
NYC: IN JUST A FEW MORE HOURS: 60 HOUR MARATHON CABARET VARIETY SHOW ATTEMPTS GUINNESS RECORD AT THE MET - YOU CAN HELP SET A RECORD!
275 CABARET ARTISTS SCHEDULED TO PERFORM
CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE IS A PROUD CO-SPONSOR OF THIS EVENT
275 CABARET ARTISTS SCHEDULED TO PERFORM
CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE IS A PROUD CO-SPONSOR OF THIS EVENT
THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) will attempt to achieve a Guinness World Record by presenting a 3-day, 60 hour, marathon Variety Show running from Thursday, January 1st (New Year's Day) at 7:00 pm through Sunday, January 4th at 7:00 am. The marathon, which is eligible to become a Guinness World Records record-holder for longest variety show ever, will feature up to 100 Metropolitan Room artists, from its most prominent stars to its most promising emerging talents. Broadcast legend Joe Franklin (Guinness Book of World Records Longest Continuous Talk Show Host) will serve as grand marshal for the show. To smash the record, for the first 22 hours, four acts per hour will be seen in ten-minute sets (a total of 88 acts over that stretch). After the 22-hour mark, an average of three acts will perform every hour (another 114 acts over a 38-hour stretch)On two nights of the event, Friday & Saturday, January 2nd & 3rd, Marilyn Maye will perform a full hour show at 7:00 pm. (Separate ticket purchase necessary).
Over 275 cabaret stars are already signed on to perform including: From the worlds of Broadway, jazz and cabaret: Tony Danza, Marilyn Maye, Bill Boggs, Emily Bergl, Julie Budd, Heather MacRae, Joseph Sirola, Jeff Harnar, Shauna Hicks, KT Sullivan, Baby Jane Dexter, Luba Mason, Anna Bergman, Aaron Weinstein, Jim Brochu, Shana Farr, Richard Pryor Jr., Lina Koutrakos, Tracy Stark, Jamie deRoy, Iris Williams, Steve Ross, Maxine Linehan, Joanne Tatham, Eric Yves Garcia, Dana Lorge, Laurie Krauz, Barry Levitt, Kat Gang, Marieann Meringolo, Karen Oberlin, Sean Harkness, Michelle DellaFave, Devin Bing, Jay Rogers, Marcus Simeone, Sue Matsuki, Adam Shapiro, Janice Hall, Kathleen France, Chrysten Peddie, Michele Bautier, Rick Jensen, Victor Neufeld.
From the comedy and magic worlds: Judy Gold, Eddie Brill, Harrison Greenbaum, Ricky Ritzel, Warren Schein, Matthew Holtzclaw, Michael Six Muldoon, Matias Letelier, Jeffrey Gurian.
From burlesque and drag: Hedda Lettuce, Quinn Lemley, Brita Filter, Sasha Pierce, David F. Slone.
From the puppet world: Jonathan Ellers, Flor Bromley, Jenny Hann.
A complete line-up of the participating artists - 275 individual acts - is listed on the club's website (http://www.metropolitanroom.com/ ) - including the day and time of performance for each. Day passes cost $25 per person, or $60 for a three-day pass. The club offers a complimentary beverage with each ticket purchased. There are no other food/drink minimums except for the Marilyn Maye shows.
Audience members who attend the longest -- either for unbroken stretches of time or for combined attendance recorded over three days -- will win special prizes and be entered in the official record of the event. Sleeping will not be permitted in the showroom.
Complimentary breakfast will be served on Friday and Saturday mornings.
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