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Monday, May 26, 2014

CABARET TONIGHT IN NEW YORK CITY - FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE

CABARET TONIGHT IN NEW YORK CITY - 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!

NYC: BARRET IS BACK ON RESTAURANT ROW

Chris Barrett returns to LA RIVISTA RISTORANTE (313 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-366-4603) on Monday, May 19th, where he will be at the piano Mondays through Wednesdays. There are two shows nightly, a dinner show at 8:00 and a supper show at 10:00 pm. Chris Barrett's performances are in the tradition of the great late-night boites of a fondly remembered era, when the likes of Hugh Shannon, Bobby Short, and Buddy Barnes manned the keyboard. There is no cover charge.

NYC: JOHN MALINO ONE NIGHT ONLY AT 54 BELOW

Appearing for the first time - one performance only - at 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Monday, May 26th, soulful singer and guitarist John Malino celebrates Johnny Cash and those musicians who influenced Cash's career - Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, and Hank Williams, to name a few. Performance is at 7:00 pm. John Malino has played from coast to coast and across the world, from Birdland and the Kennedy Center to the Santa Monica Pier and beyond. In his 20 years as a bandleader, Malino has played small nightclubs and grand inaugural balls. As the old song says, John Malino's been everywhere. He began his musical career as a rocker, playing clubs all over NYC - from CBGB to Danceteria - and touring Asia. He has shared the stage with jazz legend Lionel Hampton, and performed a duet tribute to the Rat Pack with actor Keith David; Sax great David Sanborn has played on Malino's original tune, "If I Had a Genie." Highly acclaimed and often compared to Harry Connick Jr. and Frank Sinatra by the press, this multi-talented bandleader has been penned a "velvet-voiced baritone." John will be accompanied by his 11-year-old son, Buster, on bass and his 14-year-old daughter, Sarah, on back-up vocals. There is a $25-$35 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.

NYC: THESE BOOTS WERE MADE FOR ROCKIN': AN EVENING WITH MARK FISHER FITNESS, KINKY BOOTS AND FRIENDS

These Boots Were Made For Rockin' will be presented at54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Monday, March 26th at 9:30 & 11:00 pm. These one-night-only, sexy cabaret concerts from Mark Fisher Fitness will feature company members from the 2013 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Kinky Boots, scintillating numbers from the MFF team and Ninja army, and some special Broadway surprises, all in the name of fundraising and frivolity! All proceeds from the evening will benefit Broadway Bares 24: Rock Hard! in support of BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS ) . Confirmed performers from the Kinky Boots family include Adinah Alexander, DB Bonds, Amy Jo Jackson, Natalie Joy Johnson, Kyle Taylor Parker, Robert Pendilla and Joey Taranto. Joining them will be members of the MFF team including Geoff and Rose Hemingway, Christian Sineath and Stephanie Wilberding with additional performers to be announced. The evening will be hosted by Susan Blackwell with direction by Will Nunziata and music direction by Brian Nash. There is a $30-$50 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.

NYC: NEW 50 SHADES PARODY AT SOPHIE'S BROADWAY

A new unauthorized musical parody of the international best-selling book "50 Shades of Grey" will be presented atSOPHIE'S NEW YORK (318 West 53rd Street, NYC - 212-757-2323), beginning with a preview performance on Monday May 12th at 7:00 pm. The show is written, directed and choreographed by Tricia Brouk, with original songs by Andrew David Sotomayor, "50 Shades of F****d Up" bursts on the scene from out of nowhere and will be the only unauthorized musical parody north of Times Square. The show officially opens on Monday May 19th at 7:00 pm with performances scheduled for Saturdays at 7:00 & 10:00 pm and Mondays at 7:00 pm through through Monday, June 7th. The cast of four includes Jenna Dallacco as Anastasia, Ben McHugh as Grey, and- in multiple roles - Krista DeMille and Cedric Leiba, Jr. as everyone's Inner Goddess. A veteran burlesque director and choreographer Brouk has directed and choreographed "Broadway Varietease," "Erotic Broadway: Vintage Variety," and "Tokio Confidential" at Atlantic Stage 2. In addition to "The Zombies: A Musical" her choreography credits run the gamut from television to film. Sotomayor, who leads a band of two, is also responsible for the arrangements. His music directing credits include "Cutman: a boxing musical," "Frankie and Debbie: Live at the Martini Lounge," and "Erotic Broadway: Vintage Variety." His composed the scores for "Bent" and the short films "Cuba 1961: A Love Story" and "Timeless." For tickets, which are $39.69 call 866/811-4111 or visithttp://www.50shadesfdup.com There is a 2-drink minimum.

NYC: DINE & DANCE WITH VINCE GIORDANO AND THE NIGHTHAWKS - NOW AT THE IGUANA

Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks are back - and now will play every Monday & Tuesday night from 8:00 to 11:00 pm at at IGUANA'S VIP LOUNGE (240 West 54th Street, NYC - 212-765-5454). Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks is an eleven-piece band playing music of the 1920s & 30s for your dining and dancing pleasure. In 1976 Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks (originally known as the New Orleans Nighthawks) was formed. A big-band historian and collector, Giordano has more than 60,000 scores in his collection. There is a $15 cover (at the door) plus a $15 food drink minimum.


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