MATINEE CABARET/JAZZ EVENTS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 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!
TOM RAGU - SORRY, WE'RE FUNNY
Join comedian Tom Ragu as he makes his triumphant return home to THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) Saturday, December 6th at 1:00 pm, doing what he does best - hosting a show of comics and making people laugh while helping others in the process. This comedy show is a TOYS FOR TOTS Toy Drive, so please bring a new, unwrapped toy (or doll) with you to the show to brighten the holiday of a local, underprivileged child. Scheduled to appear: Buddy Flip, Lori Sommer - and the Greek Goddess of Comedy: Ellen Karis! There is just a $5 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: "YOU CAN'T RUSH SPRING" WITH CELIA BERK
Celebrating the release of her widely praised debut album You Can't Rush Spring, Celia Berk makes her solo cabaret debut at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Saturday, December 6th at 4:00 pm. Directed by Jeff Harnar, with Musical Direction by Alex Rybeck, Sean Harkness on guitar, and Michael Goetz on bass, the evening features songs from the album and new material specially prepared for the occasion. Audiences can expect an eclectic blend of contemporary songs, hidden gems from great songwriters (Sondheim, Kander & Ebb, Kern & Hammerstein, Bricusse & Newley), and even a comic encounter between Irving Berlin and Puccini. A growing fan-base drawn to her warmth and wit can now enjoy Celia Berk live and in person.
NYC: STEARNS MATTHEWS PRESENTS RELEASE OF HIS DEBUT ALBUM
Stearns Matthews, three-time MAC Award nominee,celebrates the release of his debut album at THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-255-5438) on Saturday, December 6th at 4:30 pm. Stearns has appeared twice at the Mabel Mercer Foundation's Annual Cabaret Convention at Jazz at Lincoln Center, and was the first-ever first runner-up in the Metropolitan Room's MetroStar Talent Challenge in 2008. After raising $17,000 in a successful crowdfunding campaign in 2013, Stearns has been hard at work with musical director Christopher Denny and producer Paul Rolnick on producing his debut album. The show will feature some of the songs from the album as well as a few tunes that didn't make the cut due to time constraints. Consider this the "Special Features" section on the DVD: bits from the cutting room floor, commentary from the artist, and an all-around good time. Theatre composers Stephen Schwartz, Richard Rodgers, and Harold Arlen will all be represented, as well as some from the popular end of the spectrum, like Roger Miller, Burt Bacharach, and Don Gibson. Crafted together with Christopher Denny, the arrangements are at times lush and romantic, at others rousing and exhilarating. Lennie Watts directs. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
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