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!
Please note: cover/minimum information is taken from venue listings - some venues may charge an additional fee for attendees without an advance reservation - reservations are normally cancelled by the venue if holders have not arrived by showtime.
NYC: JUNE IS JUDY GARLAND MONTH AT DON'T TELL MAMA!
Now in it's 5th Year, "Judy and Liza Together Again", starring internationally acclaimed entertainers Rick Skye and Tommy Femia, named "Best Duo"in 2012 by
MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabarets), has been Extended Again at
DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788) with performances scheduled for Saturdays, June 13th, 20th and 27th - all shows at 8:00 pm. Musical Director: Ricky Ritzel (as Mort/Pappy). Teaming up for an evening of "Just POW!", these MAC and Bistro Award winning performers 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 a multi award winning performer, who has written a string of outrageous comic revues including "The Flip Side of Neil Sedaka" (Bistro Award winning performance), "MaCabaret - a tabloid fable", "The War of the Mama Roses", "It's Madame with an E" (performed with his indefatigable co-star - the one and only Madame), "Barbra and Liza LIVE!" (Leicester Theater and Dublin Theatre Festival) and the International hit - "A Slice O' Minnelli" (MAC Award - Best Impersonation) 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". "Judy and Liza Together Again" premiered at The Rising Action Theater in Ft. Lauderdale to great acclaim and has since toured the Richmond Triangle Theater, Actors Theater of Minnesota, The Palace Theater in Danbury, Connecticut and Martini's Over Eighth in San Diego. There is a $25 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
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NYC: VERONIKA RODRIGUEZ JAZZ QUINTET - LE JAZZ HOT!
Singer Veronika Rodriguez and saxophonist Jean-Philippe Vidal bring sexy energy to
THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Saturday, June 20th at 7:00 pm. One example is their interpretation of jazz classics like Dizzy Gillespie's Night In Tunisia -as well as selections from the Great American Songbook, Gershwin, Porter et al. Influenced by progenitors like Ella Fitzgerald and Anita O'Day, Veronika enriches the Scat tradition with her sensual, honey-voiced stylings. As leaders of the jazz community in France, their annual concert, Nuit du Jazz, has become the hottest fall attraction in their hometown of Nantes. Rodriguez has won numerous honors on the Continent, including Best Jazz Recording, Hamburg, and London's Foreign Jazz Music award. A specialty of the Big Band is Jean-Philippe's recreation of the arrangements that orchestrators such as Nelson Riddle and Billy May provided for people like Sinatra and Nat King Cole. There is a $22.50 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: MARIEANN MERINGOLO - CRAZY LOVE
Acclaimed vocalist, Marieann Meringolo brings her funny, poignant and romantic new show, Crazy Love, to
THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Saturday, June 20th at 9:30 pm. Marieann sings from the heart in this show, as she explores the journey - and the risks - we all must take on the road to that "special someone." Doyle Newmyer is Musical Director, joined by Boots Maleson on Bass and Sipho Kunene on Drums. Eric Michael Gillett directs. There is a $25 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
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NYC: THE FLATIRON FOLLIES AT THE MET
For those longing for the golden age of Manhattan nightlife,
THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) presents 'The Flatiron Follies' on Saturday, June 20th at 11:30 pm. The Flatiron Follies is an old fashioned entertainment, curated by two good-time gals and darlings of the NYC nightlife scene, Grace Gotham and Bettina May. This all-singing, all-dancing duo brings you those glamorous, sequin-spangled production numbers from the 1920s-1950s. Showcasing the best of jazz, opera, showtunes and more, The Flatiron Follies feature a roster of the city's most spectacular singers and dazzling dancers - ranging from tap to cirque to burlesque. Delight in dirty jazz ditties that will make even the saltiest sailor blush! Be beguiled by the bumps and grinds of classic burlesque! Join the cast in a rousing singalong with familiar favorites from the great American songbook! Why, the Flatiron district hasn't been this fun since it was called the Toy district! Bettina May is a New York-based pin-up model and burlesque performer, originally from the west coast of Canada. In the autumn of 2012 she was awarded the first ever burlesque-based "genius" green card from the USA for her outstanding abilities. She started her career in 2003, and since then has performed internationally on stages in Paris, London, Berlin Rome and more, as well as touring nationally for the past 6 years. She has been featured on The Real Housewives of NYC, NBC News, CBS's The Couch and she has also performed for Brooke Shields, Kanye West, Jude Law, and more. She just published her first book, Everyday Bombshell, sharing her vintage style secrets, and teaches aspiring bombshells around the world with her touring Pin-Up Class. Grace Gotham, is a burlesque performer and chanteuse who has been described as "the Half-Brazilian, straight from a Texas cotillion, with a body worth a million." While she enjoys the pleasure of bringing her special brand of whimsical and comedic song and dance internationally, she is proud to call NYC her home for over 16 years. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: THE VAUDEVILLIANS - THE ORIGINAL SHOW
The Vaudevillians returns to NYC on Thursday, June 11th at 7:00 pm at
THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909) This is the original hit show that introduced Kitty Witless and Dr. Dan von Dandy atarting in 2013. The follow-up show, The Vaudevillians: Bringing Up Baby is also playing in rotation at The Beechman! Throughout the 1920's Kitty Witless and Dr. Dan Von Dandy toured speakeasies and burlesque theaters through the United States as THE VAUDEVILLIANS, wowing audiences with their edgy, original music. Unfortunately, one day, tragedy struck. While touring through Antarctica, they were victims of a devastating avalanche and were buried under two tons of sleet and snow - instantly freezing them alive. But thanks to Global Warming, they recently thawed out only to discover that pop artists of various decades had stolen their music and passed it off as their own. Much to their shock and chagrin. Now, at long last, they are taking to the stage to reclaim their songs, performing their music as originally composed. The Vaudevillians stars RuPaul's Drag Race sensation Jinkx Monsoon as "Kitty Witless" and acclaimed composer and musician Major Scales as Dr.Dan Von Dandy. There is a $25-$50 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
NYC: LE SCANDAL CABARET CONTINUES AT THE BEECHMAN
NYC's longest running burlesque variety show, LE SCANDAL CABARET, continues on Saturdays, at 10:30 pm at
THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE(407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909). In its fourteenth 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-$60 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
NYC: MAKING WAVES - ADRIANA NAPOLITANO
Soulful siren Adriana Napolitano performs at
THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-255-5438) on Saturday, June 20th at 7:00 pm. You can join her as she effortlessly navigates an eclectic range of musical waters from classical, to the blues and a selection of self-written songs. This emerging artist will captivate you as you journey into the summer of her soul. There is a $15 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: N.W.A "NEGROS WITH ASTHMA" STAND UP COMEDY
Charles McBee (Laughs on FOX) & Khalid Rahmaan (Gotham Comedy Club) bring their smart, edgy and hilarious stand up comedy live to
THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-255-5438) on Saturday, June 20th at 9:30 pm. The comedians featured on this show headline clubs and colleges all over the country and were also featured on MTV, VH1, NBC's Last Comic Standing and Saturday Night Live. Whether its a date night or a fun night out, you won't find a better show at a better deal! There is a $13 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: REST IN BEATS: A LIVE BAND TRIBUTE TO HIP HOP'S FALLEN LEGENDS
iLLspokinN and Tru Statement Entertainment present Rest In Beats: A Live Band Tribute To Hip Hop's Fallen Legends at
THE CUTTING ROOM (44 East 32nd Street, NYC - 212-691-1900) on Saturday, June 20th at 10:30 pm. They have invited some of New York City's top up and coming musicians, vocalists and of course emcees to pay homage to hip hop legends in their Props To Hip Hop concert series. Backed by a ridiculously talented live band for each event, the show celebrates the music from start to finish of a particular group or artist and takes audience members down a bass heavy trip on memory lane. One twist to each event; the hip hop honoree for each concert is chosen by you the prospective audience member. In advance of each show, PropsToHipHop.com hosts a poll for viewers to choose who will be the honorees of the next performance. After a month of voting, the winner is chosen and the show is built so that each song is reincarnated to its original form, providing audience members with easily recognizable beats and rhythms of all the hits, new and old. Call for cover/minimum information.
NYC: ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY - ON MY WAY TO YOU - AT 54 BELOW
In celebration of recent nuptials, Ann Hampton Callaway has crafted a brand new, gorgeous night of love songs about the ups and downs of finding lasting love, which she will perform at
54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Thursday through Saturday, June 18th through 20th with an added show on Thursday, June 25th - all shows at 7:00 pm. The multi-Platinum artist delivers classics from Gershwin, Rodgers, and Porter, as well as gems from Jobim, Lauper, and her own original compositions. Leavened with wit and laughter, On My Way To You is Callaway's musical embrace of all the shades of love. Tony-nominated singer/ songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway is a 54 Below favorite. Callaway has won multiple BroadwayWorld Awards and the 2013 MAC Award for Show of the Year. Directed by Dan Foster. There is a $50-$115 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
NYC: THE MELODY LINGERS ON
The Germans call it "Ear Worm," the French "Stubborn Music," and the Italians "Tormenting Songs," but in any language the phenomenon is the same: a song gets stuck in your head and stays there, burrowing its way into your subconscious until all you can hear is "Jellicle Cats" over and over and over again.
54 BELOW(254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) will study this phenomena on Saturday, June 20th at 9:30 pm in 'The Melody Lingers On'. Research is underway to help victims of this unbearable malady, and this show of support can make a difference. They have gathered a team of expert performers to help explore what makes an earworm - and what one can do about it. Featuring songs from Broadway, film, and the radio, this show is brought to you by the team behind SONDHEIMAS: producers Maggie Larkin and David Levy and music director Andrei Strizek. There is a $25-$65 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
NYC; LATE NIGHT AT 54 BELOW: VODKA STINGER
Miss Vodka Stinger and The Martha Rayes return to
54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Saturday, June 20th at 11:30 pm as part of the club's Late Night Series. The event is in a celebration of an unsung hero, The Great American Housewife!They will take you on a musical journey that will be far better than any Tupperware party you've been invited to. Challenge the very idea of what a homemaker is as Vodka and her trusty backup singers explore the world of the Great American Housewife. Join them for a night of fun and entertainment. There is a $20-$45 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
NYC: NIKITOV AT JOE'S PUB AS PART OF KULTURFESTNYC
Well known for her outstanding interpretations of traditional Yiddish songs, her beautiful voice and original compositions of Yiddish music, Niki Jacobs, aka Nikitov, returns to
JOE'S PUB at THE PUBLIC THEATRE (425 Lafayette Street, NYC - 212-967-7555) on Saturday, June 20th at 7:00 pm as part of KulturfestNYC. Nikitov proves that Yiddish music is still very much alive. Backed by the powerhouse acoustic band she's been working with for years, she will sing all her favorite pop-hits in Yiddish. Performed In Yiddish, Dutch, and English. There is an $18 cover.
NYC: BRIAN BLADE PRESENTS MAMA ROSA
"I remember when i first read the words hanging in a frame on my Grandma Rosa's wall. The serenity prayer was something i couldn't understand until almost thirty years later, but now after experiencing some peaks and valleys of life, those words ring in my ears with clarity." Brian Blade, who performs at
JOE'S PUB at THE PUBLIC THEATRE (425 Lafayette Street, NYC - 212-967-7555) on Saturday, June 20th at 9:30 pm, has set those words to music for his first recording as a singer, guitarist and songwriter entitled, Mama Rosa. A revealing journey through thirteen songs about family, loved ones, travels and a sense that these things that shape and inspire us have to be shared with others to complete a circle. Brian has been writing and recording material with words for as long as he's been making music. In fact, Mama Rosa grew naturally from the four-track home demos that he's recorded over the years and several of the original performances from those tapes can be heard on this album. Initially, Blade felt that these songs would never be heard by anyone else, but after encouragement from longtime friend, Daniel Lanois, these home recordings became the cornerstones for the album. There is an initial spark close to the moment of inspiration and that intimate vibe is felt throughout Mama Rosa. There is a $20 cover.
NYC: ANDY STATMAN AT JOE'S PUB AS PART OF KULTURFESTNYC
Andy Statman will perform at
JOE'S PUB at THE PUBLIC THEATRE (425 Lafayette Street, NYC - 212-967-7555) on Saturday, June 20th at 11:00 pm. Had there been a planetarium in 19th-century Galicia, or a kosher deli in Depression-era Kentucky, Andy Statman's music might have been playing in the background. Meandering through time, geography and culture, the man and his inimitable hybrid sound move freely among the before, the after, and the present. Andy Statman, one of his generation's premier mandolinists and clarinetists, thinks of his compositions and performances as "spontaneous American-roots music and personal, prayerful hasidic music, by way of avant-garde jazz." This modest man takes for granted that a performer might embody several worlds in his art, and seems humbled by the fact that his music, like his story, is extraordinary. There is a $20 cover.
Carol Curtis performs at MARTINI'S ABOVE FOURTH (3940 4th Avenue, San Diego, CA - 619-400-4500) pm Saturdays from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. The musical road from Riverside, California to San Diego rambles through Nevada, Oklahoma and almost every state in between, where Carol Curtis traveled as a musician. With a degree in music education from Oklahoma State University, she inspired young minds for several years, only to return to her true calling: cabaret-style singing. Playing the audience as skillfully as she plays piano and guitar, Carol weaves an eclectic mix of torch songs, Broadway and standards into an evening of fun repartee. No cover charge.
Tony-Award winner for his performance as "Paul San Marco" in the original company of A Chorus Line, Sammy Williams will perform at THE GARDENIA (7066 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA - 323-467-7444) on Saturday, June 20th at 9:00 pm. Sammy is also the recipient of the prestigious and a Special Theatre World Award for his creative contribution to that show. He was also in the Broadway productions of The Happy Time, Applause, and SeeSaw. Call for cover/ minimum information.
Tony Award-winning actress, Faith Prince, will bring her acclaimed show, Have a Little Faith, to 
Celebrate Pride Month with Melissa Young & Nick Sula as they return to 
Donna Hayes returns to 
Claire Martin OBE and rising star pianist Jamie Safiruddin celebrate Lady Day's centenary with a programme of Billie Holiday favourites at