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NYC: NEW YORK'S NEXT TOP DRAG QUEEN CONTEST - ROUND 2
"New York's Next Top Drag Queen" will be presented at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Mondays at 7:00 pm, March 31st & April 14th (8 first-round contestants perform two new songs each week); April 21st (6 semifinalists present mini sets, offering a glimpse of what a full show will be); April 28th (4 finalists sing a new song, a repeat song and a theme song) and May 5th - finale (the 4 finialists sing a new song and make a heartfelt appeal for why they deserve to wear the crown; the finale features several special guests). The event is produced by the Metropolitan Room, Joseph Macchia. The contest's permanent judges include the MAC and Bistro award-winning cabaret producer Joseph Macchia ("Cabaret Cares" and "Broadway on 22nd Street" and "Boys Night Out"), the Broadway veteran and cabaret star T. Oliver Reid (winner 2011 MetroStar; 2012 MAC debut, and 2013 Bistro), and Frankie C. (columnist for Odyssey Magazine). The Mystery Judge will remain "closeted" until the very end. The Grand Prize includes: A Cash Prize of $500 and a One Night Videotaped, Club-Produced Show. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: STEVE DORFF AT THE CUTTING ROOM
Three-time Grammy nominee and a fixture on the nation's charts, Steve Dorff, performs at CUTTING ROOM (44 East 32nd Street, NYC - 212-691-1900) on Monday, April 14th at 8:00 pm. The Music and Film Industry has dubbed multiple award winning Steve Dorff an enigma who has evolved into a gifted composer in every musical field. There is no way to capture the diversity he regularly displays scoring major motion pictures, television, theater, or via an array of # 1 hit songs. In addition to winning the NSAI Songwriter of the Year award, Dorff has also been honored with more than 40 BMI, and 11 Billboard #1 awards. His dossier includes nine #1 film songs and 15 Top 10 hits, including the Kenny Rogers' classic "Through The Years", a BMI 5 million performance song, as well as "I Just Fall In Love Again", the Anne Murray record that captured Billboard's #1 Song Of The Year honors. His many songs have been sung by some of the greatest artists of our time - Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, George Strait, Vanessa Williams and countless others. There is a $25 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
NYC: THE SONGS OF LYONS & PAKCHAR
The Songs of Lyons & Pakchar will be performed at54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Monday, April 14th at 9:30 pm. Contemporary musical theatre composers Douglas Lyons and Ethan Pakchar are thrilled to be joined by some of Broadway's best in a special evening of their original music. Performers include Lillias White, Christine Dwyer, Nic Rouleau, Mykal Kilgore, Katie Thompson, Julia Mattison, J. Hoard, Robin de Jes•s, Ben Platt, Naturi Naughton, Felicia Boswell, Tamika Sonja Lawrence, Daniel Torres, John Brink, Nik Alexander, Bradley Greer, and Melody Madarasz. Lyons & Pakchar's debut album #Love (Live) mixes pop, R&B and theatre to explore the good, bad and awkward roller coasters in human relationships. Lyons and Pakchar began collaborating while touring with The Book of Mormon. There is a $25-$35 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
NYC: KARL SAINT LUCY AT 54 BELOW
Karl Saint Lucy, Brooklyn-based composer and singer-songwriter, will present his solo debut, Karl Saint Lucy: Easier Said Than Done, on April 14th at 11:30 pm at 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551). Songs young and old will be sung, all in Saint Lucy's eclectic high-art meets campy-trash idiom. Born in St. Louis and raised all over the heartland of the United States, Karl Saint Lucy is a songwriter whose influences are as varied as his experiences. He was conceived the moment Joni Mitchell shared "Free Man in Paris" with David Geffen, and he lost his innocence the moment Rufus Wainwright shared "Dinner at Eight" with his father, Loudon. Saint Lucy found his way into songwriting by way of musical theatre; he studied musical theatre composition with Michael John LaChiusa, William Finn, Polly Pen, and other great New York theatre composers through the Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program at Tisch. What comes out in the work of Karl Saint Lucy is a synthesis of people and places that reveals not only love-hate relationships with genre, approach, and his country of origin; but also a fierce determination to redeem those relationships to better inform the present. He also really loves torch songs. There is a $5 cover cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
NYC: ASHLEY MONROE: STRIKING MATCHES
Ashley Monroe and Striking Matches will take the stage at JOE'S PUB at THE PUBLIC THEATRE (425 Lafayette Street, NYC - 212-967-7555) on Monday, April 14th with performances at 7:00 & 9:30 pm. Most folks, as soon as they hear Ashley Monroe, instantly recognize one thing: she's the real deal. Her songs resonate so profoundly because they reflect the experiences of an artist who, although she is just 26, has already seen both the best and worst that life has to offer. Simply stated, Striking Matches, made up of Sarah Zimmermann and Justin Davis, came to Nashville to play music. Sarah, a Philadelphia native and Justin, from Atlanta, met when a professor at Belmont University paired them at random to play for a classroom full of guitar majors. The pair has been writing and performing ever since. Their influences range from Jerry Reed to the Beatles, John Mayer to Patsy Cline, and back again. It becomes more obvious every day that they were born to play music together. In December 2012, Striking Matches made their debut on the Grand Ole Opry where they have subsequently played more than fifteen times. The duo has had three songs featured on ABC's hit show "Nashville." Striking Matches has shared the stage with John Hiatt, Hunter Hayes, Martina McBride, The Band Perry, The Fray, Billy Currington, Kip Moore, Ashley Monroe and many more. There os a $30 cover.
NYC: DINE & DANCE WITH VINCE GIORDANO AND THE NIGHTHAWKS - NOW AT THE IGUANA
