SYDNEY CABARET CONVENTION WINNERS MAKE NYC APPEARANCES

Melissa Langton, winner of last year's "City of Sydney Award" of the SYDNEY CABARET CONVENTION, has teamed up with Marianne McCormack, winner of this year's competition, for two shows at DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788 - http://www.donttellmama.com/), on Tuesday, October 22nd at 9:30 pm and Wednesday, August 23rd at 7:00 pm. The "City of Sydney Award" also brings with it a chance to sing at the NYC Convention, and both gals will appear at TOWN HALL this year. Last year Melissa took ill and could not perform, so she was invited to return this year. Mark Jones appears as musical director for both performers. There is a $15 cover, 2-drink minimum.

Writing about Ms. McCormack in his CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE exclusive convention report, David M. Schwartz writes: "MaryAnne McCormack's rendition of "How lucky Can You Get" and "Sorry I Asked" provided additional proof of how useful theatrical experience can be in creating a cabaret performance. Like Hayden Tee, McCormack also attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1998. Since then, she has made a number of appearances in Melbourne (in the Australian equivalent of CITY CENTER'S ENCORES) in semi-staged productions of HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, GYPSY, MAME and SHE LOVES ME, as well as other musicals in Australia, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia."

Handsome Hayden Tee won the "New York Award" at the SYDNEY CABARET CONVENTION this year. The award doesn't include a performance at the NYC event, but it does include a free trip to the Big Apple, and Hayden has taken advantage of the occasion to book two shows, also at DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788 - http://www.donttellmama.com/). He will be appearing with his musical director Timothy Evans on Sunday, October 13th at 4:00 pm, and again on Monday, the 14th at 9:00 pm. There is a $15 cover, 2-drink minimum.

David Schwartz writes of Mr. Tees performance at the convention as follows: "Hayden Tee, a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art's Singer/Actor/Dancer program. Tee's performance of "Proud of Your Boy" and "Testimony" was a crowd pleaser. His training and his background in theater both here and in his native New Zealand, provided Tee with the grounding necessary to build a cabaret set that was both amusing and heartfelt."

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