CABARET TONIGHT IN NEW YORK CITY FROM THE HOME PAGE OF 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: "PLAYING FOR KEEPS" WITH MARY REILLY AT THE MET
Mary Reilly, brings her latest show, "Playing for Keeps" to the THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Saturday, May 3rd at 7:00 pm. Mary debuted this show in Baltimore in November to rave reviews. Working with Mary are her Director Barry Kleinbort, and Musical Director and Accompanist, Christopher Denny. Known for her rich vocal quality and sparkling stage presence, she shares unique interpretations of a wide range of music - gems from the Great American Songbook, Motown, rock, blues, country and musical theater. She will be bringing this show to Davenport's Cabaret in Chicago in June. Mary has studied cabaret with a host of talented performers and musicians including Amanda McBroom, Andrea Marcovicci, Karen Mason, Sally Martin, Christopher Denny, Barry Kleinbort, Lina Koutrakos, Rick Jensen, Lennie Watts, Shelley Markham, David Gaines, Jackie Presti and Susan Denny. Mary also participated in the Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts Center's cabaret workshop in Steamboat Springs, Colorado in 2010.
NYC: TRICULTURAL SINGER EMY TSENG AT THE METROPOLITAN ROOM
DC-based singer Emy Tseng will perform at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Saturday, May 3rd at 9:30 pm. She is joined on stage by Q Morrow - guitar, David Jernigan - bass, Vanderlei Pereira - drums and Lyle Link - alto sax and flute. With the critically acclaimed release of her debut recording Sonho (meaning "dream" in Portuguese), Tseng establishes herself as a foremost interpreter of Brazilian bossa nova and jazz. Emy began classical piano at age four and started singing in high school. She studied classical voice at the Longy School of Music and sang in early music ensembles in Boston and New York. In New York, she started her jazz studies with the esteemed jazz singer Jay Clayton. Her subsequent teachers include world-renowned Brazilian musicians: bassist Nilson Matta (Trio da Paz, Joe Henderson) in New York and pianist Marcos Silva (Flora Purim & Airto) in Berkeley, CA. Upon moving to DC four years ago, she quickly became part of the DC jazz scene and credits local musicians such as Matvei Sigalov, WayneWilentz, David Jernigan and Leonardo Lucini for mentoring her and helping her develop her musical voice. Call for cover/minimum information.
NYC: WALL TO WALL CABARET AT SYMPHONY SPACE
Wall to Wall Cabaret returns to PETER JAY SHARP THEATER at SYMPHONY SPACE (2537 Broadway at 95th Street - 212-864-5400) on Saturday, May 3rd from 4:00 to 11:00 pm. This joyous romp through the world of cabaret, from Kurt Weill and Edith Piaf to Cole Porter and Cy Coleman, celebrates the speakeasies and nightclubs of Prohibition, the elegant hotel cabarets and jazz clubs that introduced Sarah Vaughan and Eartha Kitt, and the cabaret renaissance taking place right now with new artists reinventing beloved songs. Hosted by James Naughton, with Wall to Wall Trio (Russ Kassoff: Piano, Jay Arbo: Bass, John Redsecker: Drums) and featuring an impressive roster of surprise guests. The day kicks off with a Master Class by Barbara Cook at 3:00 pm, followed by Wall to Wall performances beginning at 4:00 pm. Wall to Wall Cabaret is part of the Sleeping Around Festival. General Admission is FREE!
NYC: UN-IRONICALLY ENTHUSIASTIC - NERDS ON PARADE
Grab your comic books and don your thick plastic spectacles for the Un-Ironically Enthusiastic concert, Nerds on Parade, at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909) on Saturday, May 3rd at 7:00 pm. The show is full of fresh tunes by hot composers celebrating all things nerdy and cool. Famous geeks performing include Broadway's Jeremy Kushnier as Tony Stark, Vh1's #shehashadit creator Jarvis Derrell, YouTube sensation BrentalFloss, and Verse Academy's Frantz Jerome. Join the nerd-herd! Nerds Unite! There is an $18 cover plus a $15 food/drink minimum.
NYC: AN EVENING WITH UNCLE BONSAI
Seattle super-harmonizers Uncle Bonsai will perform at THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-255-5438) on Saturday, May 3rd with shows at 7:00 & 9:30 pm. Uncle Bonsai are the Tim Burtons of folk music, dark and hilarious but with moments of great insight and beauty. Singers Patrice O'Neill, Arni Adler. and Andrew Ratshin, also the trio's guitarist and primary songwriter, present an often dizzying vocal relay of intricate harmony. The group aligns itself with the underachiever, the dejected, the outsider, the self-downtrodden, in densely-packed lyrics that fly by in a whirr at times and take a skewed stance on topics such as first-world problems, the creation of the universe, the afterlife, and holidays with family. A little like Stephen Sondheim linking arms with Tom Lehrer, with harmonies by the Beatles. Or Frank Zappa cross-bred with Peter, Paul and Mary. Join Uncle Bonsai for its first full concerts in NYC in over 10 years. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum. see http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/556091 .
MANHATTAN: LE SCANDAL CABARET CONTINUES AT THE BEECHMAN
NYC's longest running burlesque variety show, LE SCANDAL CABARET, continues on Saturdays, at 10:30 pm at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909). In its ninth year, Le Scandal features variety acts, circus performers, live music and a bevy of burlesque beauties. New performers every week! Expect sword swallowers, belly dancers, rope trick cowboys, contortionists, torch singing fan dancers and comedic aerobats, all set to the live music of the Le Scandal Orchestra. For tickets, visit Smarttix at http://www.smarttix.com/ or 212-484-4444. There is a $25 cover plus a $15 food/drink minimum.
NYC: THE LILLIAS WHITE EFFECT AT 54 BELOW
The Lillias White Effect, with Broadway's Lillias White, will be presented at 54 BELOW(254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Thursday, May 1st at 7:00 pm and Friday & Saturday, May 2nd & 3rd at 8:00 pm. In this brand new concert, audiences can expect to hear the music of Jerry Herman, Frank Loesser, Stephen Sondheim, Cy Coleman, and more. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Lillias pulls back the show curtain to tell humorous, poignant, and inspiring stories from both her personal and show business lives that she has never shared before, onstage or off. The concert will interweave songs that are career milestones for Lillias, and also songs from the soundtrack of her life. Direction by Will Nunziata. Musical Direction by Billy Stritch. There is a $40-$50 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
NYC: DREW GASPARINI FEATURING LOLO, ALEX BRIGHTMAN & MORE
