CABARET EVENTS FOR NEW YORK CITY FOR TONIGHT FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
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NYC: BARB JUNGR: MAD ABOUT THE BOY AND NO REGRETS
Following her critically acclaimed show 'Hard Rain' at 59E59 THEATERS (59 East 59th Street, NYC - 212-279-4200) this fall, Britain's top song stylist and international cabaret singer Barb Jungr presents the American premiere of a special concert originally created for London Festival of Cabaret 2013, 'In Mad About the Boy and No Regrets', on Friday through Sunday, January 2nd through 4th at 7:00 pm at 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551). The show will walk on the dark side of love and loss, sex and corruption of the soul as Barb sings Springsteen, Coward, Dylan, Weill, Cohen and more. Every performance is a roller coaster ride. Are you strong enough? In 2013 and 2014 Barb Jungr performed in the O'Neill Connecticut Celebration of Cabaret twice, the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, toured Australia, and performed in New York, Toronto, and across the UK. Her CD Hard Rain - The Songs of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, released in March 2014, has had 4 and 5 star reviews and been praised the world over. She's been a guest on Start The Week, Saturday Live, A Good Read on BBC Radio 4, appeared in a program celebrating the lives of the great divas on BBC4 TV, and has written for The New Statesman. She has won awards including Time Out New York - Best Cabaret CD of the Year 2010, Time Out New York - Best Cabaret 2008, Nightlife Award for Outstanding Cabaret Vocalist 2008, and Backstage Award for Best International Artist 2003. Barb is accompanied by her musical collaborator in New York, the renowned pianist, MD and songwriter Tracy Stark. There is a $35-$70 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
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NYC: RACHELLE RAK AND " SAS WITH ONE S"
In her world premiere show, "Sas with One S", at 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Sunday, January 4th and Thursday, December 29th, both shows at 9:30 pm, Broadway's Rachelle Rak is going to share her strength, her passion, and her Sas with you. Rachelle has been performing in Broadway shows for over two decades. Her credits include Cats, Fosse, Thou Shalt Not, Oklahoma!, The Look of Love, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Catch Me If You Can. Rachelle is ferociously 44 and proud of it. This new mom has worked with some of the most talented people in show business and boy does she have a story to tell. From Broadway to Dance Moms to motherhood and back. This event will include songs from Starlight Express, Smokey Joe's Cafe, Fosse, The Jack Cole Project, Rachelle's signature song "SAS," and so much more. So come out and bring your Sas - or maybe it's time for you to find it - at 54 Below this January. With musical direction by Steven Jamail and special guest performers: Marty Thomas, Fred Tallaksen, Marissa Rosen, Angie Schworer, and Steven Skeels. There is a $30-$60 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
NYC: MARILYN MAYE: 7 NIGHTS OF "MARILYN BY REQUEST"
After New Year's Eve, the merry-making continues at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM(34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) for seven nights between January 2nd and 10th, as Marilyn Maye launches into a run of her hard-partying "By Request" shows. Joining the preternaturally young Maye on her 15th Metropolitan Room engagement are her trio consisting of pianist/conductor Billy Stritch, bassist Tom Hubbard, and drummer Ray Marchica. "Marilyn by Request" plays Friday through Sunday, January 2nd, 3rd and 4th; and Wednesday through Sunday, January 7th through10th. All shows are at 7:00 pm. Maye is in the midst of one of the most exciting chapters of a storied career. A nightclub mainstay, RCA recording artist and musical theatre actress in the '60s, '70s, and '80s, the "Best New Artist" Grammy nominee (1965) returned to New York in October 2006 after a 15-year absence. At the invitation of the late Donald Smith her epochal Cabaret Convention appearance segued into an unbroken string of sold-out runs at the Metropolitan Room through 2010. It is here that Maye built a new following, introducing an entirely new generation to the fun-loving performance style that once was the hallmark of large rooms and nightclubs across the country. The "By Request" shows have a hard-to-resist music charge of only a $35 cover plus a 2-drink minimum. CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE MEMBER EVENT
NYC: MARY TESTA CELEBRATES NEW CD "HAVE FAITH"
Fresh off her recent starring role on Broadway in Wicked, Mary Testa - the two time Tony Award nominated singer and actress - and Michael Starobin, the Tony Award winning orchestrator and arranger will perform four concerts in January to promote their new album 'Have Faith' from Ghostlight Records at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909) on Sundays & Mondays, December 4th & 5th and 11th & 12th at 7:00 pm. Music Director Michael Starobin, will join her on piano with Alisa Horn on cello. To order the album, please visit http://www.sh-k-boom.com/havefaith . The pair will also appear at BARNES & NOBLE (150 East 86th Street, NYC ) for a special in-store performance and CD signing on Tuesday, January 6th at 7:00 pm. Fans who purchase the CD at the store will be offered priority seating. Please call (212) 369-2180 for details. The album features songs by Top 40 artists Alanis Morissette, Prince and Annie Lennox, as well as 1960s legends The Beach Boys and Leonard Cohen. It also includes songs by current musical theater writers William Finn and Michael John LaChiusa, whose work Mary has often introduced on stage. Starobin himself contributes original music to a sparkling new interpretation of "Sonnet 29," from Shakespeare's iconic series. The album was produced by David Baron, with arrangements for the 13-piece band by Mary Testa and Michael Starobin and orchestrations by Starobin. Catherine Rush serves as Executive Producer. There is a $20 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
NYC: MARK JANAS' SALON: "LIVING IN THE MOMENT"
SALON - that unique, Multiple Award Winning, Weekly Open Mic Event, created and hosted by Mark Janas continues at ETCETERA ETCETERA (352 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-399-4141) on Sundays from 7:00 to 10:30 pm (sign-up begins at 6:15 pm). Salon is an ongoing open entertainment event in which singers, writers and musicians share their talent with each other and audience members. The optional theme for Sunday evening January 4th is "Living In The Moment." Co-Host will be Champagne Pam. Remember, any material, on or off theme, is always welcome at Salon. There are no reservations; seating is on a first come/ first served basis, with one intermission. There is a $10 cash cover plus a $15 food/drink minimum.
RADIO & WEBCASTS: "EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW": "A ROUND-UP OF 2014 CD RELEASES & RE-ISSUES, PART 1"
CABARET ON THE RADIO - ON THE WEB
CABARET ON THE RADIO - ON THE WEB
EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN, on the Radio over WBAI 99.5 FM and on the Internet at http://www.wbai.org/, usually heard from 9:00 to 11:00 pm on Sundays hosted by David Kenney. Each week David presents the usual blend of big-band jazz, swing, standards, showtunes, contemporary cabaret and celebrity interviews plus MEGA-MEDLEY MADNESS. This Sunday, January 4th, David will present another 2 hours of recorded songs and live & recorded interviews from the worlds of cabaret & Broadway, featuring "A Round-Up Of 2014 CD Releases & Re-issues, Part 1". For more information, see http://www.oldisnew.org/ . You are invited to e-mail your comments and suggestions for future shows to oldisnew@earthlink.net. You can listen to past shows at any time by going to the WBAI Archives at http://www.archive.wbai.org/ .
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