and Africa. Call for cover/minimum information.
2010 Grammy winner Kurt Elling will perform at BIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080 ) on Thursday through Saturday, October 24th through 26th with shows at 8:30 & 11:00 pm. Elling is a rarity among jazz vocalists. While planning an academic career, Elling discovered jazz and took to it naturally. Deeply influenced by singer and poet, Mark Murphy, Elling began to develop his idiosyncratic scat style in the smaller clubs of Chicago. As the natural heir to jazz pioneers Eddie Jefferson, King Pleasure, and Jon Hendricks, Elling is the contemporary voice in vocalese. Whether it be Wayne Shorter, Keith Jarrett, or Dexter Gordon, Elling's vocalized interpretation is flawless, and upon Blue Note's reception of Elling's demo, Close Your Eyes was released in 1995. He began to get attention from jazz press, not only for his talent and original style, but also his choice in sidemen, which include Laurence Hobgood and Paul Wertico for a time. Elling has won over jazz critics and fans alike. Kurt's 2007 release, "Nightmoves" received a Grammy nomination for Best Vocal Jazz Album, and his most recent album, "Dedicated to You" earned him the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album. There is a $40-$45 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.
Featuring the finest musicians in New York! The Birdland Big Band roars into action atBIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) every Friday, playing the finest Jazz, Latin and Brazilian music from the world's best arrangers. After work or before a show, drinks or a great dinner, come hear one of the world's best drummers driving the hardest swinging band in New York. Experience why the BBB is fast becoming the must-see weekly jazz event in New York and kick off your weekend with what critics are calling "the best live music bargain in all of NYC!" There is a $30 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.
Dizzy Gillespie's 96th Birthday Celebration, featuring Roy Hargrove, Jimmy Heath & More will be presented atTHE BLUE NOTE (131 West 3rd Street, NYC - 212-475-8592) on Monday through Sunday, October 21st through 27th with shows at 8:00 & 10:30 pm. History has produced its share of great artists and great people John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was both. As a performer, he left behind an incredible record of innovation and inspiration. As a composer, a broad repository of musical masterpieces, and as a man, a legion of friends, colleagues and compatriots who remember him with the same degree of love and esteem they reserve for his work. The Dizzy Gillespie Big Band and Alumni All-Star group is the direct descendant of these ventures, and happily, the tradition lives on, nurtured by Gillespie alumni and executive director, producer, and bassist John Lee. The Alumni All-Stars feature some of Dizzy's closest compatriots: senior statesmen and NEA Jazz Master James Moody and veteran Gillespie alumni Roy Hargrove, Roberta Gambarini, Cyrus Chestnut, Steve Davis, Willie Jones III, and musical director John Lee. All of them are band leaders, educators, and recording artists in their own right. There is a $20-$35 cover.
Sonny Landreth will perform at THE IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB (1650 Broadway, NYC - 212-582-2121 - ) on Friday, October 25th with shows at 8:00 & 10:00 pm. Landreth's music has always been evocative, a vibrant mixture of indigenous sounds and images informed by Delta blues and Faulkner alike. But here, by eschewing lyrics and vocals, he's located something especially pure and unfettered. There is a $35 cover plus a $15 food/drink minimum.
'Cole Escola is The Deadliest Baby' will be presented at THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-255-5438 - ) on Friday, October 25th at 7:00 pm, The show is an hour of magical comedy performance written by and starring Cole Escola. Characters, sketches, and banal but unique life lessons served to you through the filter of Cole's voracious appetite for attention and life-threatening need to entertain. And it's funny. Come be a part of something big. There is a $15 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
Obie Award-winning playwright/performer David Drake (The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me) returns to THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909) on Saturday, October 19th at 7:30 pm with TAWNY TELL ME TRUE. Additional performances are set for Friday & Saturday, October 25th & 26th at 7:30 pm. Written by and starring Drake, this drag tragicomedy with music will be directed by Robert La Fosse featuring musical direction by Lance Cruce, original music by Trevor Kuprel, and video by Ned Stresen Reuter. TAWNY TELL ME TRUE is the latest tell-all by Tawny Heatherton, a lovably eccentric showbiz survivor and "one hit wonder" of the disco zeitgeist of the early 1980s, famous for her memorable international pop hit "Run Crazy Man." Tawny brings her singular blonde-swept brand of sunny, funny optimism while singing songs and recalling stories of alien abduction, her days as a child star on "Dark Shadows," and reuniting with her long-lost aunt Joey Heatherton at the Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino. There is a $20 cover plus a $15 food/drink minimum.
Dallas DuBois and her merry band of drag stars put a bawdy twist on some of your favorite pop culture icons in a series of cult hit pop culture revues whicj run on alternate Fridays at 10:00 pm at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909 - ). The group presents the Magic Kindom themed DISTORTED DIZNEE, the Great White Way tribute DISTORTED BROADWAY and the new Silver Screen inspired DISTORTED HOLLYWOOD. This trio of Las Vegas-style drag extravaganzas feature drag stars Holly Dae, Bootsie LeFaris, Pixie Aventura, Brenda Dharling, Dallas DuBois and more. For the holidays, they will present DISTORTED KRISTMESS, all of your holiday favorites are run past a dirty funhouse mirror. There is a $20 cover plus a $15 food/drink minimum. Tickets available at 212-352-3101 or https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/495
Alina Fox will appear at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440 - ) on Friday, October 25th at 7:00 pm. She has appeared in Slovenia, Switzerland, Spain, Germany and many others cities in Europe and now makes her debut at the METROPOLITAN ROOM in NYC. Since her childhood Alina has been living in the world of music, travelling a lot with her own concerts and also with a musical group which she belonged. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
New York's darling Marilyn Maye makes her triumphant return to 54 BELOW(254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Monday, October 21st at 9:30 pm. Additional performances are scheduled for Wednesday & Thursday, October 24th & 25th at 7:00 pm; Friday & Saturday, October 26th & 27th at 8:00 pm; Monday, October 28th at 7:00 pm; Wednesday & Thursday, October 30th & 31st at 7:00 pm; and Friday & Saturday, November 1st & 2nd at 8:00 pm. This time, it's all show tunes, all the time! You can expect an evening of purely sublime music interpreted by the incomparable Lady Maye. Performing signature tunes from classic musicals such as Hello, Dolly! and Mame, cabaret's favorite diva also embraces work from tunesmiths such as Stephen Sondheim, Kander & Ebb and Frank Loesser. There is a $35-$60 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.