CABARET TONIGHT IN NASHVILLE - FLORIDA - SAN FRANCISCO FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
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!
NASHVILLE, TN: NYC-NASHVILLE CULTURAL EXCHANGE COMPETITION CONCERT
A partnership between NYC's METROPOLITAN ROOMand Nashville's ABSINTHE: A BROADWAY CABARET(http://www.abcab.net) has resulted in the first 'NYC - Nashville Cultural Exchange Competition Concert" at THE HERMITAGE HOTEL (213 Sixth Avenue North, Nashville, TN) on Friday, May 9th at 7:30 pm. Four contenders from NYC (Jerry Costanzo, Sue Matsuki, Julia B. Simpson & Tracy Stark) will perform in Act 1! In Act 2, fourteen contestants from Nashville will compete for 4 spots for a NYC debut show at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM later this year! Musical Direction by Tracy Stark. There is a $10 cash cover.
FLORIDA: JEFF HARNAR AT THE ROYAL ROOM
Jeff Harnar will appear at THE ROYAL ROOM at THE COLONY HOTEL (155 Hammond Avenue, Palm Beach, FL - 561-659-8100) on Fridays & Saturdays, May 2nd & 3rd and 9th & 10th in the show Does This Song Make Me Look Fat? (Lighter Fare for a Spring Night), which will highlight the wit of Noel Coward, Cole Porter, Sammy Cahn, Comden & Green, Tom Lehrer, Allan Sherman, Stan Freberg, Rick Crom and more. The show comes directly from a sold-out run at London's The Crazy Coqs following a critically acclaimed run at The Laurie Beechman Theater in New York City. Broadway conductor and pianist Randy Booth will lead his trio featuring Paul Shewchuck on bass and Dana Cyr on drums. Harnar is the winner of the 2012 Noel Coward Foundation Cabaret Award. New York engagements include The Algonquin Hotel, Feinstein's at The Regency, Birdland, The Metropolitan Room, and Off-Broadway at 59e59 Theaters. Carnegie Hall appearances include both the Cole Porter and Noel Coward Centennial Galas. Jeff was artistic director and host of the three seasons of "The American Songbook in London" at The Jermyn Street Theatre and Pizza on The Park. Television credits include "The 1959 Broadway Songbook" (PBS). Jeff tours nationally with Shauna Hicks in their symphony "Pops" concert "I Got Rhythm: Mickey & Judy's Hollywood." Jeff has released four solo CD's and is the winner of three MAC Awards and three Back Stage Bistro Awards. Call for cover/minimum information.
SAN FRANCISCO: WESLA WHITFIELD, WITH THE MIKE GREENSILL DUO
The beloved Bay Area cabaret singer Wesla Whitfield, joined by her husband, pianist and arranger Mike Greensill and John Wiitala on bass, will debut their new show, Who Cares (What Banks Fail in Yonkers!), at FEINSTEIN'S AT THE NIKKO (222 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA - 866-663-1063) for two performances only on Thursday & Friday, May 8th & 9th at 8:00 pm. The challenges of the world can make it tough to keep a smile in place. Wesla and Mike's new show promises to take you on a delightful journey through the Great American Songbook that will re-unite you with your hopes and dreams. Rarely do two shining stars come together and stay together in the way that Wesla Whitfield and Mike Greensill have done. Mike studied piano in England, and Wesla began singing at home in Santa Maria, California, thousands of miles apart. Destiny brought them both to San Francisco, where they met and began to share the music they both loved. Each is a major talent - together they interpret and perform some of the greatest popular music ever composed in a style and with substance seldom encountered. A relaxed, unpretentious performer, Wesla's clear, exquisite voice, riveting style and sardonic wit are matched superbly with Mike's sophisticated arrangements and elegant phrasing. She inhabits that magical zone where jazz and cabaret meet, with her deft timing and uncanny ability to connect with the emotional truth in a lyric. There is a $35-$45 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
SAN FRANCISCO: BENN BACOT WITH "4LOVE OF ABBEY"
