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: ERIC COMSTOCK & BARBARA FASANO RETURN TO METROPOLITAN ROOM
The popular husband-and-wife pop-jazz duo Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano return to THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) for a six-night major engagement opening on Monday, June 1st at 7:00 pm. Additional shows are Tuesday & Thursday, June 2nd & 4th; Wednesday, June 3rd at 9:30 pm and Monday & Tuesday, June 8th & 9th at 7:00 pm. Their new show, "Shoulder Season," is a swinging summer cocktail of lazy days, blue skies, and exotic lands. Reflecting the duo's well-traveled view of the pop and jazz songbooks "Shoulder Season" (the phrase is borrowed from the travel industry to describe the off-peak times between high seasons) covers ample ground, everything from Sinatra to Strayhorn to Springsteen. A crackling combination of warmth, wit, swing and sensuality, this celebrated husband-and-wife team toasted their 10th wedding anniversary last August. Honored as vocalists, recording artists, and writers of their numerous performance pieces, they received an impressive three MAC Awards in one year, including Vocal Duo of the Year, Outstanding Female Vocalist and Record of the Year. Fasano's fourth CD, "Busy Being Free" drops this fall. Comstock, a 2015 Bistro Award winner, is the co-creator and star of the long-running Off-Broadway hit revue "Our Sinatra," and recently released his fourth CD, "bitter/sweet." Their many New York engagements include Carnegie Hall, The Appel Room and Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Merkin Hall, Symphony Space, Feinstein's, The Carlyle, Birdland, Jazz at Kitano, and the 92nd Street Y's "Lyrics and Lyricists" series. Across the country, they headline at Caramoor; Cooperstown Music Festival; Arizona Jazz Festival; Guild Hall in East Hampton; Sheldon Concert Hall and Jazz at The Bistro in St. Louis; Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston; Prince Music Theatre in Philadelphia, and The Colony Hotel in Palm Beach. They recently made their London debut at Crazy Coqs at Brasserie Z del. There is a $25 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
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NYC: CARLA STICKLER - OPTION UP
Carla Stickler's new show 'Option Up', a night of music and stories about taking risks and facing challenges while trying to pave your way in the world ... with a few high notes thrown in, will be presented at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM(34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Monday, June 1st at 9:30 pm. Carla Stickler is a Broadway performer most known for the role of Elphaba in Wicked the Musical. She has toured throughout the United States, Canada and Asia and can currently be found at the Gershwin Theatre performing in Wicked 8 times a week. She has toured with Wicked, Mamma Mia! and The Sound of Music as well as performed in numerous readings and workshops in New York City. Carla is a huge supporter of the Educational Theatre Association, helping to raise money for college scholarships for high school students around the country. She also teaches workshops and masterclasses to high school student at the Thespian Festival in Lincoln, NE every summer as well as around the NYC. She is currently pulling double duty and getting her Masters of Arts in Theatre Education at NYU while performing full time. Being able to share her art with young people has brought a new found love for theatre and music into Carla's life. There is a $22.50 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: RAISE THE ROOF FOR ROOTS WITH THE REBIRTH BRASS BRAND
On Monday, June 1st at 7:30 pm, THE CUTTING ROOM (44 East 32nd Street, NYC - 212-691-1900) presents a very special benefit concert featuring a performance by Grammy-winning artist, the Rebirth Brass Band. Proceeds from the event will benefit The Roots of Music's after school music education programs for underserved youth in New Orleans, LA. The price of admission includes access to an open bar, hors d'oeuvres, and more. Since 2008, The Roots of Music has been dedicated to teaching, supporting and empowering the youth of New Orleans through music education, academic support and mentorship, while preserving and promoting the unique musical and cultural heritage of the city. The organization fills a void in music education programs in New Orleans schools, serving over 100 students a year ages 9-14 from low-income households. It is New Orleans' only completely free, year-round program of its kind and it instills discipline, a sense of community, and integrity that empowers kids to achieve positive outcomes musically, academically and personally. Whether seen on HBO's Treme or at their legendary Tuesday night gig at The Maple Leaf, Grammy-winning Rebirth Brass Band is a true New Orleans institution. Formed in 1983 by the Frazier brothers, the band has evolved from playing the streets of the French Quarter to playing festivals and stages all over the world. While committed to upholding the tradition of brass bands, they've also extended themselves into the realms of funk and hip-hop to create their signature sound. In the wake of the sometimes- stringent competition amongst New Orleans brass bands, Rebirth is the undisputed leader of the pack, and they show no signs of slowing down. Tickets start at $85 ($75 in advance)
NYC: AUSTRALIA'S KANE ALEXANDER AT 54 BELOW
Australian theatre star & Sony recording artist returns to New York for his debut performance at 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Monday, June 1st at 7:00 pm. Kane is perhaps best known for the lead roles he has performed on the musical stage: Bobby Strong in Urinetown (Helpmann Award nomination), Claude in the Australian production of Hair, Willard in Footloose (MO Award nomination), the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz, and Billy Crocker in Anything Goes. He also performed in the 10th Anniversary production of Les Miserables, South Pacific, Angry Penguins, and Only Heaven Knows, and toured nationally with Lisa McCune in Love ... and all that follows. In the USA, Kane appeared in Elegies and An Evening with Jerry Herman. Most recently, Kane performed the lead role in Stephen Sondheim's Passion at the Arts Centre Melbourne, and starred in his own show - More Than This - at Chapel Off Chapel. Although celebrated in Australia for his lead roles on the musical stage, and concert performances with opera stars Il Divo and Katherine Jenkins, Kane's first love is cabaret. Delighting in the wit of a Porter lyric, or the soul-bearing honesty of a Mercer torch song, Kane is at home on the cabaret stage. This performance, an elegant and sophisticated evening for the cabaret connoisseur, will feature highlights from Kane's career over the last decade. There is a $30-$65 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
NYC: CHRIS MCCARRELL MAKES 54 BELOW SOLO DEBUT
Chris McCarrell will make his 54 Below solo debut at 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Monday, June 1st at 9:30 pm. Marius by night. Manhattan lost boy by day. A concert exploration of Chris McCarrell. You've seen him storm the barricade as the leading man in Broadway's Les Miserables and journey through Neverland in NBC's Peter Pan Live! Expect anything and everything from Top 40 to unplugged folk songs to new takes on Sondheim and even some audience interaction and special Broadway guests. There is a $25-$65 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
NYC: PENNY ARCADE AT JOE'S PUB: LONGING LASTS LONGER
Penny Arcade and her long-time collaborator Steve Zehentner, continue their development of Longing Lasts Longer, a passionate rumination on love, longing and the loss of New York's cultural identity at JOE'S PUB at THE PUBLIC THEATRE (425 Lafayette Street, NYC - 212-967-7555) on Mondays, June 1st & 8th, all shows at 7:00 pm. In the post-gentrified landscape of "The Big Cupcake," where ideas too have been gentrified, Longing Lasts Longer is set in a New York disappearing under the weight of suburbanization, cultural amnesia and the politically correct straightjacket of consensus. An ode to the eternal seeker, Longing Lasts Longer is equal parts memoir, manifesto, cultural critique and Cri de Coeur, where Arcade's snake-bite observations create a nourishing euphoric rush of truth telling as visionary as it is inclusive and hilarious. Embedded into this rollicking landscape, a live-mixed soundscape of music grooves ranging from Al Green to John Lennon, jump, counterpunch and exalt, charting an emotional pathway for the audience and a new anthem to personal happiness. Driven by her magnetic rock n' roll energy, Penny Arcade creates a crack in the post-gentrified landscape where you can think, laugh and dance at the same time! There is a $20 cover.
NYC: AT JOE'S PUB: TORI SCOTT: THIRSTY!
Belter and bad decision expert Tori Scott returns to JOE'S PUB at THE PUBLIC THEATRE (425 Lafayette Street, NYC - 212-967-7555) on Monday, June 1st at 9:30 pm for another evening of brassy songs and slurred autobiographical stories. In "Thirsty!" her new solo show at Joe's Pub, she continues to evaluate her poor life choices and celebrate her love of vodka while belting songs written by other people. Thirsty! is Tori's 11th solo show at Joe's Pub. She's performed frequently at 54 Below, the Laurie Beechman, the Metropolitan Room, and basically every important cabaret stage except the bar at Flaming Saddles. The thirst is real, the vocals are legit, and the stories are, tragically, all too true. Come get drunk, clap a lot, and leave without learning a goddamned thing. There is a $20 cover.
NYC: TREVOR MCQUEEN RETURNS TO BIRDLAND
The Broadway at Birdland presents the return of singer Trevor McQueen to the stage at BIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) on Monday, June 1st at 7:00 pm. After several sold out shows, McQueen brings his soulful vocal sensibility to the historic music room with songs by Stevie Wonder, Stephen Sondheim, Donny Hathaway, and several originals. The concert will feature Angelo Di Loreto on piano, Jeff Koch on bass and Philippe Lemm on drums. Trevor McQueen is a recent graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and made his Broadway debut as Little Jake in the revival of Annie Get Your Gun. He is a frequent headliner at Birdland in NYC, having appeared as the frontman of a 17-piece big band. Trevor's love of music began at a very young age, while listening to Benny Goodman records in his neighbor's living room. There is a $25 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.
NYC: JIM CARUSO'S "CAST PARTY" MONDAYS AT BIRDLANDFEATURED OPEN MIC EVENT
Every Monday night at 9:30 pm, Broadway impresario Jim Caruso hosts "Cast Party", a combination open-mic, networking event and party at BIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) during which the biggest stars on Broadway relax on their night off by performing their favorite songs in an informal setting. Cast Party is a mix of music, impromptu performance and cocktail party revelry, where showbiz superstars, stunning jazz talents and cabaret glitterati hit the stage alongside up-and-comers to serve up jaw-dropping music and general razzle-dazzle. It's the ultimate spot to mix and mingle with talented show folk and their fans. There is a $20 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.
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