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Friday, April 18, 2014

CABARET TONIGHT IN NEW YORK CITY FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE

CABARET TONIGHT IN NEW YORK CITY FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
Here are today's cabaret events as listed on the home page of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE! Every day in every way we're promoting Cabaret! Your event missing? Send press releases to stuhamstra@svhamstra.com to be included - listings are FREE!

NYC: JOSEF HENRY AT THE METROPOLITAN ROOM
Josef Henry will perform at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Saturday, April 19th at 4:00pm. Josef has been playing guitar and writing music since he was eight years old. With some minor training, Josef began teaching himself to play his favorite songs. Soon after, Josef developed a knack for writing his own material. With heavy influences in folk and indie music, Josef's songs are catchy and thoughtful tunes comparable to Elliott Smith and Bob Dylan. Capturing a balance between dark humor and sobering honesty, Josef's music is both an appreciation and reflection of the life he has lived and the one that lies ahead. There is a $10 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: SALLY & DAVID SAYH AT THE METROPOLITAN ROOM
The husband & wife team of Sally & David Sayh will perform at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Friday, April 18th at 9:30 pm. Sally Sayh is a native Californian who's been singing since childhood. Encouraged by friends and family to take the plunge, she made a seamless transition to singing professionally several years ago. Her counterpart, husband David Sayh, has been performing stand-up comedy for over thirty years with numerous television appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson as well as Merv Griffin, Mike Douglas and Dinah Shore. A native of New York, he reminisces about commonly shared experiences while growing up, attending public school and coping with the vicissitudes of life in The Bronx. They also share the stage doing comedy sketches together as a team, discussing aspects of their lives such as being married 38 years - not necessarily to each other. Sally & David Sayh will be performing with The Keith Ingham Trio. There is a $12 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: CHICKEN-FRIED CICCONE: A TWANGY TRUE TALE OF TRANSFORMATION
'Chicken-Fried Ciccone: A Twangy True Tale Of Transformation' will be performed at THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-255-5438) on Friday, April 18th at 6:30 pm. Armed with an acoustic guitar, actor-playwright J. Stephen Brantley reveals how he got from junkie to functional with a little help from the queen of reinvention. Chicken-Fried Ciccone is one man's journey to heroin and back, set to countrified covers of new and classic Madge. Obie-winning master of the one-man-show David Drake directs. There is a $12 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: FRINGE HIT 'GAY CAMP' RETURNS TO THE DUPLEX
Following last summer's hit run at the New York International Fringe Festival, the award winning "Best Ensemble" of Christian Mansfield, Philip Mutz, and Ken Urso are back for another summer of GAY CAMP atTHE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-255-5438) on Fridays, April 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th at 9:30 pm. 'Confused' campers Josh and Anton are shipped off to Camp Acceptance where they encounter an evil headmaster, electrified fences, disco balls, Michelle Bachmann, and more innuendos than you can shake a dildo at! It's gay. It's camp. It's GAY CAMP! There is a $7 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: DISTORTED DIZNEE / BROADWAY / HOLLYWOOD
Dallas DuBois and her merry band of drag stars put a bawdy twist on some of your favorite pop culture icons in a series of cult hit pop culture revues whicj run on alternate Fridays at 10:00 pm at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909). The group presents the Magic Kindom themed DISTORTED DIZNEE, the Great White Way tribute DISTORTED BROADWAY and the new Silver Screen inspired DISTORTED HOLLYWOOD. This trio of Las Vegas-style drag extravaganzas feature drag stars Holly Dae, Bootsie LeFaris, Pixie Aventura, Brenda Dharling, Dallas DuBois and more. For the holidays, they will present DISTORTED KRISTMESS, all of your holiday favorites are run past a dirty funhouse mirror. There is a $20 cover plus a $15 food/drink minimum. Tickets available at 212-352-3101 or https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/495
NYC: A BURLESQUE SOIREE AT STAGE 72
"A Burlesque Soiree" takes place atSTAGE 72 (158 West 72nd Street, NYC - 212-362-2590) on Friday, April 18th at 7:00 pm. "A Burlesque Soiree" is an over-the-top vintage spectacular complete with feathery showgirls, dazzling burlesque, and red-hot swinging jazz. Grab a drink and get ready as singing siren and host Vita Thorne guides the audience through an incredible array of award-winning artists including sideshow extraordinaires and world-renowned burlesque queens. Glamorous, decadent and audacious, "A Burlesque Soiree" is New York's top burlesque extravaganza! Call for cover/minimum information.
NYC: SIBLING REVELRY; LIZ & ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY
The dynamic sisters Liz and Ann Hampton Callaway are teaming up together again to bring Sibling Revelry back to54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Tuesday through Thursday, April 15th through 17th at 7:00 pm and Friday & Saturday, April 18th & 19th at 8:00 pm. The award-winning show made its way back to New York for the first time in over 15 years for a sold out engagement last summer and received rave reviews. There is a $55-$65 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
NYC: SUSAN EGAN AT 54 BELOW
Tony nominee Susan Egan brings her critically-acclaimed concert to NYC and54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Tuesday, April 15th at 9:30 pm and Friday, April 18th at 11:00 pm. The show will celebrate the 20th anniversary of her Broadway debut in Disney's Beauty and the Beast ... and a few other shows! With her award-winning acting chops, riotous humor and a voice, the evening combines hilarious personal anecdotes with magnificent music by Broadway's best writers! There is a $25-$35 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
NYC: ELAYNE BOOSLER AT STAGE 72 - COMEDY WITH A CAUSE!
Comic Elayne Boosler will make two rare NYC Performances at STAGE 72(158 West 72nd Street, NYC - 212-362-2590) on Saturday, March 29th at 9:00 pm & Friday, April 18th at 9:00 pm in COMEDY WITH A CAUSE! Comedian Elayne Boosler, always at the forefront of standup comedy, is simply at the top of her game in her fortieth year of performing. Coming back to New York, where it all started for her and her incredible group of peers in the early '70s, she is the one true keeper of the hilarious stories of those days. All featured in her upcoming book, "Big Fun", they are the funniest of adventures, featuring Andy Kaufman, Richard Belzer, Freddie Prinze, Jay Leno, Richard Lewis, Larry David, Richard Pryor, Lily Tomlin, Rodney Dangerfield, and so many more. Her show is of course the best of up to the minute, smart, political, thoughtful and hilarious standup comedy, but she does sprinkle in some of the funniest stories never before told. Her career spans so much, from performing for President Clinton's White House Press Correspondent's Dinner, to the Queen of England's Command Performance at the London Palladium, to hosting the Democrats Debate for NOW on C-Span, to concerts, clubs, Las Vegas, theaters, and years of tv. Her life's work now is animal rescue. She founded her "Tails of Joy" (http://www.tailsofjoy.net ) in 2001, and now, every show she performs serves to rescue animals in the city in which she is appearing. All after show merchandise is sold 100% for the benefit of local rescue organizations. Come laugh, then meet some of your best local rescuers after the show, maybe even buy something wonderful, and save a life! For Ticketshttp://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/602560

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