MORE NYC CABARET EVENTS FOR TONIGHT
Here are today's cabaret events as listed on the home page of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE! Every day in every way we're promoting Cabaret! Your event missing? Send press releases to stuhamstra@svhamstra.com to be included - listings are FREE!
NYC: NIKKI MACCALLUM AT THE DUPLEX IN 'FAMILIAR THINGS'
Nikki MacCallum returns to THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-255-5438) on Fridays, February 21st & 28th at 7:00 pm with her new cabaret 'Familiar Things'. The show highlights the music of Kander & Ebb. With music direction and arrangements by Mark Hartman and direction by Kelvin Moon Loh, the show takes us from familiar childhood memories that one-day become unfamiliar to the unfamiliar challenges of adulthood that one-day become familiar. Throw in a middle school performance of Mr. Cellophane and Sara Lee as an eleven o'clock snack number and you have Familiar Things. The piece began development at the Eugene O'Neill Cabaret Conference this past summer, which was under the direction of John McDaniel. Nikki last performed at The Duplex in her show 'Matchmaker Matchmaker I'm Willing to Settle!' which earned a 2011 MAC Award Nomination. She was most recently featured at Birdland along side Donna McKechnie and Jerry Mitchell. There is a $10 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: FRINGE HIT 'GAY CAMP' RETURNS TO THE DUPLEX
Following last summer's hit run at the New York International Fringe Festival, the award winning "Best Ensemble" of Christian Mansfield, Philip Mutz, and Ken Urso are back for another summer of GAY CAMP at THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-255-5438) on Friday, February 28th at 9:30 pm. 'Confused' campers Josh and Anton are shipped off to Camp Acceptance where they encounter an evil headmaster, electrified fences, disco balls, Michelle Bachmann, and more innuendos than you can shake a dildo at! It's gay. It's camp. It's GAY CAMP! There is a $7 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: PERFORMERS SHOW THEIR COJONES AT THE PIT
Peter Michael Marino hosts COJONES the last Friday of the month starting at 11:00 pm at the THE PEOPLE'S IMPROV THEATER - The PIT (123 East 24th Street, NYC - 212-563-7488). Shows are scheduled for Fridays: January 31st, February 28th and March 28th. Singers who want to twerk. Dancers who want to juggle daggers. Comics who dare to get serious. Perhaps some X-rated ventriloquism. The monthly variety showcase called COJONES invites performers to try something onstage they've always wanted to do but didn't have the you-know-whats to try. Marino is the creator and co-producer of SOLOCOM, an all-solo festival that packed houses at The PIT this past November and gave birth to 60 world premiere solo comedies. He has been performing his 5-star reviewed one-man comedy Desperately Seeking the Exit for the past two years on three continents, including a month-long run at London's Leicester Square Theatre. He was named Favorite NYC Comedy Teacher by Backstage, and has directed dozens of shows at The PIT, Ars Nova, Don't Tell Mama, IO West and more. Tickets are $1.
NYC: "DEVIN BING & THE SECRET SERVICE"
Devin Bing returns to THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Friday, February 28th at 7:00 pm. Bing combines the swagger of a bygone era with his own charismatic brand of urban jazz. Crooner and composer, piano man and performer, Devin Bing moves audiences with a combination of vintage flare and contemporary showmanship. Whether he's seated behind the grand piano or swinging at the head of his dynamic 8-piece band, Bing captivates the eyes and ears of every person in the room. Every evening with Devin Bing promises a scintillating journey of smooth vocals, elegant beats and a seductive air of elegance. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: TIMOTHY MATHIS AT THE LAURIE BEECHMAN
Singer/Songwriter Timothy Mathis celebrates 25 years in cabaret at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909) on Friday February 28th at 7:00 pm with an evening of his own original songs and some old favorites. Mathis is a songwriter and playwright living and working in New York City. He has written the scores for the musicals Sylvia So Far (La Mama, NYC), Kakie in the Light (BMI/NYC), Our Story Too (MCCNY and multiple regional productions), Iowa '08 (Vineyard Theatre, NYC) and his as yet unproduced adaptation of A Room with a View. Several of his short musicals have received production in New York as well. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND
After sold out runs in 2009 & 2010, Thank You For Being A Friend returns to THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909) for its third limited-run engagement. Performances are Fridays, February 14th & 28th at 10:00 pm. This unauthorized musical parody inspired by the beloved TV sitcom "The Golden Girls," features book by Nick Brennan, music by Jeff Thomson, and lyrics by Luke Jones and Cisco Cardenas. In the show four women over 60 (Blanchette, the varicose-veined vixen; Dorthea, the brainy ball-buster; Roz, the lovable airhead; and Sophie, the wisecracking spitfire) are spending their golden years together in a wicker-filled bungalow in Miami. But when gay pop superstar Ricky Martin moves next door, his loud outdoor sex parties keep the quartet of cheesecake-loving retirees awake. The solution pits the gays against the girls at the annual Shady Oaks Retirement Home Talent Show: if the women win, then no more sex parties; if the gays garner top prize, the sassy seniors must serve as the party's clean-up crew. Singing, dancing and hilarity ensues! This newly revised production will feature original cast members Chad Ryan, Luke Jones, and Nick Brennan with newcomer John De Los Santos. The production team features Jonathan Pennington (Director), Cisco Cardanez (Assistant Director/Stage Manager), John De Los Santos (Choreographer), Luke Jones and Nick Brennan (Set Design), Timothy Hart (Lighting), Jessa-Raye Court (Costumes) and Doug Repetti (Sound). There is a $20 cover plus a $15 food/drink minimum. Reservations athttps://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/929670
NYC: LOVE IN THE MIDDLE AGES - A NEW MUSICAL ABOUT LOVE OVER 40!
LOVE IN THE MIDDLE AGES will be presented at STAGE 72 (158 West 72nd Street, NYC - 212-362-2590) on Friday, February 28th at 7:00 pm. The show is a new musical about six very different people living in New York who meet at an adult mixer known as the "Over Forty Single Mingle". It is a laugh packed, tuneful examination and evaluation of love, life and dating. The book and lyrics are by Eric Kornfeld, most known for writing Bette Midler's Vegas extravaganza, THE SHOW GIRL MUST GO ON, also seen on HBO. The composer is Michelangelo Sosnowitz, co-writer of CRAZY HEAD SPACE, and the director/choreographer is Lisa Shriver, who choreographed the recent Broadway revival of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. A contemporary, pop score combined with real life tales makes for a memorable and uplifting night. There is a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: JEFF DANIELS RETURNS TO 54 BELOW
After glowing reviews for his last engagement, Jeff Daniels returns to 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) for an encore performance on Friday, February 28th at 8:00 pm and Saturday, March 1st at 8:00 & 11:00 pm. You know Jeff Daniels from his Tony Award-nominated performances in shows like God of Carnage, from his Academy Award-nominated performances in movies like The Squid and The Whale, and for starring as anchorman Will McAvoy in Aaron Sorkin's HBO series, The Newsroom. You may also recall his years on and off-Broadway in plays like Lanford Wilson's 5th of July and Redwood Curtain. Now, Jeff Daniels brings his original music to 54 Below in an intimate musical evening. The songs are tuneful, funny, honest and true, with titles like "If William Shatner Can, I Can Too", "You Can Drink An Ugly Girl Pretty", and "Have a Good Life (Then Die)". Filled with laugh-out-loud humor and poignancy, this is a wondrous night with one of television's biggest stars that you don't want to miss. There is a $40-$50 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
NYC: LATE NIGHT: PATTY & EMILY
Patty & Emily are taking their special brand of fangirl enthusiasm off YouTube and bringing it to 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Friday, February 28th at 11:30 pm as part of the club's Late Night Series. Join in the obsessive Broadway chat with this late night talk show. After their hilarious hit debut this January, Patty & Emily return with a new show, starring Broadway's Cady Huffman (The Producers, The Nance), Jennifer Laura Thompson (Nice Work If You Can Get It, Urinetown), Jessica Phillips (Leap of Faith, Next to Normal), Alex Wyse (Lysistrata Jones, Wicked), and more! Patty & Emily, along with music director Kevin David Thomas, will welcome Broadway guests for performances and interviews, all the while gushing over them embarrassingly. There is a $15 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
NYC: HENRY WAGONS AT JOE'S PUB
Henry Wagons, unanimously lauded as one of Australia's greatest and most entertaining performers, will perform atJOE'S PUB at THE PUBLIC THEATRE (425 Lafayette Street, NYC - 212-967-7555) on Friday, February 28th at 7:30 pm. Along with his rare charisma, he offers heavy doses of stomping outlaw rock and irresistible crooning. His live show is a performance like no other. In early 2013 Henry, and his band of misfits, crowded around a polished table in Nashville Tennessee above the factory floor of the United Records Pressing Plant. It was there they recorded a haunting, and at times humorous 'Upstairs at United' vinyl only release. This is the 9th volume in this strictly analogue series, immaculately curated by United Records, which will be for sale at this show. The album was recorded in a room with a rich history, which looks like its still recovering from a massive weekend in the mid 60s with many of the Motown legends to Wayne Newton to Hank Williams Jr. all having spent time soaking into the walls. Released in November 2013, Henry presents 7 songs on Upstairs at United, including an Elvis Presley and a Waylon Jennings cover; all intricately mixed and performed live, straight to 2 track tape, then pressed too heavy as hell 12" vinyl spinning at 45rpm, never having touched the digital realm. Having spent the last few years touring with the likes of Lucinda Williams, Justin Townes Earle, Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zero's, Calexico, Bill Callahan, Will Oldham, Okkervil River, John Hiatt and more it is safe to say that Wagons is a road-hardened formidable live act. There is a $12 cover.
NYC: JOE'S PUB PRESENTS THE HOT SARDINES
The Hot Sardines will perform at JOE'S PUB at THE PUBLIC THEATRE (425 Lafayette Street, NYC - 212-967-7555) on Friday, March 28th at 9:30 pm. Take a blustery brass lineup, layer it over a rhythm section led by a Fats Waller-style stride-piano virtuoso, and tie the whole thing together with a magnetic, one-of-the-boys frontwoman whose voice recalls another era, and you have the Hot Sardines, an NYC outfit (with a tap dancer) that's been called consistently electrifying. ) The Sardine sound - wartime Paris via New Orleans, or the other way around - is steeped in the kind of music Louis Armstrong, Django Reinhardt and Waller used to make: Straight-up, foot-stomping jazz. Pianist-bandleader Evan "Bibs" Palazzo and Paris-born singerMiz Elizabeth (who owe their collaboration to meeting via Craigslist) describe their band as "born in the 1920s, but raised in the '00s," reflecting a philosophy that hot jazz, dixieland and Tin Pan Alley tunes are all pop music, not historical artifact to be handled with kid gloves. In 2013 The Sardines headlined the TCM Classic Cruise, played Great GoogaMooga Festival, the Spiegeltent and the Blue Note Jazz festival, and continue at their regular haunt The Standard Hotel. There is a $15 cover.copyright 2014 - See cabaret listings from all over the world at CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
