M.W.: "BAB FAB 3: STREISAND BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION"
Three Cat Media presents the third annual Barbra Streisand Birthday Celebration at THE SKOKIE THEATRE (7924 Lincoln Avenue, Skokie, IL - 847-677-7761 ) on Friday & Saturday, April 23rd & 24th at 8:00 pm and Sunday, April 25th at 2:00 pm. "Bab Fab 2: Happy Days are Back Again" celebrates the musical career of the legendary Barbra Streisand. The weekend celebration begins with an evening with Barbra Streisand activist Matt Howe on April 23rd. Matt's passion for the life and career of Barbra Streisand has not only inspired him to create one of the most thorough informational websites on Barbra, but has gained the respect and admiration of several of Barbra's creative associates and top people in the entertainment industry. "Bab Fab" will continue on April 24th at 8:00 pm and April 25th at 2:00 pm with "A Barbra Streisand Musical Celebration." This performance will cover Streisand's fantastic musical career, from her early days in Greenwich Village to her incredible rise to super stardom. Rob Dorn escorts audiences through a Streisand musical timeline assisted by some of Chicago's leading cabaret and musical theater talent, including Amy Cole, Elizabeth Dowling, Hilary Ann Feldman, Laura Freeman, Scott Gryder, Beckie Menzie, Tom Michael, Marianne Murphy Orland, Jason Paul Smith and more. Tickets are $25.
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Saturday, July 11, 2009
OPEN LETTER TO ALL WHO HELPED IN MY 19TH BIRTHDAY SHOW
I am just now collecting my thoughts over Thursday night's event - I left the THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATER (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909 ) with a heart filled with gratitude to all who worked to make the show "one of the best ever" according to Don Schaffer - who sees a lot of shows. Thank you all again! (more on this in Monday's issue)
Special thanks to Phil Bonds and Kenny Bell, who run the club - for putting up with us for another year. This is truly a professionally run operation where they anticipate your every need. And no one in this town does lights & sounds better than Joey Pier - a master at the light/sound board and a swell guy to work with.
And a huge special thanks to the folks who stepped forth early on and donated sponsorships for the show - covering in advance every penny of expense and making it possible for us to concentrate on the production side and let the tickets sell themselves. We weren't under pressure to fill the room, but it happened anyway.
The 19th Birthday Party of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE was sponsored in part by Raisa Katona Bennett , Suzanne Carrico, Chelsea's Desktop, Inc. - Chelsea Hudgins, Grace Cosgrove, Creative Minds Productions, Teresa Fischer, Marty Geiger, Eric Michael Gillett, Laura Hull, and Jim Van Slyke. Thank you all once more!
And to the performers: I could see from your faces while you performing that you were trying to do your best for this audience filled with the cream of cabaret - performers and fans. This added a special excitement to the show - and an extra thank you from me.
To Tracy Stark: working under pressure, accompanying many performers you have never worked with before (including presenting a few songs that had their premiere at the show), you are magnificent. Everything that was "thrown at you" you took in stride. Thanks from the bottom of my heart.
Special thanks to Phil Bonds and Kenny Bell, who run the club - for putting up with us for another year. This is truly a professionally run operation where they anticipate your every need. And no one in this town does lights & sounds better than Joey Pier - a master at the light/sound board and a swell guy to work with.
And a huge special thanks to the folks who stepped forth early on and donated sponsorships for the show - covering in advance every penny of expense and making it possible for us to concentrate on the production side and let the tickets sell themselves. We weren't under pressure to fill the room, but it happened anyway.
The 19th Birthday Party of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE was sponsored in part by Raisa Katona Bennett , Suzanne Carrico, Chelsea's Desktop, Inc. - Chelsea Hudgins, Grace Cosgrove, Creative Minds Productions, Teresa Fischer, Marty Geiger, Eric Michael Gillett, Laura Hull, and Jim Van Slyke. Thank you all once more!
And to the performers: I could see from your faces while you performing that you were trying to do your best for this audience filled with the cream of cabaret - performers and fans. This added a special excitement to the show - and an extra thank you from me.
To Tracy Stark: working under pressure, accompanying many performers you have never worked with before (including presenting a few songs that had their premiere at the show), you are magnificent. Everything that was "thrown at you" you took in stride. Thanks from the bottom of my heart.
REPORT ON 19TH BIRTHDAY SHOW BY SUE MATSUKI
So last night we all gathered to celebrate the 19th year of Cabaret Hotline On Line and the 70th year of our beloved Stu Hamstra at the beautiful WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATER (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909). What a night! Now admittedly I am writing as this year's Jeff Matson Award Winner so it was, personally, a gloriously wonderful night for me, but I want to just talk about the show and Stu.
First up was the lovely of soul and voice, Miss Grace Cosgrove (with back up singers whose names, unfortunately are not listed on the sheet that I have in front of me but they were both FAB) singing "Summer in the City"! For those of you who do not know Grace, she fulfills the meaning of her name. She has very quickly become a part of the NY Cabaret Scene by hosting an on-going series called Grace Notes which has now become one of the "it" events to be invited to perform in. Grace, I'm available, anytime...I'm just sayin'! LOL!
Moira Danis killed with her very funny set up about the "history" of all events that happened on Stu's actual Birthday (July 6th) and then went right into a beautiful song called "My Love" celebrating her new CD and her on-going wonderful Petula Clark tribute show. Love the vocals and the dress Moira!
The next four acts are exactly what this night and Stu is all about. I like to say that Stu is a reviewer (although he claims he no longer really reviews) who still goes to see folks who are not the top 20 "usual suspects" and, because of this, the community (Ca-Ching -$1.00 into the pot for every time we used the word last night) gets to meet his "finds". While the 2nd man listed below is not a new comer, the other three were newbies to me and to most of us so Hotline and this show is like our own personal TV guide to the new season (with weather & financial reports included as one person mentioned from stage!)
A young, handsome Ryan Greer sang and danced to a Jobim song as if he were playing a stage in Atlantic City. Someone leaned over to me and said, "He sounds like a young Tony DeSare!" High praise indeed young man...Tony is the BOMB in your genre so, study him well. Ryan will be one of the "younguns" that sustain this art form we love so much far into the future.
Jim Speake has been around for awhile and is a charming, talented man who brought the house down with his rendition of "Thank God I'm Old" with the delightful Steven Ray Watkins on the piano. (Incidentally, Steven got such a rousing amount of applause just for playing...he is so beloved.) With Jim, while I have known him for a long time and have caught him doing a song here or there, this one number made me want to make a point to go to see his next show. Again, THIS is what Stu is about!
Up next was another lovely newbie (to me) that Stu "found". She did "Apt. 14G" which, to us cabaret goers is a (great) staple song in the business BUT she added such flair to how she did it (her opera voice is spectacular!) that we were all charmed by her. She happens to be stunningly beautiful too so keep your eyes out for Shana (like punim) Farr.
OK, so call me a bit prejudice on this one but one of the surprise performances came from out of the house of the Beechman. Waitstaff lovely Becca Johnson came up asking Stu if she too could sing a song...and SING she did! OMG! Becca is one of my favorite gals at the Beechman but who knew? See, again, who knew....Stu knew and passed it along to us. She blew us all away with her rendition of "It's An Art" and ode, if you will, to being a waitress. Her last note alone was worth the price of admission!
The Delivery Girls...Amie Carey, Mary Carey and April Henry along with MD Tracy Stark...what can I say? Goddesses all! With tight 4 part harmonies, these three gals along with Tracy wowed us with beauty and talent! One of them (Amie) was even taking her group title a little too seriously by being, um, let's say, ready to deliver! I am a new fan of this most wonderful group. Legs for days too!
Tracy Stark...beloved, talented, gorgeous, generous, multi-award winning and, like Steven, one of the loudest WHOOPS of the evening when introdcued because we all love her so much. Doing one of her own songs "I Will Find My Own Strength" she became an inspiration to us all by her words as well as her example. I adore this women! Thank you Tracy from all of us for your tremendous contribution last night in giving your Birthday gift to Stu of playing the show for us.
So next up was my dear friend Miles Philips, last year's Jeff Matson Award Winner, to introduce me as this years winner. Let me just say that everyone in the business should have a friend like Miles. Usually when one is being introduced like this, you are nervous and only half hear what's being said about you but I forced myself to be present last night and to take it all in and how he loves me made me cry...you all did actually...everyone who stood up, everyone who gave me hugs, all the emails, Stu for giving me this award, Brooks (Jeff's writing partner) and Sara (Jeff's sister) being the in audience and all my "peeps" the folks at my table and around me meant the world to me. I humbly say thank you for the recognition and will strive to live up to the honor. 'Nuff said!
This year's Dottie Berman Award then went to Brett Kristofferson and, upon hearing Brett's dear friend, the incomparable Angela Shultz, sing one of his songs, we all knew why he was this year's winner. I recently saw the review that Brett did of all of his tunes and it was just spectacular. His body of work is so impressive. The funny is really funny and the profound is just so deep. Angela's voice and performance was a pure moment of sound and emotion that just moved me to tears. Singers should seek out this man's material and fast because we're all going to be doing Brett Kristofferson songs soon! Congrats Brett. I knew Dottie very well and she would be proud to know you have been honored in her name. Angela...we're going to be great pals, I just know it. Can't wait to see your show!
Another fairly new person to cabaret but an oh SO welcome face and voice on the scene is the delicious Raissa Katona Bennett. Like Miss Grace, Raissa runs another fabulous on-going program at Tudor City which is another very coveted invitation. She, single-handedly (well with the help of her handsome husband) is bringing Cabaret to the locals of Tudor City which is putting fannies in the seats of our shows folks! BRAVA and thank you Raissa! She sang a song written by Hector Coris on lyrics (another beloved energy in our community - CA-CHING) and David Caldwell on music which was a tribute to her previously mentioned handsome husband, Garrett. Let's just say that we all now know WAY too much about Dr. Dimples! Paging Dr. Dimples to the nurse's station! ; ) Needless-to-say, she brought the house down with that one AND probably "got lucky" last night too! You go girl!
Up next was another divine "find" by Stu. This slim, wide eyed, sweet, seemingly shy young man takes the stage to sing one of Stu's favorite songs, "Eye on the Sparrow" and he opens his mouth and out comes the voice of Ol' Joe from Showboat. Spectacular! Another young man to watch for is Terrell Baker and again, thanks to Stu 70 or so people now know this!
The 2nd surprise guest is fast becoming a NY treasure. I've yet to see his Neil Sedaka show but hear that it is AMAZING and cannot wait to see it. Jim Van Slyke sang "Solitaire". A solitary man with a voice from the heavens at the piano singing...it doesn't seem like it can get any better than this so who but another NY treasure can follow such a moment?
That would be the one and only Tom Anderson to close the show and boy, what a way to go out! Part of me does not want to spoil the surprise of a song that will take the community (CA-CHING) by storm so let me just say FUNNY FUNNY FUNNY. And, anyone who wants to know how to set up an audience for the unexpected in what's to follow...look to Tom. I'm still giggling over this song!
As always thanks to Kenny, Phil, Joey and the entire staff at the Beechman for all that they do for us all. I'll be bringing my new show there in September and cannot wait to be with my Beechman "family" again!
I've been to all and have appeared in many of Stu's Birthday shows over the years and they are all stellar evenings. It's an array of some of the biggest names with some of the most wonderful new comers you will ever hope to see ono ne stage and last night was no exception. It was such a good show and flew by for me! It's important to note this time and time again...if it were not for Stu Hamstra (and our other reviewers out there seeing all these new acts) most of us would not know who to watch or what to see. I know that I can speak on behalf of the entire...YOU KNOW WHAT...I'm broke now...in saying:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, THANK YOU, BLESS YOU, CONGRATULATIONS, KEEP ON KEEPIN' ON and WE LOVE YOU
STU HAMSTRA!
xxx,
Sue Matsuki
First up was the lovely of soul and voice, Miss Grace Cosgrove (with back up singers whose names, unfortunately are not listed on the sheet that I have in front of me but they were both FAB) singing "Summer in the City"! For those of you who do not know Grace, she fulfills the meaning of her name. She has very quickly become a part of the NY Cabaret Scene by hosting an on-going series called Grace Notes which has now become one of the "it" events to be invited to perform in. Grace, I'm available, anytime...I'm just sayin'! LOL!
Moira Danis killed with her very funny set up about the "history" of all events that happened on Stu's actual Birthday (July 6th) and then went right into a beautiful song called "My Love" celebrating her new CD and her on-going wonderful Petula Clark tribute show. Love the vocals and the dress Moira!
The next four acts are exactly what this night and Stu is all about. I like to say that Stu is a reviewer (although he claims he no longer really reviews) who still goes to see folks who are not the top 20 "usual suspects" and, because of this, the community (Ca-Ching -$1.00 into the pot for every time we used the word last night) gets to meet his "finds". While the 2nd man listed below is not a new comer, the other three were newbies to me and to most of us so Hotline and this show is like our own personal TV guide to the new season (with weather & financial reports included as one person mentioned from stage!)
A young, handsome Ryan Greer sang and danced to a Jobim song as if he were playing a stage in Atlantic City. Someone leaned over to me and said, "He sounds like a young Tony DeSare!" High praise indeed young man...Tony is the BOMB in your genre so, study him well. Ryan will be one of the "younguns" that sustain this art form we love so much far into the future.
Jim Speake has been around for awhile and is a charming, talented man who brought the house down with his rendition of "Thank God I'm Old" with the delightful Steven Ray Watkins on the piano. (Incidentally, Steven got such a rousing amount of applause just for playing...he is so beloved.) With Jim, while I have known him for a long time and have caught him doing a song here or there, this one number made me want to make a point to go to see his next show. Again, THIS is what Stu is about!
Up next was another lovely newbie (to me) that Stu "found". She did "Apt. 14G" which, to us cabaret goers is a (great) staple song in the business BUT she added such flair to how she did it (her opera voice is spectacular!) that we were all charmed by her. She happens to be stunningly beautiful too so keep your eyes out for Shana (like punim) Farr.
OK, so call me a bit prejudice on this one but one of the surprise performances came from out of the house of the Beechman. Waitstaff lovely Becca Johnson came up asking Stu if she too could sing a song...and SING she did! OMG! Becca is one of my favorite gals at the Beechman but who knew? See, again, who knew....Stu knew and passed it along to us. She blew us all away with her rendition of "It's An Art" and ode, if you will, to being a waitress. Her last note alone was worth the price of admission!
The Delivery Girls...Amie Carey, Mary Carey and April Henry along with MD Tracy Stark...what can I say? Goddesses all! With tight 4 part harmonies, these three gals along with Tracy wowed us with beauty and talent! One of them (Amie) was even taking her group title a little too seriously by being, um, let's say, ready to deliver! I am a new fan of this most wonderful group. Legs for days too!
Tracy Stark...beloved, talented, gorgeous, generous, multi-award winning and, like Steven, one of the loudest WHOOPS of the evening when introdcued because we all love her so much. Doing one of her own songs "I Will Find My Own Strength" she became an inspiration to us all by her words as well as her example. I adore this women! Thank you Tracy from all of us for your tremendous contribution last night in giving your Birthday gift to Stu of playing the show for us.
So next up was my dear friend Miles Philips, last year's Jeff Matson Award Winner, to introduce me as this years winner. Let me just say that everyone in the business should have a friend like Miles. Usually when one is being introduced like this, you are nervous and only half hear what's being said about you but I forced myself to be present last night and to take it all in and how he loves me made me cry...you all did actually...everyone who stood up, everyone who gave me hugs, all the emails, Stu for giving me this award, Brooks (Jeff's writing partner) and Sara (Jeff's sister) being the in audience and all my "peeps" the folks at my table and around me meant the world to me. I humbly say thank you for the recognition and will strive to live up to the honor. 'Nuff said!
This year's Dottie Berman Award then went to Brett Kristofferson and, upon hearing Brett's dear friend, the incomparable Angela Shultz, sing one of his songs, we all knew why he was this year's winner. I recently saw the review that Brett did of all of his tunes and it was just spectacular. His body of work is so impressive. The funny is really funny and the profound is just so deep. Angela's voice and performance was a pure moment of sound and emotion that just moved me to tears. Singers should seek out this man's material and fast because we're all going to be doing Brett Kristofferson songs soon! Congrats Brett. I knew Dottie very well and she would be proud to know you have been honored in her name. Angela...we're going to be great pals, I just know it. Can't wait to see your show!
Another fairly new person to cabaret but an oh SO welcome face and voice on the scene is the delicious Raissa Katona Bennett. Like Miss Grace, Raissa runs another fabulous on-going program at Tudor City which is another very coveted invitation. She, single-handedly (well with the help of her handsome husband) is bringing Cabaret to the locals of Tudor City which is putting fannies in the seats of our shows folks! BRAVA and thank you Raissa! She sang a song written by Hector Coris on lyrics (another beloved energy in our community - CA-CHING) and David Caldwell on music which was a tribute to her previously mentioned handsome husband, Garrett. Let's just say that we all now know WAY too much about Dr. Dimples! Paging Dr. Dimples to the nurse's station! ; ) Needless-to-say, she brought the house down with that one AND probably "got lucky" last night too! You go girl!
Up next was another divine "find" by Stu. This slim, wide eyed, sweet, seemingly shy young man takes the stage to sing one of Stu's favorite songs, "Eye on the Sparrow" and he opens his mouth and out comes the voice of Ol' Joe from Showboat. Spectacular! Another young man to watch for is Terrell Baker and again, thanks to Stu 70 or so people now know this!
The 2nd surprise guest is fast becoming a NY treasure. I've yet to see his Neil Sedaka show but hear that it is AMAZING and cannot wait to see it. Jim Van Slyke sang "Solitaire". A solitary man with a voice from the heavens at the piano singing...it doesn't seem like it can get any better than this so who but another NY treasure can follow such a moment?
That would be the one and only Tom Anderson to close the show and boy, what a way to go out! Part of me does not want to spoil the surprise of a song that will take the community (CA-CHING) by storm so let me just say FUNNY FUNNY FUNNY. And, anyone who wants to know how to set up an audience for the unexpected in what's to follow...look to Tom. I'm still giggling over this song!
As always thanks to Kenny, Phil, Joey and the entire staff at the Beechman for all that they do for us all. I'll be bringing my new show there in September and cannot wait to be with my Beechman "family" again!
I've been to all and have appeared in many of Stu's Birthday shows over the years and they are all stellar evenings. It's an array of some of the biggest names with some of the most wonderful new comers you will ever hope to see ono ne stage and last night was no exception. It was such a good show and flew by for me! It's important to note this time and time again...if it were not for Stu Hamstra (and our other reviewers out there seeing all these new acts) most of us would not know who to watch or what to see. I know that I can speak on behalf of the entire...YOU KNOW WHAT...I'm broke now...in saying:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, THANK YOU, BLESS YOU, CONGRATULATIONS, KEEP ON KEEPIN' ON and WE LOVE YOU
STU HAMSTRA!
xxx,
Sue Matsuki
Friday, July 3, 2009
TIME IS RUNNING OUT
If you were waiting until the last minute to order your tickets to the 19th Birthday Party of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE, this is just about the last minute. On Saturday - if any tickets remain - I am going to personally remind a few folks who I truly would love to see at the show who have not ordered tickets yet. You see (as though you didn't know by now) the party also celebrates my 70th birthday, and there are a bunch of folks, near and dear to me, who I would truly love to have there to celebrate with me.
In year's past, I have always told folks that the party is to celebrate CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE, not Stu Hamstra. This year is different, and as Cynthia Crane would say, time to toot my own horn. Less than 10 seats remain unsold - I do have 2 "sold" seats to give away (OK, I gave one away yesterday), but after Monday's issue goes out we will discontinue taking any orders, even if we have a few seats left. And we won't be selling tickets at the door the night of the show - THE BEECHMAN is not taking reservations.
Not trying to be mean or anything - I adopted this practice a few years ago when a friend (or I should say, former friend) offered to collect money at the door for tickets, and then got so drunk during the show (he was sprawled on a bench in the lobby of the venue when the show ended), he lost track of what he had collected, and mixed the show money with his own. We never fully untangled the finances and incidentally, that was the only CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE show in all the years that lost money!
Tickets are just $15 for new/renewed 2009-2010 members and $25 for non members (plus the usual $15 food/drink minimum required by the venue). TICKETS ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE at http://www.svhamstra.com/thankyou1tkt2.shtml
In year's past, I have always told folks that the party is to celebrate CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE, not Stu Hamstra. This year is different, and as Cynthia Crane would say, time to toot my own horn. Less than 10 seats remain unsold - I do have 2 "sold" seats to give away (OK, I gave one away yesterday), but after Monday's issue goes out we will discontinue taking any orders, even if we have a few seats left. And we won't be selling tickets at the door the night of the show - THE BEECHMAN is not taking reservations.
Not trying to be mean or anything - I adopted this practice a few years ago when a friend (or I should say, former friend) offered to collect money at the door for tickets, and then got so drunk during the show (he was sprawled on a bench in the lobby of the venue when the show ended), he lost track of what he had collected, and mixed the show money with his own. We never fully untangled the finances and incidentally, that was the only CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE show in all the years that lost money!
Tickets are just $15 for new/renewed 2009-2010 members and $25 for non members (plus the usual $15 food/drink minimum required by the venue). TICKETS ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE at http://www.svhamstra.com/thankyou1tkt2.shtml
Monday, June 29, 2009
SUE MATSUKI & BRETT KRISTOFFERSON RECEIVE HOTLINE AWARDS
SUE MATSUKI & BRETT KRISTOFFERSON RECEIVE HOTLINE AWARDS
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Once again we will be presenting two awards at our annual birthday show in honor of two people who have contributed to the art and artists of cabaret in the past and are no longer with us, but should never be forgotten. We are very proud to announce this year's recipients, who will be honored at CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE's 19th Birthday show on July 9th.
The JEFF MATSON AWARD - given annually to a person(s) who, like Jeff, has done extraordinary work in supporting, mentoring and giving leadership to others in cabaret. This year we are presenting the award to Sue Matsuki, a lady who has done all those things over the years, in addition to performing, volunteering, and even promoting fellow performers (and attending a lot of shows). Sue has also assisted CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE in producing many of the special events we have sponsored - like our Birthday Parties. As an award winner, Sue will also perform a number in the show.
The DOTTIE BURMAN SONGWRITER award will be presented to Brett Kristofferson, who, like Dottie, writes original songs, but also mentors and gives attention to many of the younger singers in the world of cabaret. His work has been heard in numerous venues around New York City, including The Duplex, The Laurie Beechman Theatre, Don't Tell Mama, Rose's Turn, Manhattan Theatre Source, and Astoria Performing Arts Center (APAC). He has presented several revues of his work, including This Love; Beginnings: The Music of Brett Kristofferson; The Man on the Rock, and most recently, Keeping My Composure, a one-night event at the Laurie Beechman Theatre just last week. He has written book, music and lyrics for several musicals, including Insanities; The Red House (additional lyrics by Angela Shultz), The Gospel According to Tammy Faye (book & lyrics by Jeff Dobbins); As the Curtain Rises (book & lyrics by Brent Peterson); and In Her Place (book & lyrics by Angela Shultz). His song, "The Whole Wide World" was nominated for Song of the Year by the Manhattan Association of Cabaret and Clubs (MAC). As an award winner, Brett will present a number in the show, performed by Angela Shultz.
Already announced cast members include cabaret legend Tom Andersen, recent cabaret newcomer Terrell Baker, cabaret/Broadway favorite Raissa Katona Bennett, Grace Cosgrove (host of GRACE NOTES: A Singers' Soiree), the delightful Moira Danis, the all-girl vocal group The Delivery Girls, singer/dancer Ryan Greer and the inimitable singer/actor Jim Speake. Musical director for the show is the 2009-double-MAC-Award winning Tracy Stark.
Less than 15 seats remain for the show, to be held on Thursday, July 9th at 7:00 pm at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATER (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909 - ).
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Once again we will be presenting two awards at our annual birthday show in honor of two people who have contributed to the art and artists of cabaret in the past and are no longer with us, but should never be forgotten. We are very proud to announce this year's recipients, who will be honored at CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE's 19th Birthday show on July 9th.
The JEFF MATSON AWARD - given annually to a person(s) who, like Jeff, has done extraordinary work in supporting, mentoring and giving leadership to others in cabaret. This year we are presenting the award to Sue Matsuki, a lady who has done all those things over the years, in addition to performing, volunteering, and even promoting fellow performers (and attending a lot of shows). Sue has also assisted CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE in producing many of the special events we have sponsored - like our Birthday Parties. As an award winner, Sue will also perform a number in the show.
The DOTTIE BURMAN SONGWRITER award will be presented to Brett Kristofferson, who, like Dottie, writes original songs, but also mentors and gives attention to many of the younger singers in the world of cabaret. His work has been heard in numerous venues around New York City, including The Duplex, The Laurie Beechman Theatre, Don't Tell Mama, Rose's Turn, Manhattan Theatre Source, and Astoria Performing Arts Center (APAC). He has presented several revues of his work, including This Love; Beginnings: The Music of Brett Kristofferson; The Man on the Rock, and most recently, Keeping My Composure, a one-night event at the Laurie Beechman Theatre just last week. He has written book, music and lyrics for several musicals, including Insanities; The Red House (additional lyrics by Angela Shultz), The Gospel According to Tammy Faye (book & lyrics by Jeff Dobbins); As the Curtain Rises (book & lyrics by Brent Peterson); and In Her Place (book & lyrics by Angela Shultz). His song, "The Whole Wide World" was nominated for Song of the Year by the Manhattan Association of Cabaret and Clubs (MAC). As an award winner, Brett will present a number in the show, performed by Angela Shultz.
Already announced cast members include cabaret legend Tom Andersen, recent cabaret newcomer Terrell Baker, cabaret/Broadway favorite Raissa Katona Bennett, Grace Cosgrove (host of GRACE NOTES: A Singers' Soiree), the delightful Moira Danis, the all-girl vocal group The Delivery Girls, singer/dancer Ryan Greer and the inimitable singer/actor Jim Speake. Musical director for the show is the 2009-double-MAC-Award winning Tracy Stark.
Less than 15 seats remain for the show, to be held on Thursday, July 9th at 7:00 pm at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATER (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909 - ).
Thursday, June 11, 2009
GRACE COSGROVE JOINS THE CAST OF BIRTHDAY SHOW
GRACE COSGROVE JOINS THE CAST OF BIRTHDAY SHOW
Grace Cosgrove, host of GRACE NOTES: A Singers' Soiree" has accepted our invitation to join the cast of "A Few of My Favorites", the 19th BIRTHDAY PARTY of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE to be held on Thursday, July 9th at 7:00 pm at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATER (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - ). Already announced cast members include cabaret legend Tom Andersen, recent cabaret newcomer Terrell Baker, cabaret/Broadway favorite Raissa Katona Bennett, the delightful Moira Danis, the all-girl vocal group The Delivery Girls, singer/dancer Ryan Greer and the inimitable singer/actor Jim Speake. Musical director for the show is the 2009-double-MAC-Award winning Tracy Stark. We sent out more invites over the weekend and hope to have some announcements soon.
Each year CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE presents the DOTTIE BURMAN and JEFF MATSON awards, and this year we welcome back as our honored guests, past winners: DC Anderson, Hector Coris, Trudi Mann, Collette Black, Joe Regan and Miles Phillips - winners of the JEFF MATSON AWARD, which has been presented since our first birthday party in 2004 and Maria Gentile and Tracy, winners of the DOTTIE BURMAN AWARD, which we started presenting in 2007.
Tickets are $15 for new/renewed 2009-2010 members and $25 for non-members (plus the usual $15 food/drink minimum required by the venue). TICKETS ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE - no reservations will be taken by the club, no tickets will be available the night of the show.
Go to http://www.svhamstra.com/thankyou1tkt2.shtml to buy your ticket (2009-2010 members can purchase 2 tickets at the member price). If you can't make it to the show, you can buy an ad in the program book (as little as $25) at http://www.svhamstra.com/thankyou1program.shtml or purchase a ticket that we can give to someone who can't afford one (each birthday we give away 4 or 5 tickets purchased this way.) $100 sponsorships (includes a free ticket and a 1/2 page program ad, plus acknowledgement in promotions - see next paragraph) are available at http://www.svhamstra.com/thankyou1sponsor.shtml
Proceeds from the "A Few of My Favorites" party go to support CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE through the summer months, when banner and other advertising income traditionally drops by 50-70%. We are hoping to raise at least $3000 for this purpose - and are nearly half way there, thanks to tickets already sold and the generosity of our sponsors.
The 19th Birthday Party of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE is sponsored in part by Raisa Katona Bennett, Suzanne Carrico, Chelsea's Desktop, Inc. - Chelsea Hudgins, Grace Cosgrove, Creative Minds Productions, Teresa Fischer, Marty Geiger, Eric Michael Gillett, Laura Hull, and Jim Van Slyke.
Grace Cosgrove, host of GRACE NOTES: A Singers' Soiree" has accepted our invitation to join the cast of "A Few of My Favorites", the 19th BIRTHDAY PARTY of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE to be held on Thursday, July 9th at 7:00 pm at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATER (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - ). Already announced cast members include cabaret legend Tom Andersen, recent cabaret newcomer Terrell Baker, cabaret/Broadway favorite Raissa Katona Bennett, the delightful Moira Danis, the all-girl vocal group The Delivery Girls, singer/dancer Ryan Greer and the inimitable singer/actor Jim Speake. Musical director for the show is the 2009-double-MAC-Award winning Tracy Stark. We sent out more invites over the weekend and hope to have some announcements soon.
Each year CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE presents the DOTTIE BURMAN and JEFF MATSON awards, and this year we welcome back as our honored guests, past winners: DC Anderson, Hector Coris, Trudi Mann, Collette Black, Joe Regan and Miles Phillips - winners of the JEFF MATSON AWARD, which has been presented since our first birthday party in 2004 and Maria Gentile and Tracy, winners of the DOTTIE BURMAN AWARD, which we started presenting in 2007.
Tickets are $15 for new/renewed 2009-2010 members and $25 for non-members (plus the usual $15 food/drink minimum required by the venue). TICKETS ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE - no reservations will be taken by the club, no tickets will be available the night of the show.
Go to http://www.svhamstra.com/thankyou1tkt2.shtml to buy your ticket (2009-2010 members can purchase 2 tickets at the member price). If you can't make it to the show, you can buy an ad in the program book (as little as $25) at http://www.svhamstra.com/thankyou1program.shtml or purchase a ticket that we can give to someone who can't afford one (each birthday we give away 4 or 5 tickets purchased this way.) $100 sponsorships (includes a free ticket and a 1/2 page program ad, plus acknowledgement in promotions - see next paragraph) are available at http://www.svhamstra.com/thankyou1sponsor.shtml
Proceeds from the "A Few of My Favorites" party go to support CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE through the summer months, when banner and other advertising income traditionally drops by 50-70%. We are hoping to raise at least $3000 for this purpose - and are nearly half way there, thanks to tickets already sold and the generosity of our sponsors.
The 19th Birthday Party of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE is sponsored in part by Raisa Katona Bennett, Suzanne Carrico, Chelsea's Desktop, Inc. - Chelsea Hudgins, Grace Cosgrove, Creative Minds Productions, Teresa Fischer, Marty Geiger, Eric Michael Gillett, Laura Hull, and Jim Van Slyke.
Friday, June 5, 2009
GET YOUR MEMBERSHIP & PARTY TICKETS HERE!
I hope you will go to the website at http://www.svhamstra.com/Membership.shtml and join CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE as a 2009-2010 member - and then go to http://www.svhamstra.com/thankyou1tkt2.shtml to buy your ticket (members can purchase 2 tickets at the member price) to our 19th Birthday Show at THE LAURIE BEECHMAN on Thursday, June 9th at 7:00 pm. That way you can get the MEMBER price of $15 rather than $25. Or if you can't make it, buy an ad in the program book (as little as $25) at http://www.svhamstra.com/thankyou1program.shtml or purchase a ticket that we can give to someone who can't afford one (each birthday we give away 4 or 5 tickets purchased this way.) $100 sponsorships (includes a free ticket and a 1/4 page program ad plus acknowledgement in promotions) available at http://www.svhamstra.com/thankyou1sponsor.shtml
DELIVERY GIRLS & MOIRA DANIS JOIN CAST OF 19th BIRTHDAY SHOW
DELIVERY GIRLS & MOIRA DANIS JOIN CAST OF 19th BIRTHDAY SHOW
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The all-girl pop vocal group The Delivery Girls (Mary Carey, Amie Carey, April Henry and MD Tracy Stark), performing this month at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM and later this summer at FEINSTEIN'S, have joined the cast of "A Few of My Favorites", the 19th BIRTHDAY PARTY of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE to be held on Thursday, July 9th at 7:00 pm at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATER (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - ). Also joining the list of HOTLINE cabaret favorites this week is Moira Danis, who's latest show, The Greatest Show On Earth, wowed audiences and critics at DON'T TELL MAMA earlier this year.
Already announced cast members include cabaret legend Tom Anderson, recent cabaret newcomer Terrell Baker, cabaret/Broadway favorite Raissa Katona Bennett, singer/dancer Ryan Greer and the inimitable singer/actor Jim Speake. Musical director for the show is the 2009-double-MAC-Award winning Tracy Stark. More performers will be announced shortly.
The party celebrates the start of the 20th year of publication of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE, which saw its first issue go out (in print) on July 6th, 1990 - published on the internet since 1997. The event also celebrates the 70th birthday of the founder, editor and publisher (and the only person who actually reads every issue all the way through - because he writes them) Stu Hamstra. The show will feature a number of performers who have become favorites of the newsletter's editor over the years. Part II - "More of My Favorites" will be presented next July when the publication celebrates its 20th Anniversary as the longest running cabaret-only news source of all things cabaret.
Each year CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE presents the DOTTIE BURMAN and JEFF MATSON awards, and this year we welcome back as our honored guests, past winners: DC Anderson, Hector Coris, Trudi Mann, Collette Black, Joe Regan and Miles Phillips - JEFF MATSON AWARD which has been presented since our first birthday party in 2004 and Maria Gentile and Tracy for the DOTTIE BURMAN AWARD, which we started presenting in 2007.
Tickets are $15 for new/renewed 2009-2010 members and $25 for non-members (plus the usual $15 food/drink minimum required by the venue). TICKETS ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE - no reservations will be taken by the club, no tickets will be available the night of the show.
The 19th Birthday Party of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE is sponsored in part by Raisa Katona Bennett, Suzanne Carrico, Chelsea's Desktop, Inc. - Chelsea Hudgins, Creative Minds Productions, Teresa Fischer, Marty Geiger, Eric Michael Gillett and Laura Hull.
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The all-girl pop vocal group The Delivery Girls (Mary Carey, Amie Carey, April Henry and MD Tracy Stark), performing this month at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM and later this summer at FEINSTEIN'S, have joined the cast of "A Few of My Favorites", the 19th BIRTHDAY PARTY of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE to be held on Thursday, July 9th at 7:00 pm at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATER (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - ). Also joining the list of HOTLINE cabaret favorites this week is Moira Danis, who's latest show, The Greatest Show On Earth, wowed audiences and critics at DON'T TELL MAMA earlier this year.
Already announced cast members include cabaret legend Tom Anderson, recent cabaret newcomer Terrell Baker, cabaret/Broadway favorite Raissa Katona Bennett, singer/dancer Ryan Greer and the inimitable singer/actor Jim Speake. Musical director for the show is the 2009-double-MAC-Award winning Tracy Stark. More performers will be announced shortly.
The party celebrates the start of the 20th year of publication of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE, which saw its first issue go out (in print) on July 6th, 1990 - published on the internet since 1997. The event also celebrates the 70th birthday of the founder, editor and publisher (and the only person who actually reads every issue all the way through - because he writes them) Stu Hamstra. The show will feature a number of performers who have become favorites of the newsletter's editor over the years. Part II - "More of My Favorites" will be presented next July when the publication celebrates its 20th Anniversary as the longest running cabaret-only news source of all things cabaret.
Each year CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE presents the DOTTIE BURMAN and JEFF MATSON awards, and this year we welcome back as our honored guests, past winners: DC Anderson, Hector Coris, Trudi Mann, Collette Black, Joe Regan and Miles Phillips - JEFF MATSON AWARD which has been presented since our first birthday party in 2004 and Maria Gentile and Tracy for the DOTTIE BURMAN AWARD, which we started presenting in 2007.
Tickets are $15 for new/renewed 2009-2010 members and $25 for non-members (plus the usual $15 food/drink minimum required by the venue). TICKETS ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE - no reservations will be taken by the club, no tickets will be available the night of the show.
The 19th Birthday Party of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE is sponsored in part by Raisa Katona Bennett, Suzanne Carrico, Chelsea's Desktop, Inc. - Chelsea Hudgins, Creative Minds Productions, Teresa Fischer, Marty Geiger, Eric Michael Gillett and Laura Hull.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
ANOTHER UPDATE ON THE JULY BIRTHDAY EVENT
Time for a quick plug for the 19th Birthday Party of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE on Thursday, July 9th at 7:00 pm at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATER (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909 - ). First a little history. This is the 5th annual event, and it was an outgrowth of our CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE membership program that started in July of 2001. Conferring with a few friends, I was seeking a way to finance operations through the slow summer months when banner income (our only income source at that time) drops by 70 to 80 percent. Meantime operation costs stay about the same. The idea that developed was to use the "PBS" model - offer memberships with benefits to raise the needed funds. That's why membership renewal season is in July each year - and we settled on July because CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE started publication on July 6, 1990 (July 6 also happens to be my birthday).
Five years ago we decided to hold a birthday party to kick off the new CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE year. Since we are selling memberships at the same time we are selling tickets to the party, the ticket price is intentionally low. But of course the whole reason for the party is to try to raise $2000 - $3000 to tide us over the lean summer months. And that's why we also have sponsors and program book advertisers. With less than 80 seats to sell at $15 each there is no way the party alone can raise the funds. And that's why your membership renewal or new membership donation is very important.
And the Birthday Parties have traditionally featured a variety of performers over the years. The past 4 birthday parties have presented 49 performers - and only 4 of them have appeared in more than one birthday party! (mostly because they were folks booking the various rooms or won one of the awards). We're not going to promise an all-star lineup of "big" names to appear at the party, but we have included a few. We try to include newcomers and old timers, maybe a comic, maybe someone who has been performing for several years mainly to "family & friends" and I feel they should be seen by a wider audience. I promise surprises, a lot of fun, prizes and of course our annual DOTTIE BURMAN and JEFF MATSON award winners.
I'm on the hunt right now for additional performers - I signed up one the other night after seeing his show, and another one last night who was a a show I was at. I want to include a few 2009 MAC Award winners - invitations going out this weekend. One act is already signed on who does a performance unlike any other seen in cabaret, and one person is signed on who appeared in my very first Birthday Party show!
In fact, this is more of a "fun raiser" party than a fund raiser - it is in a way the first membership benefit to be received by those who join as 2009-2010 members - a $10 discount on the non-member price!
I hope you will go to the website at http://www.svhamstra.com/Membership.shtml and join - and then go to http://www.svhamstra.com/thankyou1tkt2.shtml to buy your ticket (members can purchase 2 tickets at the member price).
Or if you can't make it, buy an ad in the program book (as little as $25) at or purchase a ticket that we can give to someone who can't afford one (each birthday we give away 4 or 5 tickets purchased this way.) $100 sponsorships (includes a free ticket and a 1/4 page program ad plus acknowledgement in promotions).
Here's the info once more: 19th Birthday Party of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE on Thursday, July 9th at 7:00 pm at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATER (407 West 42nd Street, NYC). Tickets are $15 for new/renewed 2009-2010 members and $25 for non members (plus the usual $15 food/drink minimum required by the venue). TICKETS ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE - no reservations will be taken by the club, no tickets will be available the night of the show.
The 19th Birthday Party of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE is sponsored in part by Raisa Katona Bennett, Suzanne Carrico, Chelsea's Desktop, Inc. - Chelsea Hudgins, Teresa Fischer, Marty Geiger, Eric Michael Gillett and Laura Hull.
Five years ago we decided to hold a birthday party to kick off the new CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE year. Since we are selling memberships at the same time we are selling tickets to the party, the ticket price is intentionally low. But of course the whole reason for the party is to try to raise $2000 - $3000 to tide us over the lean summer months. And that's why we also have sponsors and program book advertisers. With less than 80 seats to sell at $15 each there is no way the party alone can raise the funds. And that's why your membership renewal or new membership donation is very important.
And the Birthday Parties have traditionally featured a variety of performers over the years. The past 4 birthday parties have presented 49 performers - and only 4 of them have appeared in more than one birthday party! (mostly because they were folks booking the various rooms or won one of the awards). We're not going to promise an all-star lineup of "big" names to appear at the party, but we have included a few. We try to include newcomers and old timers, maybe a comic, maybe someone who has been performing for several years mainly to "family & friends" and I feel they should be seen by a wider audience. I promise surprises, a lot of fun, prizes and of course our annual DOTTIE BURMAN and JEFF MATSON award winners.
I'm on the hunt right now for additional performers - I signed up one the other night after seeing his show, and another one last night who was a a show I was at. I want to include a few 2009 MAC Award winners - invitations going out this weekend. One act is already signed on who does a performance unlike any other seen in cabaret, and one person is signed on who appeared in my very first Birthday Party show!
In fact, this is more of a "fun raiser" party than a fund raiser - it is in a way the first membership benefit to be received by those who join as 2009-2010 members - a $10 discount on the non-member price!
I hope you will go to the website at http://www.svhamstra.com/Membership.shtml and join - and then go to http://www.svhamstra.com/thankyou1tkt2.shtml to buy your ticket (members can purchase 2 tickets at the member price).
Or if you can't make it, buy an ad in the program book (as little as $25) at or purchase a ticket that we can give to someone who can't afford one (each birthday we give away 4 or 5 tickets purchased this way.) $100 sponsorships (includes a free ticket and a 1/4 page program ad plus acknowledgement in promotions).
Here's the info once more: 19th Birthday Party of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE on Thursday, July 9th at 7:00 pm at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATER (407 West 42nd Street, NYC). Tickets are $15 for new/renewed 2009-2010 members and $25 for non members (plus the usual $15 food/drink minimum required by the venue). TICKETS ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE - no reservations will be taken by the club, no tickets will be available the night of the show.
The 19th Birthday Party of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE is sponsored in part by Raisa Katona Bennett, Suzanne Carrico, Chelsea's Desktop, Inc. - Chelsea Hudgins, Teresa Fischer, Marty Geiger, Eric Michael Gillett and Laura Hull.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
ANOTHER UPDATE ON THE JULY BIRTHDAY EVENT
I want to invite you once more to attend our 5th Annual CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE Birthday Party - our 19th, celebrating the start of our 20th year of publication! Its at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATER (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909 - ) on Thursday, July 9th at 7:00 pm. Just to be perfectly clear, you must have joined or renewed as a 2009-2010 member to get the special MEMBER PRICE of $15 - non-member price is $25. Its like getting an instant $10 discount on your membership. And members can purchase one additional ticket at the member price (making a $20 discount, the cost of a SILVER membership and more than 1/4 the cost of a GOLD membership) Note: There is a $15 food/drink minimum required by the venue.
There are only 75 seats on sale. The room holds more than 75 but we have to save seats for some special people who will be our guests: the past recipients of the JEFF MATSON and DOTTIE BURMAN awards of the past 4 years:
2005 - DC Anderson: JEFF MATSON AWARD
2006 - Hector Coris & Trudi Mann JEFF MATSON AWARD
2007 - Collette Black & Joe Regan JEFF MATSON AWARD and Maria Gentile DOTTIE BURMAN AWARD
2008 - Miles Phillips JEFF MATSON AWARD and Tracy Stark DOTTIE BURMAN AWARD
This year's winners will be invited to attend no charge as well - plus each SPONSOR receives a free ticket, and any one who joins as a $250 Crystal Member or above gets 2 free tickets (subject to availability).
Tickets and memberships are on sale right now via the website - and we advise you use PayPal so that your reservations will be confirmed immediately. If you plan to send a check, please let me know first so that I can make sure there are seats available. And don't forget - postage rates have gone up. Please remember, all checks should be made out simply to STU HAMSTRA and mailed to 676A Ninth Avenue #120, New York, NY 10036.
Each event lately, instead of a raffle, we have presented each paying guest a free cabaret CD from what was once our vast collection of unopened duplicate CDs in our collection. But the cupboard is bare - the last of the collection were given out at the MARCH IS CABARET MONTH show in (naturally) March. If you would like to contribute some CDs (wrapped) for this event, send them to CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE at 676A Ninth Avenue #120, New York, NY 10036. (You can also drop them off - it is a MAILBOX ETC. store just around the corner from DON'T TELL MAMA - closes at 7:00 pm weekdays, 5:00 pm Saturdays and closed on Sundays).
We are lining up some fantastic performers - many of whom you have not seen before, as well as some old favorites. And we pledge that this year's show will be held to 90 minutes tops - there is a show following ours at 9:30 pm at THE LAURIE BEECHMAN so after the show we will move upstairs for schmoozing and cake. Next year - our 20th - I promise champagne!
Want to be a $100 sponsor? Want to run an ad in the program? Go to the website for all the details and links to sign up. All sponsors are mentioned in every promotional item we write about the party - just like in the next paragraph. (You can remain anonymous, if you wish).
The 19th Birthday Party of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE is sponsored in part (so far) by Raisa Katona Bennett, Suzanne Carrico , Chelsea's Desktop, Inc. - Chelsea Hudgins, Teresa Fischer, Marty Geiger, Eric Michael Gillett and Laura Hull.
There are only 75 seats on sale. The room holds more than 75 but we have to save seats for some special people who will be our guests: the past recipients of the JEFF MATSON and DOTTIE BURMAN awards of the past 4 years:
2005 - DC Anderson: JEFF MATSON AWARD
2006 - Hector Coris & Trudi Mann JEFF MATSON AWARD
2007 - Collette Black & Joe Regan JEFF MATSON AWARD and Maria Gentile DOTTIE BURMAN AWARD
2008 - Miles Phillips JEFF MATSON AWARD and Tracy Stark DOTTIE BURMAN AWARD
This year's winners will be invited to attend no charge as well - plus each SPONSOR receives a free ticket, and any one who joins as a $250 Crystal Member or above gets 2 free tickets (subject to availability).
Tickets and memberships are on sale right now via the website - and we advise you use PayPal so that your reservations will be confirmed immediately. If you plan to send a check, please let me know first so that I can make sure there are seats available. And don't forget - postage rates have gone up. Please remember, all checks should be made out simply to STU HAMSTRA and mailed to 676A Ninth Avenue #120, New York, NY 10036.
Each event lately, instead of a raffle, we have presented each paying guest a free cabaret CD from what was once our vast collection of unopened duplicate CDs in our collection. But the cupboard is bare - the last of the collection were given out at the MARCH IS CABARET MONTH show in (naturally) March. If you would like to contribute some CDs (wrapped) for this event, send them to CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE at 676A Ninth Avenue #120, New York, NY 10036. (You can also drop them off - it is a MAILBOX ETC. store just around the corner from DON'T TELL MAMA - closes at 7:00 pm weekdays, 5:00 pm Saturdays and closed on Sundays).
We are lining up some fantastic performers - many of whom you have not seen before, as well as some old favorites. And we pledge that this year's show will be held to 90 minutes tops - there is a show following ours at 9:30 pm at THE LAURIE BEECHMAN so after the show we will move upstairs for schmoozing and cake. Next year - our 20th - I promise champagne!
Want to be a $100 sponsor? Want to run an ad in the program? Go to the website for all the details and links to sign up. All sponsors are mentioned in every promotional item we write about the party - just like in the next paragraph. (You can remain anonymous, if you wish).
The 19th Birthday Party of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE is sponsored in part (so far) by Raisa Katona Bennett, Suzanne Carrico , Chelsea's Desktop, Inc. - Chelsea Hudgins, Teresa Fischer, Marty Geiger, Eric Michael Gillett and Laura Hull.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
TICKETS ARE ON SALE - INITIAL PERFORMERS ANNOUNCED FOR 19TH BIRTHDAY SHOW
Tickets are now available for the 19th Birthday Party of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE that will be held on Thursday, July 9th at 7:00 pm at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATER (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909 - ). Sales are limited to 75 seats, with nearly 25 seats already sold and of Monday, May 18th.
We've already lined up some great performers for the show: Tom Andersen, Raisa Katona Bennett, Ryan Greer and Jim Speake to start. Two more performers we've invited but need some time before they can commit.
The cost per ticket is just $15 to 2009-2010 members and $25 for those who have not renewed their memberships yet or haven't joined yet. SILVER memberships are just $20 so you can join/renew as a member for $20 then get your ticket for $15 and receive a full year of benefits - just click on the JOIN HERE button at the top of every page on the website for details on all levels and benefits of membership. Each 2009-2010 member can order a second ticket at the member price ($15) even though their guest might not be a member. Tickets and memberships are not refundable. NO RESERVATIONS WILL BE TAKEN BY THE CLUB - no tickets sold the day of the event. Tou can order tickets here: TICKETS
Program Booklet ads are available as well - in just three sizes: 1/4 page (square), 1/2 page (horizontal) and full page. Pricing is $75 full page, $50 for 1/2 page and $30 for 1/4 page.
And we're looking for a few more sponsors ($100 each includes a free ticket). All sponsors get a free 1/4 page ad in the Program Booklet and also get mentioned in all promotional e-mails and newsletters about the show - just like in the paragraph that follows:
The 19th Birthday Party of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE is sponsored in part (so far) by Raisa Katona Bennett , Suzanne Carrico, Teresa Fischer, Marty Geiger, and Eric Michael Gillett.
We've already lined up some great performers for the show: Tom Andersen, Raisa Katona Bennett, Ryan Greer and Jim Speake to start. Two more performers we've invited but need some time before they can commit.
The cost per ticket is just $15 to 2009-2010 members and $25 for those who have not renewed their memberships yet or haven't joined yet. SILVER memberships are just $20 so you can join/renew as a member for $20 then get your ticket for $15 and receive a full year of benefits - just click on the JOIN HERE button at the top of every page on the website for details on all levels and benefits of membership. Each 2009-2010 member can order a second ticket at the member price ($15) even though their guest might not be a member. Tickets and memberships are not refundable. NO RESERVATIONS WILL BE TAKEN BY THE CLUB - no tickets sold the day of the event. Tou can order tickets here: TICKETS
Program Booklet ads are available as well - in just three sizes: 1/4 page (square), 1/2 page (horizontal) and full page. Pricing is $75 full page, $50 for 1/2 page and $30 for 1/4 page.
And we're looking for a few more sponsors ($100 each includes a free ticket). All sponsors get a free 1/4 page ad in the Program Booklet and also get mentioned in all promotional e-mails and newsletters about the show - just like in the paragraph that follows:
The 19th Birthday Party of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE is sponsored in part (so far) by Raisa Katona Bennett , Suzanne Carrico, Teresa Fischer, Marty Geiger, and Eric Michael Gillett.
Friday, May 15, 2009
GET YOUR TICKET AT THE STATION - NO, I MEAN AT THE WEBSITE
Tickets for the 19th Birthday Party of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE went on sale to all the folks who signed up already as 2009-2010 members - and we have already taken reservations for 22 of the 75 available seats! The show, our 5th Annual celebration of the birth-date of this little publication, will be held on Thursday, July 9th, at 7:00 pm at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATER (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909 - ). I'll be announcing the full cast list shortly. Tickets go on sale today to all 413 current 2008-2009 members (all memberships expire on July 5th each year) and will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 18th. NO RESERVATIONS WILL BE TAKEN BY THE CLUB - no tickets sold the day of the event. If you are a 2008-2009 member, you will have received ordering information.
Please note: Sponsorships at $100 each are available - and each sponsorship includes a free ticket - just let me know if you are interested. Sponsors help us keep the ticket prices down to an affordable rate and their names and websites will be included in all promotion communications for the event (like in the next paragraph).
The 19th Birthday Party of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE is sponsored in part by Raisa Katonah Bennett , Teresa Fischer, Marty Geiger and Eric Michael Gillett.
Please note: Sponsorships at $100 each are available - and each sponsorship includes a free ticket - just let me know if you are interested. Sponsors help us keep the ticket prices down to an affordable rate and their names and websites will be included in all promotion communications for the event (like in the next paragraph).
The 19th Birthday Party of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE is sponsored in part by Raisa Katonah Bennett , Teresa Fischer, Marty Geiger and Eric Michael Gillett.
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