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Saturday, May 23, 2009

GREAT SHOWS GIVING DISCOUNTS TO CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE MEMBERS NEXT 10 DAYS

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GREAT SHOWS GIVING DISCOUNTS TO MEMBERS NEXT 10 DAYS
$50 WORTH OF DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE IN NEXT 10 DAYS!
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FRIDAY - MAY 22
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NYC: MARCUS SIMEONE WITH "EVERYTHING MUST CHANGE"
MEMBER DISCOUNT $5 OFF THE COVER
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Bistro & MAC Award winner Marcus Simeone brings a brand new show to THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440 - http://www.metropolitanroom.com/ ) for three performances - Friday, May 22nd at 9:45 pm; Sunday, June 28th at 7:00 pm; and Saturday, July 11th at 7:30 pm. The show, "Everything Must Change" is all about the beautiful songs that changed lives through the music and lyrics of Johnny Mercer, Jimmy Van Heusen, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Bobby Darin, Carol King and more. The songs are a unique and visionary mix of familiar and rarely heard songs celebrating the insistence of change as seen through the eyes of this acclaimed and exciting singer. As an artist and a person, Marcus Simeone has experienced exceptional life-alterting experiences over this past year, contributing to the development of this show. Marcus will be accompanied by a band led by musical director Barry Levitt. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum. $15 cover for members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE.
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SATURDAY - MAY 23
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NYC: TOMMY FEMIA IS JUDY ONE NIGHT ONLY AT MAMA'S
MEMBER DISCOUNT: $5 OFF THE COVER
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Award-winning impersonator Tommy Femia's returns for one night only on Saturday, May 23rd at 8:30 pm at DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788 ). He is joined by his long-time musical Christopher Denny. Tommy performs live, not lip-synch, and in this new show he'll be belting Garland's best-loved classics. Also on the bill are songs that the legendary singer never got a chance to perform. Tommy always has a guest star, with this show's guest TBA. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum. $15 cover for members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE.
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NYC: NEW FACES AFTER MIDNIGHT AT IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB
MEMBER DISCOUNT: $10 OFF THE COVER
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ScoBar Entertainment presents New Faces After Midnight at IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB (1650 Broadway, NYC - 212-582-2121 ), and opening the series at midnight on Saturday May 23rd will be Matthew Bryan Feld. Winner of the 2005-2006 national "Downbeat Award", Matthew Bryan Feld brings a diverse array of talents to you: jazz musician, vocalist, and pianist. Backed by a full band, this evening promises to be a refreshing, hip, engaging, impressive, and thoroughly entertaining. The band includes Sam Harris - piano, Paul Sikivie - bass , Michael Davis - drums, Lars Dietrich - alto sax , Benje Daneman - trumpet , Dave Rosenthal - guitar with Matthew Bryan Feld - voice/piano. There is a $20 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum. $10 cover for members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE.
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TUESDAY - MAY 26
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NYC: "LAST TUESDAYS" WITH TERESE GENECCO & LITTLE BIG BAND
MEMBER DISCOUNT: $10 OFF THE COVER
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Scobar Entertainment presents LAST TUESDAYS at IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB (1650 Broadway, NYC - 212-582-2121 ) on Tuesday, May 26th featuring Bistro Award and 2008 & 2009 MAC AWARD WINNER Terese Genecco & her 7-Piece Little Big Band. Terese and her band will be appearing the last Tuesday of every month in an open-ended run. The band for this performance will include Barry Levitt on piano, Jon Burr on bass, Joe Abba on drums, Joe Passaro on percussion, Kenny Lavender on trumpet, Jeff Lederer on sax and Mark Miller on trombone. Special guest star Barry Lloyd (San Francisco's Crown Prince of Cabaret!) will also appear with the band in both sets. There is a $25 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum. $15 cover for members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE.
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THURSDAY-SATURDAY - MAY 28 - 30
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NYC: GRACE COSGROVE IS WISHIN' & HOPIN'
MEMBER DISCOUNT $5 OFF THE COVER
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Bistro Award-winning vocalist, 2009 MAC AWARD NOMINEE Grace Cosgrove returns to THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440 - ) with her new show "Burt Bacharach Songbook", Thursday through Saturday, May 28th through 30th at 7:30 pm. In this show, Grace shifts her attention from the eclectic music of her past to the pop contemporary rhythms of legendary composer Burt Bacharach. With her long-time collaborators Don Rebic at the piano and Eric Michael Gillett as director, Grace pays tribute to the Burt Bacharach songs that formed the soundtrack of our lives, guiding the audience into a musical collage of the times in which they were written and popularized. "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?", "Alfie", "The Look of Love", "That's What Friends Are For", "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head"; they're all here, brought to life once more through Grace Cosgrove's introspective and moving vocals and Don Rebic's brilliant, imaginative arrangements. There is a $15 cover plus a 2-drink minimum. $10 cover for members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE.
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SATURDAY - MAY 30
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NYC: ANGELA SHULTZ PREMIERES HER NEW SOLO SHOW
MEMBER DISCOUNT: $5 OFF THE COVER
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NYC cabaret performer Angela Shultz premieres her new solo show "Kiss Me Like You Mean It," at DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788 ) on Saturday, May 30th at 5:00 pm. Angela Shultz returns with a show about the kind of love that drives you to commit or be committed, featuring the songs of Derek Webb, Cy Coleman, Heart, Heisler and Goldrich, Harold Arlen and the Magnetic Fields. Musical direction is by Brett Kristofferson, with direction by Hector Coris. There is a $12 cover plus a 2-drink minimum. $7 cover for members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE.
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NYC: THE FOLLEN ANGELS MAKE METROPOLITAN ROOM DEBUT
MEMBER DISCOUNT: $5 OFF THE COVER
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THE FOLLEN ANGELS, international jazz and cabaret recording artists bring their dynamic show, "Tunes of Gershwin, Cole Porter and Friends" to the THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440 - http://www.metropolitanroom.com/ ) on Saturday, May 30th at 9:45 pm for one enchanting evening. The Angels (Hildy Grossman on vocals, Rieko Tanaka on piano and vocals, Kenneth W. Dantzig on drums, Rick Stone on sax/clarinet and Nicholas Thibault on bass) have filled concert halls and Radio airwaves and continue to draw enthusiastic audiences from Scullers Jazz Club in Boston, to Mechanics Hall in Worchester, to Danny's Skylight Room in New York City, to sharing the stage with HBO Comedian, Lewis Black. Some favorite songs included in the show are I got Rhythm, Lady Be Good, My Heart Belongs to Daddy, Night and Day, What is this Thing Called Love, Embraceable You, The Man I Love, I Love Paris, and many, many more. There is a $25 cover plus a 2-drink minimum. $20 cover for members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE.
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SUNDAY - MAY 31
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NYC: JIM VAN SLYKE SALUTES NEIL SEDAKA AT THE BEECHMAN
MEMBER DISCOUNT: $5 OFF THE COVER
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Jim Van Slyke returns to NYC and THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATER (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909 ) for just one night only on Sunday, May 31st at 3:00 pm. Celebrating the music of pop icon Neil Sedaka, critically acclaimed singer Jim Van Slyke returns with this highly acclaimed new show. In a rare NY appearance, Jim lends his beautiful voice and charm to the intimate melodies of Neil Sedaka in his latest project "The Sedaka Show". Directed by Tony nominated singer/actor Brian Lane Green with Music Direction by MAC Nominee/Back Stage Bistro Award Winner Tim DiPasqua, this tour de force trio have created a magnificent evening of Neil Sedaka favorites, lost gems and a few surprises! There is a $15 cover plus a $15 food/drink minimum. $10 cover for members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE.