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: JUDY AND LIZA TOGETHER AGAIN, LIVE! AT MAMA'S
Cabaret favorites Tommy Femia and Rick Skye have teamed up for another evening of "Judy and Liza Together Again" at DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788) on Saturday, January 10th at 8:00 pm. They are joined by Ricky Ritzel (as Mort) at the piano. These MAC Award winning performers (Best Impersonation) will pull out all the stops, singing classic solo's, parodies, duets and just plain whooping and hollering by the greatest mother/ daughter team in show biz history. Tommy Femia is a 7 time winner of the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs (MAC) Award for his brilliant portrayal of Judy Garland in "Judy Garland LIVE!", now in it's 20th season at Don't Tell Mama. He has also starred in "Whoop-de-doo", "I Will Come Back" and, most recently, "Norma Does Men". Rick Skye is best known for writing a string of outrageous comic revues including "The Flip Side of Neil Sedaka", "MaCabaret - a tabloid fable", "The War of the Mama Roses", "It's Madame with an E" and the International hit - "A Slice O' Minnelli" for which has enjoyed successful season's in Covent Garden, at the Apollo Theatre in London's West End and at the Dublin Theatre Festival where he received the Award for "Best Achievement in Performance". There is a $25 cover charge and a 2 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 through 10th. 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.
NYC: WITTI REPARTEE'S BROADS, BAWDS AND BACHELORETTES; AN EVENING OF SONG, STORY AND STRIPTEASE!
FEATURED CABARET BENEFIT EVENT
FEATURED CABARET BENEFIT EVENT
Following on the heels of her radically successful third annual 39th Birthday Party and last winter's Dowager's Bachelorette Party, Witti Repartee is back at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM(34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Saturday, January 10th at 9:30 pm with some of her dearest broads, bawds and bachelorettes to thrill, tickle, titillate and tease you through an evening of live singing, story and striptease! Join Witti and her friends from the worlds of cabaret, burlesque and leather including Robusta Capp, Natasha Jewel, Dennis Carrington, MargOH! Channing, Dandy Darkly, La Diva, Iris Explosion, Robin Kradles, Ermine Muff, Mr. Eagle 2015 Boy Laney and more to be announced! Proceeds benefit Iris House and their support services for women and families living with HIV. There is a $25 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: LE SCANDAL CABARET AT THE BEECHMAN
NYC's longest running burlesque variety show, LE SCANDAL CABARET, will be performing on Saturdays, January 10th - 17th - 24th and 31st, all shows at 10:30 pm at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909). In its ninth year, Le Scandal features variety acts, circus performers, live music and a bevy of burlesque beauties. New performers every week! Expect sword swallowers, belly dancers, rope trick cowboys, contortionists, torch singing fan dancers and comedic aerobats, all set to the live music of the Le Scandal Orchestra. For tickets, visit Smarttix at http://www.smarttix.com/ or 212-484-4444. There is a $25 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
NYC: GREATNESS & THE LOOKING GLASS - FAYZON
Greatness & The Looking Glass invites music lovers to boldly delve into the core themes of the defining experiences life reflects back to us all at THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE(61 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-255-5438) on Saturday, January 10th at 9:30 pm. A true meeting of the mind, heart & soul, this highly anticipated one-man show takes us on a journey through each twist and turn of the human experience. FAYZON, artfully navigates this fun, sexy and introspective exploratory through originally arranged Pop, Rock, Traditional R&B and Neo-Soul selections, alongside true-life recounts of despondency, perseverance and passion, straight through to the ultimate highs of light and love. There is greatness to be discovered when one dares to step into the looking glass. There is a $15 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: THE BEST OF ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY AT 54 BELOW
Tony nominated and Platinum Award winning singer/songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway brings the best of her critically acclaimed shows to 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Saturday, January 10th at 7:00 pm. For the very first time at a one night only event at 54 Below, Ann will perform selections from shows she has toured all over the world. The show will feature two song highlights, each from six critically acclaimed shows: The Streisand Songbook, The Sarah Vaughan Project, Diva Power!, Songs I Wish I'd Written, Broadway Swings!, and Written by Ann Hampton Callaway. These exciting shows have earned Ann many awards including multiple Broadway World Awards and the 2013 MAC Award for Show of the Year. From the playful "Whatever Lola Wants" and "Pick Yourself Up" to the romantic "Two for the Road", her original wedding song written for Streisand, "I've Dreamed of You" to powerhouse songs like "Don't Rain On My Parade" and "Blues in the Night", Callaway promises a stirring night of great music as only she can share. There is a $50-$90 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
NYC: WILL AND ANTHONY NUNZIATA AT 54 BELOW
After five sold-out concerts, Will & Anthony Nunziata are back at 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) for the sixth time with a new concert featuring fresh takes of songs from Broadway to Italy to the Great American Songbook on Saturday, January 10th at 9:30 pm. The singers, actors and recording artists have won acclaim for their strong musicianship, inventive arrangements, warmth, charisma and humor that they display during their concert and symphony performances throughout the country and around the world. Songs are arranged by jazz virtuoso Tedd Firth and selections will include "Once in a Lifetime," "On a Clear Day," "Just in Time," "I Believe in You," O Sole Mio," Billy Joel's "Lullaby," and their signature mash-ups of classic songs including "Who Can I Turn to/What Kind of Fool Am I." The brothers will be joined by their three-piece swinging band comprised of pianist and musical director Alvin Hough, Jr. (Motown), drummer Jeremy Yaddaw and bassist Adam Neely. There is a $30-$65 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
NYC: JASON KRAVITS: "I ... A LIFE"
TV and Broadway veteran Jason Kravits ("The Practice," The Drowsy Chaperone) makes his 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) solo debut in one of the most hilariously spontaneous, truly unique evenings of cabaret you'll ever see on Saturday, January 10th at 11:30 pm as part of the club's Late Night series. Why? Because it's completely unscripted. A fan favorite for his music improvisation in the acclaimed Don't Quit Your Night Job, Jason, ably accompanied by Tony Award nominee Wayne Barker (Peter and the Starcatcher), creates an entire show - music, lyrics, stories, characters - completely from scratch, based solely on your suggestions. It's an improvised high-wire act of musical proportions. Directed by Julie Kramer. With great surprise guests. There is a $15-$30 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.copyright 2015 - See cabaret listings from all over the world at CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
