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Friday, August 8, 2014

CABARET EVENTS FOR NEW YORK CITY FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 8th FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE

CABARET EVENTS FOR NEW YORK CITY FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 8th 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: DANA LORGE'S VARIETY SHOW RETURNS TO THE MET
Dana Lorge's monthly Variety Show returns to THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Friday, August 8th at 7:00 pm. She will be joined on stage by Barry Levitt on piano, and Jon Burr on bass. Special guests are Singer/ Recording Artist Natalie Douglas, Singer/ Actor/ Acting Coach Bruce Clough, Singer/ Actor/ Comedian Jay Rogers, Singer/ Songwriter Nadia Danielle and Comedian/ Actress Yaffa.
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NYC: JEFFERY & COLE PRESENT:POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE 2: EDITH HEAD'S REVENGE
After a sold-out run of their live show last summer, internet comedy duo Jeffery Self and Cole Escola are reuniting once again at THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-255-5438 ) for 5 dates in July & August to conjure up the same magic that made their TV show, "Jeffery & Cole Casserole," a cult hit. Show dates are Thursday through Saturday, July 31st through August 2nd, at 9:30 pm; Thursday & Friday, August 7th & 8th at 9:30 pm. Their new live show, "Postcards from the Edge 2: Edith Head's Revenge" is a ridiculous long-form sketch piece inspired by the fact that Carrie Fisher lives next door to her mother, Debbie Reynolds, in a house that once belonged to the famous costume designer Edith Head. In the show, Jeffery and Cole play various characters and explore what might happen if the ghost of Edith Head were haunting Carrie Fisher and if Debbie Reynolds wore a lot of velour. There is a $15 cover plus a 2-drink minimum. Reserve athttp://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/749903
NYC: DISTORTED DIZNEE / BROADWAY / HOLLYWOOD
Dallas DuBois and her merry band of drag stars put a bawdy twist on some of your favorite pop culture icons in a series of cult hit pop culture revues whicj run on alternate Fridays at 10:00 pm at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909). The group presents the Magic Kindom themed DISTORTED DIZNEE, the Great White Way tribute DISTORTED BROADWAY and the new Silver Screen inspired DISTORTED HOLLYWOOD. This trio of Las Vegas-style drag extravaganzas feature drag stars Holly Dae, Bootsie LeFaris, Pixie Aventura, Brenda Dharling, Dallas DuBois and more. For the holidays, they will present DISTORTED KRISTMESS, all of your holiday favorites are run past a dirty funhouse mirror. There is a $20 cover plus a $15 food/drink minimum. Tickets available at 212-352-3101 or https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/495
NYC: NELLIE MCKAY: A GIRL NAMED BILL
Nellie McKay will bring her show A Girl Named Bill - The Life and Times of Billy Tipton to 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Tuesday through Thursday, August 5th through 7th at 7:00 pm and Friday & Saturday, August 8th & 9th at 8:00 pm. Nellie McKay has recently finished an extended run in the off-Broadway hit Old Hats and has written two acclaimed musical biographies, Silent Spring: It's Not Nice to Fool Mother Nature, an exploration of environmental pioneer Rachel Carson, and I Want to Live!, the story of Barbara Graham, the third woman executed in the gas chamber at San Quentin. Nellie's music has been heard on the TV shows Mad Men, Boardwalk Empire, Weeds, Grey's Anatomy, NCIS and Nurse Jackie, and McKay has appeared on numerous TV shows including Late Show with David Letterman (with the Brooklyn Philharmonic). In 2010, the Chase Brock Experience produced a ballet of Obligatory Villagers, and her writing has appeared in The Onion, Interview and The New York Times Book Review, where she delivered an incisive in-depth review of a Doris Day biography. Nellie produced her critically acclaimed, debut double album Get Away From Me with Beatles' engineer Geoff Emerick, followed by Pretty Little Head, Obligatory Villagers, Normal as Blueberry Pie: A Tribute to Doris Day, and her latest, Home Sweet Mobile Home. Nellie will be performing with her band members, Alexi David on bass, Cary Park on guitar, and Kenneth Salters on drums. There is a $50-$60 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
NYC: FROM MARKY MARK TO MICHAEL: POP MUSIC OF THE 90S
From Marky Mark to Michael: Pop Music of the '90s, a chronological journey through '90s pop, will be presented at 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Friday, August 8th at 11:00 pm. The show will take you back in time to a decade where boy bands ruled the airwaves, your Discman was your prized possession and you could play Pogs while slamming back a Go-Gurt and watching TRL. Some of Broadway's best singers do their thing on some of the best music of the '90s. All proceeds benefit The Situation Project, a nonprofit investing in high performing, underserved NYC public schools by providing the entire school community with access to and engagement with the Broadway community. Guests include: Jackie Burns, Caissie Levy, Eric William Morris, Shaleah Adkisson, Allison Case, Jeremy Morse, Nic Rouleau, Rema Webb, Greg Williams, Kacie Sheik, Marshall Kennedy Carolan, Anastacia McCleskey, Emily Afton and Amber Iman. There is a $25-$35 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.

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