THE ROYAL ROOM at THE COLONY HOTEL (155 Hammond Avenue, Palm Beach, FL - 561-659-8100) presents Faith Prince on Tuesday through Saturday, March 12th through March 23rd at 8:00 pm. Tony Award winner Faith Prince dazzles audiences as she moves effortlessly between theatre, live performance, television and movies. Her latest concert, Total Faith, reflects this Southern Belle's past and present with a small glimpse into the future, as well. Her unforgettable and often hilarious adventures are brought to life through the songs of some of America's greatest composers, including Harold Arlen, Menken & Ashman, Stephen Sondheim, Kander & Ebb, Rodgers & Hart, and Jerry Herman. Faith Prince has been astounding Broadway audiences since winning the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her performance as "Ms. Adelaide" in Guys and Dolls. Other Broadway credits include The Little Mermaid, Bells Are Ringing, Nick & Nora, Jerome Robbins' Broadway, Little Me, The Dead, and Noises Off. Most recently, Faith starred in the national tour of the Broadway hit Billy Elliot The Musical. On TV, she has co-starred in such hit series as Drop Dead Diva, Spin City and Huff, and has appeared in Law and Order, Ugly Betty, Monk, House, Grey's Anatomy and Happy Endings. In addition, she actually recorded her soon-to-be-released CD Totally Faith in The Colony Hotel's Royal Room. Tuesday through Thursday: $115 dinner/show ($55 show only) and Friday & Saturday: $125 dinner/show ($65 show only).
San Francisco artists Sandy and Richard Riccardi will bring back their all original, all-comedy cabaret show to CABARET AT GERMANO'S (300 South High Street, Baltimore, MD - 410-752-4515) on Thursday, March 21st at 7:30 pm. The show, entitled "Tastefully Raunchy", describes their cracked and bush-whacked path to marital bliss and social consciousness. Their unique juxtaposition of techno-socio relevant lyrics and jazz piano arrangements will charm your socks off. Directed by Paul Gilger. There is a $15 cover.
Bebe Neuwirth bring her show "Stories With Piano #4" to 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) Monday through Saturday, March 18th through 23rd. Shows are scheduled for 9:30 pm on Monday; 7:00 pm Tuesday through Thursday; 8:00 pm on Friday & Saturday, with an added show at 11:00 pm on Saturday. Television audiences adore her for her multiple Emmy Award-winning role as Lilith Crane on Cheers, but it's the Broadway stage that Tony Award-winner Bebe Neuwirth truly calls home. So appropriately enough, this March, she'll make her debut at "Broadway's Nightclub" in an exciting cabaret event. Stories with Piano #4 consists of a collection of story songs by the likes of Kurt Weill, Tom Waits and, of course, some Broadway standards as well. Neuwirth won Tonys for her work in Sweet Charity and Chicago, and also dazzled New York audiences in A Chorus Line, Little Me, Damn Yankees, Here Lies Jenny, and, of course, The Addams Family. There is a $50-$60 cover plus a $35 food/drink minimum.
Singer Jaye Maynard pays homage to the wised-up babydoll jazz stylings of the late Blossom Dearie at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Thursday, March 21st at 9:30 pm, with Jon Delfin and Leon Lee Dorsey accompanying her. Additional Direction: Mary O'Brady. Maynard interprets "The First Blossom Dearie Songbook" containing songs written for and by her with Bob Dorough, Johnny Mercer, Dave Frishberg and of course, Dearie herself. The show had it's NYC cabaret venue debut at The Laurie Beechman Theater last fall and recently played Sterling's Upstairs at The Federal in North Hollywood/Los Angeles. For several selections, Jon Delfin (music director) accompanies Maynard on Blossom's last apartment piano, which she won on Ebay after Dearie bequeathed it to the Manhattan Association of Cabarets. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
Wendy Lane Bailey and her musical director/arranger Michele Brourman celebrate the release of Wendy's debut recording Breathing at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) Thursday & Friday March 21st & 22nd at 7:00 pm. They've put together an all new set of tunes just for the occasion and now all they need is you to make the night complete. In love with words and music Wendy Lane Bailey has a powerful classic pop voice (think Ronstadt crossed with Adele with a bit of Patsy Cline thrown in for good measure), and a rather cavalier attitude towards the idea of "genre". Fusing elements of pop, jazz, country, folk, and musical theatre into a sound that is lush and romantic yet thoroughly contemporary, she makes the old sound new and the new sound timeless. She firmly believes that a great song never really goes out of style, but can be reinterpreted to reflect changing times. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
"Broadway Sessions" is an evening of musical performances, games, comedy and open mic featuring new Broadway guests each week. The show takes place every Thursday evenings at 10:30 pm at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909). It is hosted by Ben Cameron (Wicked, Aida, Footloose) and features composer/musical director Will Van Dyke on piano. Get up close and personal with Broadway's brightest as the stars bare their souls, interact with the crowd and celebrate all things BROADWAY. Open Mic party goes til 12:00 am featuring. There is a $5 cover plus a $15 food/drink minimum.
MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabarets) will present the 27th Annual MAC Awards on Thursday, March 21st, at BB KING'S BLUES CLUB (237 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-997-4144). Special honorees of the evening will include Penny Fuller and Tom Wopat, who will each receive Lifetime Achievement Awards from MAC and perform live at the show, and 54 BELOW, New York's newest hit cabaret, which will receive MAC's Board of Directors Award. A special Board of Directors Award will be presented in loving memory of long-time MAC Board member Ruth Kurtzman. Elaine St. George will receive MAC's Hanson Award. The show will be hosted by KT Sullivan. Tracy Stark will be the Musical Director and lead the MAC Awards Band. The Director of the show is Lennie Watts and the Producer is Julie Miller. The Stage Manager will be Amy Wolk.
MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabarets - ) will present the 27th Annual MAC Awards on Thursday, March 21st, at BB KING'S BLUES CLUB (237 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-997-4144 - ). Special honorees of the evening will include Penny Fuller and Tom Wopat, who will each receive Lifetime Achievement Awards from MAC and perform live at the show, and 54 BELOW, New York's newest hit cabaret, which will receive MAC's Board of Directors Award. A special Board of Directors Award will be presented in loving memory of long-time MAC Board member Ruth Kurtzman. Elaine St. George will receive MAC's Hanson Award. The show will be hosted by KT Sullivan. Tracy Stark will be the Musical Director and lead the MAC Awards Band. The Director of the show is Lennie Watts and the Producer is Julie Miller. The Stage Manager will be Amy Wolk.
Jeff Macauley brings back his acclaimed show "It Was Me - The Lyrics of Norman Gimbel" to DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788) for one more performance, on Saturday, March 30th at 7:30 pm. He will be joined by the superbly talented Tex Arnold, who also wrote the arrangements and the wonderful Jon Burr on bass. "It Was Me - The Lyrics of Norman Gimbel" has been performed in both Los Angeles and New York since August, 2012. In his previous shows, Jeff Macauley explored the rich world of early musical films in "Hollywood Party - Movie Songs 1928-1934," and paid tribute to the most popular female singer of the 40's and a beloved Hollywood icon in "MWAH! The Dinah Shore Show," for which he received Backstage magazine's Bistro Award. After examining the popular songs of the '20s through the '40s, Jeff is now taking a look at the popular music of the '50s, '60s and '70s through the extensive catalog of Norman Gimbel. Norman Gimbel won an Oscar for "It Goes Like It Goes" from Norma Rae and is responsible for some of the most recognizable and best-loved lyrics of the last half-century. In a career that goes back to the early '50s, Mr. Gimbel, working with such composers as Charles Fox, Michel Legrand, David Shire and Antonio Carlos Jobim, gave words to such standards as Meditation, Sway, So Nice, The Girl From Ipanema, I Will Wait For You, Watch What Happens, I Will Follow Him, Killing Me Softly With His Song, Bluesette, and Canadian Sunset, as well as the themes to Wonder Woman, Laverne & Shirley and Happy Days. He also wrote two Broadway musicals with composer Moose Charlap, "Whoop Up!" and "Conquering Hero." There is a $15 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
San Francisco artists Sandy and Richard Riccardi will bring back their all original, all-comedy cabaret show to THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Sunday, March 24th at 9:30 pm. The show, entitled "Tastefully Raunchy", describes their cracked and bush-whacked path to marital bliss and social consciousness. Their unique juxtaposition of techno-socio relevant lyrics and jazz piano arrangements will charm your socks off. Directed by Paul Gilger. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
After a sold-out run last year at the Duplex, "C'MON, GET PAPPY! A FATHER/SON CABARET", a unique cabaret act written and performed by Brett Lowell with his 84-year old father is returning to NYC and THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909). Shows will be Saturdays, February 23rd, March 23rd, and April 20th - all shows at 7:30 pm. Written by Brett Lowell & Edward Lowell, MD. Joining the creative team is director Michael Schiralli (Jackie Hoffman's A Chanukah Charol at New World Stages). Musical director Darius Frowner. Noted psychiatrist Dr. Edward "Pappy" Lowell is the happiest man he knows. His son Brett is one of his closest friends. The two of them will join together to present an evening of songs and stories on the art and science of being happy 84 years of wisdom on living a life of joy, passed from father to son. It will feature a diverse range of music, including the songs of Kander and Ebb, Bruce Springsteen, Comden & Green, Alan Menkin, Jason Robert Brown, the Beatles, and more. Brett Lowell is a singer experienced in styles ranging from cabaret, musical theater, swing, jazz, and classical. He has performed at many venues in the NYC area, including The Duplex, Rose's Turn, Don't Tell Mama's, St. Bart's Players, Brooklyn Heights Players, St. John the Divine, Merkin Concert Hall, Tim McLoone's Supper Club (in Asbury Park, with Bob Egan), and Carnegie Hall. Edward Lowell, MD is a physician of 58 years specializing in psychotherapy and forensic psychiatry. He has taken his practice beyond treating mental illness to empowering people to live with aliveness and joy. An accomplished public speaker, this show represents Dr. Lowell's stage debut. There is a $20 cover ($16 in advance at http://www.CmonGetPappy.com/ ) plus a $15 food/drink minimum.
San Francisco artists Sandy and Richard Riccardi will bring back their all original, all-comedy cabaret show to CABARET AT GERMANO'S (300 South High Street, Baltimore, MD - 410-752-4515) on Thursday, March 21st at 7:30 pm. The show, entitled "Tastefully Raunchy", describes their cracked and bush-whacked path to marital bliss and social consciousness. Their unique juxtaposition of techno-socio relevant lyrics and jazz piano arrangements will charm your socks off. Directed by Paul Gilger. There is a $15 cover.
