CABARET EVENTS FOR NEW YORK CITY FOR TONIGHT FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
Here are today's cabaret events as listed on the home page of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE! Every day in every way we're promoting Cabaret! Your event missing? Send press releases to stuhamstra@svhamstra.com to be included - listings are FREE!
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NYC: CHARLOTTE PATTON: CELEBRATING MEN (BLESS THEIR HEARTS)
She's been married and not. She's had serious relationships, flings, and romances with men of all ages (but mostly younger). She's experienced all the charms, foibles, and idiosyncrasies of the opposite sex - and loves them anyway. Now, actress and comedian Charlotte Patton will bring all of that worldly wisdom to her sensual, provocative, and playful new cabaret show "Celebrating Men (Bless Their Hearts)," to THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) for four performances: Thursday, May 28th at 9:30 pm; Monday, June 29th at 9:30 pm; Friday, July 31st at 7:00 pm; and Thursday, August 20th at 7:00 pm. Patton's show is Directed by Award-winning cabaret performer Karen Oberlin with Musical Direction by MAC Award winner Barry Levitt. Recent MAC Award winner Tom Hubbard is on bass. Peter Napolitano contributes as Creative Consultant. This show celebrates men with all their foibles and idiocyncrasies set to the music of Peggy Lee, Jimmy McHugh, Harry Nilsson and many others. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: H2 HARKNESS-HERRIOTT JAZZ DUO AT BIRDLAND
H2, the Harkness-Herriott Jazz Duo performs at BIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) on Thursday, May 28th at 6:00 pm. Sean Harkness and Mike Herriott met while touring Japan in 2008. They have been close musical partners and the best of friends ever since. This friendship has brought with it two highly-acclaimed recordings and many live performances that have enchanted audiences in Canada and the United States. Their first album, "FlightsVol.1", consists entirely of original compositions by Harkness and Herriott and has been receiving radio airplay across Canada and the U.S. since its release in 2010. With guests MarkMiller, Kevin Coady, and Jim Vivian, "FlightsVol.1" is a collection of tunes that will suit all tastes and please every ear. In 2011, Harkness-Herriott released their second album entitled "Home for the Holidays". A Christmas album with a different touch, this recording consists of older traditional seasonal favourites rather the more modern and conventional Christmas standards. Songs like "Angels We Have Heard on High" and "Good King Wenceslas" get the special Harkness-Herriott treatment with odd rhythmic meters, distinct jazz grooves, and a whole new sound. Winner of the 2012 "Best Recording" MAC Award (NYC), "Home for the Holidays" has been featured on jazz radio shows across North America. Harkness-Herriott have performed at jazz festivals and clubs across Canada and at the famed Iridium, Metropolitan Room, and Birdland Jazz Club in NYC There is a $25 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.
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NYC: ARLO HILL- I'VE BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE: THE SONGS AND STORIES OF FRANK LOESSER
Lotte Lenya Award winner Arlo Hill (The Phantom of the Opera, The Most Happy Fella) makes his debut at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Thursday, May 28th at 7:00 pm with his show celebrating the music of Frank Loesser. 'I've Been In Love Before' goes behind the scenes with the writer of Guys & Dolls, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and much, much more in a musical journey from the back rooms of the Tin Pan Alley to the silver screen of Hollywood to the Great White Way. Musical Direction by Rick Hip-Flores. There is a $22.50 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: LEZLIE HARRISON, HILARY GARDNER AND BRIANNA THOMAS IN "POMPIE'S PLACE"
"Pompie's Place," a unique pop-up blues supper-club is taking up residence at DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788). Produced by Arthur Pomposello, "Pompie's Place" is an immersive nightclub experience transporting audiences to a mythic blues room of another time and place, in which the food is hot and the music even hotter! Next performance is on Thursday, May 28th at 7:00 pm. "Pompie's Place" stars three of New York's most distinguished blues and jazz singers: Lezlie Harrison, Brianna Thomas and Hilary Gardner. Music director is Ehud Asherie, leading a quartet that includes Ken Peplowski (reeds), Jon-Erik Kellso (trumpet) and Jackie Williams (drums). Featuring a mix of blues of many stripes, from the Delta to Broadway, Chicago and Memphis, "Pompie's Place" is a hybrid of nightclub and theatre, in which audiences are treated not just to a spicy Cajun meal, but to the deep-dish travails of the club's three headliners, and the club's host. Tickets are $65, which includes a three-course Cajun meal.
NYC: THE VAUDEVILLIANS - THE ORIGINAL SHOW
The Vaudevillians returns to NYC on Thursday, May 28th at 7:00 pm at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909) This is the original hit show that introduced Kitty Witless and Dr. Dan von Dandy atarting in 2013. The follow-up show, The Vaudevillians: Bringing Up Baby is also playing in rotation at The Beechman! Throughout the 1920's Kitty Witless and Dr. Dan Von Dandy toured speakeasies and burlesque theaters through the United States as THE VAUDEVILLIANS, wowing audiences with their edgy, original music. Unfortunately, one day, tragedy struck. While touring through Antarctica, they were victims of a devastating avalanche and were buried under two tons of sleet and snow - instantly freezing them alive. But thanks to Global Warming, they recently thawed out only to discover that pop artists of various decades had stolen their music and passed it off as their own. Much to their shock and chagrin. Now, at long last, they are taking to the stage to reclaim their songs, performing their music as originally composed. The Vaudevillians stars RuPaul's Drag Race sensation Jinkx Monsoon as "Kitty Witless" and acclaimed composer and musician Major Scales as Dr.Dan Von Dandy. There is a $25-$50 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
NYC: BROADWAY SESSIONS THURSDAYS AT THE LAURIE BEECHMAN
Every Thursday night, as the curtains fall on Broadway, Host Ben Cameron (from Broadway's Wicked, Aida and Footloose) and his crew of amazingly talented folks welcome a new Broadway star to perform at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909) at 10:30 pm in this fun and zany musical theater variety show. Get up close and personal with Broadway's brightest as the stars bare their souls, interact with the crowd and celebrate all things BROADWAY. There is a $5 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
NYC: SINGING TED CALLAHAN (AND OTHER SONGS) - AMY SPALDING
Amy Spalding brings her show "Singing Ted Callahan (and Other Songs)" to THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-255-5438) on Thursday, May 28th at 7:00 pm. Amy Spalding is a professional author, not a professional singer, but that's no longer going to hold back her dream of starring in her own cabaret show! Join Amy for songs, a dramatic reading (or two), and special guests, to celebrate the release of her third young adult novel, Kissing Ted Callahan (and Other Guys). There is a $5-$20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: THE RUBY DARLINGS SHOW AT THE DUPLEX
London Cabaret Award Nominees for Best Musical Variety, The Ruby Darlings, present The Ruby Darlings Show at THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-255-5438) on Tuesday, May 26th at 9:30 pm; Thursday, May 28th at 9:30 pm; and Friday, May 29th at 7:00 pm. Born out of a fiery feminist agenda, The Ruby Darlings give an outrageously honest yet totally sexy look at life with a vagina. The comedy cabaret duo, Ruby and Darling, supported by their divine pianist, David, offer guidance on self-pleasuring tactics, celebrate pubic hair through the medium of rap and tip into uncharted sexual territory with their unassuming audience. The darkly comic Ruby Darlings are committed to making women feel empowered, men feel educated and generally everyone having a naughty time. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: NATALIE BOVRE AND DENA CUBBIN - 25 YEARS IN THE MAKING
25 Years in the Making is about how two teenage girlfriends from Wisconsin (Natalie Bovre and Dena Cubbin) in the 1980's went their separate ways and reconnected years later in New York City. Now they relive their youth with hits from the 80's and today at THE CUTTING ROOM (44 East 32nd Street, NYC - 212-691-1900) on Thursday, May 28th at 7:30 pm. Natalie Bovre has rocked NYC for the last 20 years. Originally moving to NY to try out the Broadway scene she found her calling when she auditioned for an all-original blues band. She discovered her great passion in writing songs and has performed alone and with the band Midnight Parade at such venues as The Bitter End, Arlene's Grocery and The Duplex. Dena Cubbin is a classically trained singer with a passion for rock music. She has done multiple cabarets in NYC and performed with the vocal jazz group SixPlay. She was seen in Show Choir! The Musical at the NYC Fringe Festival and is a member of the Blue Hill Troupe with whom she has appeared in such shows as How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado. There is a $20 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
NYC: LA CAGE "BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR"
La Cage "Blood on the Dance Floor" will be performed at THE CUTTING ROOM (44 East 32nd Street, NYC - 212-691-1900) on Thursday, May 28th at 10:00 pm. The show mixes Dancehall, Soca, African Dances, Modern Dance, humor and fantastic vocal performances in their show to give a fresh new take on Burlesque. The cast consists of talented dancers,vocalists and actors where each performer brings their own unique talent and flavor into the mix with backgrounds from Caribbean, Latino and African influences. There is a $20 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
NYC: 54 BELOW PRESENTS AN EVENING WITH LAURA OSNES
Broadway's Laura Osnes returns to 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Thursday & Friday, May 28th & 29th at 7:00 pm. Laura has starred on Broadway in Cinderella, Bonnie & Clyde, Anything Goes, South Pacific, and Grease. She has recorded two cabaret albums: "If I Tell You: The Songs of Maury Yeston" and "Dream a Little Dream: Live at the Cafe Carlyle". In "An Evening with Laura Osnes", Laura promises to delight the audience with an assortment of her favorite songs and stories from past shows, concerts, and cabarets. There is a $55-$110 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
NYC: THROWBACK THURSDAY LIVE: THE CONCERT
For one night only, put down your iPhone, close out your instagram, and ignore your twitter feed, because on Thursday, May 28th 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) has the greatest "#tbt" in town! Performances are at 9:30 & 11:30 pm. A cast of Broadway favorites are ready to throw it back to the greatest performances that only their mothers saw. 'Throwback Thursday Live' brings throwback Thursday center stage. Literally. From summer camp to college, and everything in between, this one night only event features Broadway stars reprising performances from the days when they were just Broadway babies. Starring: Stephen Anthony (The Book of Mormon); Joe Carroll (Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, Once); Max Chernin (Brooklynite); Colin Donnell (Violet, The Affair), Samantha Massell (The Hunchback of Notre Dame), Patti Murin (Love's Labour's Lost, Lysistrata Jones), Julia Murney (Queen of the Mist, Wicked), Bryce Pinkham (The Heidi Chronicles, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder), Andrew Samonsky (The Hunchback of Notre Dame), Marcus Stevens (Forbidden Broadway), Josh Young (Jesus Christ Superstar). In addition, the 11:30 pm show will add to the cast Nyk Bielak (The Book of Mormon); Kyle Selig (The Book of Mormon); Neil Starkenberg (Mamma Mia!); and Samantha Hill (Les Miserables). The show is produced by Shoshana Feinstein and associate produced by Samantha Massell. There is a $35-$75 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
NYC: BETTY BUCKLEY: DARK BLUE-EYED BLUES AT JOE'S PUB
After her sold out engagement last fall, Betty Buckley returns to JOE'S PUB at THE PUBLIC THEATRE (425 Lafayette Street, NYC - 212-967-7555) on Thursday through Sunday, May 28th through 31st at 7:00 pm - with additional performances on Thursday through Saturday, May 28th through 30th at 9:00 pm. She is joined by a quartet of musicians headed by pianist Christian Jacob, with a new show specifically tailored for Joe's Pub called Dark Blue-Eyed Blues. Her new collection of songs include standards and songs by contemporary writers featuring glamour, torch and comedy. Betty Buckley, who has been called "The Voice of Broadway," is one of theater's most respected and legendary leading ladies. She is an actor/ singer whose career spans theater, film, television and concert halls around the world. She most recently was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame for 2012. There is a $25-$75 cover.
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