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Friday, October 17, 2014

CABARET EVENTS FOR CHICAGO AND THE MID-WEST FOR TONIGHT FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE

CABARET EVENTS FOR CHICAGO AND THE MID-WEST FOR TONIGHT 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!


INDIANAPOLIS, IN: RENE MARIE: I WANNA BE EVIL: WITH LOVE TO EARTHA KITT

THE CABARET AT THE COLUMBIA CLUB (121 Monument Circle, Indianapolis, IN - 317-275-1169) presents Rene Marie in her show I Wanna Be Evil: With Love to Eartha Kitt on Friday & Saturday, October 17th at 8:00 pm & October 18th at 7:00 pm. The most provocative risk taker of today's jazz divas, Rene heats things up in her tribute to the divine Eartha Kitt. The show features both well-known and obscure gems from the saucy Kitt repertoire including "C'est Si Bon," "Come On To My House," "Peel Me A Grape," and more. Rene Marie is a songwriter and jazz vocalist who began her professional music career at age 42. In 1998, she self-released her debut album Renaissance and toured as Ella Fitzgerald in a regional play. Marie signed a contract with Maxjazz label and released four albums with them. Her third album Vertigo was awarded a coronet ranking by The Penguin Guide to Jazz, a distinction given to less than 85 other recordings in jazz history. She began experiencing a whirlwind of success rarely seen in the jazz world, winning over critic, receiving awards such as the Best International Jazz Vocal CD by France's Academie du Jazz, gracing the Billboard charts multiple times, and becoming a headliner at major international festivals. There is a $25-$55 cover plus a $12 food/drink minimum.

ST. LOUIS, MO: KAREN MASON IN SECRETS OF THE ANCIENT DIVAS

A star of Broadway and a treasure of New York cabaret, Karen Mason makes her St. Louis cabaret debut at THE GASLIGHT THEATER (358 North Boyle Street, Louis MO - 314-725-4200 EXT 10 - http://www.LicketyTix.com) as part of the The GASLIGHT CABARET FESTIVAL - FALL EDITION on Friday & Saturday, October 17th & 18th at 8:00 pm. One of the genre's singular standouts, Karen takes us on the kind of emotional journey only the best and most practiced can deliver. Tanya in the original Broadway cast of Mamma Mia!, Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard on Broadway and in Los Angeles, leading roles in Broadway's Hairspray and Wonderland,and a 10-time MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabarets) Award winner, Karen Mason comes to town with her new show, Secrets of the Ancient Divas. The show pays homage to some of Karen's personal idols, including Judy Garland, Peggy Lee and Barbra Streisand. Tickets at http://www.LicketyTix.com - For a complete GASLIGHT CABARET FESTIVAL schedule see http://www.gaslightcabaretfestival.com

CHICAGO: SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT, AN EVENING WITH JAMIE BRADY

Something to Talk About, An Evening with Jamie Brady will be presented at DAVENPORT'S (1383 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL - 773-278-1830) on Friday & Saturday, October 17th & 18th at 8:00 pm. What are the things that we talk about? What are the things that we DON'T talk about? How has that changed over the last fifty years? Jamie Brady, accompanied by Beckie Menzie on piano and Mitch Lavin on guitar will explore these topics and more. Songs by Carol King, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt and Irving Berlin, to name a few. Be prepared to laugh and cry and laugh some more. You will be talking about this show for several days after. There is a $15 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.

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