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!
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NYC: ANTHONY SANTELMO JR: THE SLEUTHY RETURNS!!!
MAC Nominee & Bistro Award Winning Singer Anthony Santelmo Jr. returns to DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788) with his new shoe "The Sleuthy Returns!!!" on Saturday, February 28th at 7:00 pm. He is joined by Barry Levitt on piano. Rob Thomas on violin and Jon Burr on bass. Vocal backup by the "Up Front" Girls. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: WREN MARIE HARRINGTON RETURNS TO THE METROPOLITAN ROOM
Wren Marie Harrington returns to THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Saturday, February 28th at 7:00 pm. Harrington is that relatively rare breed of musical performer, equally adept in opera, musical theatre and more recently Latin jazz/world beat. Wren was born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. Starting - as so many did - as a teenager in a church choir, she studied opera, both in college and then in postgraduate opera training in Germany, Italy and Austria. Professionally, she sang leading soprano roles throughout the US and Europe, including roles in La Boheme, Carmen, Hansel and Gretel, Der Rosenkavalier, A Chekhov Trilogy (NY premiere), as well as lighter opera and musical theatre works such as The Merry Widow, Kiss Me Kate, Showboat, The Fantastiks, No No, Nanette, and Man of La Mancha. Several years after establishing herself in New York City, Wren landed a role in the ensemble in the Broadway production of Phantom of the Opera and sang as a frequent understudy for the tempestuous opera diva role, Carlotta. Here she roosted for a decade, before deciding to branch out into the musical sounds that drifted past her window from the busy street below. Cuban, Mexican and Brazilian melodies haunted her and she developed a style of singing that fused her elegant classical vocal phrasing with the infectious rhythms of Latin jazz. She soon became a frequent invited guest artist of Mexican and Italian music festivals and recorded with jazz pianist and composer Toto Torquati. In her newest recording, Light Travels, she explores the riches of popular Latin American, Brazilian, Italian and American classics from the 1930s, 40s and 50s with the subtle blending of diverse musical elements. The result is a virtual tapestry of song gems, unconfined by idiom or country. Joining her on stage is arranger/ producer/ jazz pianist Art Bailey, a wunderkind on the improvised and world scene. Mr. Bailey has skillfully fused a variety of musical genres into a well-woven tapestry which explodes with color and light. There is a $22.50 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: JOHN MINNOCK: "I GOTTA RIGHT TO SING THE BLUES"
Vocalist John Minnock presents a high energy, smartly entertaining evening of Jazz and Blues at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Saturday, February 28th at 9:30 pm. Find out how a guy from the Albany suburbs came to be a new-breed vocalist in the 'jazz/melancholy blues/hard blues' industry and also a regular at the Metropolitan Room. With a voice that recalls B.B. King, Billy Eckstein, and George Benson, John often branches out to jazz improvisation and scat singing, weaving in thought-provoking and often funny facts about the songs. The material includes songs of jazz greats such as Sarah Vaughn and Duke Ellington; blues greats like Billy Holiday and Ruth Brown and also jazz interpretations of modern songs. John Minnock gained popularity as a singer in Boston before moving on to the New York scene. Combining great musicality and showmanship, John presents a lively evening of Jazz, Blues, Funk and R&B. With his trio, accomplished musicians from both Boston and New York, John is as at-ease with the complexities of music as he is working with the band, with the audience and everything involved in putting on a highly entertaining show. John performed weekly at Boston's Encore Lounge for two years in one of the most successful jazz gigs in the Boston area. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: SHANA FARR WITH "IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT"
Shana Farr brings her show 'In The Still of The Night' to THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909) on Saturday, February 28th at 7:30pm. She is joined on stage by award-winning music director, Jon Weber and cellist, Adam Fisher. 'In The Still Of The Night' takes the audience on a musical and poetical journey through the music, lyrics & verse of two of the 20th century's greatest and most prolific songwriters - Noel Coward and Cole Porter. An evening of wit and flamboyance, chic and cheek, urbanity and elegance. Songs such as "Zigeuner", "Begin The Beguine", "Love For Sale", and "Just One Of Those Things" along with other favorites such as "What Is This Thing Called Love?", "My Heart Belongs To Daddy", "Never Again", and "If Love Were All" help tell a story both sung and spoken with words by these two great men. There is a $20 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
NYC: LE SCANDAL CABARET CONTINUES AT THE BEECHMAN
NYC's longest running burlesque variety show, LE SCANDAL CABARET, continues on Saturdays, at 10:30 pm at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909). In its fourteenth 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-$60 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
NYC: PAULO SZOT SALUTES FRANK SINATRA & JOBIM AT 54 BELOW
