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ST. PAUL, MN: "OUR WAY: TCCAN CELEBRATES SINATRA"
TCCAN - The Twin Cities Cabaret Artists Network will kick off 2016 on Saturday, January 16th at 8:00 pm with another Cabaret Salon featuring six members/performers doing 15 minute sets each at BLANCHE'S LOUNGE AT THE TOWN HOUSE(1415 University Avenue, West, St. Paul, MN - 651-646-7087). The first Cabaret Salon will be a tribute to Frank Sinatra in honor of what would have been his 100th birthday - "Our Way: TCCAN Celebrates Sinatra!". Performers taking part are Joey Babay, David Young, Mary Keepers, Vicky Mountain, Rhonda Laurie, and Connie Dussl. Lori Dokken will serve as accompanist and the one and only Les Block will be Emcee for the night. A $10 donation gets you a seat - doors open at 7:30 pm. Full bar and menu available. 21+ only, please.
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA: JOHN PIZZARELLI & JESSICA AT MOLASKEY BAY AREA CABARET
BAY AREA CABARET(bayareacabaret.org/ ) presents Grammy-nominated jazz guitarist and vocalist John Pizzarelli and Nightlife Award-winning Broadway singer Jessica Molaskey in the West Coast debut of their latest show, Grownup Songs on Sunday, January 10th with performances at 4:00 & 7:00 pm at THE FAIRMONT VENETIAN ROOM (950 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA - TKTS: 415-392-4400) . The long and committed marriage of this musical pair deepens their onstage performance and brings nuance and a more profound understanding to the music they perform. With songs ranging from Stephen Sondheim to Irving Berlin, Grownup Songs was named one of the year's Ten Best Shows by Time Magazine. Pizzarelli not only sings, but also plays the seven-string guitar through most of the show. And Pizzarelli and Molaskey's approach is to pair unlikely songs in revealing medleys offering distinctive interpretations of covers they sing as well as the performance of their own original material. There is a $55 cover. BAY AREA CABARET IS A MEMBER OF CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
WARWICK, RI OCEAN STATE THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES NEW CABARET SYMPOSIUM AND FESTIVAL
Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), the not-for-profit professional theatre company, currently celebrating its fourth season in its state-of-the-art theatre in Warwick, RI, has announced the launch of its new CABARET SYMPOSIUM AND FESTIVAL on Thursday through Sunday, June 23rd through 26th. The brainchild of Rhode Island cabaret performance artist Ida Zecco, the Cabaret Symposium, will provide a unique opportunity for performers, actors, cabaret artists, singers, and more, to hone their skills. Participants will work on new projects under the guidance of a proficient team of professionals, including directors, music directors, and guest performers. The Festival will also offer an opportunity for Rhode Islanders to enjoy a short series of world-class cabaret artists and performances. The four day intensive symposium will provide participants with professional development and training in the art of song performance, comic delivery, monologue development, and business. Not only will participants work on internal connections to songs, their relationship with an audience, the development of patter, song selection and arrangement, show structure and comic timing, they will also have an opportunity to improve their knowledge and skills related to acting as a business. Participants will appear in festival performances on Thursday and Sunday evenings. Participants will also have the opportunity to perform at the piano bar, which will be held in the lobby on Friday and Saturday evenings following the headline cabaret.A faculty of renowned teaching artists includes theatre directors Amiee Turner and Fred Sullivan, Jr., music directors Jim Rice, Brian Patton and John O'Neil, former talent agent and personal manager Brian O'Neil, cabaret artist Ida Zecco, and scheduled guest performers include Karen Mason, Jim Caruso and Billy Stritch, who will float during the day sessions listening in and providing some instant feedback. Other guest performers who are scheduled to appear include world-renowned vocal coach and performer Angela Bacari and Liza Minnelli's protege, crooner Nicolas King.
Those interested in participating in the Cabaret Symposium must apply utilizing the online application, which will be available from January 1-31, 2016 only. Applications will be reviewed and accepted participants will be notified by February 12, 2016. Festival tickets will go on sale to the public on March 1, 2016.
For more information, please contact OSTC's Director of Educational Programming and Community Outreach, Jason Loete at (401) 921-1777 x 118.
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