CABARET EVENTS FOR NEW YORK CITY FOR TONIGHT FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
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NYC: NEXT NY'S TOP DRAG QUEEN CONTEST AT THE MET
Four NYC Drag Queens to fight it out on stage to be crowned 'NYC's Top Drag Queen' at
THE METROPOLITAN ROOM(34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Mondays, at 9:30 pm. The six-week juried affair, hosted by the Metropolitan Room, continues for its fifth week, and through sheer talent and hopefully not a cat fight, NY's Top Drag Queen will be crowned on the finale show on Monday, May 4th, when the series will come to its ultimate climax. Judged not by looks alone but by how well they sing and entertain, the Top 6 semi-finalists are being asked to perform one disco song and one country song each. Going toe-to-toe are these six hard-working cross-dresers: Strawberry Fields, Tammy Spenks, Ruby Powers, Louvel, LeeLee Heavenly, and Julia Beaumont. The host the series for a second year is one of NYC's most famous Drag Queens, Holly Dae. Dae has been performing in NYC for the past seven years. She started her career back in Boston, and has since gone on to travel all over the US and European countries. Her quick tongue and witty comments have made her audiences laugh and cackle for years. Holly has won such awards as Entertainer of the year on Fire Island, Best Drag Queen by Get Out Magazine, Queen to Watch Out For in 2013 by Next Magazine, Best Drag show by The 2015 Glam Awards, First Runner Up at the National Miss'd America Pageant, and many more. Holly will keep these twelve vigorously pre-screened Drag Queens under control whilst they are judged by not only looks but by how well they sing and entertain. It will be a seemingly unending parade of new outfits, special guests, surprise guest judges and a mystery judge whose identity will only be revealed at the contests over-the-top finale. "New York's Next Top Drag Queen Contest" is produced by the Metropolitan Room and Joseph Macchia. The contest's permanent judges include Arsenio Amadas (Mr Eagle 2013), Frankie C. (columnist for Odyssey Magazine), and Macchia, the MAC and Bistro award-winning cabaret producer of "Cabaret Cares," "Broadway on 22nd Street" and "Boys Night Out." The mystery judge will remain "closeted" until the very end. There is a $16 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
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NYC: DEAR HENRY BY ARTHUR WOOTEN, STARRING LUKE DOYLE
ASD Media & Entertainment is proud to present Dear Henry ... a charming, funny, slightly risque, and ultimately moving piece of theater, at
THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-255-5438) on Monday, April 27th at 7:00 pm. In 2008 & 2009 Arthur Wooten was the humorist for the London based Magazine reFRESH. The column revolved around a man writing letters to his exasperating boyfriend, Henry, regaling readers in numerous crazy shenanigans (both sexual and non) that the two had gotten into during their relationship. reFRESH readers fell in love with Arthur and couldn't wait for the next installment of Dear Henry. Wooten became the Carrie Bradshaw of London with Brits (both gay and straight) waiting to see what the two would get into next. Ultimately each letter explained the never-ending reasons why they must end their relationship. But as we all know, sometimes breaking up is really hard to do. Now that column has become the jumping off point for this hilarious and irreverent one man show. While reexamining his colorful yet complicated relationship with his on again/off again lover Henry, Clark Compton Lowell III makes the best discovery anyone can make. He finds ... himself. ASD Media & Entertainment is an Indie company specializing in book publishing, stage, and film productions. There is a $16 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: BENDELACREME'S COSMOS AT THE BEECHMAN
After an acclaimed and often extended premiere last year, RuPaul's Drag Race favorite BenDeLaCreme returns to
THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909) with the debut of her latest blend of burlesque, comedy, performance art and music. "BenDeLaCreme's Cosmos" will begin performances on Thursday, April 23rd and run nightly through Monday, April 27th, all shows at 7:00 pm plus a special drag brunch performance on Sunday, April 26 at 1pm. For centuries our greatest minds have tried to unlock the mysteries of our universe and the life within it. But who holds the key to their secrets? BenDeLaCreme sure doesn't. And neither will you after spending an evening under the influence of "BenDeLaCreme's Cosmos," a dizzying deliberation on space, time, and the cocktails that best accompany them. Whether showing off her knowledge of black holes or inviting you to explore her inner space, BenDeLaCreme blends song, spectacle, razor wit, high-camp hijinks and alcohol to create a raucous evening of entertainment certain to delight and misinform. As a performer, emcee, party hostess, and event promoter BenDeLaCreme has appeared in theaters and nightclubs from coast to coast ever since the fateful day in 2002 when s/he realized that normally unsavory behavior could be dressed up in fancy clothes and called "Performance Art." Formerly based in Chicago, but with lucite heels now planted firmly in Seattle, BenDeLaCreme combines his/her background in the performing & visual arts with a love of spectacle, glamour, and Saturday morning cartoons to create a thick sludge of sparkly entertainment certain to stick to your ribs! BenDeLaCreme can be found Emceeing and Performing in various venues throughout Seattle, as well as teaching with the Acadamy of Burlesque. In 2014, the premiere of Terminally Delightful wowed audiences nationally, including an encore engagement in New York. There is a $22-$40 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
NYC: CRASS MONKEY SKETCH COMEDY SHOW AT THE BEECHMAN
Dean Jones and Kevin Skinner bring their absurd, surrealist sketch comedy show once again to the stage of
THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909) on Monday, April 27th at 9:30 pm. Now in its 5th year, the show features live and video sketches of parodies and original material, this hour long show wil remind you of SCTV and SNL in their heydays, without all the cocaine! There is a $5 cover plus a $15 food/drink minimum.
NYC: COLE RUMBOUGH AT LE CIRQUE CAFE
Cole Rumbough performs at
LE CIRQUECAFE (151 East 58th Street, NYC - 212-644-0202) on Monday, April 27th with sets from 7:30 pm to 1:30 am as part of the club's Musical Monday's Series. Dedicated to preserving and promoting the romance and songwriting genius of the Great American Songbook, Cole's influences are drawn from Ella Fitzgerald, Barbra Streisand, Vic Damone, Marilyn Maye, Christine Andreas, Mel Torme, Doris Day, Nat King Cole, and of course, Frank Sinatra. Cole Rumbough has performed at many private events and charity galas in New York, the Hamptons and Palm Beach, including the prestigious International Red Cross Ball with the Peter Duchin Orchestra. Cole will be performing with Sterling Overshown on Piano, Devon Gillingham on Bass, and Mario M Irigoyen on drums. There is no cover, no minimum.
NYC: CABARET FOR A CAUSE AT THE CUTTING ROOM
Cabaret for a Cause, created in 2010, returns to
THE CUTTING ROOM (44 East 32nd Street, NYC - 212-691-1900) on Monday, April 27th at 7:30 pm. It is a tri-annual event that brings together young professionals from Broadway, film and television for an evening of dance and vocal performance. The goal of Cabaret for a Cause is to provide a positive environment where young people can work together and use their talents to raise funds and awareness for those less fortunate. Starring: Rozi Baker (Bonnie and Clyde, Mary Poppins, Shrek), Alessandra Baldacchino (Song of Solomon), Gabriella Baldacchino (A Christmas Story), Erica Simone Barnett (Matilda), Amaya Braganza (The King and I, Annie), Ava DeMary (Matilda, Evita), Hayley Feinstein (Shrek), Tori Feinstein (Matilda), Sophia Gennusa (Dr. Zhivago, Matilda), Abbey Rose Gould (Les Miserables), Hayleigh Cathy Jusas (A Little Princess), Annabelle Kempf (Billy Elliot), Eliza Holland Madore (Matilda, Once), Sabrina Matarazzo, Gaten Matarazzo (Les Miserables), Graham Montgomery (Kinky Boots), Sawyer Nunes (Finding Neverland, Matilda), Tyrah Skye Odoms (The Lion King, Annie), Taylor Richardson (Annie, A Most Violet Year), Julianna Rigoglioso (Mary Poppins), Presley Ryan (How the Grinch Stole Christmas), Analise Scarpaci (Matilda, A Christmas Story), Mavis Simpson-Ernst (Evita), McKayla Twiggs (Les Miserables, A Winter's Tale, Orange is the New Black), Ava Ulloa (Matilda), Oscar Williams (Fun Home). A portion of all ticket sales will benefit ALS Association. There is a $35 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
NYC: MARILYN MAYE SINGS SINATRA AT 54 BELOW IN 8 SHOW RUN
Popular vocalist Marilyn Maye performs a Sinatra-themed show at
54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) for 8 show, opening on Friday, April 17th at 7:00 pm with additional appearances on Saturday, April 18th at 2:00 pm; Thursday, April 23th at 7:00 pm; Friday, April 24th at 8:30 pm; Saturday, April 25th at 7:00 pm; Monday & Tuesday, April 27th & 28th at 7:00 pm; and Thursday, April 30th at 7:00 pm. Marilyn Maye is an artist for connoisseurs and her powerhouse delivery and chatty rapport with the audience is what holds the evening together and electrifies the proceedings. The aptly named production is an unabashed valentine to the late superstar, from the Super Singer that pays tribute to Sinatra's career with an immensely talented peer's interpretations of the songs that made Sinatra famous. It's a full-scale labor of love for another performer that is rarely seen from an artist of Maye's stature, and that is exactly what makes the show a must-see experience. There is a $55-$110 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
NYC: GOODSPEED'S JOHNNY MERCER WRITERS COLONY IN CONCERT
The Johnny Mercer Foundation (JMF) and Goodspeed Musicals present an evening with writers from its 3rd Annual Writers Colony at
54 BELOW(254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Monday, April 27th at 9:30 pm. The event will be showcasing the work of Michael R. Jackson (A Strange Loop), Jean Rohe (The Odysseus Agreement), Pia & Peter Cincotti (The Last Laugh) and Patrick Lundquist & Peter Seibert (Puccini). The Johnny Mercer Writers Colony is a long term residency program devoted exclusively to musical theatre writing and was launched in 2013 with the generous support of the Johnny Mercer Foundation held on the campus of Goodspeed Musicals. The colony nurtures writers by providing each team private housing, resources to write, and evening salons to discuss their work. Over the course of the four week program, composer/lyricist Jonathan Brielle serves as Producer/Writer in Residence, and Michael Bush serves as Resident Dramaturge. Goodspeed's Donna Lynn Hilton is the Producing Artistic Director and Hunter Bird serves as Line Producer of the JMF Writers Colony. The mission of the Johnny Mercer Foundation (JMF) is to support the discipline of songwriting in the tradition of the Great American Songbook as exemplified by the life and work of Johnny Mercer: lyricist, composer, performer, collaborator and producer. The Foundation continues Johnny's legacy by partnering with individuals and organizations dedicated to celebrating and nourishing the disciplines he mastered and the causes he and Ginger Mercer championed. The mission of the Goodspeed Opera House Foundation is to preserve and produce musical theatre of the highest quality. By producing from the repertoire and developing new works, Goodspeed acts as a major resource for the musical, an art form indigenous to this country. Produced by Hunter Bird and Directed by Michael Bush. There is a $30-$70 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
NYC: DAN HOYLE: EACH AND EVERY THING AT JOE'S PUB
The creator of the award-winning show 'Tings Dey Happen' and 'The Real Americans' delivers a new piece of journalistic theater about finding connection in our digital age at
JOE'S PUB at THE PUBLIC THEATRE(425 Lafayette Street, NYC - 212-967-7555 - ) on Monday, April 27th at 7:00 pm. Fresh off his critically-acclaimed run of 'The Real Americans' at Culture Project last Spring, Dan Hoyle returns to Joe's Pub with his brand new show 'Each And Every Thing'. From the hard-scrabble corner boys of Chicago to the intellectual temple of Calcutta's famed Coffeehouse, from a Digital Detox retreat in remote Northern California to an intimate confession in Midtown Manhattan, 'Each And Every Thing' brings a comic and riveting story to the stage. There is a $22 cover.
NYC: ANN LIV YOUNG: ELEKTRA CABARET AT JOE'S PUB
Ann Liv Young brings Elektra Cabaret to
JOE'S PUB at THE PUBLIC THEATRE (425 Lafayette Street, NYC - 212-967-7555) on Monday, April 27th at 9:30 pm. Additional performances are scheduled for Wednesdays, May 6th, 13th & 20th. Ann Liv Young's creations are essentially a reflection of her life, inspired by her experiences with her dancers, family, collaborators and passerby. The ultra-personal becomes the material she molds for performance. Young's mission is to create work that is honest in its inception, creation and execution. Her work combines text, music and choreography to build scenes that set up ideas, images and relationships and then destroy them. Young's text is explicitly sexual, emotional and blunt, but it is always delivered in a manner that is not. The overt drama of her work is subdued by the realness of this text. Her work exemplifies constant contrast in all its layers. Audiences are provoked and forced to examine their role in the presentation of dance and performance. They must determine their place as supporters, mockers, posers or subjects. Ann Liv Young's work, creation process, titles and intentions are forward and literal resulting in layered, provocative, contrived and thoughtful work that breaks barriers in dance performance. There is a $15 cover.
NYC: DINE & DANCE WITH VINCE GIORDANO AND THE NIGHTHAWKS - NOW AT THE IGUANA
Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks are back - and now will play every Monday & Tuesday night from 8:00 to 11:00 pm at at
IGUANA'S VIP LOUNGE (240 West 54th Street, NYC - 212-765-5454). Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks is an eleven-piece band playing music of the 1920s & 30s for your dining and dancing pleasure. In 1976 Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks (originally known as the New Orleans Nighthawks) was formed. A big-band historian and collector, Giordano has more than 60,000 scores in his collection. There is a $15 cover (at the door) plus a $15 food drink minimum.
NYC: BRIAN GALLAGHER "ALL THAT'S AHEAD" FEATURING MEGAN HILTY
The Broadway at Birdland concert series presents singer/ songwriter Brian Gallagher in a concert celebrating the release of his new CD, "All That's Ahead." The one-night-only event will take place on Monday, April 27th at 7:00 pm at
BIRDLAND(315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080). Brian Gallagher recorded "All That's Ahead" in Los Angeles this past year. The recording is a collection of 11 original songs reflecting on the familiar theme of relationships at their most emotional moments; euphoric beginnings and ill-fated demises. It represents a musical collaboration between Gallagher and his wife, Megan Hilty, whose vocals are heavily featured on the record. Backed by a full band with an ever-evolving line-up of special guests, the concert will be a celebration of the album, and the friends, associates, and inspirations that made it possible. Brian Gallagher is an actor, a guitarist, and a singer/ songwriter from New York City. He spent the better part of last year touring with his beautiful wife, Megan Hilty, and writing/recording a new solo album called "All That's Ahead." Recent theatrical credits include the Broadway revival of Jekyll & Hyde and the New York City premiere of Chix 6. There is a $30 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.
NYC: JIM CARUSO'S "CAST PARTY" MONDAYS AT BIRDLANDFEATURED OPEN MIC EVENT
Every Monday night at 9:30 pm, Broadway impresario Jim Caruso hosts "Cast Party", a combination open-mic, networking event and party at
BIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) during which the biggest stars on Broadway relax on their night off by performing their favorite songs in an informal setting. Cast Party is a mix of music, impromptu performance and cocktail party revelry, where showbiz superstars, stunning jazz talents and cabaret glitterati hit the stage alongside up-and-comers to serve up jaw-dropping music and general razzle-dazzle. It's the ultimate spot to mix and mingle with talented show folk and their fans. There is a $20 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.
NYC: NYC: JERRY COSTANZO AND HIS ORCHESTRA PERFORM 'SINATRA INSPIRED" AT THE IRIDIUM
Singer and bandleader Jerry Costanzo brings his show "Sinatra Inspired", celebrating Sinatra at 100, to
THE IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB (1650 Broadway, NYC - 212-582-2121) on Monday, April 27th at 8:30 & 10:30 pm. Jerry will be performing original arrangements of classic tunes, such as "Come Fly With Me," "Don't Cha Go Away Mad," and "I've Got The World On A String." As well as, songs from his four CDs, "Destination Moon", "Can't We Be Friends", "Can I Steal a Little Love" and "Invitation". Jerry will be accompanied by his "All Star," 9-piece Swing Orchestra. Call for cover/minimum information.
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, with remaining shows on Friday, April 17th at 7:00 pm and Wednesday, April 29th at 9:30 pm 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.
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) join forces to present an evening of sly songs with titillating tunes & lascivious lyrics from the present to days of yore at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909) on Wednesday, April 29th at 7:30 pm. Sondheim, Flanders & Swann, Coward & Porter mixed with just a dash of Tom Lehrer, Pete Townshend & Ray Jessel 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.
With her feet firmly fixed in 1950s nostalgia, Kai Hoffman comes to THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Wednesday, April 29th at 9:30 pm direct from Ronnie Scott's in London with her brand new show Hot Rockin' Diva! With a selection of Kai's favourite songs from the Hot Rockin' Divas of early fifties rhythm and blues, swing, rock and roll and country, this is Kai's personal tribute to ladies like Big Mama Thornton, Rosemary Clooney, Ruth Brown, Patsy Cline and more. With her own inimitable style, Kai brings you a fun-filled show with a dash of exotica and just a peppering of kitsch, with great rockin' tunes, beautiful slow numbers and Kai's own originals - taking you on an interactive cabaret journey with the gals who made rock and roll, before the phrase was even coined. With an on-going residency at Ronnie Scott's in London, now in it's seventh year, Massachusetts-native Kai Hoffman has travelled the world, with shows ranging from the Blue Note Milano to the Elgar Room of the Royal Albert Hall, with the Sheraton Hotel Bangladesh and the European Jazz Expo in between! A cabaret compere, jazz singer, rock and roll diva and recording artist, with three studio albums under her belt, Kai also has a bit of a cheeky side: think Mae West meets Marilyn Monroe meets that very strict high school Latin teacher that you kind-of always had a crush on! Kai has been featured in countless magazine articles and radio, including Time Out London, The Stage, Classic Car Magazine, BBC Radio & Jazz FM. There is a $17.50 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) presents the multi-award winning performer Jennifer Sheehan in "STARDUST: A Night in the Cosmos" opening on Thursday, April 23rd at 9:30 pm, with additional performances on Wednesday, April 29th; Saturday, May 9th; and Wednesdsay, May 20th, all shows at 9:30 pm. "STARDUST: A Night in the Cosmos" is a show that goes where no show has gone before, traversing a wide spectrum of great songs and stories that trace our life-long love affair with the magnificent and mysterious night sky! Music from artists as diverse as Duke Ellington, David Bowie, Kurt Weill, Sergio Mendes, Joni Mitchell, Harry Warren, Pink Martini and others evoke the many emotions we feel over a lifetime of looking up at the moon and the stars. The show ventures even farther - out into the stars - with songs and stories about amazing discoveries and adventures now taking place in outer space! Ms. Sheehan's stellar quartet includes music director and pianist James Followell, Steven Bargonetti on guitar, Jered Egan on bass and Dan Gross on percussion. Jennifer Sheehan starred in the premiere episode of the new WNET/WLIW (PBS) TV series, "66th and Broadway," which aired throughout February 2015. Ms. Sheehan has performed for audiences from coast to coast and in the UK, including Carnegie Hall, as the guest of Michael Feinstein, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Town Hall, and the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. Her critically acclaimed shows have entertained audiences at Cafe Carlyle, Feinstein's, Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, the Savannah Music Festival, Ely Cathedral (U.K.), the Historic Asolo Theatre in Sarasota, The Royal Room in Palm Beach, the Juilliard in Aiken Festival, and many other concert venues and private clubs around the country. In October, Ms. Sheehan received the Donald F. Smith Award, named for the late highly esteemed founder of the Mabel Mercer Foundation and the New York Cabaret Convention. The first-ever recipient of the Johnny Mercer Foundation's "Margaret Whiting Award" and the first-ever winner of the "Noel Coward Foundation Competition Award," she also received the Dorothy Loudon Foundation's "Dorothy Loudon Award." Previously, she received the "Julie Wilson Award" for outstanding interpretation of the Great American Songbook. Ms. Sheehan is a graduate of The Juilliard School. There is a $25-$65 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
One of Britain's best-loved TV actresses Anne Reid, well known for her roles in Our Zoo, Last Tango in Halifax and Dinnerladies, returns to 
Jack Jones, the double Grammy-winning music giant nominated by Frank Sinatra as "one of the major singers of our time" will perform at 
Chicago's newest retro-themed adult nightclub, 
Eric Comstock returns to his residency at New York's newest music venue, 
Robyn McCorquodale returns to NYC with her show "Diary of a Piano Girl", which will be performed at 
Jazz legend Annie Ross continues her unprecedented, record-breaking, multi-year run at 
Benjamin Clementine, who made his UK debut on "Later ... with Jools Holland" - the only unsigned artist to do so - becoming the most shared artist on Spotify following his performance, will perform at 
Julian Fleisher returns to 
The Mabel Mercer Foundation will honor Cabaret Legend Julie Wilson on Tuesday, April 28th at 6:00 pm at 
"The British are Coming to Broadway", the fourth and final concert of the 2014-15 season in the 
Amanda Walsh brings her show 'Under Renovation' to