ARCI'S PLACE CLOSES DOORS SUDDENLY
ON MARCH 15 - CITES PROBLEMS WITH LANDLORD

Park Ave rents too expensive for popular nightspot - John Miller makes plans to move to Theater District

After protracted discussions with his landlord, John Miller, the MC of such successful cabaret engagements by Donna McKechnie, Christine Ebersole, Sam Harris and Margaret Whiting, has confirmed that he has been forced to close the doors as of March 15th on the much beloved ARCI'S PLACE (450 Park Avenue South, NYC - 212-532-4370 - http://www.arcisplace.com/).

Arci's Place, which was voted 2001's Best Cabaret Room in Time Out Magazine, and was recently presented with a BACK STAGE Bistro Award, has lowered its final curtain. All shows scheduled have been cancelled. Miller states, "We love the neighborhood, but unfortunately the cost of doing business on Park Ave has proven too rich even for my blood. We are in negotiations for a new venue in midtown Manhattan on the West Side, which we believe will be better situated for our customers who have come to expect the best in cabaret entertainment from us. We anticipate opening the new establishment, which will include a dining room, a cabaret room and a piano bar, in July or August."

Arci's Place opened in 1998 with cabaret veteran Karen Mason, one of the stars of Broadway's Mamma Mia!

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