THURSDAY IN NYC: MABEL MERCER & BOBBY SHORT TRIBUTE AT THE TOWN HALL
FEATURED CABARET ORGANIZATION EVENT
FEATURED CABARET ORGANIZATION EVENT
THE TOWN HALL (123 West 43rd Street, NYC - 212-997-1929) was the setting in 1968 of the legendary dual concert of America's leading cabaret performers, the great international club and recording artist Mabel Mercer and the reigning prince of cabaret Bobby Short. In a tribute to these great artists, THE MABEL MERCER FOUNDATION will commemorate the 45th Anniversary of this legendary Town Hall Concert on May 16th, 2013 at 8:00 pm with a celebration of cabaret featuring today's outstanding artists in contemporary interpretations of The Great American Songbook. The event will present a lineup of today's leading practitioners of the intimate and enduring art of cabaret. KT Sullivan, Artistic Director of the Foundation, will host the evening.
Scheduled to appear: Joyce Breach, Eric Comstock, Natalie Douglas, Barbara Fasano, Lauren Fox, Eric Yves Garcia, Clint Holmes, Tanya Holt, Andrea Marcovicci, Karen Mason, Marissa Mulder, Karen Oberlin, Rex Reed, T.Oliver Reid, Ricky Ritzel, Steve Ross, Catherine Russell, Spider Saloff, Lumiri Tubo, Tamara Tunie, Iris Williams, Larry Woodard and surprise guests. The artists will interpret songs from the Mabel/Bobby songbook including Here's To Us, Looking At You, Remind Me, Down In The Depths On The 90th Floor, The Folks Who Live On The Hill, I'm Throwing A Ball Tonight, These Foolish Things, Both Sides Now, Bojangles Of Harlem, and Time Heals Everything.
Advance tickets are priced at $100, $50, and $25 and are now available through The Mabel Mercer Foundation at (212) 980-3026 and info@mabelmercer.org. $500 ($350 tax-deductible) premium patron tickets include a post-performance cocktail reception with the artists in the Round Table Room of the Algonquin Hotel. All listed artists appear subject to their availability. On April 25th any remaining tickets will go on sale at the same prices at The Town Hall box office and Ticketmaster.com (800) 982-2787.
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