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Saturday, January 10, 2015

UPCOMING SPECIAL BENEFIT EVENT IN NYC: BENEFIT CONCERT ON BEHALF OF AMY BETH WILLIAMS SET FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21st

UPCOMING SPECIAL BENEFIT EVENT IN NYC: BENEFIT CONCERT ON BEHALF OF AMY BETH WILLIAMS SET FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21st
FEATURED CABARET BENEFIT EVENT
A very special benefit concert on behalf of Bistro and MAC Award winning singer Amy Beth Williams will be presented at DON'T TELL MAMA(343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788) on Wednesday, January 21st at 7:00 pm. Amy was seriously injured when she was hit by a car in early September, 2014. She is doing fine now, but mounting bills and lack of income from her bartending and teaching jobs are adding stress to a stressful situation. Performers scheduled to appear are Raissa Katona Bennett, Donna Elliott, Kenneth Gartman, Janice Hall, Tanya Holt, Laurie Krauz, Quincy Marr, Tanya Moberly, Sidney Myer, Vickie Phillips, Parker Scott, Adam Shapiro, Fred Tessler, Kailey Winans, and Lauri Young & the WCT Fans of Amy, along with possible surprise guests! The evening's musical director is Daryl Kojak, and the show is produced and hosted by Kevin Scott Hall. There is a $20 cover/donation plus a 2-drink minimum. You are free to donate more if you wish.
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CABARET EVENTS FOR CALIFORNIA & THE WEST COAST FOR TONIGHT FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE

CABARET EVENTS FOR CALIFORNIA & THE WEST COAST 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!
PALM SPRINGS, CA: ILIZA SHLESINGER AT THE COPA
Comic Iliza Shlesinger will appear at THE COPA (244 East Amado Road, Palm Springs CA - 760-866-0021) on Friday & Saturday, January 9th & 10th at 8:00 pm. Iliza Shlesinger is an absolute monster on stage, unrivaled by any working female comedian out there, just ask her fans. Originally from Dallas, Iliza moved to Los Angeles after graduating from Emerson College. She is the only female and youngest comedian to hold the title of NBC'S Last Comic Standing. Most recently she was the host of CBS's syndicated comedy dating show Excused, in which she filmed 230 episodes. Iliza's TV credits include her own half-hour Comedy Central Presents special, as well as NBC'S Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, E! Network's Chelsea Lately and The Soup, NBC'S Last Call with Carson Daily, TBS' Who Gets the Last Laugh?, and Showtime's Pauly Shore and Friends and Bridging the Gap Comedy Festival. She is featured in the comedy documentary I Am Comic. Her live stand-up r•sum• also includes performing at the coveted Montreal Just for Laughs Festival, hundreds of clubs and colleges, and in various countries for our troops overseas. Iliza loves the troops and was honored to participate in The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff's personal USO Tour throughout the Middle East and Europe. Her debut one hour comedy special, War Paint reached #1 on the iTunes charts and is currently available on Netflix. She is currently in development for her own late night talk show pilot and when she's not entertaining crowds on the road she can be found tearin' it up in the gym and fawning over her dog, Blanche. Call for cover/minimum information.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA: KATHY NAJIMY - LIFT UP YOUR SKIRT
Actress, Feminist, Activist Kathy Najimy brings Lift Up Your Skirt, a semi- autobiographical in-progress solo show, to FEINSTEIN'S AT THE NIKKO (222 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA - 866-663-1063) on Friday & Saturday, January 9th & 10th at 8:00 pm. A reading of some true life stories of Kathy's upside down life. As well as a brand new piece about Marriage Equality from "Aunt Maddie" the beloved character made famous from "The Kathy and Mo Show." Not a musical, but Kathy's Musical Director Brian Nash, spices up the 80 minute show. Kathy Najimy is known for her memorable performances in over 25 films including "Sister Act" and "Hocus Pocus" as well as several TV projects. She is very proud to have been named Ms. Magazine's "Woman of the Year!" Najimy is currently recurring on HBO's "VEEP", and has two films debuting in 2014: "A Change of Heart" and Disney's "The Descendants." For TV she voiced "Peggy Hill" (14 seasons) on the Emmy Award-winning "King of the Hill", for which she received several awards. And 3 seasons as Olive on "Veronica's Closet" on NBC. She was also series regular on "Numb3rs" and"The Big C." Kathy is internationally known for her award-winning portrayal of "Sister Mary Patrick" in the blockbuster hits "Sister Acts 1 & 2." Her work includes starring roles in "Hocus Pocus," "Rat Race," Pixar's Oscar and Golden Globe winning "WALL-E," "Madea Christmas" and "Say Uncle" (Philadelphia Film Festival Best Actress). Najimy was featured in "Hope Floats," "Zack and Reba," "Soapdish," "The Hard Way," "The Wedding Planner," "Jeffrey," "The Big K," "Blowtorch," "Clutter," and "The Guilt Trip." Animated films: "Tinkerbell," "Brother Bear 2," "Cats Don't Dance," and "The Jungle Book." In the theater, Kathy starred as legendary "Mae West" on Broadway in the hit Broadway play Dirty Blonde, and later at The Old Globe Theatre (Outer Critics Circle Best Actress). With Mo Gaffney, Najimy wrote and starred in The Kathy and Mo Show, her long-running feminist comedy off Broadway play, (Obie Award) that became two award-winning Hit HBO specials. There is a $45-$60 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.

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CABARET EVENTS FOR NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, WASHINGTON DC, MID-ATLANTIC - SOUTHERN STATES FOR TONIGHT FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE

CABARET EVENTS FOR NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, WASHINGTON DC, MID-ATLANTIC - SOUTHERN STATES 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!
WASHINGTON, DC: CHRIS THOMAS KING AT BLUES ALLEY
Chris Thomas King, a determined progressive, will perform at BLUES ALLEY (1073 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC - 202-337-4141) on Thursday through Sunday, January 8th through 11th with shows at 8:00 & 10:00 pm. King is hoping to reinvigorate the blues as a living African American art with a more contemporary approach and adamantly refusing to treat it as a museum piece whose "authentic" forms needed careful preservation. King eventually modified that approach to a certain degree, attempting to create a more explicit link between blues tradition and the general musical present. Chris Thomas King is a New Orleans Grammy Award-winning musician and actor who is initially known for his audacious fusion of blues and hip-hop. King reached a whole new audience with his film debut in the Coen Brothers film, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, not only appearing on the award-winning soundtrack, but establishing himself as a serious dramatic actor as well. There is a $24 cover.

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CABARET EVENTS FOR N.Y. STATE, BOSTON, NEW ENGLAND & TORONTO FOR TONIGHT FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE

CABARET EVENTS FOR N.Y. STATE, BOSTON, NEW ENGLAND & TORONTO 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!
BOSTON: LINDA EDER AT SCULLERS
Showcasing one of the greatest contemporary voices of our time, Linda Eder, will perform at SCULLERS JAZZ CLUB (400 Soldiers Field Road, Allston, MA - 617-562-4111) on Friday & Saturday, January 9th & 10th with performances at 8:00 & 10:00 pm. Eder's diverse repertoire spans Broadway, standards, pop, country and jazz. As the tragic character "Lucy" in the Broadway musical Jekyll & Hyde, from composer Frank Wildhorn, Eder blew the roof off of New York's Plymouth Theatre each night as she belted out signature songs "Someone Like You" and "A New Life". Her Broadway debut, for which she was rewarded with a Drama Desk nomination, sent her already rapidly rising star blazing across the sky, securing her spot as one of America's most beloved singers and dynamic live performers. Call for cover/minimum information. Dinner/Show: $88 Show only: $48.
TORONTO: COLIN HUNTER WITH THE ANTHONY TERPSTRA SEVENTET AT THE JAZZ BISTRO
Colin Hunter croons Nat King Cole, Tony Bennett, Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra at THE JAZZ BISTRO (251 Victoria Street, Toronto, ONT, CA - 416-363-5299 ) on Thursday through Saturday, January 8th through 10th at 8:00 pm. He is joined on stage by Anthony Terpstra and his Seventet. Colin is the founder, owner and Chairman of the Board of the Sunwing Travel Group, comprising Sunwing Airlines and Sunwing Vacations, one of the most important leisure travel organizations in Canada. However, Colin has always had another passion in his life: music! A huge fan of the hit songs performed by artists like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett and Nat King Cole, Colin fulfilled a long-held dream in 2005, with the release of his first CD, appropriately titled "Come Fly With Me" to coincide with the inaugural flights of Sunwing Airlines. Since then Colin has made 9 more albums, with Big bands from Ontario and Quebec, and with renowned jazz pianist Joe Sealy. His love of music lead him to opening a Toronto Jazz Club: THE JAZZ BISTRO! Colin and his wife Joan wanted to offer the public a comfortable up-scale jazz club, featuring top names from Toronto and international fame, while enjoying delicious food. Colin can often be found on his stage filling the Club with his laid back crooner classics. No cover, just a $25 food/drink minimum. Anthony Terpstra born in Oakville in 1952 to Dutch immigrants who wanted their son to study classical music. However, on hearing a Count Basie record (which he still has) Anthony fell in love with it and decided to be a jazz musician when he grew up. Anthony Terpstra's Seventet is a unique ensemble put together, not to replace the big band, but as an added feature. Influenced by the small band writing of Marty Paich and Gerry Mulligan, the Seventet has a rich sound with clean lines, contrapuntal writing and soloing in and out of ensemble. No Cover/$25 minimum food/beverage per person.

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

CABARET-JAZZ 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: BARBARA CARROLL SATURDAYS AT BIRDLAND
NYC Cabaret/Jazz icon Barbara Carroll performs at BIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) on Saturday, January 10th at 6:00 pm. She is joined by her long-time bassist Jay Leonhart. Barbara Carroll's still evolving career as a jazz pianist began when she played her first New York engagement opposite Dizzy Gillespie's big band at the Downbeat Club in 1947. A thrilling if a trifle unsettling debut for a young female pianist from Worcester, Massachusetts who began playing the piano at five and who's family was wise enough to give her lessons that provided her with a basic knowledge of classical technique. In 1978, she was booked into the Bemelmans Bar at the Carlyle hotel for a two week engagement - and stayed for twenty five years. It was at the Carlyle that she began to feature her singing as an integral part of her performances. Following her 25 years at the Carlyle, she is well into another long run in the famous Oak Room at New York's Algonquin Hotel, making a significant and successful effort to incorporate jazz playing into a cabaret venue. Other recent engagements have included concerts at Philharmonic Hall in Naples, Florida, the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, concerts at the Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts as well as twelve sold out performances at Dizzy's Club, at Jazz at Lincoln Center. There is a $30 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.
NYC: JOE LOVANO'S VILLAGE RHYTHMS BAND AT BIRDLAND
Joe Lovano's Village Rhythms Band will perform at BIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) on Friday & Saturday, January 9th & 10th with shows at 8:30 & 11:00 pm. At Cleveland's infamous "Togo Suite," a then 28-year old Joe Lovano met and performed with a group of Nigerian musicians involved in an impromptu and joyous cultural exchange. About one year later on his 29th birthday in 1981, as a result of that initial late night club session, Lovano found himself in Lagos, Nigeria, meeting and spending time with the esteemed godfather of the afro-beat movement - Fela Kuti. The meeting of Kuti and his extended family of musicians led to a performance with the Cleveland and Nigerian musicians joined together in "Tafawa Balewa Square." The entire experience of performing with Kuti and his family left Lovano with a lasting feeling that still touches him to this day, and a new sense of possibilities within his own music - in all aspects of the sonic palette. Over three decades later, one of the most prominent voices in jazz, looks back to a historic musical landmark in his life and brings it into his own evolving musical vernacular. Joined by guitarist Liberty Ellman, electric bassist Matthew Garrison, percussionist/African harpist Abdou Mboup, and drummer Otis Brown III; "The Village Rhythm Band" showcases the linear relationship between West African music and jazz in a way that is totally unique to Lovano's voice - warm, sinuous, and constantly moving over an emphatic pulse. There is a $40 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.
NYC: BLUE NOTE: WORLD PREMIERE: MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL ON TOUR
The Monterey Jazz Festival, the longest continuously-running jazz festival in the world, presents its fourth national tour with a special appearance at THE BLUE NOTE (131 West 3rd Street, NYC - 212-475-8592) from Tuesday, January 6th through Sunday, January 11th with shows at 8:00 & 10:30 pm. Featuring critically-acclaimed, GRAMMY-winning jazz artists, the all-star tour band features Terence Blanchard on trumpet; Ravi Coltrane on tenor and soprano saxophones; musical director Gerald Clayton on piano; Joe Sanders on bass; and Justin Brown on drums. World-renowned for its artistic excellence, sophisticated informality, and longstanding mission to create and support year-round jazz education and performance programs in local, regional, national, and international venues, Monterey Jazz Festival has stayed true to expanding live performances of jazz around the country since 2008 by presenting national tours that have reached over 100,000 fans in 135 shows across the United States and Canada. Terence Blanchard, a frequent performer at Monterey over the last several decades, led an all-Star group across the country in 2008 to celebrate the Festival's 50th year, and has acted as the Festival's Artist-In-Residence. Ravi Coltrane first appeared at Monterey in 2001, nearly 41 years to the day after his own father made his debut at Monterey in 1960. Ravi recently appeared at the Festival in 2013. Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders and Justin Brown, some of the rising stars in the jazz world, have been recent performers on Monterey stages, both at the Monterey Jazz Festival itself, and as high school students at the Festival's student competition, the Next Generation Jazz Festival. Clayton, a scholarship and soloist award winner at Monterey's 2000 and 2001 springtime Next Generation Jazz Festival with the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, madetrio appearances at MJF in 2010 and 2012with Joe Sanders, and recently performed in 2014 in duo with Charles Lloyd. Justin Brown, also an alumnus of the Monterey Jazz Festival's jazz education programs - including the Next Generation Jazz Festival with Berkeley High School and the 2000 Next Generation Jazz Orchestra - performed at Monterey with the Gerald Clayton Trio in 2010, and with fellow two-time Next Generation Jazz Orchestra alumnus Ambrose Akinmusire in 2014. The Monterey Jazz Festival has presented nearly every major jazz star - from Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong to Esperanza Spalding and Trombone Shorty - since it was founded in 1958. Held every third full weekend in September on the Monterey County Fairgrounds, the Monterey Jazz Festival is a three-day celebration of music, commissioned jazz compositions, in-depth conversations with artists, panel discussions, workshops, exhibitions, clinics, and an international array of food, shopping, and festivities spread throughout 20 acres. A nonprofit organization, Monterey Jazz Festival now budgets more than $500,000 annually for jazz education. Cutting-edge educational components include the Traveling Clinician and Latin Jazz Programs; the Festival's Summer Jazz Camp; the Instrument and Sheet Music Library; the Digital Education Music Project; the Monterey County High School All-Star Bands; and the Next Generation Jazz Festival - which draws thousands of the most talented young musicians from across the country and around the world to Monterey each spring. The Artist-In-Residence Program, a key component of Monterey Jazz Festival's philosophy of bringing leading jazz performers to work with students throughout the year, includes their appearance at the Next Generation Jazz Festival, Summer Jazz Camp and the Monterey Jazz Festival, both in performance and instruction. There is a $20-$35 cover.
NYC: MARCUS ROBERTS' MODERN JAZZ GENERATION AT DIZZY'S
After a recent successful run in The Appel Room, Marcus Roberts is debuting the Modern Jazz Generation at DIZZY'S CLUB AT JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER (33 West 60th Street, NYC - 212-258-9595) on Wednesday through Sunday, January 7th through 11th with shows at 7:30 & 9:30 pm. Roberts, recently featured on 60 minutes, has a long history of treasuring the tenets of jazz through his work, which for the last quarter century has epitomized preservation through innovation. Since his Jazz at Lincoln Center debut in 1987, his presence has been deeply significant, and his recorded and commissioned works have honored some of his most revered predecessors of the piano. For this project, Marcus Roberts and The Modern Jazz Generation pay tribute to Jelly Roll Morton, Thelonious Monk, Horace Silver, and Chick Corea. The 7:00 pm show will feature Joey Alexander, solo piano as an opening act. There is a $45 cover.

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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: JUDY AND LIZA TOGETHER AGAIN, LIVE! AT MAMA'S
Cabaret favorites Tommy Femia and Rick Skye have teamed up for another evening of "Judy and Liza Together Again" at DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788) on Saturday, January 10th at 8:00 pm. They are joined by Ricky Ritzel (as Mort) at the piano. These MAC Award winning performers (Best Impersonation) will pull out all the stops, singing classic solo's, parodies, duets and just plain whooping and hollering by the greatest mother/ daughter team in show biz history. Tommy Femia is a 7 time winner of the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs (MAC) Award for his brilliant portrayal of Judy Garland in "Judy Garland LIVE!", now in it's 20th season at Don't Tell Mama. He has also starred in "Whoop-de-doo", "I Will Come Back" and, most recently, "Norma Does Men". Rick Skye is best known for writing a string of outrageous comic revues including "The Flip Side of Neil Sedaka", "MaCabaret - a tabloid fable", "The War of the Mama Roses", "It's Madame with an E" and the International hit - "A Slice O' Minnelli" for which has enjoyed successful season's in Covent Garden, at the Apollo Theatre in London's West End and at the Dublin Theatre Festival where he received the Award for "Best Achievement in Performance". There is a $25 cover charge and a 2 drink minimum.
NYC: MARILYN MAYE: 7 NIGHTS OF "MARILYN BY REQUEST"
After New Year's Eve, the merry-making continues at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) for seven nights between January 2nd and 10th, as Marilyn Maye launches into a run of her hard-partying "By Request" shows. Joining the preternaturally young Maye on her 15th Metropolitan Room engagement are her trio consisting of pianist/conductor Billy Stritch, bassist Tom Hubbard, and drummer Ray Marchica. "Marilyn by Request" plays Friday through Sunday, January 2nd, 3rd and 4th; and Wednesday through Sunday, January 7th through 10th. All shows are at 7:00 pm. Maye is in the midst of one of the most exciting chapters of a storied career. A nightclub mainstay, RCA recording artist and musical theatre actress in the '60s, '70s, and '80s, the "Best New Artist" Grammy nominee (1965) returned to New York in October 2006 after a 15-year absence. At the invitation of the late Donald Smith her epochal Cabaret Convention appearance segued into an unbroken string of sold-out runs at the Metropolitan Room through 2010. It is here that Maye built a new following, introducing an entirely new generation to the fun-loving performance style that once was the hallmark of large rooms and nightclubs across the country. The "By Request" shows have a hard-to-resist music charge of only a $35 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: WITTI REPARTEE'S BROADS, BAWDS AND BACHELORETTES; AN EVENING OF SONG, STORY AND STRIPTEASE!
FEATURED CABARET BENEFIT EVENT
Following on the heels of her radically successful third annual 39th Birthday Party and last winter's Dowager's Bachelorette Party, Witti Repartee is back at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM(34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Saturday, January 10th at 9:30 pm with some of her dearest broads, bawds and bachelorettes to thrill, tickle, titillate and tease you through an evening of live singing, story and striptease! Join Witti and her friends from the worlds of cabaret, burlesque and leather including Robusta Capp, Natasha Jewel, Dennis Carrington, MargOH! Channing, Dandy Darkly, La Diva, Iris Explosion, Robin Kradles, Ermine Muff, Mr. Eagle 2015 Boy Laney and more to be announced! Proceeds benefit Iris House and their support services for women and families living with HIV. There is a $25 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: LE SCANDAL CABARET AT THE BEECHMAN
NYC's longest running burlesque variety show, LE SCANDAL CABARET, will be performing on Saturdays, January 10th - 17th - 24th and 31st, all shows at 10:30 pm at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909). In its ninth year, Le Scandal features variety acts, circus performers, live music and a bevy of burlesque beauties. New performers every week! Expect sword swallowers, belly dancers, rope trick cowboys, contortionists, torch singing fan dancers and comedic aerobats, all set to the live music of the Le Scandal Orchestra. For tickets, visit Smarttix at http://www.smarttix.com/ or 212-484-4444. There is a $25 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
NYC: GREATNESS & THE LOOKING GLASS - FAYZON
Greatness & The Looking Glass invites music lovers to boldly delve into the core themes of the defining experiences life reflects back to us all at THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE(61 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-255-5438) on Saturday, January 10th at 9:30 pm. A true meeting of the mind, heart & soul, this highly anticipated one-man show takes us on a journey through each twist and turn of the human experience. FAYZON, artfully navigates this fun, sexy and introspective exploratory through originally arranged Pop, Rock, Traditional R&B and Neo-Soul selections, alongside true-life recounts of despondency, perseverance and passion, straight through to the ultimate highs of light and love. There is greatness to be discovered when one dares to step into the looking glass. There is a $15 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: THE BEST OF ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY AT 54 BELOW
Tony nominated and Platinum Award winning singer/songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway brings the best of her critically acclaimed shows to 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Saturday, January 10th at 7:00 pm. For the very first time at a one night only event at 54 Below, Ann will perform selections from shows she has toured all over the world. The show will feature two song highlights, each from six critically acclaimed shows: The Streisand Songbook, The Sarah Vaughan Project, Diva Power!, Songs I Wish I'd Written, Broadway Swings!, and Written by Ann Hampton Callaway. These exciting shows have earned Ann many awards including multiple Broadway World Awards and the 2013 MAC Award for Show of the Year. From the playful "Whatever Lola Wants" and "Pick Yourself Up" to the romantic "Two for the Road", her original wedding song written for Streisand, "I've Dreamed of You" to powerhouse songs like "Don't Rain On My Parade" and "Blues in the Night", Callaway promises a stirring night of great music as only she can share. There is a $50-$90 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
NYC: WILL AND ANTHONY NUNZIATA AT 54 BELOW
After five sold-out concerts, Will & Anthony Nunziata are back at 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) for the sixth time with a new concert featuring fresh takes of songs from Broadway to Italy to the Great American Songbook on Saturday, January 10th at 9:30 pm. The singers, actors and recording artists have won acclaim for their strong musicianship, inventive arrangements, warmth, charisma and humor that they display during their concert and symphony performances throughout the country and around the world. Songs are arranged by jazz virtuoso Tedd Firth and selections will include "Once in a Lifetime," "On a Clear Day," "Just in Time," "I Believe in You," O Sole Mio," Billy Joel's "Lullaby," and their signature mash-ups of classic songs including "Who Can I Turn to/What Kind of Fool Am I." The brothers will be joined by their three-piece swinging band comprised of pianist and musical director Alvin Hough, Jr. (Motown), drummer Jeremy Yaddaw and bassist Adam Neely. There is a $30-$65 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
NYC: JASON KRAVITS: "I ... A LIFE"
TV and Broadway veteran Jason Kravits ("The Practice," The Drowsy Chaperone) makes his 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) solo debut in one of the most hilariously spontaneous, truly unique evenings of cabaret you'll ever see on Saturday, January 10th at 11:30 pm as part of the club's Late Night series. Why? Because it's completely unscripted. A fan favorite for his music improvisation in the acclaimed Don't Quit Your Night Job, Jason, ably accompanied by Tony Award nominee Wayne Barker (Peter and the Starcatcher), creates an entire show - music, lyrics, stories, characters - completely from scratch, based solely on your suggestions. It's an improvised high-wire act of musical proportions. Directed by Julie Kramer. With great surprise guests. There is a $15-$30 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.


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HOTLINE MEMBER CABARET EVENT TONIGHT IN NYC: JUDY AND LIZA TOGETHER AGAIN, LIVE! AT MAMA'S

HOTLINE MEMBER CABARET EVENT TONIGHT IN NYC: JUDY AND LIZA TOGETHER AGAIN, LIVE! AT MAMA'S
Cabaret favorites Tommy Femia and Rick Skye have teamed up for another evening of "Judy and Liza Together Again" at DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788) on Saturday, January 10th at 8:00 pm. They are joined by Ricky Ritzel (as Mort) at the piano. These MAC Award winning performers (Best Impersonation) will pull out all the stops, singing classic solo's, parodies, duets and just plain whooping and hollering by the greatest mother/ daughter team in show biz history. Tommy Femia is a 7 time winner of the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs (MAC) Award for his brilliant portrayal of Judy Garland in "Judy Garland LIVE!", now in it's 20th season at Don't Tell Mama. He has also starred in "Whoop-de-doo", "I Will Come Back" and, most recently, "Norma Does Men". Rick Skye is best known for writing a string of outrageous comic revues including "The Flip Side of Neil Sedaka", "MaCabaret - a tabloid fable", "The War of the Mama Roses", "It's Madame with an E" and the International hit - "A Slice O' Minnelli" for which has enjoyed successful season's in Covent Garden, at the Apollo Theatre in London's West End and at the Dublin Theatre Festival where he received the Award for "Best Achievement in Performance". There is a $25 cover charge and a 2 drink minimum.

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MATINEE CABARET/JAZZ EVENTS FOR THIS AFTERNOON FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE (this one's for kids, too!)

MATINEE CABARET/JAZZ EVENTS FOR THIS AFTERNOON FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE (this one's for kids, too!)
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: "INTERNATIONAL SHOWS FOR THE YOUNG" SERIES: DIFFRACTIONS JEUNESSE
As part of their effort to expose children to different cultures from around the world, DiFRactions Jeunesse and The Metropolitan Room are proud to present an educational, interactive Bharatanatyam Dance Show at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440 - ) on Saturday, January 10th at 4:00 pm. The audience will be led on an exciting cultural journey by performer Brinda Dixit, and they will learn all about this classical dance from South India - they will even be able to dance a little bit too! There is a $15 cover plus a 1 drink minimum for children; $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum for adults.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NYC: BENEFIT CONCERT ON BEHALF OF AMY BETH WILLIAMS - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21st

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NYC: BENEFIT CONCERT ON BEHALF OF AMY BETH WILLIAMS - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21st
FEATURED CABARET BENEFIT EVENT
A very special benefit concert on behalf of Bistro and MAC Award winning singer Amy Beth Williams will be presented at DON'T TELL MAMA(343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788) on Wednesday, January 21st at 7:00 pm. Amy was seriously injured when she was hit by a car in early September, 2014. She is doing fine now, but mounting bills and lack of income from her bartending and teaching jobs are adding stress to a stressful situation. Performers scheduled to appear are Raissa Katona Bennett, Donna Elliott, Kenneth Gartman, Janice Hall, Tanya Holt, Laurie Krauz, Quincy Marr, Tanya Moberly, Sidney Myer, Vickie Phillips, Parker Scott, Adam Shapiro, Fred Tessler, Kailey Winans, and Lauri Young & the WCT Fans of Amy, along with possible surprise guests! The evening's musical director is Daryl Kojak, and the show is produced and hosted by Kevin Scott Hall. There is a $20 cover/donation plus a 2-drink minimum. You are free to donate more if you wish.
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CABARET EVENTS IN LONDON FOR TONIGHT FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE

CABARET EVENTS IN LONDON FOR TONIGHT FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
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LONDON: SUICIDEGIRLS: BLACKHEART BURLESQUE
"SuicideGirls" is bringing the sexiest, most fun show on the planet back to the UK for the first time in a decade.with a four night run at MADAME JOJO'S (8-10 Brewer Street, London, W1F 0SE - 020 7734 3040 - ) on Thursday through Sunday, January 8th through 11th at 8:00 pm. This event is for Adults ONLY. Ticket holders must be 18yrs and over. Call for cover/minimum information.

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CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE MEMBER EVENTS TODAY

 CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE MEMBER EVENTS TODAY
Here are today's cabaret events performed/produced by members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE 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: JUDY AND LIZA TOGETHER AGAIN, LIVE! AT MAMA'S
Cabaret favorites Tommy Femia and Rick Skye have teamed up for another evening of "Judy and Liza Together Again" at DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788) on Saturday, January 10th at 8:00 pm. They are joined by Ricky Ritzel (as Mort) at the piano. These MAC Award winning performers (Best Impersonation) will pull out all the stops, singing classic solo's, parodies, duets and just plain whooping and hollering by the greatest mother/ daughter team in show biz history. Tommy Femia is a 7 time winner of the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs (MAC) Award for his brilliant portrayal of Judy Garland in "Judy Garland LIVE!", now in it's 20th season at Don't Tell Mama. He has also starred in "Whoop-de-doo", "I Will Come Back" and, most recently, "Norma Does Men". Rick Skye is best known for writing a string of outrageous comic revues including "The Flip Side of Neil Sedaka", "MaCabaret - a tabloid fable", "The War of the Mama Roses", "It's Madame with an E" and the International hit - "A Slice O' Minnelli" for which has enjoyed successful season's in Covent Garden, at the Apollo Theatre in London's West End and at the Dublin Theatre Festival where he received the Award for "Best Achievement in Performance". There is a $25 cover charge and a 2 drink minimum.
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Friday, January 9, 2015

CABARET EVENTS FOR CALIFORNIA & THE WEST COAST FOR TONIGHT FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE

CABARET EVENTS FOR CALIFORNIA & THE WEST COAST 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!
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NYC: ERIC MICHAEL KROP AT ROCKWELL: TABLE & STAGE
Recording artist and California native Eric Michael Krop (Grind the Short Film, Godspell on Broadway) makes his Los Angeles concert debut at ROCKWELL: TABLE & STAGE(1714 Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA - 323-669-1550) on Friday, January 9th at 8:00 pm. Bringing you all a night of hit pop covers and original songs, you will be blown away by this powerhouse voice. Eric has performed at sold out venues in NYC such as Joe's Pub, Drom, Le Poisson Rouge, and his sold out debut concert at 54 Below last May. He is a growing presence on youtube and his single is out this winter. There is a $10-$20 cover.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA: KATHY NAJIMY - LIFT UP YOUR SKIRT
Actress, Feminist, Activist Kathy Najimy brings Lift Up Your Skirt, a semi- autobiographical in-progress solo show, to FEINSTEIN'S AT THE NIKKO (222 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA - 866-663-1063) on Friday & Saturday, January 9th & 10th at 8:00 pm. A reading of some true life stories of Kathy's upside down life. As well as a brand new piece about Marriage Equality from "Aunt Maddie" the beloved character made famous from "The Kathy and Mo Show." Not a musical, but Kathy's Musical Director Brian Nash, spices up the 80 minute show. Kathy Najimy is known for her memorable performances in over 25 films including "Sister Act" and "Hocus Pocus" as well as several TV projects. She is very proud to have been named Ms. Magazine's "Woman of the Year!" Najimy is currently recurring on HBO's "VEEP", and has two films debuting in 2014: "A Change of Heart" and Disney's "The Descendants." For TV she voiced "Peggy Hill" (14 seasons) on the Emmy Award-winning "King of the Hill", for which she received several awards. And 3 seasons as Olive on "Veronica's Closet" on NBC. She was also series regular on "Numb3rs" and"The Big C." Kathy is internationally known for her award-winning portrayal of "Sister Mary Patrick" in the blockbuster hits "Sister Acts 1 & 2." Her work includes starring roles in "Hocus Pocus," "Rat Race," Pixar's Oscar and Golden Globe winning "WALL-E," "Madea Christmas" and "Say Uncle" (Philadelphia Film Festival Best Actress). Najimy was featured in "Hope Floats," "Zack and Reba," "Soapdish," "The Hard Way," "The Wedding Planner," "Jeffrey," "The Big K," "Blowtorch," "Clutter," and "The Guilt Trip." Animated films: "Tinkerbell," "Brother Bear 2," "Cats Don't Dance," and "The Jungle Book." In the theater, Kathy starred as legendary "Mae West" on Broadway in the hit Broadway play Dirty Blonde, and later at The Old Globe Theatre (Outer Critics Circle Best Actress). With Mo Gaffney, Najimy wrote and starred in The Kathy and Mo Show, her long-running feminist comedy off Broadway play, (Obie Award) that became two award-winning Hit HBO specials. There is a $45-$60 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.

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CABARET EVENTS FOR NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, WASHINGTON DC, MID-ATLANTIC - SOUTHERN STATES FOR TONIGHT FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE

CABARET EVENTS FOR NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, WASHINGTON DC, MID-ATLANTIC - SOUTHERN STATES FOR TONIGHT FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
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WASHINGTON, DC: CHRIS THOMAS KING AT BLUES ALLEY
Chris Thomas King, a determined progressive, will perform at BLUES ALLEY(1073 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC - 202-337-4141) on Thursday through Sunday, January 8th through 11th with shows at 8:00 & 10:00 pm. King is hoping to reinvigorate the blues as a living African American art with a more contemporary approach and adamantly refusing to treat it as a museum piece whose "authentic" forms needed careful preservation. King eventually modified that approach to a certain degree, attempting to create a more explicit link between blues tradition and the general musical present. Chris Thomas King is a New Orleans Grammy Award-winning musician and actor who is initially known for his audacious fusion of blues and hip-hop. King reached a whole new audience with his film debut in the Coen Brothers film, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, not only appearing on the award-winning soundtrack, but establishing himself as a serious dramatic actor as well. There is a $24 cover. 
WASHINGTON, DC: THE YOUNG LIONS AT BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
The Young Lions, featuring Quamon Fowler will perform at BOHEMIAN CAVERNS (2001 Eleventh Street N.W., Washington, DC - 202-299-0800 - ) on Friday & Saturday, January 9th & 10th at 8:00 & 10:00 pm. The Young Lions are a trio consisting of pianist Allyn Johnson, bassist Kris Fun, and drummer Quincy Phillips. Together they produce music that veers from the hardest of hard bop to funky fusion and even to hip-hop inflections. Quamon Fowler has grown accustomed to hard work and multi-tasking as a traveling performer, composer and student. 2004 was a banner year! Quamon was married, finished with his Music degree from Southern, traveled to Dubai, recorded a new CD, The Vision, participated in more jazz programs and started his Master's degree at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. While his wife worked on her Ph.D., he earned his Master's Degree in Music Performance (of course). Momentum continued in 2005. He won the North American Saxophone Alliance Jazz Competition in Des Moines, IO. As a teaching assistant at Tech, he managed to juggle teaching small groups, jazz improv, and tour with Curtis Fuller & Marcus Belgrave, James Moody & Nathan Davis, and other artists nationally and internationally. Quamon competed in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition in 2008 in which he was able to win 3rd.place. There is a $23 cover.
BETHESDA, MD: LANDAU MURPHY, JR WITH SPECIAL GUEST GLENN LEONARD
Landau Murphy, Jr appears at BETHESDA BLUES & JAZZ SUPPER CLUB (7719 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD - 240-330-4500) on Friday, January 9th at 8:00 pm. The show will feature as special suest, Temptations lead singer Glenn Leonard. After winning the 6th season 'America's Got Talent,' Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. released his debut album That's Life alongside Grammy-winning producer Steve Tyrell. It debuted at number one on the Billboard jazz charts and in the top 40 overall. Since then, he has appeared on dozens of national television and radio programs and toured the world to sell out audiences. Landau returns to the Bethesda Blues stage with a special guest, former lead singer of the Temptations and inductee in the R&B Hall Of Fame, Glenn Leonard. There is a $35 cover.


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CABARET EVENTS FOR N.Y. STATE, BOSTON, NEW ENGLAND & TORONTO FOR TONIGHT FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE

CABARET EVENTS FOR N.Y. STATE, BOSTON, NEW ENGLAND & TORONTO FOR TONIGHT FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
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BOSTON: LINDA EDER AT SCULLERS
Showcasing one of the greatest contemporary voices of our time, Linda Eder, will perform at SCULLERS JAZZ CLUB (400 Soldiers Field Road, Allston, MA - 617-562-4111) on Friday & Saturday, January 9th & 10th with performances at 8:00 & 10:00 pm. Eder's diverse repertoire spans Broadway, standards, pop, country and jazz. As the tragic character "Lucy" in the Broadway musical Jekyll & Hyde, from composer Frank Wildhorn, Eder blew the roof off of New York's Plymouth Theatre each night as she belted out signature songs "Someone Like You" and "A New Life". Her Broadway debut, for which she was rewarded with a Drama Desk nomination, sent her already rapidly rising star blazing across the sky, securing her spot as one of America's most beloved singers and dynamic live performers. Call for cover/minimum information. Dinner/Show: $88 Show only: $48.
TORONTO: COLIN HUNTER WITH THE ANTHONY TERPSTRA SEVENTET AT THE JAZZ BISTRO
Colin Hunter croons Nat King Cole, Tony Bennett, Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra at THE JAZZ BISTRO (251 Victoria Street, Toronto, ONT, CA - 416-363-5299 ) on Thursday through Saturday, January 8th through 10th at 8:00 pm. He is joined on stage by Anthony Terpstra and his Seventet. Colin is the founder, owner and Chairman of the Board of the Sunwing Travel Group, comprising Sunwing Airlines and Sunwing Vacations, one of the most important leisure travel organizations in Canada. However, Colin has always had another passion in his life: music! A huge fan of the hit songs performed by artists like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett and Nat King Cole, Colin fulfilled a long-held dream in 2005, with the release of his first CD, appropriately titled "Come Fly With Me" to coincide with the inaugural flights of Sunwing Airlines. Since then Colin has made 9 more albums, with Big bands from Ontario and Quebec, and with renowned jazz pianist Joe Sealy. His love of music lead him to opening a Toronto Jazz Club: THE JAZZ BISTRO! Colin and his wife Joan wanted to offer the public a comfortable up-scale jazz club, featuring top names from Toronto and international fame, while enjoying delicious food. Colin can often be found on his stage filling the Club with his laid back crooner classics. No cover, just a $25 food/drink minimum. Anthony Terpstra born in Oakville in 1952 to Dutch immigrants who wanted their son to study classical music. However, on hearing a Count Basie record (which he still has) Anthony fell in love with it and decided to be a jazz musician when he grew up. Anthony Terpstra's Seventet is a unique ensemble put together, not to replace the big band, but as an added feature. Influenced by the small band writing of Marty Paich and Gerry Mulligan, the Seventet has a rich sound with clean lines, contrapuntal writing and soloing in and out of ensemble. No Cover/$25 minimum food/beverage per person.

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

CABARET-JAZZ EVENTS FOR NEW YORK CITY FOR TONIGHT FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
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NYC: THE BIRDLAND BIG BAND DIRECTED BY TOMMY IGOE
Featuring the finest musicians in New York! The Birdland Big Band roars into action at BIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) every Friday, playing the finest Jazz, Latin and Brazilian music from the world's best arrangers. After work or before a show, drinks or a great dinner, come hear one of the world's best drummers driving the hardest swinging band in New York. Experience why the BBB is fast becoming the must-see weekly jazz event in New York and kick off your weekend with what critics are calling "the best live music bargain in all of NYC!" There is a $30 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.
NYC: JOE LOVANO'S VILLAGE RHYTHMS BAND AT BIRDLAND
Joe Lovano's Village Rhythms Band will perform at BIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) on Friday & Saturday, January 9th & 10th with shows at 8:30 & 11:00 pm. At Cleveland's infamous "Togo Suite," a then 28-year old Joe Lovano met and performed with a group of Nigerian musicians involved in an impromptu and joyous cultural exchange. About one year later on his 29th birthday in 1981, as a result of that initial late night club session, Lovano found himself in Lagos, Nigeria, meeting and spending time with the esteemed godfather of the afro-beat movement - Fela Kuti. The meeting of Kuti and his extended family of musicians led to a performance with the Cleveland and Nigerian musicians joined together in "Tafawa Balewa Square." The entire experience of performing with Kuti and his family left Lovano with a lasting feeling that still touches him to this day, and a new sense of possibilities within his own music - in all aspects of the sonic palette. Over three decades later, one of the most prominent voices in jazz, looks back to a historic musical landmark in his life and brings it into his own evolving musical vernacular. Joined by guitarist Liberty Ellman, electric bassist Matthew Garrison, percussionist/African harpist Abdou Mboup, and drummer Otis Brown III; "The Village Rhythm Band" showcases the linear relationship between West African music and jazz in a way that is totally unique to Lovano's voice - warm, sinuous, and constantly moving over an emphatic pulse. There is a $40 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.
NYC: BLUE NOTE: WORLD PREMIERE: MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL ON TOUR
The Monterey Jazz Festival, the longest continuously-running jazz festival in the world, presents its fourth national tour with a special appearance at THE BLUE NOTE (131 West 3rd Street, NYC - 212-475-8592) from Tuesday, January 6th through Sunday, January 11th with shows at 8:00 & 10:30 pm. Featuring critically-acclaimed, GRAMMY-winning jazz artists, the all-star tour band features Terence Blanchard on trumpet; Ravi Coltrane on tenor and soprano saxophones; musical director Gerald Clayton on piano; Joe Sanders on bass; and Justin Brown on drums. World-renowned for its artistic excellence, sophisticated informality, and longstanding mission to create and support year-round jazz education and performance programs in local, regional, national, and international venues, Monterey Jazz Festival has stayed true to expanding live performances of jazz around the country since 2008 by presenting national tours that have reached over 100,000 fans in 135 shows across the United States and Canada. Terence Blanchard, a frequent performer at Monterey over the last several decades, led an all-Star group across the country in 2008 to celebrate the Festival's 50th year, and has acted as the Festival's Artist-In-Residence. Ravi Coltrane first appeared at Monterey in 2001, nearly 41 years to the day after his own father made his debut at Monterey in 1960. Ravi recently appeared at the Festival in 2013. Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders and Justin Brown, some of the rising stars in the jazz world, have been recent performers on Monterey stages, both at the Monterey Jazz Festival itself, and as high school students at the Festival's student competition, the Next Generation Jazz Festival. Clayton, a scholarship and soloist award winner at Monterey's 2000 and 2001 springtime Next Generation Jazz Festival with the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, madetrio appearances at MJF in 2010 and 2012with Joe Sanders, and recently performed in 2014 in duo with Charles Lloyd. Justin Brown, also an alumnus of the Monterey Jazz Festival's jazz education programs - including the Next Generation Jazz Festival with Berkeley High School and the 2000 Next Generation Jazz Orchestra - performed at Monterey with the Gerald Clayton Trio in 2010, and with fellow two-time Next Generation Jazz Orchestra alumnus Ambrose Akinmusire in 2014. The Monterey Jazz Festival has presented nearly every major jazz star - from Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong to Esperanza Spalding and Trombone Shorty - since it was founded in 1958. Held every third full weekend in September on the Monterey County Fairgrounds, the Monterey Jazz Festival is a three-day celebration of music, commissioned jazz compositions, in-depth conversations with artists, panel discussions, workshops, exhibitions, clinics, and an international array of food, shopping, and festivities spread throughout 20 acres. A nonprofit organization, Monterey Jazz Festival now budgets more than $500,000 annually for jazz education. Cutting-edge educational components include the Traveling Clinician and Latin Jazz Programs; the Festival's Summer Jazz Camp; the Instrument and Sheet Music Library; the Digital Education Music Project; the Monterey County High School All-Star Bands; and the Next Generation Jazz Festival - which draws thousands of the most talented young musicians from across the country and around the world to Monterey each spring. The Artist-In-Residence Program, a key component of Monterey Jazz Festival's philosophy of bringing leading jazz performers to work with students throughout the year, includes their appearance at the Next Generation Jazz Festival, Summer Jazz Camp and the Monterey Jazz Festival, both in performance and instruction. There is a $20-$35 cover.
NYC: MARCUS ROBERTS' MODERN JAZZ GENERATION AT DIZZY'S
After a recent successful run in The Appel Room, Marcus Roberts is debuting the Modern Jazz Generation at DIZZY'S CLUB AT JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER (33 West 60th Street, NYC - 212-258-9595) on Wednesday through Sunday, January 7th through 11th with shows at 7:30 & 9:30 pm. Roberts, recently featured on 60 minutes, has a long history of treasuring the tenets of jazz through his work, which for the last quarter century has epitomized preservation through innovation. Since his Jazz at Lincoln Center debut in 1987, his presence has been deeply significant, and his recorded and commissioned works have honored some of his most revered predecessors of the piano. For this project, Marcus Roberts and The Modern Jazz Generation pay tribute to Jelly Roll Morton, Thelonious Monk, Horace Silver, and Chick Corea. The 7:00 pm show will feature Joey Alexander, solo piano as an opening act. There is a $45 cover. 



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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: TANYA MOBERLY: SONGS I FEEL LIKE SINGING
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Powerhouse vocalist Tanya Moberly returns to DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788) with her new show series "Songs I Feel Like Singing", with four different shows with four different musical directors on Friday, January 9th at 7:00 pm and Tuesday, January 20th at 9:30 pm accompanied by Mark Janas, featuring songs by Leonard Bernstein, Bock & Harnick, Kander & Ebb, Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hart and Stephen Sondheim; Wednesday, February 25th at 7:00 pm and Wednesday, February 25th at 7:00 pm, accompanied by Sean Harkness, featuring songs by: Shawn Colvin, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young,Jethro Tull, Joni Mitchell, Harry Nilsson, Cat Stevens and Yes; Friday, April 17th at 7:00 pm and Wednesday, April 29th at 9:30 pm accompanied by Ritt Henn featuring songs by: Harold Arlen, Oscar Brown, Jr, Ani Di Franco,Duke Ellington, Ira Gershwin, Ricki Lee Jones and Amy Winehouse; and Friday, April 17th at 7:00 pm and Wednesday, April 29th at 9:30pm accompanied by Steven Ray Watkins featuring songs by: Betty, Toni Childs, Paula Cole, Dan Fogelberg, Indigo Girls, Billy Joel, Carole King and Annie Lennox. There is a $25 cover plus a 2-drink minimum. $20 cover for members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE. CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE MEMBER EVENT
NYC: DIRTY LITTLE SONGS AT THE LAURIE BEECHMAN
Award-winning theater and cabaret performers Eric Michael Gillett (Sweet Smell of Success, The Frogs, Kiss Me, Kate), Carolyn Montgomery-Forant (MAC/ Bistro/ Nightlife Awards), Sidney Myer (MAC /Bistro /Mabel Mercer Award-winner, Grandma Sylvia's Funeral) & Drama Desk nominee Jay Rogers (Whoop-Dee-Doo, When Pigs Fly) along with Musical Director Dan Furman present 'Dirty Little Songs', an evening of sly songs with titillating tunes and lascivious lyrics, at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909) on Friday, January 9th at 7:00 pm. Songs in the show run from the present to days of yore. Sondheim, Flanders & Swann, Coward & Porter mixed with just a dash of Tom Lehrer & even Pete Townshend, performed with a wink & a nudge by four of cabaret's funniest & most prolific performers.There is a $20 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
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NYC: DISTORTED DIZNEE AT THE BEECHMAN FRIDAYS
Dallas DuBois hosts DISTORTED DIZNEE, an outrageous take on some of the most beloved animated classics, at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909) on Fridays, January 9th & 23rd at 10:00 pm. DuBois and a troupe of fabulous drag queens will present a twisted - and very adult - journey, catapulting you back to your childhood into a Magical Kingdom where dreams come true. This 75-minute extravaganza features high-energy dance numbers, comedy, dazzling costumes and lip-syncing "ladies". Starring Dallas DuBois, Holly Dae, Bootsie LeFaris, Pixie Aventura, Shenea DeDranke, and more! There is a $15 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
NYC: LOST MOON RADIO: JOURNEYS
Lost Moon Radio makes its first NYC appearance with an evening of award-winning sketches and songs on the theme of "Journeys" at THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-255-5438) on Friday & Saturday, January 9th & 10th at 9:30 pm. Based in Los Angeles, Lost Moon Radio has performed at venues throughout the west coast, including San Francisco Sketchfest, UCB Theater, South Coast Repertory, KPCC's Crawford Family Forum, and the Hollywood Fringe Festival, at which they won "Best of the Fringe 2012." They were the hosts of the 2012 and 2013 LA Weekly Theater Awards. In addition to their eponymous comedy show, Lost Moon Radio has produced a stage musical, several television pilots, and three comedy albums. There is a $15 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: MARILYN MAYE: 7 NIGHTS OF "MARILYN BY REQUEST"
After New Year's Eve, the merry-making continues at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM(34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) for seven nights between January 2nd and 10th, as Marilyn Maye launches into a run of her hard-partying "By Request" shows. Joining the preternaturally young Maye on her 15th Metropolitan Room engagement are her trio consisting of pianist/conductor Billy Stritch, bassist Tom Hubbard, and drummer Ray Marchica. "Marilyn by Request" plays Friday through Sunday, January 2nd, 3rd and 4th; and Wednesday through Sunday, January 7th through 10th. All shows are at 7:00 pm. Maye is in the midst of one of the most exciting chapters of a storied career. A nightclub mainstay, RCA recording artist and musical theatre actress in the '60s, '70s, and '80s, the "Best New Artist" Grammy nominee (1965) returned to New York in October 2006 after a 15-year absence. At the invitation of the late Donald Smith her epochal Cabaret Convention appearance segued into an unbroken string of sold-out runs at the Metropolitan Room through 2010. It is here that Maye built a new following, introducing an entirely new generation to the fun-loving performance style that once was the hallmark of large rooms and nightclubs across the country. The "By Request" shows have a hard-to-resist music charge of only a $35 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: LAYLA ANGULO LATIN BAND AT THE MET
A sizzling hot live salsa performance led by Seattle-based sax player and vocalist Layla Angulo will take place at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Friday, January 9th at 9:30 pm. There is a $15 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: BROADWAY & 54 BELOW LOVE CELINE DION
Broadway's biggest belters celebrate the best-selling Canadian music artist in history, Celine Dion, in an evening of epic power ballads, and classic pop tunes at 54 BELOW(254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Friday, January 9th with performances ar 7:00 & 9:30 pm. With one of the most distinctive voices in music history, and with album sales of over 200 million, Dion is undeniably one of the most influential female artists of our generation. Audiences can expect to hear a wide array of Celine's greatest hits from her 25 year career, including "The Power Of Love," "It's All Coming Back to Me Now," "My Heart Will Go On," "I Drove All Night," and many more. The starry cast includes Jeremy Jordan (Newsies, "Smash"), Lauren Kennedy (Spamalot, Les Miserables), Ashley Spencer (Rock of Ages, Grease), Taylor Louderman (NBC's "Peter Pan Live," Bring It On), Kate Rockwell (Rock of Ages, Bring It On), Kelly King (Top 20 'Billboard' recording artist), Ariana DeBose (Hamilton, Pippin), Donna Vivino (Wicked, Les Miserables), Adrienne Warren (Bring It On, Dreamgirls), Daniel Quadrino (NBC's "Peter Pan Live," Newsies), Hannah Elless (Bright Star, Godspell), Charlie Brady (South Pacific), and Jessica Vosk (The Bridges of Madison County). The band will feature Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf on cello, Charlie Rosen on bass, David Cinquegrana on guitar, Shannon Ford on drums, and music director Benjamin Rauhala on the piano. The concert will also feature Rachel Mackenzie, Tara Minogue, Jeff O'Donnell and Jillian Soares on back-up vocals. The evening will be produced and directed by Rauhala. There is a $35-$80 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.

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HOTLINE MEMBER CABARET EVENT TONIGHT IN NYC: DIRTY LITTLE SONGS AT THE LAURIE BEECHMAN

HOTLINE MEMBER CABARET EVENT TONIGHT IN NYC: DIRTY LITTLE SONGS AT THE LAURIE BEECHMAN
Award-winning theater and cabaret performers Eric Michael Gillett (Sweet Smell of Success, The Frogs, Kiss Me, Kate), Carolyn Montgomery-Forant (MAC/ Bistro/ Nightlife Awards), Sidney Myer (MAC /Bistro /Mabel Mercer Award-winner, Grandma Sylvia's Funeral) & Drama Desk nominee Jay Rogers (Whoop-Dee-Doo, When Pigs Fly) along with Musical Director Dan Furman present 'Dirty Little Songs', an evening of sly songs with titillating tunes and lascivious lyrics, at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909) on Friday, January 9th at 7:00 pm. Songs in the show run from the present to days of yore. Sondheim, Flanders & Swann, Coward & Porter mixed with just a dash of Tom Lehrer & even Pete Townshend, performed with a wink & a nudge by four of cabaret's funniest & most prolific performers.There is a $20 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
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CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE MEMBER EVENTS TONIGHT

CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE MEMBER EVENTS TONIGHT
Here are today's cabaret events performed/produced by members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE 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: TANYA MOBERLY: SONGS I FEEL LIKE SINGING
MEMBER DISCOUNT - $5 OFF THE COVER
Powerhouse vocalist Tanya Moberly returns to DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788) with her new show series "Songs I Feel Like Singing", with four different shows with four different musical directors on Friday, January 9th at 7:00 pm and Tuesday, January 20th at 9:30 pm accompanied by Mark Janas, featuring songs by Leonard Bernstein, Bock & Harnick, Kander & Ebb, Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hart and Stephen Sondheim; Wednesday, February 25th at 7:00 pm and Wednesday, February 25th at 7:00 pm, accompanied by Sean Harkness, featuring songs by: Shawn Colvin, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young,Jethro Tull, Joni Mitchell, Harry Nilsson, Cat Stevens and Yes; Friday, April 17th at 7:00 pm and Wednesday, April 29th at 9:30 pm accompanied by Ritt Henn featuring songs by: Harold Arlen, Oscar Brown, Jr, Ani Di Franco,Duke Ellington, Ira Gershwin, Ricki Lee Jones and Amy Winehouse; and Friday, April 17th at 7:00 pm and Wednesday, April 29th at 9:30pm accompanied by Steven Ray Watkins featuring songs by: Betty, Toni Childs, Paula Cole, Dan Fogelberg, Indigo Girls, Billy Joel, Carole King and Annie Lennox. There is a $25 cover plus a 2-drink minimum. $20 cover for members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE. CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE MEMBER EVENT
NYC: DIRTY LITTLE SONGS AT THE LAURIE BEECHMAN
Award-winning theater and cabaret performers Eric Michael Gillett (Sweet Smell of Success, The Frogs, Kiss Me, Kate), Carolyn Montgomery-Forant (MAC/ Bistro/ Nightlife Awards), Sidney Myer (MAC /Bistro /Mabel Mercer Award-winner, Grandma Sylvia's Funeral) & Drama Desk nominee Jay Rogers (Whoop-Dee-Doo, When Pigs Fly) along with Musical Director Dan Furman present 'Dirty Little Songs', an evening of sly songs with titillating tunes and lascivious lyrics, at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909) on Friday, January 9th at 7:00 pm. Songs in the show run from the present to days of yore. Sondheim, Flanders & Swann, Coward & Porter mixed with just a dash of Tom Lehrer & even Pete Townshend, performed with a wink & a nudge by four of cabaret's funniest & most prolific performers.There is a $20 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
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