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Spotlight On Productions brings what is bound to become the hit of this cabaret season: Teresa Fischer aka "Lady T"'s "Comedy Roulette!" with performances at DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788) on Monday, June 15th at 7:00 pm. Praised and adored for her comedic turn of a song, Teresa Fischer features some truly funny songs from her repertoire and introducing some new ones. She is finally giving us this DON'T MISS cabaret hour of hilarity and fun! "Comedy Roulette!" features an all comedy song line-up and is broken up into four "Comedy game show" segments where the audience decides what Lady T will sing next! "Game Show Host" Frank Calo presides over the hilarity and will even join in on a song or two. And, yes, there will be puppets! Cabaret veteran Paul Chamlin is the musical director and one-man band for this fun evening that features special musical arrangements by Paul Chamlin and Andrew David Sotomayor. Frank Calo, Artistic Director of Spotlight On Productions, directs and hosts. Lady T has taken us on quite a ride that past few years with her shows "Destinations and Detours", "Hip To Be Happy" and "Scene Of The Crime" (which was on Cabaret Hotline Online's Top Ten list for 2011). Her debut CD LET IT GO was released in the fall of 2012 and Christmas Is• - a collaboration with Candice Corbin and Andrew David Sotomayor - was released in December 2013. Both are available at cdbaby.com or for download at iTunes. There is a $15 cover plus a 2-drink minimum. $10 cover for members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE.
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NYC: THIS IS YOUR NIGHT! DAVID FRIEDMAN
This Is Your Night! Russ Weatherford! will be presented at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Monday, June 16th at 7:00 pm. The This is Your Night! series is based on a classic premise that is hosted by Metropolitan Room Managing Partner, Bernie Furshpan, and profiles a guest honoree who has contributed in some significant way to the NYC Entertainment Industry. This event is co-produced by Bernie Furshpan, Metropolitan Room & Sue Matsuki, Matsuki Productions. It can include, but not limited to: photographers, writers, bloggers, press, promoters, management, publicists, directors, musical directors, producers, etc. The show presents a gift to the honorree, and includes a line-up of entertainment professionals who will share stories, song and comedy about their experiences and ends with a grand finale, a reunion. A portion of the revenue will be given to the Guest of Honor's Charity of Choice. This time the honoree is songwriter/ musician David Friedman. Scheduled to perform are Kelli Rabke Agresta, Alison Burns, Dacoda (Kenneth Gartman, Phil Zipkin & Patrick Spencer Bodd), Kenneth Gartman, Lina Koutrakous, Rosemary Loar, Tracy O'Farrell, Carly Ozard, LuLu Picart, Gretchen Reinhagen, Anne Runolfsson, Adam Shapiro, Lenore Stefanik and Mark Vitale. Guest Speakers: Bobbie Horowitz and Shawn Moninger. As with all live entertainment events, cast subject to change without notice. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum. CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE MEMBER EVENT
NYC: HOT PINK AND ZEBRA: ANITA BUFFEM'S BIRTHDAY BASH!
The Haus of Mimosa debuts a staged reading of their long awaited co-written pilot for their sitcom, "Hot Pink & Zebra" in honor of Anita Buffem's birthday at THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-255-5438) on Monday, June 15th at 7:00 pm. Special guests include drag legend Sherry Vine, Pamela Bob (Silence! The Musical, A Gentlemen's Guide to Love and Murder, Hand to God) and Sabrina Servance (Lifetime's Big Women, Big Love). There is a $25 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: THE VAUDEVILLIANS: BRINGING UP BABY
After selling out an often-extended Off-Broadway run in 2013 (which attracted the likes of Neil Patrick Harris, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Joan Rivers, RuPaul and SNL's Kate McKinnon), a national tour, a 3-month Australian tour (where she was nominated for the Aussie equivalent of a Tony Award), and a summer run in Provincetown, RuPaul's Drag Race favorite Jinkx Monsoon will return to New York with the World Premiere of THE VAUDEVILLIANS: BRINGING UP BABY, a new musical comedy co-starring composer and musician Major Scales. This limited engagement begins performances May 21st at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909). Performances are on Thursday through Monday, June 11th through 15th at 7:00 pm. Dr. Dan and Kitty Witless were put on ice in the Twenties, and had their entire music catalogue purloined by today's pop artists. Now the hottest act ever frozen alive is back again, with more swinging hits from their stolen songbook! There's only one problem: Kitty's "in a family way" and no one's quite sure where the kid came from. Can The Vaudevillians still put on a show while bringing up baby? Major Scales is the evil twin of Richard Andriessen, a musician, writer and performer based in Seattle. He has written everything from award-winning New York shows on the east coast to music for amateur adult films on the west. Jinkx Monsoon is the alter ego of Jerick Hoffer, who graduated with a degree in theatrical performance from Cornish College in Seattle. With ten years experience on stage, Hoffer is a seasoned Portland-born entertainer who has captured the attention of his native northwest region. As early as 2006, Hoffer appeared as the lead dancer in the world's largest drag queen chorus line, which made the Guinness Book of World Records. By 2012, he had advanced to roles in Seattle theaters, playing Moritz in "Spring Awakening" (produced by Balagan Theatre), Angel in "Rent" (produced by The 5th Avenue Theatre), and Hedwig in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" (produced by Balagan Theatre and Seattle Theatre Group). In 2014 he was nominated for the Helpmann Award (alongside the likes of Cate Blanchett, Ivo Van Hove, Denis O'Hare and Baz Luhrmann), the Australian equivalent of a Tony, for his performanace in The Vaudevillians. There is a $25-$50 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
NYC: THE CUTTING ROOM PRESENTS: SHANA MALONE
THE CUTTING ROOM(44 East 32nd Street, NYC - 212-691-1900) Shana Malone on Monday, June 15th at 7:30 pm. Shana Malone's musical influences started with her southern Baptist roots and, of course, her family. She was raised and still lives in the genres of gospel, soul, rhythm and blues, pop, hip hop, rock and roll, folk and some jazz. Her biggest vocal influences are Ella Fitzgerald, Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Gladys Knight, Prince, and Michael Jackson to name a few. She left Atlanta with a dream, she had as a very young girl, to move to New York and pursue living for her love of music. While she hasn't picked up her saxophone or clarinet since high school, she prides herself on teaching herself piano to write her own songs and her nearly four full octaves vocal range. She has met some amazing musicians along her wonderful journey, making her a better musician and person and is excited to be able to bring them along. Yasuhiko Fukuoka, Danny Kean and quite possibly a few more will join in on the celebration of Love through music. There is a $20 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
NYC: JON VIKTOR CORPUZ AT 54 BELOW
Currently appearing as Prince Chulalongkorn in Lincoln Center's current Broadway revival of The King & I, 18-year-old Jon Viktor Corpuz is takes the stage at 54 BELOW(254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Monday, June 15th at 7:00 pm. Join him and his fierce special guests for an evening of pop hits, unique spins on Broadway favorites, and more! And maybe a coming-of-age story or two. Jon's heartfelt renditions, charm, humor, buttery vocals, and exuberant spirit should leave you laughing, crying, and inspired. There is a $25-$60 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
NYC: BLAME CANADA! FEATURING BROADWAY'S CANADIAN TALENT
After smash concerts in New York and Toronto, Blame Canada returns to 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Monday, June 15th at 9:30 pm for another evening celebrating the best in Canadian musical theatre and featuring an all-star cast of Broadway's Canadian talent. The concert will celebrate work by the members of the Canadian Musical Theatre Writers Collective (CMTWC). Founded by Landon Braverman and Joseph Trefler, the CMTWC is Canada's largest national organization devoted to supporting and promoting the work of homegrown musical theatre writers. Performers will include Chilina Kennedy (Beautiful, JC Superstar), Clyde Alves (On The Town), Paul Nolan (Doctor Zhivago, Once), Samantha Hill (Les Miserables), Jeremy Kushnier (Jersey Boys, Footloose), Camille Eanga-Selenge (The Book of Mormon), Tyley Ross (Finding Neverland), and Aaron Walpole (Les Miserables), with more names to be announced. As with all live entertainment events, cast subject to change without notice. Proceeds from the evening will go to support the CMTWC (http://www.cmtwc.com/ ) and its initiatives. The show is produced in partnership with the Canadian Music Theatre Project and Sheridan College and Michael Rubinoff as Producer. There is a $25-$60 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
NYC: VIRA LOZINSKY AT JOE'S PUB: PRESENTED AS PART OF KULTURFESTNYC
Vira Lozinsky, a recent Grand Prize winner of the International Jewish Music Competition in Amsterdam, performs at JOE'S PUB at THE PUBLIC THEATRE (425 Lafayette Street, NYC - 212-967-7555) on Monday, June 15th at 7:00 pm as part of the club's annual KulturfestNYC. Lozinsky is one of today's outstanding Yiddish singers. She blends her singing with a variety of musical styles from East European folk from Klezmer, Gypsy, Romanian and Russian, to South American Tangos. Her repertoire includes new material as well as Yiddish folk songs, songs of Bessarabian, Romanian and Polish Jewish poets, and classical and modern Yiddish poets. Born in Beltz, Moldova to a family of Yiddish artists, Vira was exposed at an early age to the cultures and musical styles of the many ethnic groups living in Moldova: Moldovans, Romanians, Jews, Roma, Russians and others. She lives in Israel where she moved to when she was 16. The show will be performed In Yiddish. There is a $30 cover.
NYC: JINTA-LA-MVTA AT JOE'S PUB - PRESENTED AS PART OF KULTURFESTNYC
Jinta-la-Mvta, a musical group founded in 2004 by Ohkuma Wataru, clarinetist and bandleader of the groundbreaking Japanese experimental folk band Cicala Mvta, and his partner and drummer Kogure Miwazo, will perform at JOE'S PUB at THE PUBLIC THEATRE (425 Lafayette Street, NYC - 212-967-7555) on Monday, June 15th at 9:00 pm as part of KulturfestNYC. Ohkuma's interest in Klezmer music began in the late 80s. He was one of the first Japanese artists who listened to and played the genre. He has a repertoire of dozens of Klezmer tunes through his distinct perspective, setting him apart among non-Jewish klezmer musicians. Considered as one of the few Klezmer experts in Japan, he has also penned various pieces on Klezmer and Japanese liner notes of Klezmatics and Frank London. Since the Great Northeast Japan Earthquake and the subsequent nuclear crises in 2011, the band started to perform not only on club stages and festivals but also at anti-nuclear protests and demonstrations on the streets of Tokyo, attracting a new and wide range of audiences and fans. Jinta-la-Mvta is made up of Wataru Okuma (clarinet), Miwazo Kogure (chindon, percussion), Naoki Hishinuma (tuba), and Mari Abe (accordion). There is an $18 cover.
NYC: "MERMAN'S APPRENTICE" IN CONCERT, STARRING: KLEA BLACKHURST & ANITA GILLETTE
The Broadway at Birdland Concert Series presents the Stephen Cole and David Evans musical fable, Merman's Apprentice at BIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) for one night only, Monday, June 15th at 7:00 pm. Directed by Igor Goldin (Yank) the cast features (in alphabetical order) P.J. Benjamin, Klea Blackhurst, Anita Gillette, Richard Kind, and Elizabeth Teeter supported by a six piece band with orchestrations by Lynn Shankel. Merman's Apprentice is a new musical fable with Book & Lyrics by Stephen (After the Fair, The Road To Qatar, Night of the Hunter) Cole and Music by David (Birds of Paradise, Children's Letters To God) Evans. Bistro Award Winner Klea Blackhurst will appear as Ethel Merman, with a cast lead by Tony nominee Anita Gillette as Ethel's Mom, Tony nominee Richard Kind as David Merrick, J.P. Benjamin (Broadway's current Wizard in Wicked) as Ethel's Pop and 13 year-old Elizabeth Teeter, who is currently playing Young Queen Elizabeth in The Audience on Broadway, will play Muriel Plakenstein: Merman's Apprentice. Additional cast members include Adam Grupper, Eddie Korbich and Brian Charles Rooney. Synopsis: Time: the 1970's. The Golden Age of Musical Theatre is drawing to an end, although twelve-year-old Muriel Plakenstein doesn't know that. So she runs away from home to become a Broadway star, meets the Queen of Broadway Ethel Merman, who takes her to a Hello, Dolly! rehearsal, where they sing together. When legendary producer David Merrick hears the kid, he decides to star Muriel in the first all-child cast of Dolly! Naturally, Merman takes her under wing to teach her the ropes of being a star, this making little Muriel Plakenstein Merman's Apprentice. It's a tuneful, original smart, funny, warm, new musical comedy about childhood, parents, Broadway and Ethel Merman. Klea Blackhurst's credits include: Everything the Traffic will Allow, Vernon Duke's Broadway, Dreaming of a Song: Music of Hoagy Carmichael, Jerry Herman's Broadway at the London Palladium. Television and radio appearances include The Caroline Rhea Show, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, Sesame Street, Law and Order: SVU and A Prairie Home Companion. Anita Gillette's TV and Theater credits include her Tony nomination for Chapter Two, Jimmy, Cabaret, Gypsy, Law and Order, Moonstruck, Cold Case, CSI and They're Playing Our Song. Richard Kind's credits include: The Producers, Mad About You, Spin City. He was nominated for a Tony and won the Drama Desk Award for his performance in The Big Knife in 2013. J.P. Benjamin's credits include Wicked, Chicago, Sophisticated Ladies, Sarava and The Pajama Game. Elizabeth Teeter has appeared in Mary Poppins and is in the current running The Audience, where she plays the Young Elizabeth. David Evans is a composer and musical director/conductor whose credits include: A...My Name is Alice, Children's Letters to God, Wicked, Company, Flower Drum Song, Bells are Ringing, Marie Christine and As Thousands Cheer. For the past 11 years David has been associate conductor of Wicked at the Gershwin Theatre. 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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