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CABARET
HOTLINE ONLINE #050304N - Monday, March 14, 2005
Since 1990 Your First, Best, and Only Complete Source of Cabaret
News
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If it's
anything to do with cabaret, you'll probably read it here first!
This is a MONDAY NEWS Issue of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE and also includes
information on all the banner ads running on the CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
website. The MONDAY LISTINGS issue, which includes cabaret listings
for around the world, including listings of shows at over 100 venues
and covering over 300 performances (with a number offering discounts
to members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE) is being sent in a second mailing.
The MID-WEEK issue, normally sent on Thursdays, will include more
news, breaking stories and notes, cabaret tips, review summaries,
plus listings of shows offering discounts to members of CABARET HOTLINE
ONLINE.
Here we go again, with
a third test of a new format for the MONDAY issue of CABARET HOTLINE
ONLINE - and once again we solicit your comments and suggestions.
I have split the MONDAY issue into two mailings - this first one,
the NEWS issue, consisting of news items plus announcements regarding
all the banners currently running on the website.
Tomorrow,
Tuesday, I will send out the second part - the LISTINGS issue -
giving listings for shows around the world. As more and more clubs
and performers send me their listings, the regular MONDAY issue
has gotten so large, some e-mail systems have rejected the issues
or converted the information to an attachment (and creating the
same problem we had with the PDF system).
ATTENTION AOL USERS: Over
150 newsletters sent out to AOL subscribers have been bouncing back
each issue - with no resolution coming from AOL in spite of promises.
Apparently this is because of some new "spam-blocking" software that
AOL is using. All copies of past issues are archived on the website,
and I have added links to the online copies of the past several issues
on the opening BREAKING NEWS PAGE. I have been attempting to resolve
this problem for over a week and hopefully today's issue will go through
to all subscribers - sorry for the inconvenience.
MURPHY'S LAW REALIZED
When I mentioned in a past
issue that I had so many things on my mind that I was missing my usually
stop on the subway, I had no idea that missing a stop was a lot less
harmful than missing a step - which is exactly what I did at 6:00
pm at the 49th Street Subway stop on the "R" line last week Thursday
night on the way to Seth Rudetsky's Broadway Chatterbox show. It was
the top step - and it was a step that went down, as compared to all
the other steps that went up! The stairway was crowded ahead of me
and behind, and when I reached the top I assumed my next step would
be on the sidewalk, which my foot discovered was 4 inches below where
it was expected to be. In an instant I found myself sprawled on the
sidewalk, my left leg twisted at a strange angle, and the knowledge
that something was drastically wrong.
15 minutes,
and an ambulance ride later, I discovered something else: the loneliest
place in the world is an emergency room in a hospital in New York
City. People were everywhere, patients and caregivers - but somehow
they all seemed to have more important things on their minds than
me. Someone took my blood pressure and temperature, and I was left
in a gurney in the corridor. My friend Daniel was with me when the
accident happened, and rode along in the ambulance, but could not
stay with me for more than about 15 minutes - they told him it would
be "several hours" so he went off for dinner and said he would call
me on my cell phone in about an hour. It was after he left that
they told me I had to turn off my cell phone, since it might interfere
with their specialized electronic equipment.
I won't
bore you with all the details of the rest of the evening, except
to say that my 6 1/2 hour stay in the ER was about 5 hours of waiting
between procedures, and 1 1/2 hours of actual "treatment." I did
have a brief change of scenery when they wheeled me to another part
of the hospital to wait for my x-rays to be taken and wait to be
wheeled back, and I was moved at one point, from one corridor to
another, causing my assigned doctor to lose track of me for about
a half hour. I say this all fully realizing that I was not bleeding
(like so many others who arrived while I was there), I remained
very patient and uncomplaining (unlike so many others who arrived
while I was there), and as it turned out, I hadn't broken anything
- just tore a ligament or two or four, in my knee. Around midnight
they put a brace on my leg to keep it straight, handed me a set
of crutches plus a list of "things to do," and set me free.
Daniel,
meantime, had contacted me via the hospital phone around 8:30 -
at which time very little progress had been made. I was told at
least another two hours would be needed. He returned to the hospital
but was not allowed into the emergency room, so went home to Queens.
I phoned him on my release, and took a cab back home, where he arranged
to meet me to assist me up the two flights of stairs. I had not
eaten since lunch, so he made up a light supper for me and rearranged
my room a bit to make movement on crutches a little less cumbersome.
In the morning he was there to make breakfast and stayed with me
until Sunday night as I slowly adapted to my new lifestyle. In fact,
on Saturday he assisted me on the stairway and getting into/out
of a cab, since I needed to get some cash, needed some pills from
the drug store, and needed some essential groceries. I stayed at
the front of the stores and guided him to my needs via cell phone.
So, as
a result, I had to cancel all my cabaret plans for the weekend,
with Jeff Matson kindly stepping in to attend the opening night
of cabaret at THE ENCORE (266 West 47th Street, NYC - 212-221-3960
- http://www.theencorenyc.com/
) - his reviews of the shows by Julie Reyburn and Lumiri Tubo are
already posted on the website. In fact, he did such a great job,
I may be calling on him a few more times in the next several days.
I was also
told that the trip to Boston I planned for the 18th through 20th
would most likely not be possible, since I must have another examination
tomorrow, with a possibility of a MRI examination to see exactly
what is torn, and a possible knee operation before the end of the
week. All is temporarily in a state of flux. I am taking one day
at a time on making any decisions.
It is unlikely
that I will be able to move to a new apartment before the end of
the month - or even find a new apartment in that time. As mentioned
in previous issues, my current roommate is moving out at the end
of this month and this leaves me paying the whole rent for April
- which I really cannot afford. I had a spot chosen and nearly signed
for, only to discover that the current tenant decided to stay an
additional month - it would have been perfect and I thought it was
an answer to prayer, but apparently the powers that be had other
plans in mind. If I cannot find a new roommate here, I will be hard
pressed to pay the full rent, especially with the added transportation
expenses I will now face while my leg is treated ($25 each way by
cab to the doctor's office tomorrow, for example). So, I ask for
your thoughts and prayers - and your continued financial support
as I go through this hopefully brief period.
At the
same time, it is a bit uncomfortable sitting at my computer for
more than an hour at a time, and thus this issue is perhaps shorter
than usual - I have lots of news to tell so check the Thursday issue
for more news. I also have not been able to work much on the website
since Thursday - a lot of stories have gone stale, and a number
of stories need to be posted. I am transferring all of my files
to my laptop computer, which I can than work with while on my bed
with leg outstretched, and hopefully this will permit me to use
my "at home" time more efficiently.
Also, I
will be sending out the LISTINGS, normally sent on Monday, tomorrow
instead. I hope you will understand.
"LIFE IS BUT A DREAM" CD
IS STILL iTUNES PICK OF THE WEEK
Check out a new feature
on the website: iTunes Cabaret CD Pick of the week - you can download
the CD for $9.99 or single songs for just 99 cents! We normally feature
a new CD recorded by one of our members, starting each Sunday - this
week we continue to feature a CD from Linda Kosut, since I have not
had time to choose a new one. You will need to download the iTunes
application, available for PCs or Macs, if you do not already have
it on your computer. On my website you can also find a link to download
iTunes' featured "single" of the week - for free.
By the
way, if you use the link on my website to purchase songs and CDs
from iTunes, CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE gets a small commission. The
same goes for products purchased from the APPLE STORE via the link
in my website - including iPods, MAC computers, EPSON and other
brand printers, CANON, SONY and other brand Cameras and Video Cameras,
etc. Check it out!
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ON THE WEBSITE
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to tell and can't seem to squeeze all their information into a regular
or SuperSize banner, CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE is now offering MEGABANNERS
- bigger and better, for those who want to have their advertisement
really make an impression. Click on the BANNER INFO button at the
top of every page on the website for information about all banner
sizes, costs and terms of display.
HAVE YOU GOOGLED YOURSELF
YET?
Performers, try this simple
test: check out your name with the special "Google" search panel at
the top of my home page and see how many times your name comes up
on the CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE website. Be sure to enclose your name
in quotation marks, such as "Stu Hamstra" to refine the search. And
if it comes up more than 10 times, and your aren't yet a member of
CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE, what's holding you back from joining? And
if it doesn't show up at all, let me know.
I have a lot of news for
you. Even more items can be found in the NEWS BRIEFS pages in all
areas of the world we cover on my BREAKING NEWS page on the website.
Now on with the news:
NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF
CABARET
I have a lot of cabaret
news for you. I promise you will read things in this issue you will
not find published anywhere else!
TODAY'S NEWS TODAY!
Here are a few cabaret
events taking place today!
KAREN MASON JOINS BRANDON
CUTRELL TONIGHT, MARCH 14th
2005 Back Stage Bistro
Award Winner for Outstanding Vocalist, Brandon Cutrell, will perform
his cabaret piece, NO RESERVATIONS, on Monday, March 14th at 7:00
pm at THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 1-212-255-5438
- http://www.theduplex.com/
). The show will include performance by special guest, Karen Mason.
There is a $10 cover, as well as a 2-drink minimum. $5 cover for members
of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE.
ANGELA LAGRECA TO MC AWARDS
GALA AT RAINBOW ROOM
Angela LaGreca, winner
of six MAC Awards including Outstanding Female Standup, and Outstanding
Musical Comedy Performer, will emcee the 20th annual Lifetime Achievement
Awards Gala of Guild Hall's Academy of the Arts on Monday, March 14th
at RAINBOW ROOM (30 Rockefeller Plaza - 65th Floor, NYC - 212-632-5100
- http://www.rainbowroom.com/
). The distinguished honorees selected by the 200 member Guild Hall
Academy of the Arts, are composer/lyricist Sheldon Harnick for Performing
Arts, novelist Louis Begley for Literary Arts, photographer/artist
Cindy Sherman for Visual Arts and real estate developer and philanthropist
Marshall Rose for Lifelong Patron of the Arts. Individual tickets
for the gala which benefits Guild Hall of East Hampton are $1500 (Vice
Chair ticket), $1,200 (Benefactor ticket), $600 (Patron ticket), Tables
of 10 are $25,000 (Corporate Sponsor Table), $15,000 (Vice-Chair Table)
and $12,000 (Benefactor Table). To purchase tickets contact Carole
Dioguardi, Director of Development Guild Hall of East Hampton, 631-324-0806
or email her at carole@guildhall.org.
ENCORE TO HOST MAC SEMINAR
TONIGHT, MONDAY, MARCH 14th
MAC (Manhattan Association
of Cabarets & Clubs - http://www.macnyc.com/
) presents "The Business of Cabaret Seminar" on Monday March 14th
from 6:00 to 7:30 pm at THE ENCORE (266 West 47th Street, NYC - 212-221-3960
- http://www.theencorenyc.com/
). This seminar will be the first in a series providing an opportunity
for industry professionals to share their ideas and expertise about
the business side of cabaret and club work. This seminar will focus
on: Booking a Room, Advertising/Promotion and Budgeting/Accounting
for a Show. Panelists are Lennie Watts (formerly Booking/General Manager
at Mama Rose's and currently Booking/General Manager at The Encore);
Maureen Kelley Stewart (Over 20 years in Advertising for media such
as Newsweek, Adweek, The New York Observer, The New York Law Journal
and currently with Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel Magazine); Shelley
Roberts (Over 10 years as an Entertainment Publicist/Account Executive
for Origlio PR, the Kreisberg Group and currently Director of Press
Relations for the New Jersey Performing Arts Center) and Brent Winborn
(Bachelors in Accounting, Masters in Performing Arts and Over 10 years
in Nonprofit Business Administration). No reservations accepted -
first come, first seated. $5 for MAC members, $10 others.
MORE NEWS FROM THE WORLD
OF CABARET
Many more items can be
found in the NEWS BRIEFS pages in all areas of the world we cover
on my BREAKING NEWS page on the website. These news items are placed
in chronological order.
WEDNESDAY JAZZ AT NOON
AT ST. PETER'S THIS WEEK
Jazz at Noon will be presented
on Wednesday, March 16th at ST. PETER'S CHURCH - LIVING ROOM (Lexington
Avenue at 54th Street, NYC) will feature Carline Ray, vocals, Yuka
Yoneda-Aikawa, piano and Atsundo Aikawa, bass; Coming shows: March
23rd, Tedd Firth, piano & vocals; March 30th, L. D. Frazier, piano
& Jack Davis, trombone. Performances are every Wednesday at 1:00 pm,
$5 admission.
THE MAC/ASCAP SONGWRITERS'
SHOWCASE MARCH 16th TO PRESENT NOMINATED SONGS
The next SONGWRITER'S SHOWCASE,
presented by MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs - http://www.macnyc.com/
) and ASCAP (The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- http://www.ascap.org/
) will be held on Wednesday, March 16th at 6:00 pm at THE LIGHTHOUSE
(111 East 59th Street, NYC). The show will be hosted by Jamie deRoy
and will feature Recording Artist, Tony Award Nominee and 12-Time
MAC Award Winner Ann Hampton Callaway as special guest. The nominees
for 2005 MAC Awards in the SONGS & SPECIAL MUSICAL MATERIAL will also
be performed. These are the actual nominees, selected by a chosen
few rather than the MAC membership. $15 General Admission, $5 for
MAC and ASCAP Members. No reservations are taken - seating is first
come, first seated.
SCOTT BARBARINO AND THE
COSMOPOLITANS AND GUESTS GALORE THIS WEEK
Scott Barbarino & The Cosmopolitans
Variety Hour, starring Scott Barbarino with Leslie Anderson & Kelly
Howe as The Cosmopolitans, and Ricky Ritzel at the piano, are appearing
on Wednesdays at 7:00 pm at IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB (1650 Broadway, NYC
- 212-582-2121 - http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com/).
Each week features special guest artists as well. This week, special
guests are Sue Matsuki, Stardust diner gals Sara Dobbs, Molly Mahoney
& Jamie Rae, tap dancing Postman Johnny Hebert, and the Iridium's
very own Ellen Hart and the Plate Spinner from The Bindlestiff Family
Cirkus. There is a $15 cover. $15 food/drink minimum. $10 cover for
members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE.
FIRST ANNUAL IRISH MUSIC
AND FOOD FESTIVAL CONTINUES AT HELEN'S
The Hideaway Room, located
in HELEN'S RESTAURANT, CABARET & PIANO LOUNGE (169 Eighth Avenue,
NYC - 212-206-0609 - http://www.helensnyc.com/
) announces their first annual Irish Music and Food Festival through
March 20th. Festivities include runs of three Irish music shows, including
Dublin, Ireland's Susannah de Wrixon returning with a new Irish show
March 16th through 19th; and the star singing sensation of Broadway's
Riverdance, Michael Londra, making his cabaret debut March 17th &
18th; Colm Reilly with the return of his critically acclaimed show
"Bein' Green: Al Collection of Irish Songs", on March 20th. Chef Sara
Daniels will be presenting a special menu of Irish foods to enjoy
during all the shows as well as for regular dining. Covers and showtimes
vary - call for details.
ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK AT
FIRST ANNUAL ALBERS FESTIVAL MARCH 18th-20th
A "Rock" festival unlike
any other rock festival in the world is going to take place at THE
DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 1-212-255-5438
- http://www.theduplex.com/
) the weekend of March 18th-20th. The three shows that comprise the
festival have one thing in common: the two-time MAC Award-Winning
Performance Comedian Rock Albers. A performance of Rock's original
show, "The Rock Albers Show" (now known as "Rock 1"), a show for the
entire family, will open the festival on Friday, March 18th, at 9:30
pm. This show won Rock back-to-back MAC Awards for Best Stand Male
Stand-up Comedian in 2002 and 2003. The next evening, will be "Rock
2: The New Rock Albers Show," an evening of edgy and provocative comedy,
on Saturday, March 19th, at 5:00 pm. Wrapping up the Rock-a-palooza
will be "American Rock," a musical comedy political rant, on Sunday,
March 20th, at 8:00 pm. Tickets for the festival can be purchased
through SmartTix.com, Phone: 212-868-4444. The price of tickets for
each show is $10, and there is a 2-drink minimum. Free tickets are
available for CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE Members as well as their guests.
(For the Discount Code, e-mail rockalbers@aol.com.)
HAPPY HOUR SALON AT SIBERIA
BAR MARCH 18th
On Friday, March 18th,
at 6:00 pm, Joanna Parson's HAPPY HOUR SALON, now in its fourth season,
holds another third-Friday-of-every-month show at SIBERIA BAR (356
12 West 40th Street, NYC). Happy Hour Salon is a new works salon for
singers, writers, comics, actors and performers. Line-up changes bi-monthly,
atmosphere is relaxed. $5 at door. For more information, see http://www.JoannaParson.com/
.
BLUE ROOM PRESENTS "MY
ROMANCE" MARCH 18th & 19th
"My Romance" swoons into
THE BLUE ROOM CABARET AT THE BALDWIN THEATRE (415 S. Lafayette Avenue,
Royal Oak, MI - 248-541-6430 - http://www.stagecrafters.org/
) on Friday & Saturday, March 18th & 19th at 8:00 pm. In the resplendent
lobby of this restored 1922 theatre, five talented and passionate
artists a night will perform familiar works by Rodgers & Hart, the
Gershwins, Cole Porter and Stephen Sondheim plus eclectic selections
from Joni Mitchell, Randy Newman, Adam Guettel and more. Featured
singers in March: Celeste Blanch, Lynette Yeager, Thomas Adams, Kim
Gebbie and Caren Bayer. Produced and directed by Sharlan Douglas,
musical director James Morisi. $15 admission includes soft drinks,
coffee and dessert. Additional performance dates are June 24th & 25th.
BACA TO PRESENT BOSTON
MARCH CABARET CELEBRATION MARCH 18th & 19th
To celebrate Boston's Annual
"March is Cabaret Month" event, plus the organizations own 10th Anniversary,
BACA (Boston Association of Cabaret Artists - http://www.bostoncabaret.com/
) is organizing the "BACA Cabaret Celebration" on Friday & Saturday,
March 18th & 19th at JIMMY TINGLE'S OFF BROADWAY THEATER (Davis Square,
Somerville, MA). The venue seats 200. Here is a brief schedule of
the events - a more detailed schedule will be posted later today on
the CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE website:
FRIDAY,
MARCH 18, 2005
Friday Early Evening Show: 7:00 - 9:30 pm - Festival Kick Off featuring
John O'Neil, Marilyn Dale, and Ida Zecco
Friday Night Late Show: 10:00 - 12:00 Midnight - Late Night Cabaret
with Brian De Lorenzo, Julia Madeson, and Miss Mary Mac with Sukey
Tawdry
SATURDAY,
MARCH 19, 2005
Saturday Afternoon Matinee 3:00 - 6:45 pm - Cabaret Matinee featuring
John Abernathy, Beth Purcell, Prudence Humphreys, Joe Della Penna,
Karyn Levitt, Dinan Messiqua Mache Seibel, and Pamela Enders
Saturday Early Evening 7:00 - 9:45 pm - Saturday Night with Sarah
deLima, Jim Keating, B. Iris Tanner, Don Warnock, Clara Kessous
and Sophia Bilides
Saturday Night Late Program 10:00 pm - 12 Midnight - Late Night
Cabaret with Jimmy Tingle, Annie Sharkey, and Celia Slattery
Prices
are $20.00 per block, $35.00 for any two blocks, $75.00 for the
whole weekend. Tickets are available through http://www.jtoffbroadway.com/
or by calling TheaterMania at 866-811-4111.
CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE
OF JULIE KURNITZ MARCH 19th
There will be "A Celebration
of the Life of Julie Kurnitz," on Saturday, March 19th at 4:00 pm
at the JUDSON MEMORIAL CHURCH (55 Washington Square South, NYC). Actor/comedienne
Julie Kurnitz passed away on July 15, 2004 after an extended battle
with Marfan Syndrome, a connective tissue disorder. Best known in
film for her part in Woody Allen's RADIO DAYS, Ms. Kurnitz also appeared
often in cabaret, her last appearance being at EIGHTY EIGHT'S several
years ago. In recent years she was a keynote speaker for the Board
of National Marfan Foundation, and traveled world wide informing/teaching
people how to live with this disease. In Julie's honor, the Julie
Kurnitz Scholarship Fund has been established to send people to the
Annual Conference of the National Marfan Foundation.
Contributions
can be made to the National Marfan Foundation Scholarship Fund (22
Manhasset Avenue, Port Washington, NY 11050) with a note: In Memory
of Julie Kurnitz. Checks payable to the National Marfan Foundation
or donate online at http://www.marfan.org/
.
NEXT ODETTE'S MONDAY SHOWCASE
IS MARCH 21st
Bob Egan's next SHOWCASE
NIGHT at THE CABARET at Odette's (South River Road, New Hope, PA -
215-862-3000 - http://www.bobegan.net/Odettes.html)
will be on Monday, March 7th, at 7:30 pm. Performers scheduled so
far include Jerry Wichinsky, Terri Cerrito, Karen Gross, Devyn Rush,
AJ Tyndale, Tyler Bellinger, and Toni Bodjak with Joe Flanaghan. There
is a $8 cover, $10 food/drink minimum.
DC OPEN MIKE TO RAISE TSUNAMI
VICTIM FUNDS ON MARCH 21st
The next open mic night,
sponsored by DCCN (DC Cabaret Network) will be held on Monday, March
21st - signup at 7:30 pm, open mic at 8:00 pm - at THE WAREHOUSE THEATRE
(1021 7th Street NW, Washington, DC). The event has been rescheduled
from February 28th because of adverse weather. It will be a fundraiser
for Asian tsunami survivors. The group is continuing their Johnny
Mercer theme for this open mike event, and Alex Tang will accompany.
Food and drink (a full bar) are available. CASH only. Please plan
to drink and tip the BARTENDER heavily! Generally, singers have the
opportunity to sing 2 or 3 songs a night. Suggested donation: $10
(minimum) to go towards our expenses of paying the piano player plus
any gift you wish to contribute for Tsunami Victim relief.
MUCH ADO ABOUT MUCHO WITH
NO COVER SHOW ON MARCH 22nd
Sarah Mucho and the band
System Noise bring back their show based on the CD "Ziggy Stardust
& the Spiders from Mars" for one night only, on Tuesday, March 22nd
- two shows, at 7:00 & 10:00 pm at THE ENCORE (266 West 47th Street,
NYC - 212-221-3960 - http://www.theencorenyc.com/
). Sarah is joined by band-mates Kurt Leege, Paul Pouther and Sanford
Arisumi, and Michael Isaacs and Clare Cooper. The show is directed
by Kristine Zbornik and originally was performed as part of the famed
MAMA ROSE'S "Under the Covers" series. This was one of the most talked-about
shows of that series. There is NO COVER, just a $12 food/drink minimum.
NEXT JAMIE DEROY & FRIENDS
TV BROADCAST TUESDAY, MARCH 22nd
The cable TV show "Jamie
deRoy & friends" heard locally here in NYC on Time Warner Channel
67 and RCN Channel 110 will next be seen on Tuesday, March 22nd at
8:00 pm. Each show features interviews and performances by stars of
cabaret, comedy and theater. The show is produced by Jamie deRoy &
friends, inc. and directed by Barry Kleinbort. Taped and Edited by
Applause Video. It is also broadcast in Washington DC and Connecticut
- check local listing. For details see http://www.jamiederoy.com/
.
MAC AWARD PRELIMINARY BALLOTS
MUST BE RETURNED BY MARCH 24th
The Ballots for the 2005
MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs - http://www.macnyc.com/
) Awards were sent to all MAC members. The names on the applications
received as of February 18th are now posted on the MAC website http://www.macnyc.com/.
The awards event will be held on April 25th at THE PETER NORTON SYMPHONY
SPACE (Broadway at 95th Street - 212-864-1414). Details on the MAC
website.
"TIMELESS DIVAS! ENCORE"
RETURNS APRIL 3rd
"Timeless Divas! ENCORE"
(Songs of the Silver Screen) returns with a new cast, new format,
and many new songs as well as in a new location. Produced by Sandi
Durell & Shari Upbin, the show stars Eric Michael Gillett, Terry Burrell,
Nina Hennessey, Suzanne Ishee and substituting on various evenings
the entrancing LaTanya Hall. It is musically directed & arranged by
Barry Levitt. The show opens Sunday, April 3rd, 7:00 pm at HELEN'S
RESTAURANT, CABARET & PIANO LOUNGE (169 Eighth Avenue, NYC - 212-206-0609
- http://www.helensnyc.com/
) and runs every Sunday through June. Surprises await! For more information,
contact the Diva Hotline: 212-615-6966. For details, see http://www.TimelessDivas.com/
.
"MY BLUE ANGEL: Marlene
Dietrich" WITH CATHERINE CAMPBELL IN APRIL
Australian cabaret/theater
star Catherine Campbell will bring her acclaimed show "MY BLUE ANGEL:
Marlene Dietrich" to DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC -
1-212-757-0788 - http://www.donttellmama.com/
) for two shows only, on Sunday, April 10th at 8:30 pm and Wednesday,
April 13th at 8:30 pm. More than a tribute show, MY BLUE ANGEL is
the story of one woman's obsession with Marlene Dietrich, one of the
great idols of the 20th Century. The cabaret show celebrates the outrageous
and courageous life of an entertainer who broke every rule of sex
and gender without a second thought. It is a unique piece of cabaret/music
theatre devised by three outstanding talents: director Frank Ford,
the founder of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, singer Catherine Campbell
& musical director Matthew Carey. The show features many songs made
famous by Dietrich and modern cabaret hits. Cover charge is $10, with
a 2-drink minimum ($5 cover for members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE)
MAC AWARDS DATE SET FOR
MONDAY, APRIL 25th AT SYMPHONY SPACE
The date of the 2005 MAC
(Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs - http://www.macnyc.com/
) AWARDS GALA has been set for Monday, April 25th at THE PETER NORTON
SYMPHONY SPACE (Broadway at 95th Street - 212-864-1414). Preliminary
ballots will be mailed to all paid-up members on the weekend of March
5th. We'll pass along any additional information as received.
A WORD FROM SOME OF OUR
SPONSORS
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In many cases there are more detailed articles on these items in the
BREAKING NEWS section of the website.
GEORGA OSBORNE REPRISES
"SUMMER IN THE ATTIC (SOME'RE NOT)
Bistro and Multiple-MAC
Award winning Broadway singer Georga Osborne will reprise her quirky
cabaret Summer In The Attic (Some're Not) at THE ENCORE (266 West
47th Street, NYC - 212-221-3960 - http://www.theencorenyc.com/
) for one more performances, on Tuesday, March 15th at 7:00 pm. The
show features Georga's warped comedy including her channeling of Mrs.
Miller, the suburban pitch-challenged chanteuse (heading dangerously
into Latin territory). The cover charge is $15.00 with a $12 food/drink
minimum.
PARTY OF ONE RETURNS ON
WEDNESDAYS IN MARCH
The original musical revue
PARTY OF ONE received six Bistro Awards back in 1997 including Best
Musical Revue and Best Direction. It played to sold-out audiences
for nearly three months. The show finally reappears HELEN'S RESTAURANT,
CABARET & PIANO LOUNGE (169 Eighth Avenue, NYC - 212-206-0609 - http://www.helensnyc.com/
) on the remaining Wednesdays in March, the 16th, 23rd & 30th, all
shows at 9:30 pm. Focusing on the joys and dilemmas of being single,
the show quickly moves from song to song. Jamibeth Margolis oversees
this new production starring Chris Dell'Armo, Mark Sanders, Heather
Villaescusa and Janet Dunn. Musical Director is Michael Thomas Murray.
There is a $20 cover, $15 food/drink minimum.
JEFF MATSON IN NEW DESIGN/WRITING
VENTURE
After two decades of writing
and designing as a sideline, Jeff Matson is now offering comprehensive
design (from a business card to a website) and writing (special material,
parodies, act development) services full time. Chanteuse Quinn Lemley
calls Jeff's design work 'indispensable' and his original material
and direction contributed to two MAC awards for the incomparable Richard
Skipper. Check out his new website http://www.jeffreymatson.com
for samples and more information and be sure to check out his special
online 'Singers' Shop' for unique gifts and garb.
RITT HENN MARCHES ON TOWARDS
THAT IMPASSIONED GOAL
Ritt Henn (who just received
a 2005 Bistro Award) continues with the fourth and final round of
his "march to the NYC cabaret debut" with his show "A Man & His Bass"
on Mondays, March 14th & 28th at 9:30 pm at THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE
(61 Christopher Street, NYC - 1-212-255-5438 - http://www.theduplex.com/
). With John DiPinto on piano and accordion, the show also features
the lighting magic of Thomas Honeck and special guest divas - Karen
Mack on the 14th and Julie Reyburn on the 28th. There is a $10 cover,
2-drink minimum. 2-for-1 cover for members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE.
NEW CD RELEASE BY JAMIE
DEROY & FRIENDS
Jamie deRoy & friends newest
newest CD, "VOLUME 6 - WHEN I GROW UP" has been just been released,
and is available on the web at CD Baby, Footlights, and Colony and
various other CD outlets. The CD contains tracks recorded by Eric
Michael Gillett, Ashley Rose Orr, Emily Skinner, Kerry Butler, Dennis
Michael Hall & James Danner, Jamie deRoy, Debbie Gravitte, Kim Cea,
Professor Putter (Michael Makman), Emily Loesser, Lorna Dallas, Julia
Murney and Rob Carlson and more. The CD is produced by Lanny Meyers,
with Barry Kleinbort serving as Artistic Director. See http://www.jamiederoy.com/
for all the details.
LYNNE HALLIDAY IS BACK
IN THE MOOD AT DANNY'S
Lynne Halliday returns
with her show "The Mood I'm In" with one more show, on Wednesday,
March 16th at 7:00 pm. Musical director is David Brunetti, with direction
by Thommie Walsh. There is a $12 cover, $10 food/drink minimum.
GINA CARUSO SINGS SONGS
FROM THE PARLOUS AT MAMA'S
Bistro Award winner Gina
Caruso returns to DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 1-212-757-0788
- http://www.donttellmama.com/
) with her critically acclaimed show "Songs from the Parlour." With
a very funny and charming look at the Irish half of her family, Ms.
Caruso reveals from of her musical origins. Musical director is Paul
Trueblood. Shows are Wednesdays, March 16th & 23rd at 9:00 pm and
Sunday, March 20th at 5:30 pm. There is a $12 cover, 2-drink minimum.
$10 cover for members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE.
ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK AT
FIRST ANNUAL ALBERS FESTIVAL
A "Rock" festival unlike
any other rock festival in the world is going to take place at THE
DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 1-212-255-5438
- http://www.theduplex.com/
) the weekend of March 18th-20th. The three shows that comprise the
festival have one thing in common: the two-time MAC Award-Winning
Performance Comedian Rock Albers. A performance of Rock's original
show, "The Rock Albers Show" (now known as "Rock 1"), a show for the
entire family, will open the festival on Friday, March 18th, at 9:30
pm. This show won Rock back-to-back MAC Awards for Best Stand Male
Stand-up Comedian in 2002 and 2003. The next evening, will be "Rock
2: The New Rock Albers Show," an evening of edgy and provocative comedy,
on Saturday, March 19th, at 5:00 pm. Wrapping up the Rock-a-palooza
will be "American Rock," a musical comedy political rant, on Sunday,
March 20th, at 8:00 pm. Tickets for the festival can be purchased
through SmartTix.com, Phone: 212-868-4444. The price of tickets for
each show is $10, and there is a 2-drink minimum. Free tickets are
available for CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE Members as well as their guests.
(For the Discount Code, e-mail rockalbers@aol.com.)
SCOTT BARBARINO AND THE
COSMOPOLITANS WEDNESDAYS AT THE IRIDIUM ROOM
Scott Barbarino & The Cosmopolitans
Variety Hour, starring Scott Barbarino with Leslie Anderson & Kelly
Howe as The Cosmopolitans, and Ricky Ritzel at the piano, will be
appearing Wednesdays at 7:00 pm at IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB (1650 Broadway,
NYC - 212-582-2121 - http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com/).
Each week features special guest artists as well. There is a $15 cover.
$15 food/drink minimum. $10 cover for members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE.
MORE NEWS & LISTINGS PLEASE
I am back to working alone
on the newsletter and the website, and so I don't have as much time
as before to check out the websites of venues around the country for
news and listing items. If you are reading this newsletter, and you
are a performer or booking manager with shows scheduled for March,
April and beyond, you can save me a lot of time and effort by sending
in your listings to stuhamstra@cabarethotlineonline.com - I will do
my best to give you coverage in the MONDAY and MID-WEEK issues. Please
remember, the more complete the listing, the more likely I will use
it.
PROMOTE YOUR SHOW, CD OR
OTHER EVENT WITH A BANNER ON THE WEBSITE
I don't want you to miss
out if you are planning on running a banner for your show in March
and April. I limit the number of ads to 20 per week. A banner ad for
three weeks can cost as little as $108 total - if you take advantage
of the PayPal and Member Deals discounts - and even less if you are
a GOLD member of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE. SILVER members receive a
one-time rebate of $20 on their first banner ad of the membership
year.
Performers
running banners get a special listing for their show or other cabaret-related
item in every MONDAY issue of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE, reaching nearly
2,500 subscribers. Go to http://svhamstra.com/BannerHere.shtml
or else just send me a note at banners@svhamstra.com
with the single word "banners" in the subject line, and I'll send
all the details.
LOCAL SIDE-BAR BANNERS
NOW AVAILABLE ON SELECT PAGES
To even better serve performers
and venues outside the NYC area, now you can advertise your "out of
NYC" cabaret event on local pages on the CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE website
for a mere $25 ($20 for CABARET HOTLINE MEMBERS) for 4 continuous
weeks of display - or just pennies more than $6 per week. Payment
MUST be made by PayPal in advance. (Localized ads are not available
on the NYC area pages at this time). The ads will appear in four places:
on the local NEWS BRIEFS, on the local VENUE pages, on the local LISTINGS
pages and the local REVIEW index pages for Pennsylvania, New England,
Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco (as they appear). Check out
any of the area NEWS BRIEFS pages to see a sample of the ad size and
location. Ads will be limited to 5 ads per geographical area in any
one week. Funds received for these local pages will be used to support
coverage for that local area, including compensation for reviews and
news items. This "side-bar" ad program is on a trial basis, and may
be expanded discontinued, re-priced or redesigned as we test the reaction
to the new program. I certainly will be interested in any comments
of suggestions.
IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO
JOIN AND SUPPORT CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
It isn't too late to join
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to promote the art of cabaret, both in these twice-weekly newsletters
and on the website, and you haven't yet joined as a member for 2004-2005,
please consider making that donation today. SILVER basic memberships
are $20, and GOLD supporting memberships are $75. Memberships are
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a contributing member of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE, check at http://svhamstra.com/Membership.shtml
or else just send me a note at membership@svhamstra.com
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IT'S TIME TO GO
At the top of this newsletter
I promised that you would read things in this issue you will not find
published anywhere else. Did I keep my promise?
Now I need
to get this leg stretched out and perhaps a nap. Please realize,
your membership donations, banner ad payments and other donations
will mean a lot to me in the next few weeks. I am counting on all
of you.
Once again
a great big thank you to the nearly 375 folks who have joined and/or
rejoined CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE as members for the 2004-2005 membership
year. Your continued support will make CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE bigger
and better in the months to come.
And that
is just about the way it was.
Hugs &
Stuff,
STU
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