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Thursday, May 14, 2015

CABARET EVENTS FOR NEW YORK CITY FOR TONIGHT FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE



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!


Please note: cover/minimum information is taken from venue listings - some venues may charge an additional fee for attendees without an advance reservation - reservations are normally cancelled by the venue if holders have not arrived by showtime.


NYC: SETH BISEN-HERSH'S 350TH SHOWCASE OCTOPALOOZA

This spring, Seth Bisen-Hersh will celebrate his 8th anniversary producing, emceeing and accompanying Talent Showcases at DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788) as he hit 350 showcases on Friday, April 24th at 7:00 pm and will present 4 additional concerts of his songs featuring 84 showcase alumni. Final date is Friday May 15th at 7:00 pm. Bisen-Hersh is a prolific, versatile and award-winning composer/ lyricist and performer. His musicals include Love Quirks (successful limited run in NYC, September 2014, Stanley's Party (Manhattan Children's Theatre, 2010), More to Love (2014 Winner: Best Lyrics, West Village Musical Theatre Festival), The Spickner Spin (2004 Fringe NYC Audience Favorite Award), and Meaningless Sex (2003 Fringe NYC Audience Favorite Award). He has also written and starred in 9 cabaret song cycles of his work: And Then She Dumped Me, The Gayest Straight Man Alive, Meaningful Sex, Neurotic Tendencies, Why Am I Not Famous Yet?, Writer's Block: a cabaret that was hard to write, I'll Relax When I'm Dead: a reluctantly prolific cabaret, If Adele Can Do It, So Can I: an evening of mostly sorrow and Not Your Grandma's Cabaret (unless she's really naughty). He produces two annual charity concerts of his work featuring Broadway performers (Broadway Meows and Broadway Can!), writes/ stars in the web series Every Day a Little Seth (Season 5 premieres June 2015), and by May 2015, will have emceed, produced and accompanied over 350 talent showcases at Don't Tell Mama. In addition, he recently published a memoir: Sleep. Write. Now. Emerging from a dark year of insomnia, anxiety and depression from loss. He has two Bachelors' Degrees from MIT (Computer Science & Engineering and Music Composition) and a Masters' Degree in Music Technology from NYU. There is a $12 cover and 2 drink minimum.

NYC: GUILTY PLEASURES CABARET AT THE DUPLEX

Guilty Pleasures Cabaret showcases five of New York's sexiest dancers: Anjuli Bhattacharyya, Bridget Bose, Ali Coleman, Ann Dragich, Kat Lott, and Andrea Palesh - along with their saucy hostess Marie Smith at THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-255-5438) on Thursday, May 14th at 9:30 pm. After a sold out show at The Duplex in November, the ladies are pumped for their second show at this renowned venue. Hair flips and high kicks, lipstick and lace - this New York City phenomenon promises to entertain! The Guilty Pleasures Cabaret was founded in 2014 by six friends in New York City who wanted to produce a show that highlighted both their performing and creative talents. Inspired by music, dance, and costumes that fulfilled their guilty performing pleasures, the show was born - thus earning their namesake "Guilty Pleasures Cabaret". The ladies debuted their show in Manhattan on the Upper West Side at a neighborhood bar called Lura, where they received rave reviews from patrons, restaurant staff, and colleagues - gaining a regular weekly following. With a speak-easy feel, a hint of the roaring twenties, and a sprinkle of the swinging sixties - the show remains modern and sexy. The ladies, clad in fishnets and black lace, tap dance, contort, sing, and pirouette to the sounds of 'Chicago', 'Great Gatsby', 'Cabaret', Beyonce, Nancy Sinatra, and Amy Winehouse, to name a few, playfully mixing the old with the new. The girls of the Guilty Pleasures Cabaret give their audience members sex appeal, spectacle, and variety - truly living up to the expectation of what a cabaret should entail. Seal your evening with a rouge stained kiss. There is a $15 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.

NYC: JULIE BUDD: "THEY WROTE THE SONGS" THE MUSIC OF OUR LIVES

Julie Budd will bring her show "They Wrote The Songs" The Music Of Our Lives to THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Thursday, May 14th at 7:00 pm. The show is a compilation of some of the greatest songs, from some of the most celebrated writers. These are the songs that are the heart of the now generation and the music soundtrack of their lives. Julie Budd sings selections from, Elton John, Burt Bacharach & Hal David, Andrew Lloyd Weber, Anthony Newly , Paul Anka , Ann Hampton Callaway & More! It includes some great American Classic Composers & Classic selections from great shows as well. These memories are lasting forever and so is this music. Julie Budd shares her memories as she explores the grand talents behind the music. There is a $35 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.

NYC: ARLO HILL- I'VE BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE: THE SONGS AND STORIES OF FRANK LOESSER

Lotte Lenya Award winner Arlo Hill (The Phantom of the Opera, The Most Happy Fella) makes his debut at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Thursday, May 14th at 9:30 pm with his show celebrating the music of Frank Loesser. 'I've Been In Love Before' goes behind the scenes with the writer of Guys & Dolls, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and much, much more in a musical journey from the back rooms of the Tin Pan Alley to the silver screen of Hollywood to the Great White Way. Musical Direction by Rick Hip-Flores. There is a $22.50 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.

NYC: "SEARCH: PAUL CLAYTON" THE MAN WHO LOVED BOB DYLAN

STAGE 72 (158 West 72nd Street, NYC - 212-362-2590) presents the New York premiere of a new folk musical, 'Search: Paul Clayton, the Man Who Loved Bob Dylan', which features 14 classic folk songs, The show will play for 13 performances only from Wednesday, May 6th through Thursday, May 21st. Showtimes and days vary so check the STAGE 72 Website. The opening night is Thursday, May 7th at 7:00 pm, with a second show on Friday, May 8th at 9:00 pm. 'Search: Paul Clayton' celebrates the true story in words and song of one of Bob Dylan's first musical mentors. Paul Clayton of New Bedford, Massachusetts was the most recorded young folk singer in America when Bobby Zimmerman arrived in 1961 Greenwich Village to begin his career as Bob Dylan. It was Paul who helped open the doors of the folk world to him. From 1961 to 1965 Paul taught Bob the tricks of the trade, while falling hopelessly in love with him. The show was conceived and written by Larry Mollin ("Beverly Hills 90210"), directed by Randal Myler (Tony Award nominee, It Ain't Nothin' But The Blues) with musical direction by Fred Mollin and is produced by Dan Whitten and TIGER Theatricals. "Search: Paul Clayton" will feature Peter Oyloe as Paul Clayton, Jared Weiss as Bob Dylan, Ereni Sevasti as Joan Baez, Jaime Babbitt as Carla Rotolo, Allan Harris as the Rev. Gary Davisand Michael Lanning as Dave Van Ronk. Call for cover/minimum information.

NYC: THE CUTTING ROOM PRESENTS MICHAEL SACKLER-BERNER

THE CUTTING ROOM (44 East 32nd Street, NYC - 212-691-1900) presents Michael Sackler-Berner on Thursday, May 14th at 8:00 pm. A lot of really talented people like working with Michael Sackler-Berner. People like Marshall Crenshaw, Grammy-winning producer Steve Jordan, and Billy Joel's drummer Liberty DeVitto. They've all shared a studio or a stage with the New York singer-songwriter in recent years. Ask why, and they'd say Michael's a musician's musician - the kind of guy obsessed with vintage gear, recording live off the floor, etc. Or that he writes such amazing songs. But he's also a contemporary, a talent whose songs - evocative, personal, always memorable - certainly deserve a modern audience. To look ahead, however, you first need to look back. Sackler-Berner's journey began in New York City, where his Dad was a TV and film producer, his Mother an arts and social justice activist and his sister left a beat-up guitar lying around the house ... one that 11-year Michael soon found himself strumming. He became more serious about music after high school, moving to Montreal to study music technology at McGill and forming a garage rock band called Hearts of Palm. The band made some waves in Canada, even earning a spot on the multi-continent charity concert Live 8. But his music taste was changing, and Sackler-Berner began crafting a different set of songs. Moving back to the States and now on his own, his new demos found their way to noted composer/ musician David Mansfield (Bob Dylan, T Bone Burnett). With Mansfield's encouragement, Sackler-Berner flew to California to record his first solo album, simply titled MSB and featuring the likes of Jim Keltner, Reggie McBride and Val McCallum. And then he kept going. Hollywood beckoned: soon, his songs were appearing regularly in shows like Sons of Anarchy and Law and Order. He acted a little, wrote songs for other singers, and landed a publishing deal with Razor & Tie. He recorded a song with his childhood friend Henry Geller and Billy Joel's drummer Liberty DeVitto, which led to a detour. But for all his success, Sackler-Berner felt himself yearning to record something more personal. And this time, his demo caught the ears of Marshall Crenshaw. Crenshaw picked three new songs of Sackler-Berner's to work on with Stewart Lerman, the Grammy-winning producer behind Boardwalk Empire and The Aviator. Additionally, another five tracks were recorded with Leo Sidran, an Oscar-winning composer/ producer. There is a $20 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.

NYC: 54 BELOW CELEBRATES THE LATE JULIE WILSON

With a career that spanned more than 70 years on Broadway and the West End, on TV and in cabaret, Julie Wilson was beloved by all who knew her, and mourned by all when she passed away at age 90 in April. There will never be another Julie Wilson. Join 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Thursday, May 14th at 7:00 pm as the club honors Julie Wilson in song, with stars of Broadway and cabaret. Performers include: cabaret / TV star Emily Bergl ("Desperate Housewives," "Scandal"), cabaret /Broadway star Rita Gardner (The Fantasticks, The Wedding Singer), cabaret/ Broadway star Raissa Katona Bennett (Phantom of the Opera), cabaret/ opera star Janice Hall, cabaret/ jazz stars Barbara Fasano & Eric Comstock, plus cabaret stars Colleen McHugh, Kristoffer Lowe, Maxine Linehan, Shana Farr, Billie Roe, Sue Matsuki, Celia Berk, Sheera Ben David, Carole J. Bufford, and a special appearance by Ms. Wilson's son, Holt McCallany. There is a $30-$70 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.

NYC: HATCHED: PACE UNIVERSITY AT 54 BELOW

Pace University and Ryan Scott Oliver present an evening of songs from hot, new musicals-all written, performed and directed by freshmen from Pace University's BFA Musical Theater program at 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Thursday, May 14th with performances at 9:30 & 11:30 pm. A high-energy crowd pleaser with striking melodies and an unruly attitude, Hatched, a yearly event, is always an electrifying night. There is a $25-$70 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.


NYC: THE OTHER-WORLDS OF CAROL LIPNIK & RACHELLE GARNIEZ

The Other-Worlds of Carol Lipnik & Rachelle Garniez will be performed at JOE'S PUB at THE PUBLIC THEATRE (425 Lafayette Street, NYC - 212-967-7555) on Thursday, May 14th at 7:00 pm. Songs, streams and NYC dreams ... A little of this, that and most definitely the other; comedy meets tragedy in the stars and in the gutter. Musician, singer, performer Rachelle Garniez wanders through genres, creating a universe of bittersweet wreckage. Rachelle will be performing with Tim Luntzel on upright bass. Carol Lipnik is acclaimed for her hauntingly beautiful multi-octave voice and her spellbinding performances of darkly humorous and wrenchingly honest songs in which waves of melancholy break on a debris-strewn shoreline of ecstasy. Carol and her luminous pianist Matt Kanelos will be performing songs from her brand new release "Almost Back To Normal". The inimitable Coney Island Native was the winner of the 2014 Peter S. Reed Foundation grant for music. There is an $18 cover.

NYC: BRIDGET EVERETT & THE TENDER MOMENTS AT JOE'S PUB

Hot on the heels of her critically acclaimed and completely sold out production of Rock Bottom, New York's downtown darling Bridget Everett returns to JOE'S PUB at THE PUBLIC THEATRE (425 Lafayette Street, NYC - 212-967-7555) on Thursday, May 14th; and Wednesdays, June 24th & August 26th - all show at 9:30 pm. She is joined by her band, The Tender Moments, and a bottle of chardonnay to sing all her favorite love songs and share the stories of the men that made her ... feel? From tender moments to prison sex, come get inside her. There is a $25 cover.

NYC: KIM DAVID SMITH AT CAFE SABARSKY

Kim David Smith returns to CAFE SABARSKY AT NEUE GALERIE (1048 Fifth Avenue, NYC - 212-288-0665) on Thursday, May 14th dinner at 7:00 pm, performance at 9:00 pm. Conjuring the glitter and doom of Weimar-era Germany, Kim will perform his own electropop originals alongside peculiar period treasures, incorporating works by Friedrich Hollaender, Kylie Minogue, Kurt Weill, Madonna (and myriad others), in a Frankenstein's monster of genre-mashing and music making. Housed in a former Vanderbilt mansion, the Neue Galerie is home to Gustav Klimt's "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I," and serves as New York City's premier venue for German and Austrian art. Combined cost, dinner and show, is $110.

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