Karen Oberlin,a fan of Elvis Costello since her early teens, when his young angst, disillusionment and vulnerable heart seemed perfectly in synch with her own, brings her show "His Aim Is True: The Singular Songs Of Elvis Costello' to
STAGE 72 (158 West 72nd Street, NYC - 212-362-2590) on Thursdays, June 4th, 18th & 25th at 7:00 pm. One of the most versatile and prolific contemporary artists, over the years Elvis has delved into innumerable genres and styles with passion and intelligence, including classical, jazz and pop. His many collaborative partners have included Burt Bacharach, the Brodsky String Quartet, Paul McCartney, Bill Frisell and the Jazz Passengers. For her new show, Karen brings forth a collection of material from her more than 30 years of following his eclectic, fascinating career to express some of the most intriguing elements of this unique singer/songwriter's work and life. Tedd Firth serves as musical director, and they will be joined by Sean Harkness on guitar and Steve Doyle on bass. Karen believes that if one takes a close and discerning look, the so-called Great American Songbook is still being written. She is a recipient of the Mabel Mercer Foundation's Donald F. Smith Award, along with Bistro, Nightlife and multiple MAC awards, and an honorary doctorate in music. Her recordings are often featured on Jonathan Schwartz's radio show and she has headlined at all the major New York nightclub venues, including the Algonquin's Oak Room, Feinstein's at the Regency, the Cafe Carlyle, Birdland, Kitano and 54 Below. She has performed at concert halls such as Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Town Hall and Caramoor, and her performances take her all over the world, including her annual engagements in London. There is a $2 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
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Vocalist Steven Chera will be hosting another evening at
THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Thursday, June 18th at 9:30 pn. Steven will be singing classic love songs from the 20's to the 70's and take you on a journey through a half a century of love and kindness. He will be joined by The Bob Kaye Trio as well as Life Vest Inside who's joint mission is to empower and unite the world with kindness. Brooklyn-born Chera is a singer and performer who revels in the music of the Great American Songbook to early rock 'n roll. A mellow-toned tenor with a supple delivery that can gently pull a familiar melody to unfamiliar places, Chera is a modern-day crooner with a vintage style all his own. Steven has been capturing the attention of critics and taste-makers in New York, as well as crafting a unique cross-generational audience. He's performed recently at the Duplex NYC, The 5 star Aqualina Hotel in Miami, The Metropolitan Room, Don't Tell Mama, Swing 46, the Refinery Hotel in New York City, Spago in Las Vegas, Hyatt Hotels, and many other venues throughout the country. There is a $20 cover plus a 2 drink minimum.
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The Bianco Martinis, a NYC based gypsy jazz band that covers all four corners of the world, performs at
THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440 ) on Thursday, January 18th at 7:00 pm. Whether it's from South America to Italy, New York to Paris, The Bianco Martinis masterfully blend these sounds into a unique style of a true gypsy. Melanie Goerlitz will start out the evening in a classic cabaret style, and then bring on The Bianco Martinis for a delightful set of gypsy jazz. The Metropolitan Room will be serving The Bianco Martinis signature drink, and as always with The Bianco Martinis, the last sip is the sweetest. Melanie is a lyric soprano based out of New York City. She recently made her European debut in a concert tour throughout Poland. This concert highlighted the works of contemporary and traditional musical theater, and she was accompanied by a full symphony orchestra. Additionally, she recently recorded her first album, "Broadway After Midnight" released in Poland in March 2012. Melanie made her Carnegie Hall debut in December 2011. She recently joined the New York Choral Society which has led to other similar endeavors, with Carnegie Hall being a major highlight. This was one of many concerts performed in New York this season with the New York Choral Society, and Melanie is looking forward to many more. Music has always been the breath of life for Melanie. From a very young age, everyone around her noticed that she had a special gift, and so she began to cultivate it at the age of 8. She started with piano lessons, and naturally excelled in music. She had a knack for all sides of music and entertaining. At the age of 10, she auditioned for an exclusive group called Marywood College Children's Choir. Coming from a one-stoplight town, she was up against all the "city" girls of Scranton, PA. She sang her first solo with this group, and from that moment on, she knew she belonged on a stage. In high school, she competed statewide at PMEA music festivals and was awarded first place soprano in the entire state - the biggest achievement she'd made up to that point. Soon after, she was admitted into Carnegie Mellon University. After graduating with the highest honors, Melanie spent the summer studying opera in Italy. This led her to make her operatic debut as the prize role of "Nannetta" in Falstaff at the Crested Butte Music Festival. There is a $15 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: SAYAKA AIBA SPARKLE! LIFE IS THEATER" AT THE DUPLEX
Sayaka Aiba, a fantastic actress, singer and performer who has performed in theater productions, shows and films in Japan and NYC, will perform her show "Sparkle! Life Is Theater" at
THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-255-5438 - ) on Thursday, June 18th at 7:00 pm. Sayaka Aiba's soulful singing will make you feel love and joy! In this show, you'll walk with Sayaka through sunshine and star light and you'll feel love! Her credits include "Japan Day" public performance at Central Park, a performance at the Mets Citifield in NYC, "Drama Poetic Symphony Gekish-Kokyo" "Princess Nayotake Kaguya" at Theater X Japan, TV series "Princess Atsuhime" and more. Her appearance in a Japanese feature film will be seen this fall. Vocal coach is Mary Setrakian, Susan Canpanaro directs, with Stephen Borsuk as musical director. There is a $12 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: BROADWAY SESSIONS THURSDAYS AT THE LAURIE BEECHMAN
Every Thursday night, as the curtains fall on Broadway, Host Ben Cameron (from Broadway's Wicked, Aida and Footloose) and his crew of amazingly talented folks welcome a new Broadway star to perform at
THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909) at 10:30 pm in this fun and zany musical theater variety show. Get up close and personal with Broadway's brightest as the stars bare their souls, interact with the crowd and celebrate all things BROADWAY. There is a $5 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
NYC: ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY - ON MY WAY TO YOU - AT 54 BELOW
In celebration of recent nuptials, Ann Hampton Callaway has crafted a brand new, gorgeous night of love songs about the ups and downs of finding lasting love, which she will perform at
54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Thursday through Saturday, June 18th through 20th with an added show on Thursday, June 25th - all shows at 7:00 pm. The multi-Platinum artist delivers classics from Gershwin, Rodgers, and Porter, as well as gems from Jobim, Lauper, and her own original compositions. Leavened with wit and laughter, On My Way To You is Callaway's musical embrace of all the shades of love. Tony-nominated singer/ songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway is a 54 Below favorite. Callaway has won multiple BroadwayWorld Awards and the 2013 MAC Award for Show of the Year. Directed by Dan Foster. There is a $50-$115 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
NYC: YANNA AVIS: MAKE SOME MAGIC AT 54 BELOW
With her new show "Make Some Magic" at
54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Thursday, June 18th at 9:30 pm, Yanna Avis takes us on a romantic journey through the landscape of love in her own continental cabaret style. If a continental, smoky chanteuse comes to mind, then Yanna Avis makes a serious impression. A noted stage and television French actress before she came to the United States, this Titian-tressed chanteuse knows how to land a baby grand with style; her sets, peppered with French, English, Spanish, Italian and German songs sizzle in any time zone. Her unique style of international cabaret has made her a must-see in New York's most prestigious rooms. At the invitation of maestro Gian Carlo Menotti, she has performed at Italy's famed Spoleto Music Festival after Menotti heard her album "Easy Come, Easy Go." She was the first cabaret performer invited to the legendary festival, and after overwhelming success was asked to return to perform at the "Cafe Chantant" on the Piazza. On the foreign scene, she has performed in London at the Jermyn Street Theatre and in Mexico City. Ms. Avis was trained at the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Paris and graduated with a second prize in tragedy. She performed in various productions both classical and contemporary, including John Guare's "House of Blue Leaves " and "Boeing-Boeing", a big Broadway hit this season, and appeared in films and plays on French Television. After Yanna met and married her husband Warren Avis, she put her homeland and career as a stage actress behind, and began performing her own brand of glamorous continental style cabaret in 1992. There is a $25-$60 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
NYC: MERLIN AND POLINA SHEPHERD AT JOE'S PUB AS PART OF KULTURFESTNYC
Merlin & Polina Shepherd perform at
JOE'S PUB at THE PUBLIC THEATRE(425 Lafayette Street, NYC - 212-967-7555) on Thursday, June 18th at 7:00 pm as part of KulturfestNYC. They perform together in a way that is rarely encountered. Playing music from several linked cultures and maintaining the styles, they also incorporate improvisation, freedom and spontaneity with a unique approach and dynamic energy. They perform new and traditional music from Turkey, Greece, Romania, Russia and the Pale of Settlement Klezmer. Witness musical spontaneity and a journey that not only crosses continents, but also takes the audience deep within themselves. An innovative force in the Klezmer renaissance, Merlin is a clarinetist, educator and composer. Polina, a virtuosic vocalist, pianist and composer, blends traditional and new Yiddish and Russian song with klezmer and southern Mediterranean music. There is an $18 cover.
NYC: JOE'S PUB PRESENTS GOLEM AS PART OF KULTURFESTNYC
Klezmer-rock band Golem will perform at
JOE'S PUB at THE PUBLIC THEATRE(425 Lafayette Street, NYC - 212-967-7555) on Thursday, June 18th at 9:00 pm as part of KulturfestNYC. Golem was founded by Annette Ezekiel Kogan in New York City in 2000, and quickly became a leading re-interpreter and innovator of Yiddish and Eastern European music. Golem pushes tradition forward into the 21st century. Known for its virtuosic musicianship, theatricality, humor and fearless wild energy, combined with a boundless love of tradition, Golem is clearly "not your grandparents' klezmer". This concert will be presented in English and Yiddish. There is an $18 cover.
CABARET WEST(www.cabaretwest.org/ ) will present a West Coast Cabaret Salute to the irrepressible and irreplaceable Julie Wilson, hosted by Les Traub and Keri Kelsey., on Friday, June 25th at 9:00 pm at THE GARDENIA(7066 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA - 323-467-7444). Julie's remarkable life and career will be celebrated by many of her West Coast friends and colleagues, including Julie's son, Holt McCallany, Peisha McPhee, Andrea Marcovicci, Amanda McBroom, Michele Brourman, Adriana McPhee, Julie Esposito. Musical Director is Shelly Markham.There is no cover charge - just a 2-drink or dinner minimum. Reservations strongly advised.
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Harold Sanditen, jazz-cabaret singer and veteran theatre producer, is host of Open Mic Night at