CABARET EVENTS FOR NEW YORK CITY FOR TONIGHT FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
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NYC: THE REAL LOVE CONCERT: GO LOVE YOURSELF!
Composer, playwright and producer Germono Toussaint presents "The Real Love Concert: Go Love Yourself!" at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Friday, August 21st at 7:00 pm, featuring Crystal Monee Hall and Huling Foster. Toussaint formed A Mile In My Shoes, Inc. (AMIMS) with a mission of utilizing the arts to increase the awareness of modern social issues and the impact they have on society. AMIMS' Go Love Yourself Campaign was conceived with the belief that focusing on self-love, self-respect and a positive self-image is central to the betterment of society. Part of this campaign, Go Love Yourself, celebrates the beauty of our humanity and individuality. Go Love Yourself Concert features live performances by some of New York's most dynamic artists, sharing their personal journey towards Real Love - a love that can only be found within. Crystal Monee Hall is a multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter whose music is a prophetic fusion of folk, gospel, regional blues and soul. Huling Foster is a graduate of Fordham University and holds an MFA from Columbia University in Acting. Recently he performed his own well-received one man show in collaboration with Germono Toussaint entitled "The Disposables" at the Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance. Currently he is developing a solo project centering on the life and music jazz icon Abbey Lincoln set to premier this fall. There is a $15 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.THE METROPOLITAN ROOM IS ADVERTISING IT'S EVENTS THIS WEEK ON CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
NYC: PAMELA LEWIS: "NEW YORK STATE OF MIND: THE SONGS OF BILLY JOEL"
After performing two sold-out shows in mid-January and another one in March that garnered rave reviews from New York cabaret critics, singer/songwriter Pamela Lewis (a.k.a. Champagne Pam), again brings her unique interpretation of Long Island icon Billy Joel's songbook back to THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Friday, August 21st at 9:30 pm. Pamela considers the songs of Billy Joel to be the soundtrack of her life and has been dreaming about performing them since she was a little girl growing up on Long Island. Pamela's understanding of Joel's Long Island roots, and passion for American popular song make her an ideal performer of this material. Lewis' show is directed by well-known British cabaret star Barb Jungr. With Musical Director Bill Heller on piano, Lewis' husband John Hurley on guitar, bass player Ritt Henn, and Marcus Parsley on trumpet, you'll hear Pamela transform the classic songs of Billy Joel into a sound all her own. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.THE METROPOLITAN ROOM IS ADVERTISING IT'S EVENTS THIS WEEK ON CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
NYC: ANOTHER HUNDRED PEOPLE: SULLIVAN & HARNAR SING SONDHEIM: ACT TWO
KT Sullivan and Jeff Harnar return to THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909) on four Wednesdays in July with their new show 'Another Hundred People: Sullivan & Harnar Sing Sondheim: Act Two'. Performance dates are Tuesday through Friday, August 18th through 21st and Tuesdays, September 8th, 15th & 22nd; Monday, October 12th - all shows at 7:00 pm. Act Two is a companion piece to last summer's Act One "Our Time". Musical Director is Jon Weber and the show is directed by Sondra Lee. As two of the world's most acclaimed cabaret artists, KT Sullivan (Broadway: The Threepenny Opera, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; Cabaret: Carnegie Hall, Town Hall, the Oak Room at the Algonquin, The Kennedy Center) and Jeff Harnar (Cabaret venues across the world including Carnegie Hall, and winner of the 2012 Noel Coward Foundation Cabaret Award) perform more Sondheim classics giving a new insight into the timeless music of Stephen Sondheim. There is a $30 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
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NYC: LEZLIE HARRISON, HILARY GARDNER AND BRIANNA THOMAS IN "POMPIE'S PLACE" - CLOSING NIGHT
"Pompie's Place," a unique pop-up blues supper-club is ending its residence at DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788) - the final night set for Friday, August 21st at 7:00 pm. Produced by Arthur Pomposello, "Pompie's Place" is an immersive nightclub experience transporting audiences to a mythic blues room of another time and place. "Pompie's Place" stars three of New York's most distinguished blues and jazz singers: Lezlie Harrison, Brianna Thomas and Hilary Gardner. Musical director is Ehud Asherie, leading a quartet that includes Ken Peplowski (reeds), Jon-Erik Kellso (trumpet) and Jackie Williams (drums). Featuring a mix of blues of many stripes, from the Delta to Broadway, Chicago and Memphis, "Pompie's Place" is a hybrid of nightclub and theatre, in which audiences are treated to the travails of the club's three headliners, and the club's host. There is a $25 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: RITA RUDNER MAKES 54 BELOW DEBUT
Rita Rudner makes her 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) debut on Thursday through Saturday, August 20th through 22nd at 7:00 pm! A house-filling favorite in Las Vegas since she opened in June 2000, Rudner is known for her epigrammatic one-liners. Over the course of a fourteen year run and 2,000 plus shows, she has sold one and a half million tickets and become the longest-running solo comedy show in the history of Las Vegas, even being named Las Vegas' Comedian Of The Year nine years in a row. Rita Rudner moved to New York at the age of fifteen to become a dancer on Broadway. She appeared in several shows, including the original productions of Follies and Mack and Mabel. It was while in Annie on Broadway that she began exploring the comedy clubs of Manhattan. In the early '80s, Rudner took a full-time leap from chorus lines to punch lines and was soon a regular guest on both "Late Night With David Letterman" and "The Tonight Show." Rita's first solo HBO special, "Rita Rudner's One Night Stand," was nominated for several awards, as was her eponymous English BBC television show that later appeared in the USA on A&E. Rudner's two one-hour specials for HBO filled Carnegie Hall in New York three times and the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles twice. In 2008, Rita Rudner: Live From Las Vegas was PBS's first ever stand-up comedy special. Rudner is a frequent collaborator with her writer/producer husband of twenty six years, Martin Bergman. The couple's first play - Room 776 - ran as part of the 2008 season of the Las Vegas Little Theatre. Their second play, based on Rita's first novel Tickled Pink, premiered at the Laguna Playhouse in April 2012. In 2016 Rita will again perform at the Playhouse in a new play, Act Three by David Ambrose. There is a $55-$110 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
NYC: 54 SINGS BACK TO THE FUTURE
It's been 30 years since the first Back to the Future film was released, and now the soundtrack comes alive at 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) for 2 nights: Fridays, August 21st & 28th, both shows at 9:30 pm. Powerhouse Rock of Ages rockers Mitchell Jarvis and Justin Sargent bring you all the movie's songs - the ones written in 1985 as well as 1955 - from Huey Lewis to Etta James to Lindsay Buckingham to Chuck Berry. With assistance from special guests including Tyce Green, Jay Klaitz, Emma Hunton, Van Hughes and a band led by musical director Jonathan Ivie, this DeLorean ride will bring the "The Power of Love" into 2015. There is a $30-$70 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
NYC: THE OTHER DIRECTION: IN CONCERT
The Other Direction: In Concert! will be presented at 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Friday, August 21st at 11:30 pm as part of the club's Late Night Series. This broad-humored and zesty musical about a boy band, with music/ lyrics/ book by Jim Territo and contributing writers Andrew Rincon, Jacob Mondry, Danny Romeo, and Nathan Windsor, has been seen as part of the Musical Theatre Factory's 4x15 series. Catch the full version in concert! Greg, Deyvnn, Jason, Alex, and Norm make up The Other Direction, the world's biggest gay boy band. Their high-profile manager, Angela, is a showbiz pro who gives them a strict set of rules to follow to make sure they don't end up buried "under a naked pile of crackheads" or in jail. At the height of their fame, inner-band romances and drama threaten to break them up. It's up to their leader, Greg, to keep them together and prove to Angela they're still worth her time. There is a $20-$45 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
NYC: HUMMING HOUSE AT JOE'S PUB - MATT SUCICH OPENS
Humming House, a quintet that embodies modern day Nashville's blend of edgy, independent artistry with its legacies of folk, soul, and bluegrass, performs at JOE'S PUB at THE PUBLIC THEATRE (425 Lafayette Street, NYC - 212-967-7555) on Friday, August 21st at 7:30 pm. Formed out of informal Irish music jams and the songwriting of Justin Wade Tam, the five musicians have worked together on a sound that balances passion and energy with thoughtful arrangements. They've played major festivals and prestige music venues. They've released two studio albums and one live recording since 2011, the latest being Revelries. There is a $15 cover.
NYC: JOE'S PUB PRESENTS TAJ WEEKES & ADOWA: LOVE, HERB AND REGGAE
JOE'S PUB at THE PUBLIC THEATRE (425 Lafayette Street, NYC - 212-967-7555) presents Taj Weekes & Adowa: Love, Herb and Reggae on Friday, August 21st at 9:30 pm. Love, love, love. It really is all you need. That's what Taj Weekes believes. And love doesn't know boundaries. It's the heartbeat of life. It doesn't matter who you love, just as long as you do love. That's the message behind "Here I Stand" the first single from Taj Weekes & Adowa's fifth album, Love, Herb & Reggae. Musically, "Here I Stand" comes as a surprise from someone known as a reggae musician. On this outing the reggae influence is very subtle, behind a tango rhythm and blues-y chord changes that frame Weekes's passionate vocal delivery. There is a $14 cover.
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