CABARET EVENTS FOR NEW YORK CITY FOR TONIGHT FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
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NYC: JAZZ SOUP DELIVERS NOTHER SCORCHING LINEUP AT THE MET
Laurie Krauz and Daryl Kojak present another show in their series "Jazz Soup," at
THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Saturday, May 9th at 1:00 pm. "Jazz Soup", the exciting series that brings you a fun and flavorful mix of some of the hottest jazz artists around, with a spicy blend of some of the most sought after and highly acclaimed singers and jazz vocalists around. Check out this lineup: Natalie Douglas, Cleve Douglass, Martha Lorin, Anne Phillips, Daryl Kojak, Sean Conly, and Dwayne 'Cook' Broadnax! All accompanied by Daryl Kojak's "Jazz Soup Trio" featuring Sean Conly on bass and Dwayne 'Cook' Broadnax on drums and hosted by the award winning vocalist Laurie Krauz. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
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NYC: JUDY AND LIZA TOGETHER AGAIN AT MAMA'S
Cabaret favorites Tommy Femia and Rick Skye have teamed up for another evening of "Judy and Liza Together Again" at
DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788) on Saturday, May 9th at 8:00 pm. They are joined by Ricky Ritzel (as Mort) at the piano. These MAC Award winning performers (Best Impersonation) will pull out all the stops, singing classic solo's, parodies, duets and just plain whooping and hollering by the greatest mother/ daughter team in show biz history. Tommy Femia is a 7 time winner of the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs (MAC) Award for his brilliant portrayal of Judy Garland in "Judy Garland LIVE!", now in it's 20th season at Don't Tell Mama. He has also starred in "Whoop-de-doo", "I Will Come Back" and, most recently, "Norma Does Men". Rick Skye is best known for writing a string of outrageous comic revues including "The Flip Side of Neil Sedaka", "MaCabaret - a tabloid fable", "The War of the Mama Roses", "It's Madame with an E" and the International hit - "A Slice O' Minnelli" for which has enjoyed successful season's in Covent Garden, at the Apollo Theatre in London's West End and at the Dublin Theatre Festival where he received the Award for "Best Achievement in Performance". There is a $25 cover charge and a 2 drink minimum.
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NYC: METROPOLITAN ROOM'S FLATIRON FOLLIES
THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) brings back the golden age of Manhattan nightlife on Saturday, May 9th at 11:30 pm when it presents some fabulous (but flirty) old fashioned entertainment, curated by two good-time gals and darlings of the NYC nightlife scene, Grace Gotham and Bettina May in "The Flatiron Follies!". This all-singing, all-dancing duo brings you those glamorous, sequin-spangled production numbers from the 1920s-1950s. Showcasing the best of jazz, opera, showtunes and more, The Flatiron Follies feature a roster of the city's most spectacular singers and dazzling dancers - ranging from tap to cirque to burlesque. Delight in dirty jazz ditties that will make even the saltiest sailor blush! Be beguiled by the bumps and grinds of classic burlesque! Join the cast in a rousing singalong with familiar favorites from the great American songbook! Why, the Flatiron district hasn't been this fun since it was called the Toy district! Enjoy all of this while luxuriating in the charming cabaret club that is The Metropolitan Room: seating for every guest, waiter service, delectable small plates, a variety of classic cocktails as well as a full bar, and even the option of being seated in a special VIP section for those dukes or debutantes who love to pull out all the stops. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: WE'RE STILL HERE!: THE CABARET DEBUT OF THE FIRST EVER CHORUS OF GLBT ELDERS
They marched from Stonewall to Vietnam; came out and came forward to pave the way on the continuing road toward equality for LGBT communities in NYC and beyond. Now they will perform at
THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-255-5438) on Saturday, May 9th at 4:30 pm in The First Ever Chorus Of Glbt Elders. In this unique collaboration between New York City Gay Men's Chorus and SAGE USA, GLBT Elders relate the songs and stories from their lives that have in turn shaped the world we live in today. Scheduled to perform: Ted Bloecher, Geoffrey Collins, Owen Diamond, Lyssa Joseph, Lilliana Murphy, Barbara Police, Roger Silva and Tina Williams. As with all live entertainment events, cast subject to change without notice. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: DEAR HENRY BY ARTHUR WOOTEN, STARRING LUKE DOYLE
ASD Media & Entertainment is proud to present Dear Henry ... a charming, funny, slightly risque, and ultimately moving piece of theater, at
THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-255-5438) on Saturday, May 9th at 7:00 pm. In 2008 & 2009 Arthur Wooten was the humorist for the London based Magazine reFRESH. The column revolved around a man writing letters to his exasperating boyfriend, Henry, regaling readers in numerous crazy shenanigans (both sexual and non) that the two had gotten into during their relationship. reFRESH readers fell in love with Arthur and couldn't wait for the next installment of Dear Henry. Wooten became the Carrie Bradshaw of London with Brits (both gay and straight) waiting to see what the two would get into next. Ultimately each letter explained the never-ending reasons why they must end their relationship. But as we all know, sometimes breaking up is really hard to do. Now that column has become the jumping off point for this hilarious and irreverent one man show. While reexamining his colorful yet complicated relationship with his on again/off again lover Henry, Clark Compton Lowell III makes the best discovery anyone can make. He finds ... himself. ASD Media & Entertainment is an Indie company specializing in book publishing, stage, and film productions. There is a $16 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: ALISON ARNGRIM: CONFESSIONS OF A PRAIRIE BITCH
Former child star, outspoken activist, and TV Land Award winner Alison Arngrim continues to tour the world with her critically acclaimed show 'Confessions of a Prairie Bitch' at
THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909 - ) on Saturday, May 9th at 7:00 pm and Sunday, May 10th at 1:00 pm. Best known as acid-tongued, pre-Midol meanie Nellie Oleson from "Little House on the Prairie", Alison Arngrim presents an uproarious evening of storytelling, stand-up, and multi media about life as everyone's favorite toxic pre-teen brat, complete with petticoats and ringlets. Never afraid to dish the dirt on TV land, she let all the secrets loose of "Little House on the Prairie", Hollywood and much. Recalling her life and career as bitchy Nellie Oleson, Arngrim startles audiences internationally with off-color jokes about child stars and TV icons of the 1970s and 80s including Marie Osmond, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Grizzly Adams, RuPaul, Phyllis Diller, Bette Midler and more. There is a $22 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
NYC: LE SCANDAL CABARET CONTINUES AT THE BEECHMAN
NYC's longest running burlesque variety show, LE SCANDAL CABARET, continues on Saturdays, at 10:30 pm at
THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909). In its fourteenth year, Le Scandal features variety acts, circus performers, live music and a bevy of burlesque beauties. New performers every week! Expect sword swallowers, belly dancers, rope trick cowboys, contortionists, torch singing fan dancers and comedic aerobats, all set to the live music of the Le Scandal Orchestra. For tickets, visit Smarttix at
http://www.smarttix.com/ or 212-484-4444. There is a $25-$60 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
NYC: THE SINATRATHON: THE WORLD'S LONGEST AND BEST CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF FRANK SINATRA
Frank Sinatra, born a century ago in 1915, was not only one of the greatest singers in all of American culture, he was also the most prolific. Over a career that spanned nearly 60 years, he recorded over 1,600 songs, starred in over 50 movies, and made innumerable concert, radio, and TV appearances. No single tribute is big enough to do justice to the full length and breadth of Sinatra's contribution to music, so
THE CUTTING ROOM (44 East 32nd Street, NYC - 212-691-1900) ispresenting the SINATRA-THON, to be held on Saturday, May 9th, starting at 10:00 am. The event will involve the talents of more than 50 of New York's finest singers and musicians (including a full big band) and will continue for over 14 hours. The Sinatra-Thon will begin at ten in the morning, and will continue at least until midnight - or quite possibly even later, into Sunday morning. The show will take place on the day before Mother's Day, 2015, in honor of the singer's legendary devotion to his mother, Dolly Sinatra. The event will be curated and produced by Cary Hoffman (singer, composer, and producer, whose one-man show My Sinatra has been played in long runs in New York and at Performing Arts Centers and other venues in and around New York City and the United States) and Will Friedwald (columnist for the Wall Street Journal and the author of the well-received book on the singer, Sinatra! The Song is You. New York's newest and hippest music venue will present a day-long celebration of the greatest of all musical icons, the legendary Frank Sinatra, in honor of the centennial of this celebrated singer and actor. See the website -
http://thecuttingroomnyc.com/ - for a schedule of performers and performances and cover/minimum information.
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 Saturday, May 9th at 7:00 pm as the club honors Julie Wilson in song, with stars of Broadway and cabaret. Performers include: Broadway, cabaret and TV star Anita Gillette (Gypsy, Carnival, Guys & Dolls), Broadway and cabaret star Amy Spanger (The Wedding Singer, Kiss Me Kate, Reefer Madness), cabaret favorite Mark Nadler (Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel Award winner), cabaret icon Baby Jane Dexter (MAC, Nightlife and Bistro awards winner), cabaret icon Steve Ross (Award winning pianist/singer) with Cabaret favorites Nicolas King (Julie Wilson Award recipient), Carole J. Bufford, Karen Oberlin, Lennie Watts, Sidney Myer, Stacy Sullivan, Jennifer Sheehan, Peisha McPhee and special appearance by Ms. Wilson's son, Holt McCallany. A second celebration with a different cast will be held on Thursday, May 14th. There is a $30-$70 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
NYC: JENNIFER SHEEHAN IN "STARDUST: A NIGHT IN THE COSMOS"
54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) presents the multi-award winning performer Jennifer Sheehan in "STARDUST: A Night in the Cosmos" opening on Saturday, May 9th; and Wednesday, May 20th, both shows at 9:30 pm. "STARDUST: A Night in the Cosmos" is a show that goes where no show has gone before, traversing a wide spectrum of great songs and stories that trace our life-long love affair with the magnificent and mysterious night sky! Music from artists as diverse as Duke Ellington, David Bowie, Kurt Weill, Sergio Mendes, Joni Mitchell, Harry Warren, Pink Martini and others evoke the many emotions we feel over a lifetime of looking up at the moon and the stars. The show ventures even farther - out into the stars - with songs and stories about amazing discoveries and adventures now taking place in outer space! Ms. Sheehan's stellar quartet includes music director and pianist James Followell, Steven Bargonetti on guitar, Jered Egan on bass and Dan Gross on percussion. Jennifer Sheehan starred in the premiere episode of the new WNET/WLIW (PBS) TV series, "66th and Broadway," which aired throughout February 2015. Ms. Sheehan has performed for audiences from coast to coast and in the UK, including Carnegie Hall, as the guest of Michael Feinstein, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Town Hall, and the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. Her critically acclaimed shows have entertained audiences at Cafe Carlyle, Feinstein's, Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, the Savannah Music Festival, Ely Cathedral (U.K.), the Historic Asolo Theatre in Sarasota, The Royal Room in Palm Beach, the Juilliard in Aiken Festival, and many other concert venues and private clubs around the country. In October, Ms. Sheehan received the Donald F. Smith Award, named for the late highly esteemed founder of the Mabel Mercer Foundation and the New York Cabaret Convention. The first-ever recipient of the Johnny Mercer Foundation's "Margaret Whiting Award" and the first-ever winner of the "Noel Coward Foundation Competition Award," she also received the Dorothy Loudon Foundation's "Dorothy Loudon Award." Previously, she received the "Julie Wilson Award" for outstanding interpretation of the Great American Songbook. Ms. Sheehan is a graduate of The Juilliard School. There is a $25-$65 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
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NYC: ERIC MICHAEL KROP & FRIENDS AT 54 BELOW
Recording artist and Broadway alum Eric Michael Krop ("Grind" the short film, Godspell) returns to
54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Saturday, May 9th at 11:30 pm as part of the club's Late Night Series. He will be performing hit pop covers and original music. Featuring a preview of his upcoming album as well as songs you know and love, this night promises to be full of special guests, drinks, friends, and powerful music! Special guests: Erica von Kleist, Tracy McDowell, Lisa Ramey, Alex Kerckhoff, Nate Buccierri, Selda Sahin and Susan O'Dea. There is a $15-$30 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
NYC: MARK DENDY PROJECTS NEWYORK NEWYORK @ASTOR PLACE
Mark Dendy's new dance-theater work, "New York new york: Astor Place", will play at
JOE'S PUB at THE PUBLIC THEATRE (425 Lafayette Street, NYC - 212-967-7555) on Wednesday through Saturday, May 6th through 9th, with performances at 7:00 pm, with a second performance on Saturday, May 9th at 9:00 pm. The work mines the rich history of the Public Theater building, the original Astor Library, whose collection eventually made up the lion's share of the New York Public Library's holdings. The stage at Joe's Pub in the Public Theater becomes a portal through which we meet a shape-shifting cast of time travelers, habitu•s from past and present Astor Place and the surrounding area. The piece looks at gentrification through the specifics of one New York neighborhood and asks: What is change? Does history merely repeat itself? The piece explores race relations and violence, the never-ending conflict between the 99 percent and the 1 percent, the role of tabloid news now and then, and a meditation on the book itself though dance and text. Dendy hosts the evening as William B. Astor, heir to one of America's first millionaires John Jacob Astor. Along the way we meet a writer, a reporter, a real estate agent and her clients, a male stripper, a freed slave, an East Village '80s punk, a disgruntled Irishman, and a book-burning preacher. (Please note that this show contains partial nudity and may not be suitable for young audiences.) There is a $20 cover.
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Carol Curtis performs at MARTINI'S ABOVE FOURTH (3940 4th Avenue, San Diego, CA - 619-400-4500) pm Saturdays from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. The musical road from Riverside, California to San Diego rambles through Nevada, Oklahoma and almost every state in between, where Carol Curtis traveled as a musician. With a degree in music education from Oklahoma State University, she inspired young minds for several years, only to return to her true calling: cabaret-style singing. Playing the audience as skillfully as she plays piano and guitar, Carol weaves an eclectic mix of torch songs, Broadway and standards into an evening of fun repartee. No cover charge.
Singer, songwriter and pianist, Spencer Day will perform at
Hilary Feldman presents 'Laughing Matters: the Life & Laughs of Carol Burnett' at 
A longtime fixture of radio's Howard Stern Show, comedian Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling, will perform at 
Gary Williams along with Harry The Piano present Happy Birthday Mr Sinatra! at 
Jumoke Fashola will perform her show "Jumoke Fashola's Dirty Little Secrets, aka The Blues" at 
Paul Gunn continues The English Eccentric Tradition with his eclectic mix of international musicians at 
Love and laughter ensue as sassy, brassy Julia Hawkins returns to 
Powerhouse vocalist Tanya Moberly returns to 
MAC, Back Stage Bistro and Nightlife Award winning singer, songwriter and recording artist Carolyn Montgomery-Forant, returns to the New York City stage in her first solo show in eight years! Her show 'Visible Phoenix' continues at 
Natalie Arneson performs at 
Molly Pope, brassy belter /whiskey guzzler /lovable lunatic, sheds all pretense of humility and shamelessly entreats you to adore her for an hour while she prances about making loud noises at