CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE MEMBER EVENTS TODAY

 CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE MEMBER EVENTS TODAY

Here are today's cabaret events performed/produced by members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE 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: SALON THIS SUNDAY! - THEME FOR THE EVENING: "THE FAMILY YOU CHOOSE" - MAY 8

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SALON - that unique, multiple award winning, Weekly Open Mic Event, created and hosted by Mark Janas will return to ETCETERA ETCETERA (352 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-399-4141) on Sunday, May 8th, from 7:00-10:30 pm. (Sign-Up Begins at 6:15pm) The optional theme for the evening is "The Family You Choose". Remember, any material, on or off theme, is always welcome at Salon. Co-Hosts will be Anna Marie Sell & Zachary Wobensmith! The Salon events are produced by Tanya Moberly. Salon is an ongoing open entertainment event in which singers, writers and musicians share their talent with each other and audience members. There are no reservations; seating is on a first come/ first served basis. All types of material, on or off theme are always welcome at Salon. They enthusiastically welcome instrumentalists, poets, playwrights, essayists, comics, illusionists and performance artists. Please limit your selections to three or four minutes in length (including introductions). Please also bring clear, complete charts for the accompanist to read. There is a $10 cash cover collected at the door and a $15 food/drink minimum (cash or credit) per person.

 PRODUCER TANYA MOBERLY IS A MEMBER OF CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE

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NYC: TRACY STARK & MARCUS SIMEONE - "ON SACRED GROUND: THE SONGS OF JANIS IAN"
MEMBER DISCOUNT - $5 OFF THE COVER

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Two of today's most honored and prolific performers, Tracy Stark & Marcus Simeone, present a first in cabaret: 'On Sacred Ground: The Songs of Janis Ian' at DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788) on Sunday, May 8th, at 4:00 pm. Janis Ian learned the truth at seventeen. With influences from folk pioneers like Joan Baez, Odetta and a bevy of activists and artists, she began writing songs at a very young age. When she released "Society's Child" in 1967, she received hate mail and death threats in addition to a radio station (in Atlanta) being burned down due to the controversial nature of the song's lyrics about an interracial romance. Many stations refused to add the song to their play lists. The song won her the first of two Grammy awards. After two previous attempts, the song became a runaway hit when Leonard Bernstein featured it in a CBS television special. It was only the beginning. At 16, she met Bill Cosby while touring with a chaperone (due to her age.) The shy teen often slept with her head on the chaperone's lap. Mr. Cosby petitioned television stations not to allow her on the air due to her bad influence as a result of her "lesbianism." A few years later, she would be the very very first musical artist to appear on the debut of Saturday Night Live. Hers has been a remarkable, outspoken, non-stop career that remains active to this day. Revered artists like Barbara Cook, Dame Shirley Bassey, Roberta Flack, Bette Midler, Nina Simone • and Cher - have all recorded Janis Ian's songs to great acclaim. She remains one of today's most respected female songwriters in a crowded field. For the first time in cabaret, On Sacred Ground - starring Marcus Simeone and Tracy Stark, pays overdue tribute to the lady who broke glass ceilings and made a lasting impact on generations. Her best selling autobiography (At Seventeen) won a Grammy (Best Spoken Word.) This homage to Janis Ian will feature familiar and rarely heard songs, including "Between The Lines," "Matthew," "Getting Over You," "This Train Still Runs," "Silly Habits," "When Angels Cry," "Jesse," "She Must Be Beautiful," "At Seventeen," "Stars" - and "Society's Child." Marcus Simeone is one of today's brightest lights in cabaret. Renowned for his multi-octave, expressive tenor and his unique ability to sing in many genres, he has received countless accolades. He recently made his Carnegie Recital Hall debut. Also a respected songwriter and recording artist, he will soon be releasing his sixth album on Miranda Music. Tracy Stark has won numerous awards for her distinguished work as a pianist, arranger and songwriter. She has accompanied a plethora of artists, including Lesley Gore, Phoebe Snow, Karen Black, Tovah Feldshuh and Barb Jungr. Her upcoming CD, on Miranda Music, is a collection of original songs titled "Shades of Beautiful." Lennie Watts directs, with Peter Calo on Guitar, Skip Ward on Bass and Mark Leitz on Percussion. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum. $15 cover for members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE.

 TRACY STARK & MARCUS SIMEONE ARE EACH MEMBERS OF CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE

PALM SPRINGS, CA: MARCIA HARP AND ALAN JON - "WHAT WE DO FOR LOVE" - MAY 8th

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The 'Sundays In Summer Cabaret Series 7th season', produced by Les Michaels, continues on Sunday, May 8th at 2:00 pm at THE ARTHUR NEWMAN THEATRE at the JOSLYN CENTER (73-750 Catalina Way, Palm Desert, CA - TKTS: 760-325-2731), with two local singers, Marcia Harp and Alan Jon, in a show they call "What We Do For Love". The show will feature songs from The Great American Songbook as well as the Broadway stage with accompaniment by Los Angeles pianist, Ron Snyder. Marcia Harp is an actor, singer, dancer, producer, choreographer, and voice and dance instructor. She appeared in numerous productions in Los Angles and across the nation before settling down in Palm Springs where she continues her art, most recently as 'Sweet Sue' in Palm Canyon Theatre's "Sugar". But most of you will remember her as a 'long-legged lovely' in the long-running "Fabulous Palm Springs Follies." Alan Jon is a former actor and singer who left show business to work full time as a Colorist and college instructor. He now shares his time between homes in Los Angeles and Palm Springs and has returned to his first love, singing. Alan and Marcia met at one of the cabaret open mic nights hosted by Les Michaels and became close friends. "What We Do For Love" will be their first show together and will include solos and duets of some of their favorite songs with musical direction by Ron Snyder. Tickets are $11 cash only at the box office, and doors open at 1:00 pm.

 PRODUCER LES MICHAELS IS A MEMBER OF CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE

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