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Monday, February 9, 2015

CABARET EVENTS FOR NEW YORK CITY FOR TONIGHT FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE

CABARET EVENTS FOR NEW YORK CITY FOR TONIGHT 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: SURELY YOU JEFF AT THE BEECHMAN

'Surely You Jeff, an evening of comedic songs, will be presented at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909) on Monday, Frbruary 9th at 6:45 pm. Performers scheduled to appear include Jeff Cubeta, D.C. Anderson, Aisha De Haas, Mary Deady, Jane Glick, Raissa Katona Bennett, Carolyn Montgomery-Forant, Pamela Palmieri, Chris Reisner & Don Rebic, Anthony Santelmo Jr, Eileen Bellini, Victoria Sorrentino, Gilbert Weiss, and surprise guests! There is a $10 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum. CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE MEMBER EVENT

NYC: NOTHING BUT THE LOVE - AN EVENING OF SONGS BY TINA DeVARON

An amazing group of Broadway performers will gather at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM(34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on February 9th to sing "Nothing But the Love - An Evening of Songs by Tina deVaron." This original song cycle is about grownup love and everything that comes (and goes) with it. deVaron is an award-winning New York singer/songwriter who is known as a mainstay of piano jazz and special events in the city's toniest rooms, including Bemelmens Bar at The Carlyle where she has hosted the holiday perennial, Madeline's Tea, for 10 years. Two of deVaron's songs have reached the top 10 on Billboard charts. Her prolific work finds fans in pop, folk, jazz, gospel and Broadway. In 2013, Perfect Mothers – her musical in development – was named one of NYMF 2013's "Ten Shows That Caught our Eye" by Broadway.com. She has just released her fourth CD, Tuckerman's Ravine. The all-star talent lineup: Jenn Colella (If Then), Tony Nominee Liz Larsen (Beautiful), Tony Winner Adriane Lenox (Doubt), Drama Desk Award winner Kenita Miller (Working), Tony Award Nominee Nancy Opel (co-starring in Honeymoon in Vegas), and Broadway World Best Actor Winner, Sal Viviano (Closer Than Ever). There is a $22.50 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.

NYC: STAGE TIME OPEN MIC AT THE MET

Performers are invited to get some Stage Time in front of other performers and some audience members In a relaxed, piano lounge environment at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Monday, February 9th at 9:30 pm with Maestro Yaz and Michael Lewis Mejia. Make sure to bring your sheet music and you can sing more than one song. There is no cover, just a 2-drink minimum.

NYC: MAMA DRAMA - NATALIE ARNESON

No one in their right mind would move to New York City without a job, contacts or money, in the middle of a recession, with a baby, right? Except Natalie Arneson. She did that. And now she wants to tell about it in her show 'Mama Drama' at THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-255-5438) on Monday, February 9th at 6:30 pm. There is a $25 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.

NYC; THE MANCHILD AND FRIENDS PRESENTS: PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

The ManChild and Friends presents Practice Makes Perfect at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909) on Monday, February 9th at 9:30 pm. Performing is hard, and if you don't get to do it enough, how can you get better? This is a question Richie Barrella, aka the ManChild, has wondered until he realized one thing: you gotta make your own stuff happen. So he got some friends together and they are ready to sing and entertain for an audience! It may be happening because "practice makes perfect", but either way it'll be a darn good show. There is a $5 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.

NYC: ALYSHA UMPRESS & JOSHUA HENRY: ROMANTIC DUETS 

Hot With Movement, a musically romantic night of duets with Alysha Umphress and Joshua Henry will be presented at 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Monday, February 9th at 7:00 pm. Two time Tony nominee, Joshua Henry (The Scottsboro Boys, Violet), and critically acclaimed star of the current hit Broadway revival of On The Town, Alysha Umphress, come together just in time for Valentine's Day to offer a evening of love songs ranging from Adam Guettel to Ray Charles. The two met doing the Broadway production of American Idiot and have been scheming to do a concert together ever since. Four years later it's happening. With special arrangements by the very talented Jeff Blumenkrantz and musical direction by Jason Michael Webb. Warm up this February with two of the most gorgeous, exciting voices of Broadway today. There is a $30-$60 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.

NYC: IF IT ONLY EVEN RUNS A MINUTE

The next show in the "If It Only Even Runs A Minute" series at 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) will be presented on Monday, February 9th at 9:30 pm. Sometimes Broadway musicals run forever, like Cats or Les Miserables. But sometimes, Broadway musicals run for only a minute, like Merrily We Roll Along, High Fidelity, or Via Galactica. This is their story. "If It Only Even Runs A Minute" is the Bistro Award-winning concert series celebrating rare songs, behind-the-scenes tales, and inspiring photos from underappreciated musicals. Created and hosted by 54 BELOW Director of Programming Jennifer Ashley Tepper and Book of Mormon's Kevin Michael Murphy, with musical direction by Joshua Zecher-Ross, each concert includes performances and stories from original cast members and writers of selected featured shows, as well as new interpretations. The 14th edition of the concert will feature performances from an amazing lineup of Broadway stars, and will feature stories about & songs from an incredible array of musicals. This edition will feature performances from: John Ellison Conlee, Seth Eliser, Ben Fankhauser, Malcolm Gets, Leah Hocking, Ryann Redmond, Zak Resnick, Brian Charles Rooney, Margo Seibert, Elena Shaddow, Emily Skinner, Allie Trimm, Jessica Vosk, Lauren Worsham, and more to be announced. The concert will feature songs from and stories about: Actor Lawyer Indian Chief, Blood Red Roses, Elegies For Angels Punks and Raging Queens, Home Again Home Again, Hundreds of Hats, The Lieutenant, Myths and Hymns, A New Brain, A Reel American Hero, Skyscraper, Tenderloin, The Thing About Men, The Woman In White, Your Own Thing, and more. Previous editions of Runs A Minute have played at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, Caroline's on Broadway, The Laurie Beechman Theatre, Joe's Pub and Le Poisson Rouge. So far, the series has included 275 performers and 161 featured musicals, as well as many songs that have never before been recorded. There is a $25-$60 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.

NYC: DINE & DANCE WITH VINCE GIORDANO AND THE NIGHTHAWKS - NOW AT THE IGUANA

Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks are back - and now will play every Monday & Tuesday night from 8:00 to 11:00 pm at at IGUANA'S VIP LOUNGE (240 West 54th Street, NYC - 212-765-5454). Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks is an eleven-piece band playing music of the 1920s & 30s for your dining and dancing pleasure. In 1976 Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks (originally known as the New Orleans Nighthawks) was formed. A big-band historian and collector, Giordano has more than 60,000 scores in his collection. There is a $15 cover (at the door) plus a $15 food drink minimum.copyright 2015 - See cabaret listings from all over the world at CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE