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NYC-QUEENS: KAREN MASON HEADLINES STAR STUDED CAST TO BENEFIT SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL
FEATURED CABARET BENEFIT EVENT
FEATURED CABARET BENEFIT EVENT
Broadway and cabaret star Karen Mason joins a host of MAC and Bistro Award-winning artists singing to benefit the special needs children of PS177Q, to be held at THE ROBIN SUE WARD SCHOOL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN (56-37 188th Street Fresh Meadows, NY) on Saturday, April 25th. Other first-time performers at this benefit, now in its sixth year, are Karen Oberlin, Marcus Simeone and Susan Winter. Returning this year are 2015 Bistro Award Winner, Marissa Mulder and long-time NYC cabaret favorite Phyllis Pastore. The cast is completed by returning performers Tom Gamblin, master of ceremonies Warren Schein, and Robert Gino, a PS177Q therapist who is the driving force behind this event, which has raised over $60,000 to date. Tracy Stark is musical director with Marco Brehm on bass. The night also includes a raffle with prizes including tickets to Disney's Aladdin on Broadway, a champagne sunset cruise on a 47-foot sailboat yacht a music basket including signed CDs from the evening's performers plus many more raffle baskets. Tickets are $20 and can be reserved by calling the school at 718-357-4650. CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE MEMBER EVENT
CHICAGO: MENZIE - MICHAEL DUO WITH "IT'S ABOUT TIME"
Beckie Menzie & Tom Michael's brand new annual April Show 'It's About Time' moves into DAVENPORT'S (1383 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL - 773-278-1830) every Saturday in April, April 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th at 8:00 pm. In this shiow the multi-award winning duo explores songs about the many concepts of TIME. Time • some people waste it, some try to reverse it, some don't have nearly enough of it and some can't keep it at all. A show with songs by such writers as Cyndi Lauper, Duke Ellington, Jimmy Webb, Stephen Schwartz, Miranda Lambert, Sammy Cahn and many more. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum. CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE MEMBER EVENT
NYC: SPECIAL EVENT IN NYC TODAY - HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE DUKE!
FEATURED CABARET SPECIAL EVENT
FEATURED CABARET SPECIAL EVENT
Duke Ellington's 116th Birthday Celebration will be held on Saturday, April 25th, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm at the Ellington Statue in the outdoor plaza at the junction of 110th Street & 5th Avenue, NYC. The event will also celebrate this year's birthdays of five deceased music legends: Frank Sinatra, Billy Strayhorn and Billie Holiday, whose centennial birthdays are being celebrated this year; the 98th birthday of Ella Fitzgerald; and the 92nd birthday of Tito Puente. The celebration will take place from 1:00 to 3:00 pm in the outdoor plaza at the junction of 5th Avenue and 110th Street - The Gateway to Harlem - beneath the towering statue of Duke Ellington standing besides his piano, a majestic work of art erected in 1997 with funds raised by Bobby Short. Saturday's celebration will be hosted by noted dancer/ choreographer Mercedes Ellington, the Duke's granddaughter who founded DECFA in 2004. The entertainment will be provided by legendary jazz vocalists Antoinette Montague and Marion Cowings, tap dancers Tony Waag and students from The American Tap Dance Foundation/ Tap City and Alec Cowings. They will perform to the music provided by famed percussionist Bobby Sanabria and his Grammy nominated Manhattan School of Music Big Band. Other notables from the jazz world will be on hand to introduce the tributes to the six music legends being honored. Admission is free! For further information see http://www.thedukeellingtoncenter.orgcopyright 2015 - See cabaret listings from all over the world at CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
