MARCH 28th IN NYC: ROBIN'S NEST - A BENEFIT FOR HELPUSADOPT.ORG
- AS ADVERTISED IN CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
Celebrate new beginnings and the return of Spring! Join host and Helpusadopt.org board member Robin Westle, headliner Carole Demas, best known for creating the role of 'Sandy' in the original Broadway production of Grease, and co-star of the popular and wildly successful children's television show "The Magic Garden" and special guest stars Stephen Mitchell Brown of Broadway's Jekyll and Hyde, Leah Jennings (Metrostar finalist), Eva Kantor (Metrostar finalist, NY Cabaret Convention), Valerie Lemon, concert soloist for the late Marvin Hamlisch, and Sage Melcher (Great American Songbook HS and Academy Competition finalist) at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909) on Monday, March 28th at 7:00 pm. This will be an unforgettable night of song and story to benefit Helpusadopt.org, a national non-profit 501(c)(3) financial assistance grant program providing qualified couples and individuals - regardless of race, ethnicity, marital status, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or disability - with grants of up to $15,000 towards their domestic, international, foster, or special needs adoption expenses. Adoption is expensive. Statistics say that an average adoption costs upwards of $30,000. The magnitude and uncertainty of these expenses is a significant obstacle standing in the way of permanent homes for the more than 150 million children around the globe who need parents. Through the generous contributions of donors, Helpusadopt.org is able to assist others in overcoming the financial obstacles they face when seeking to adopt. Helpusadopt.org's average grant is approximately $8,500 and since the organization's launch in 2007, Helpusadopt.org has helped to build more than 150 families by awarding over $1,300,000 in total adoption grants. For more information, please see their web site at Helpusadopt.org. There is a $25 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
PRODUCER ROBIN WESTLE IS A MEMBER OF CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE copyright 2016 - See cabaret listings from all over the world at CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
The new reigning Grande Dame of Cabaret, Baby Jane Dexter, returns to 
This recording had a long gestation, starting when Jim was born in Florence Alabama in1945. This was very close to the place where musical magic was to be made, the famous recording studios in Muscle Shoals. By coincidence, Percy Sledge was born in the same little town where his family and Jim lived, Leighton, Alabama. He had a major hit with his first recording in 1966, and the "Muscle Shoals Sound" was firmly established. Jim Speake had music in his life from an early age, because he sang along with his mother when she played the piano and sang. A track of his first recording session at four, can be found on Jim's first CD, "Jim Speake Sings My Generation." It was expected that he would go into the family business of farming. Instead, when Speake went to college, he earned degrees in Business Administration, University of Alabama and ultimately Landscape Architecture, University of Georgia. If he had followed my heart, he would have studied music. That was a road Jim did not take seriously until he moved to New York City in 2000. There, while studying acting and voice, Jim was lucky enough to meet some key people who have been vital to his development as a singer. At H.B. Studio, he met KT Sullivan. KT introduced Jim to Eric Michael Gillett. Eric Michael introduced him to Patrick DeGennaro. Patrick introduced him to Lennie Watts and Steven Ray Watkins. 2015 marked the tenth anniversary of his collaboration with these two talented men. Most of the arrangements on this recording were developed working with this same team. It is not a stretch to say thatSpeake would not have made this recording had he not met Lennie and Steven. He especially appreciates Lennie's support through this journey and also introducing him to Paul Rolnick.
In Jackie Draper's new show - "Moonlight Propaganda" will be presented at 
Kelley Karel returns to 
Carol Shedlin returns to 
For years, the all-original Vaudeville variety musical act Peaches and Crime has been bringing a revival of a vibrant, varied, and unpredictable stage art for to stages across New York and beyond. But on Saturday, April 23rd at 9:00 pm, Peaches and Crime will bring their special brand of macabre music and wit to 
The 31st Annual Bistro Awards gala will be held on Tuesday, March 8th at 6:30 pm at 
Pacific Northwest Cabaret Association with special funding by Brian Silkworth & Bill Colter and in cooperation with 
Multi-Award-winning New York vocalists KT Sullivan and Jeff Harnar return to 
Now a firm favourite in her adopted UK, talented vocalist Gabrielle Ducomble brings a special blend of Gallic charm and sophistication to 
Alex Leonard returns to 
On March 16th, The Singing Experience workshop "Spring Fling!" will begin. When winter is over, you will want to sing like the birdies do in the spring! So join the March-April workshop of The Singing Experience and after 4 fun-filled rehearsals (on Wednesdays, March 16th, 23rd, 30th and April 6th) at STUDIO 353 from 6:30 to 9:30 pm, you will find yourself in the spotlight, microphone in hand standing on the stage of STAGE 72 (158 West 72nd Street, NYC - 212-362-2590 - http://stage72.com/ ) on Wednesday, April 13th. One week later on Wednesday, April 20th, there will be a DVD Viewing Party at the The Singing Experience offices to celebrate your success with the cast.(DVD of the show included in tuition). This is the 39th Anniversary Year of the renowned and Award Winning workshop. Classes fill up quickly and enrollment is limited, so reserve your place now and sing in the Spring! Visit the website at http//www.SingingExperience.com for the full schedule, info and registration. Remember that you can give the "Gift of Song" to that special someone in your life! Visit our Youtube Channel to see hundreds of fabulous TSE graduates of all ages and walks of life, singing their hearts out. See the videos at http://www.Youtube.com/SingingExperience . They also have a Cable TV Program in NYC on MNN - Sundays at 5:00 pm on Channel 56. Your "someday is now" and this workshop will make your dream come true and you will sing out fearlessly, confidently and show the world the "star" you really are!
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This year Tuscany Project is offering TWO versions of famed International Intensive Workshop on Voice & Song! For the first time ever, The Tuscany Project goes to the Czech Republic. 8 days of singing, inspirational teachers, small group and individual work.
This summer, July 15th - July 22nd, 2016, The Tuscany Project 'Gospel Workshop- Blend Your Voice With Others' will take a vacation from the beloved Locanda and spend some time by the sea! This new adventure will take place on the Greek island of Kefalonia. Attendees will stay in a Greek pension with a beautiful space for movement, singing, comfortable accommodations nestled in an olive grove and just 300 meters away from the beach. Typical Greek dishes will be served in the Taverna of the house, freshly made with their own olive oil and organic vegetables from the garden.