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METROSTAR CONTEST 2016 FINALE RESULTS
TCCAN'S FIRST EVER CABARET FEST! ANNOUNCED!
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David Baida was announced as the next MetroStar on Monday, August 22nd at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM(34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440). Baida, who plays an array of character roles as an ensemble member of Broadway's "On Your Feet," showed how he was well deserving ot this win. The Southern California native told the story of how he had come this close to giving up on an acting career before getting the call to join the cast of "On Your Feet." To win the very evenly matched finals featuring three men and two women, Baida had to beat out empty-nester Wendy Scherl (the 1st runner up) and songstress April Leonhard (the 2nd runner up). Grabbing the Special Audience award was song and dance man Stanley Martin ("Aladdin" on Broadway). Samuel McDonald rounded out the Top Five. Baida will develop a new show for the Metropolitan Room as part of his prize for winning. Leonhard, who played four instruments including trombone, guitar, yukelele and kazoo in the course of the 7-week competition, and Scherl, a Ridgefield CT mom who let her hair down every week to reveal a soaring lazer sharp alto, will open for Baida when he premieres his new show. MetroStar, a contest that challenges singers to raise their standards and push themselves artistically, got underway on July 11th and performed on seven consecutive Mondays. Since it began in 2008, MetroStar has launched and redefined the careers of several standouts in cabaret and jazz. Past winners, in chronological order have included Anne Steele, Liz Lark Brown, T. Oliver Reid, Marissa Mulder, Billie Roe, Lauren Stanford, Kristoffer Lowe, and Minda Larsen, the 2015 MetroStar.
Save the Date (and get your tickets now!) for the first ever "Cabaret Fest!" presented by TCCAN - The Twin Cities Cabaret Artists Network on Saturday & Sunday, October 1st & 2nd at THE PHOENIX THEATER (2605 Hennepin Avenue. S, Minneapolis, MN)! This event has three components, and audience/ community is welcome at one or all! You don't want to miss this action packed weekend devoted to the art of cabaret!
SPOTLIGHT - Saturday, October 1st, 5:00 to 9:30 pm: See Cabaret in Action! TCCAN Members will each be performing 10-minute sets of songs and stories. If you've attended their Cabaret Salons at the Town House Bar in St. Paul, consider this our Salon-a-thon! We're expecting 20+ TCCAN Members to perform. They invite you to enjoy the full roster or come and go as you like! Featrued are two fabulous accompanists throughout the evening: Andrew Walker and Raymond Berg.
BEHIND THE SCENES - Sunday, October 2nd, 2:00 to 5:00 pm: Catch a sneak peek at the preparation and development of Cabaret via a "Cabaret Back to Basics Workshop" presented by TCCAN Members Dorothy Doring, Erin Duffy, and Rhonda Laurie. Then listen and learn as Guest Teaching Artists (and local cabaret aficionados) Ben Krywosz, Melissa Hart, and Andrew Cooke provide their perspectives on cabaret in the Twin Cities and work with selected TCCAN Members on song interpretation and patter development.
SOIREE - Sunday, October 2nd, 5:00 to 6:00 pm: A key tenet of TCCAN is to foster a supportive community of cabaret artists and friends! Join them for an informal social opportunity, meet Members of TCCAN, enjoy refreshments, and hobnob after the "Behind the Scenes" workshop.
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NYC: BROADWAY'S DAVID BAIDA WINS METROSTAR CONTEST
2016 FINALE ANNOINTS SCHERL & LEONHARD RUNNER UPS
2016 FINALE ANNOINTS SCHERL & LEONHARD RUNNER UPS
David Baida was announced as the next MetroStar on Monday, August 22nd at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM(34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440). Baida, who plays an array of character roles as an ensemble member of Broadway's "On Your Feet," showed how he was well deserving ot this win. The Southern California native told the story of how he had come this close to giving up on an acting career before getting the call to join the cast of "On Your Feet." To win the very evenly matched finals featuring three men and two women, Baida had to beat out empty-nester Wendy Scherl (the 1st runner up) and songstress April Leonhard (the 2nd runner up). Grabbing the Special Audience award was song and dance man Stanley Martin ("Aladdin" on Broadway). Samuel McDonald rounded out the Top Five. Baida will develop a new show for the Metropolitan Room as part of his prize for winning. Leonhard, who played four instruments including trombone, guitar, yukelele and kazoo in the course of the 7-week competition, and Scherl, a Ridgefield CT mom who let her hair down every week to reveal a soaring lazer sharp alto, will open for Baida when he premieres his new show. MetroStar, a contest that challenges singers to raise their standards and push themselves artistically, got underway on July 11th and performed on seven consecutive Mondays. Since it began in 2008, MetroStar has launched and redefined the careers of several standouts in cabaret and jazz. Past winners, in chronological order have included Anne Steele, Liz Lark Brown, T. Oliver Reid, Marissa Mulder, Billie Roe, Lauren Stanford, Kristoffer Lowe, and Minda Larsen, the 2015 MetroStar.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN: TCCAN'S FIRST EVER CABARET FEST! ANNOUNCED
Save the Date (and get your tickets now!) for the first ever "Cabaret Fest!" presented by TCCAN - The Twin Cities Cabaret Artists Network on Saturday & Sunday, October 1st & 2nd at THE PHOENIX THEATER (2605 Hennepin Avenue. S, Minneapolis, MN)! This event has three components, and audience/ community is welcome at one or all! You don't want to miss this action packed weekend devoted to the art of cabaret!SPOTLIGHT - Saturday, October 1st, 5:00 to 9:30 pm: See Cabaret in Action! TCCAN Members will each be performing 10-minute sets of songs and stories. If you've attended their Cabaret Salons at the Town House Bar in St. Paul, consider this our Salon-a-thon! We're expecting 20+ TCCAN Members to perform. They invite you to enjoy the full roster or come and go as you like! Featrued are two fabulous accompanists throughout the evening: Andrew Walker and Raymond Berg.
BEHIND THE SCENES - Sunday, October 2nd, 2:00 to 5:00 pm: Catch a sneak peek at the preparation and development of Cabaret via a "Cabaret Back to Basics Workshop" presented by TCCAN Members Dorothy Doring, Erin Duffy, and Rhonda Laurie. Then listen and learn as Guest Teaching Artists (and local cabaret aficionados) Ben Krywosz, Melissa Hart, and Andrew Cooke provide their perspectives on cabaret in the Twin Cities and work with selected TCCAN Members on song interpretation and patter development.
SOIREE - Sunday, October 2nd, 5:00 to 6:00 pm: A key tenet of TCCAN is to foster a supportive community of cabaret artists and friends! Join them for an informal social opportunity, meet Members of TCCAN, enjoy refreshments, and hobnob after the "Behind the Scenes" workshop.
Tickets: $25 for the whole weekend; $15 for a day pass (either Saturday or Sunday). Available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2590339
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