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Wednesday, December 17, 2014

CABARET EVENTS FOR NEW YORK CITY FOR TONIGHT FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE

CABARET EVENTS FOR NEW YORK CITY 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!


NYC: JIM SCHUBIN - LIFE IS A HIGHWAY: A SOLO CABARET

Jim Schubin will perform his show 'Life is a Highway: A Solo Cabaret' at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM(34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Wednesday, December 17th at 9:30 pm. In the show, Jim takes you for a drive, exploring life, love, and all the fast-food detours in-between. With music ranging from Rock and Country to Jazz and Broadway Classics, Life Is A Highway will take you on a ride you'll never forget. 

NYC: HOLIDAY TIME AT THE METROPOLITAN ROOM

Pacific Northwest sensations Susannah Mars, Richard Weidlich and musical director Bill Wells present 'Holiday Time At THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440 - ) on Wednesday, December 17th at 7:00 pm in an all new smart set of songs and stories exploring themes of food, home, gift-giving, as well as Hanukkah traditions. An up-front celebration of the excessiveness of the season - from garish sweaters to the obsessive-compulsive way some people embrace holiday shopping - it's the conflicted emotions that Christmas stirs up that gives "Holiday Time" real depth. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.

NYC: THE RESCIGNOS: MIRACLE NEAR WEST 4TH STREET

The Rescignos will present 'Miracle Near West 4th Street' at THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-255-5438 - ) on Wednesday, December 17th at 7:00 pm and Friday, December 19th at 9:30 pm. Jack Frost nipping at your nose? (He does that.) That means it must be time again to go walking in a twin-ter wonderland! Join the Rescigno brothers and a talented ensemble for the vest musical comedy show this holiday season. Guaranteed to be more entertaining than dancing sugar plums. There is a $15 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.

NYC: 54 BELOW PRESENTS LORNA LUFT

Lorna Luft will perform at 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) this holiday season with a show packed with popular selections from her mother's catalogue, the all-American songbook and holiday favorites. Performances are scheduled for Wednesday, December 17th at 7:00 pm and Thursday, December 18th at 7:00 & 9:30 pm. This will be her 54 BELOW debut. Born to legendary entertainer Judy Garland and producer Sid Luft, Lorna Luft made her performing debut singing on The Judy Garland Show. Since then, she has had dozens of starring and guest-starring roles on film and television, ranging from Grease 2 and Where the Boys Are '84 to the series Murder She Wrote and Sean Saves the World. Lorna was co-executive producer of Life with Judy Garland, the five-time Emmy Award-winning miniseries based on her best-selling memoir, Me and My Shadows. For the past several years, Lorna has been starring in American and British productions of Irving Berlin's White Christmas, including the 2011 production at the Paper Mill Playhouse. Her other theatrical credits include her Broadway debut in Promises, Promises; Off-Broadway's Snoopy and Extremities; the national tour of They're Playing Our Song; a British tour of Pack of Lies; and Gypsy, Grease, Guys and Dolls, Mame and The Unsinkable Molly Brown, among many others. Lorna is also a gifted concert and cabaret artist, performing in the world's most prestigious venues, including The Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, The London Palladium and L'Olympia in Paris. Her highly acclaimed multi-media production, Songs My Mother Taught Me - The Judy Garland Songbook, melds one of the world's most familiar songbooks with personal memories. It won two Ovation Awards, and a CD based on the show was released by First Night Records. There is a $45-$85 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.

NYC: THE VON TRAPP CHILDREN: FROM SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE!

For one night only, on Wednesday, December 17th at 9:30 pm, your favorite Von Trapp children, Liesl, Fredrich, Louisa, Kurt, Brigitta, Marta and Gretl, are appearing live in concert at 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551). One year ago, NBC aired the first live televised production of The Sound of Music, starring Carrie Underwood. The successful three-hour telecast of the musical classic drew in 18.5 million viewers. From starring in Justin Timberlake's "Mirrors" music video to Broadway's Les Miserables and more, these young actors are on the rise to stardom. Join Ariane Rinehart, Michael Nigro, Ella Watts, Grace Rundhaug, Peyton Ella, and standbys Meg Donnelly, Presley Ryan, Mia Sinclair Jenness, as they sing about their "favorite things" and the event that brought back live musicals on TV. There is a $25-$70 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.

NYC: STEVE TYRELL AT THE CAFE CARLYLE THROUGH DECEMBER 31st

Steve Tyrell returns for this annual Holiday season performances at THE CAFE CARLYLE (35 East 76th Street, NYC - 212-744-1600) on Tuesdays through Saturdays, November 25th through December 31st (no show December 25th) at 8:45 pm with additional late shows on Friday & Saturdays at 10:45 pm. Grammy Award-winning vocalist Steve Tyrell is truly a renaissance man. In over four decades in the music business, he has achieved great success as an artist, producer, songwriter, music supervisor, and performer. In 2005, after the passing of the legendary Bobby Short, Steve was asked by New York City's Cafe Carlyle to take over their revered Holiday Season of November and December, which Mr. Short had not missed for 36 years. In 2013 Tyrell's contract was extended through his 11th season, starting a new Carlyle legacy that now also includes performances in May. Cover charges and minimums vary by date - call or see website.

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