CABARET EVENTS TONIGHT IN NEW YORK CITY FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
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NYC: BARBARA McCARTHY: DREAMING THIS TIME
Barbara McCarthy will present "Dreaming This Time" at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Friday, April 4th at 7:00 pm. With "Dreaming This Time", Barbara McCarthy presents a classic cabaret show. Dramatically enlivened by her diverse stage background, her performance embraces many musical genres and displays the agility and strength of her three octave range. She is is accompanied on piano by Regan Ryzuk. Barbara has appeared off-Broadway in the long-running improvisational hit "The Proposition" at The Manhattan Theatre Club, with the New Jersey State Opera Company and the Stuyvesant Opera Company in New York City. She has performed roles in regional theatre ranging from Hedy LaRue in "How to Succeed" to Zerlina in "Don Giovanni". She has appeared in industrial films and in over 250 television commercials for such companies as American Express, AT&T, Johnson & Johnson, Mercedes, Hallmark, Nabisco and Proctor & Gamble, as well as roles in the daytime television soap operas "All My Children" and "One Life to Live". She has recorded three CDs, Barbara McCarthy Sings!, By George - the Songs of George Gershwin, and Dreaming This Time (currently in production). There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
MANHATTAN: THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND
After sold out runs in 2009 & 2010, Thank You For Being A Friend returns to THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909) for its third limited-run engagement. Performances are Thursday & Friday, April 3rd & 4th at 7:00 pm & Sunday, April 6th at 9:30 pm. This unauthorized musical parody inspired by the beloved TV sitcom "The Golden Girls," features book by Nick Brennan, music by Jeff Thomson, and lyrics by Luke Jones and Cisco Cardenas. In the show four women over 60 (Blanchette, the varicose-veined vixen; Dorthea, the brainy ball-buster; Roz, the lovable airhead; and Sophie, the wisecracking spitfire) are spending their golden years together in a wicker-filled bungalow in Miami. But when gay pop superstar Ricky Martin moves next door, his loud outdoor sex parties keep the quartet of cheesecake-loving retirees awake. The solution pits the gays against the girls at the annual Shady Oaks Retirement Home Talent Show: if the women win, then no more sex parties; if the gays garner top prize, the sassy seniors must serve as the party's clean-up crew. Singing, dancing and hilarity ensues! This newly revised production will feature original cast members Chad Ryan, Luke Jones, and Nick Brennan with newcomer John De Los Santos. The production team features Jonathan Pennington (Director), Cisco Cardanez (Assistant Director/Stage Manager), John De Los Santos (Choreographer), Luke Jones and Nick Brennan (Set Design), Timothy Hart (Lighting), Jessa-Raye Court (Costumes) and Doug Repetti (Sound). There is a $20 cover plus a $15 food/drink minimum. Reservations athttps://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/929670
NYC: DISTORTED DIZNEE / BROADWAY / HOLLYWOOD
Dallas DuBois and her merry band of drag stars put a bawdy twist on some of your favorite pop culture icons in a series of cult hit pop culture revues whicj run on alternate Fridays at 10:00 pm at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909). The group presents the Magic Kindom themed DISTORTED DIZNEE, the Great White Way tribute DISTORTED BROADWAY and the new Silver Screen inspired DISTORTED HOLLYWOOD. This trio of Las Vegas-style drag extravaganzas feature drag stars Holly Dae, Bootsie LeFaris, Pixie Aventura, Brenda Dharling, Dallas DuBois and more. For the holidays, they will present DISTORTED KRISTMESS, all of your holiday favorites are run past a dirty funhouse mirror. There is a $20 cover plus a $15 food/drink minimum. Tickets available at 212-352-3101 or https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/495
NYC: SETH BISEN-HERSH WITH NOT YOUR GRANDMA'S CABARET
On Friday, April 4th at 9:30 pm, Seth Bisen-Hersh will revisit his filthiest, naughtiest, raunchiest, most offensive material in an evening entitled Not Your Grandma's Cabaret at DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788). The revue features 15 older songs from Bisen-Hersh's catalogs including songs from the award-winning Fringe musical Meaningless Sex and selections from his older cabarets MeaningFUL Sex, Neurotic Tendencies, Why Am I Not Famous Yet? and The Gayest, Straight Man Alive. Furthermore, the show will present some smutty trunk songs never before heard and 3 new dirty ditties. We would list some of the song titles in this press release, but then it might not be printable by some media outlets! Bisen-Hersh will be joined on stage by the racy, ribald Matt DaSilva, Teresa Hui, Madison James, Aaron Keller, Amy Lang, Melissa Meli, Kyla Noelle, Brian Shaw and Lauren Testerman. There is a $12 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: FRINGE HIT 'GAY CAMP' RETURNS TO THE DUPLEX
Following last summer's hit run at the New York International Fringe Festival, the award winning "Best Ensemble" of Christian Mansfield, Philip Mutz, and Ken Urso are back for another summer of GAY CAMP at THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-255-5438) on Fridays, April 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th at 9:30 pm. 'Confused' campers Josh and Anton are shipped off to Camp Acceptance where they encounter an evil headmaster, electrified fences, disco balls, Michelle Bachmann, and more innuendos than you can shake a dildo at! It's gay. It's camp. It's GAY CAMP! There is a $7 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
NYC: ALEX MAXWELL PLAYS WITH HIMSELF ... TONIGHT
On Friday, April 4th at 7:00 pm, Alex Maxwell will be performing his one-man show "Alex Maxwell Plays With Himself ... Tonight" at STAGE 72 (158 West 72nd Street, NYC - 212-362-2590 - ). It should prove to be eccentric fun, music, and spectacle to excite viewers and leave them fulfilled. Who is Alex Maxwell? A man whose voice wails louder than the snarl of his guitar, determined to get through to you and leave you stunned by his Country Grunge Folk sound. Call for cover/minimum information.
NYC: A CONCERT VERSION OF KANDER & EBB'S THE ACT
A concert version celebrating the score of John Kander & Fred Ebb's The Act returns to 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Thursday, April 3rd at 7:00 & 9:30 pm; and Friday, March 4th at 8:00 & 11:00 pm. The songs of the show-which originally played Broadway in 1977 with Liza Minnelli as the lead-take place in a nightclub, so it's only fitting this one-night-only event takes place in the swankiest nightclub in town! The cast assembled includes Tony Award winner Cady Huffman, Emmy Award nominee Anna Chlumsky, Julia Murney, Karen Mason, Emma Hunton, Rachelle Rak, Mamie Parris, Carole J. Bufford, Nikka Graff Lanzarone, Elizabeth Ann Berg, Jennifer Malenke and Will Porter, and more. Backed by a three-piece swinging band and helmed by director Will Nunziata, an all-star list of Broadway & television's top talent will sing some of the most joyful & gorgeous songs that Kander & Ebb ever wrote, including "The Money Tree," "Arthur in the Afternoon," "City Lights," "Shine It On," "Bobo's," "It's the Strangest Thing," "My Own Space," and even songs that were cut out of town and will be making their NYC premiere! Proceeds to benefit The Actors Fund. Directed & re-conceived by Will Nunziata. Musical direction by Eugene Gwozdz. Choreography by Jessica Redish. There is a $40-$50 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
NYC: THE LOSERS LOUNGE RETURNS: LINDA RONSTADT VS. CARLY SIMON
The Losers Lounge is back with atJOE'S PUB at THE PUBLIC THEATRE (425 Lafayette Street, NYC - 212-967-7555)! They are presenting "Linda Ronstadt vs. Carly Simon" Thursday through Saturday, April 3rd at 7:00 pm; 4th at 7:00 & 9:30 pm; and the 5th at 1:00, 6:30 & 9:00 pm. They will entertain with all of the incredible songs, great performances, irreverent antics and special guests that you can only find at The Losers Lounge. Losers's Lounge was started by session keyboardist Joe Mcginty (Psychedelic Furs, The Ramones, Ryan Adams) and psycho-cabaret singer Nick Danger. Originally a piano singalong night at The Pink Pony Cafe on Ludlow Street in lower Manhattan, The Loser's debuted at The Fez Nightclub with A Tribute To Burt Bacharach. House band The Kustard Kings joined the show in june 1994 for The Mancini Tribute and have been the backup band ever since. In any given show, The Kings backup over 20 different singers culled from the always exploding NYC music scene. Since 1993, The Losers Lounge has performed nearly 300 shows honoring 50 different artists, from ABBA to THE ZOMBIES, sometimes with the honorees present: Lee Hazlewood, Paul Williams and Denny Doherty (of The Mamas & Papas) all enthusiastically attended their own tribute nights. Sometimes famous people stop by to sing (Nellie Mckay, the late Joey Ramone, Andy Richter, Parker Posey, Debby Harry, Fred Armisen, J Mascis and They Might Be Giants) but it's the talented group of regulars that consistently bring the house down. After 10 years of sold out shows at Fez, Losers Lounge now packs 'em in regularly at JOE'S PUB. There is a $25 cover.
NYC: BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL TO PERFORM "SIMPLY BROADWAY" BENEFIT
Broadway legend and Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell will perform a solo concert to benefit Hunter College Elementary School on Friday, April 4th, at 7:30 pm atDANNY KAYE PLAYHOUSE AT HUNTER COLLEGE (695 Park Avenue, NYC - 212-772-4448). Mitchell will perform selections from his new album, Simply Broadway. Last year, Mitchell performed to packed houses at Alice Tully Hall in November and Town Hall in July. Mitchell is a four-time Tony Award nominee; he won the award in 2000 for his starring role in Kiss Me, Kate. Most recently, Mitchell headlined "A Broadway Christmas" at Carnegie Hall with the New York Philharmonic. He also frequently performs in film and television. Mitchell and his wife, actress Allyson Tucker Mitchell, are Hunter College Elementary School parents. They are also great supporters of the school. Hunter College Elementary School is a publicly funded laboratory school administered by Hunter College. Seats are available for $100, $80, and $60. Tickets are tax-deductible to the fullest extent.
NYC: THE BIRDLAND BIG BAND DIRECTED BY TOMMY IGOE
Featuring the finest musicians in New York! The Birdland Big Band roars into action atBIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) every Friday, playing the finest Jazz, Latin and Brazilian music from the world's best arrangers. After work or before a show, drinks or a great dinner, come hear one of the world's best drummers driving the hardest swinging band in New York. Experience why the BBB is fast becoming the must-see weekly jazz event in New York and kick off your weekend with what critics are calling "the best live music bargain in all of NYC!" There is a $30 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.
NYC: REGINA CARTER'S "SOUTHERN COMFORT" CD RELEASE
Regina Carter will celebrate her "Southern Comfort" CD Release atBIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) on Tuesday through Saturday, April 1st through 5th with shows at 8:30 & 11:00 pm. As the most recent in a long line of important and eclectic Jazz artists from Detroit (including Tommy Flanagan, Kenny Burrell, Barry Harris, cousin James Carter and others) Carter continues her musical journey through history with her Sony Music Master Works Debut, "Southern Comfort," in which she investigates her family history and explores the folk tunes her paternal grandfather, a coalminer, would have heard as he toiled in Alabama. The expanded project includes a blend of folk songs and spirituals, serving as Carter's interpretation of her roots through modern jazz.There is a $40 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.
NYC: ROY HARGROVE AT THE BLUE NOTE
Trumpeter Roy Hargrove will perform at THE BLUE NOTE(131 West 3rd Street, NYC - 212-475-8592) on Tuesday through Sunday, April 1st through 6th with shows at 8:00 & 10:30 pm. At 36, Hargrove has firmly established himself as among the premier players in jazz and beyond. Ever-stretching into more challenging and colorful ways to flex his musical chops, Hargrove has left indelible imprints in a vast array of artful settings. During his tenure on the Verve label alone, he has recorded an album with a hand-picked collection of the world's greatest tenor saxophonists (With the Tenors of Our Time), an album of standards with strings (Moment to Moment) and, in 2003, introduced his own hip hop/jazz collective The RH Factor with the groundbreaking CD Hard Groove (swiftly followed by the limited edition EP, Strength). Hargrove has also won Grammy• Awards for two vastly different projects. In 1997, Roy's Cuban-based band Crisol (including piano legend Jesus "Chucho" Valdes and wonder drummer Horatio "El Negro" Hernandez) won the Best Latin Jazz Performance Grammy for the album Habana. And in 2002, Hargrove, Herbie Hancock and Michael Brecker won Best Instrumental Jazz Album, Individual or Group, for their three-way collaboration Directions in Music. There is a $20-$35 cover.
NYC: UHADI: ALL-STARS OF JOHANNESBURG JAZZ
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