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Monday, June 8, 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!
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NYC: COMEDY ROULETTE WITH TERESA FISCHER- SHOW FOR JUNE 8th CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS - NEXT SHOW IS MONDAY, JUNE 15th
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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 Mondays, June 8th & 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: 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 on 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: ALICIA TAYLOR TOMASKO & CHRISTIE PRADES AT THE MET

Alicia Taylor Tomasko & Christie Prades will present a night of music, friendship, and the journey of two girls who get through NYC life with wit, love, and strength they find through each other in their show at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Monday, June 7th at 9:30 pm. Musical Direction is by Yasuhiko Fukuoka. Alicia was born in Bedford, Ohio and grew up in sunny Stuart, FL. Her love for music started very young, her father was a drummer and singer in a band so she grew up around all the classics. After graduating from Martin County High School in 2007 she performed in over 30 productions at Indian River State College in 3 years. Her early departure from the college was due to one of the greatest moments of her life: She was called in 2010 to make her Broadway debut in the company of IN THE HEIGHTS at the Richard Rodgers Theater in NYC! She was part of the spectacular ensemble and understudied Vanessa and Nina. She's been a part of some amazing productions since the show closed, her favorites being Audrey in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, Carla in the Actors' Playhouse production of IN THE HEIGHTS (where she met now one of her dearest friends, the one and only Christie Prades!) and her most recent as Ensemble in the 1st National Tour of EVITA! Christie Prades is a singer/ dancer/ actress whom recently moved to New York City in 2014. Born and raised in Miami, Florida, this triple threat has worked/ recorded in some of the most prestigious recording studios in South Florida singing and writing for top producers and singers in the Latin American market. She booked the lead role of Vanessa in the "In the Heights" musical in Miami, performing next to the original broadway and tour casts. After working on a musical in Las Vegas last summer, Christie made the decision to make her move to New York in order to strive and continue training, pursuing her singing, dance, and acting career. There is a $22.50 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.

NYC: TOSHI CAPPUCCINO CHANSON SHOW VOL.20

Toshi Cappuccino brings his new show "Queerly Japanese Love, Hate and Chansons - Vo. 20: Okasan's Songs" to THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-255-5438) on Monday, June 8th at 6:30 pm. The program is made up of a selection of Japanese, English, and Broadway numbers in a special show inspired by Mother. He'll also debut his own new song ("Sorry Mom"). The majority of this show is in Japanese. Toshi's performances at the Duplex have all played to packed houses. There is a $25 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.

NYC: CHEO BOURNE WITH "TOUCHE" AT THE DUPLEX

After traveling the world for two years with one of the most successful vocal groups of the early rock and roll era, The Platters, Cheo Bourne comes to THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-255-5438) on Monday, June 8th at 9:30 om, in concert, to share some of the most powerful and eclectic pop, soul and musical theater tunes. From beginning to end, his show "Touche" combines the humbling power of growth with the immensity of music. It will be an evening to share with Mr. Bourne a toast to life, love and the pursuit of fencing. There is a $25 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.

NYC: THE CUTTING ROOM PRESENTS PLANET OF THE ABTS & 100 WATT SUNS

POA (Planet of the Abts) who will be going on the road this summer on their newest album ALL THINGS THE VALLEY release tour, perform in tandem with the 100 Watt Suns at THE CUTTING ROOM (44 East 32nd Street, NYC - 212-691-1900) on Monday, June 8th at 7:30 pm. It's a rare opportunity to see Gov't Mule members, drummer Matt Abts, bass player Jorgen Carlsson along with the super talented lead vocalist/guitarist T-Bone Andersson together live at select locations on the East and West coasts. The 100 Watt Suns will also perform. From playing small clubs on the Lower East Side of New York City to playing sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden, 100 Watt Suns frontman, Steve Broderick, has lived the dream of nearly every New York musician. Yet with a music career that spans nearly twenty years, this singer/ songwriter extraordinaire has somehow managed to fly somewhat below the radar, despite touring for nearly a decade with Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and playing with the likes of Steven Tyler, Roger Daltrey, Bad Company, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Ted Nugent. Regardless of the size of the venue or the genre of music, Broderick consistently delivers inspired performances with the instantly recognizable, unique vocal style that he has honed over the past two decades. There is a $25 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.

NYC: THE TOXIC AVENGER IN CONCERT AT 54 BELOW

The Toxic Avenger, winner of the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical, comes to 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Monday, June 8th at 7:00 pm for this special one-night-only concert reunion, featuring cast members from all of its incarnations (Off-Broadway, Alley Theatre, George Street Playhouse). Featuring a rock score by David Bryan, of Bon Jovi fame, this comical musical has something for everyone to enjoy! It's a charming love story and laugh-out-loud musical that has it all - an unlikely hero, his beautiful girlfriend, a corrupt New Jersey mayor and guys who play bullies, mobsters, old ladies, and stiletto-wearing back-up singers. In an attempt to clean up New Jersey's most polluted town, our hero Melvin is dumped into a vat of radioactive toxic waste, only to reemerge as The Toxic Avenger. Our new hero is now a seven-foot mutant freak with superhuman strength and a heart as big as Newark. He's out to save New Jersey, end global warming, and woo the blind librarian in town. It's a toxic love story with an environmental twist! Featuring: Constantine Maroulis, Nancy Opel, Antoine L. Smith, Mitch Jarvis and more to be announced! There is a $35-$75 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.

NYC: DANIEL QUADRINO RETURNS TO 54 BELOW

After a sold-out solo concert debut this spring, Broadway favorite, and former Newsie and Lost Boy Daniel Quadrino makes his return to 54 BELOW(254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Monday, June 8th at 9:30 pm. Known for his pure tone, charming song interpretation, and effortless pop-rock styling, Daniel will be sharing some of his original songs - new and old - as well as exciting NEW covers of the pop classics and current hits that inspire him. Daniel can currently be seen in Wicked on Broadway. In December of 2014, Quadrino made his network television debut in NBC's "Peter Pan Live!" as "Bunting," one of the Lost Boys. He also recently played "Albert" in the Broadway cast of Disney's Newsies, and made his debut in the 2009 revival of Bye Bye Birdie. He is a graduate of Pace University. The evening will be music directed and produced by Benjamin Rauhala, and will feature David Cinquegrana on the guitar, Justin Goldner on the bass, Jeremy Yaddaw on the drums, and Rauhala on the piano. There is a $25-$45 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: ADAM ENRIGHT & AARON FUKSA: 2SCOOPS: REUNITED

2SCOOPS: REUNITED will be presented at JOE'S PUB at THE PUBLIC THEATRE (425 Lafayette Street, NYC - 212-967-7555) on Monday, June 8th at 9:30 pm. The show is a one-night-only concert event featuring the legendary, chart-topping, entirely fictional 90's R&B girl group 2Scoops, written and performed by comedy duo Aaron Fuksa and Adam Enright. Long after cassingles and neon colors have gone out of style, these two ladies still love everything about the music of the 90's. Holding the world record for the most breakups of any group in history, they are finally back and both in attendance for a reunion. Join Dana and Deena for a night of all your favorite jams, dance moves, and the true story behind their tumultuous history. There is a $20 cover.

NYC: MATT BAKER IN "REMEMBERING OSCAR: A TRIBUTE WITH "THE PERSONAL TOUCH"

The Broadway at Birdland concert series Australian jazz pianist Matt Baker, who will perform 'Remembering Oscar: A Tribute with "The Personal Touch."' at BIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) on Monday, June 8th at 7:00 pm. The concert will showcase Baker's interpretations of Oscar Peterson's greatest work, celebrating his life, greatest hits, and some of his beautiful original compositions. Baker will also be playing some of his own work, paying homage to the legend who inspired him his whole life. The two met in 2002 at the Blue Note in NYC, which was the start of a friendship and mentorship that lasted until Peterson's death in 2007. Jim Cammack will perform on bass, Jerome Jennings on drums, and there will be a Special Guest Vocalist Brianna Thomas. Australian Jazz Pianist Matt Baker has performed at jazz festivals, clubs and concert halls in Australia, Europe, USA and the Pacific. As of 2010, he is proud to call New York City his home. Aside from performing as a solo artist, he is fast becoming one of the most sought-after accompanists, sidemen and Musical Directors on the New York scene. Matt has played engagements at Birdland, Le Cirque, Bemelmans Bar at The Carlyle Hotel, 54 Below, Smalls Jazz Club, The Zinc Bar, The Iridium, The Kitano, and Rose Theater Jazz at Lincoln Centre. He performs professionally with some of New York's top musicians including Gregory Hutchinson, Hassan JJ Shakur, Marco Panascia, Jim Cammack, Jerome Jennings, Dayna Stephens, Tony Middleton, Christine Ebersole, Aaron Weinstein and The Artie Shaw Orchestra. Matt has also toured as Pianist and Musical Director for multi-platinum recording artist Patrizio Buanne, and in May 2015 toured for the first time as Music Director with Grammy Award winning artist Judy Collins. Baker tied fifth place in the 2003 Montreux International Solo Jazz Piano competition and was a semi-finalist in 2004 and 2005. A student of Taylor Eigsti since moving to New York, Matt has also spent time watching piano legend Oscar Peterson perform, as well as studying with Mulgrew Miller, Benny Green, James Williams and Ella Fitzgerald's life-long accompanist Paul Smith. He has performed privately for Quincy Jones and played in support of jazz legends Tony Bennett and Al Jarreau. Matt has now four albums as a leader. There is a $30 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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