The Dinettes in "It's My Party" at LARKSPUR CAFE THEATER

Seasoned cabaret performers Lua Hadar and Linda Kosut ("The Dinettes") serve up a tasty new show, "It's My Party" - A cabaret soufflœ in the key of Now! The delicious duo (a sub-set of their diva trio The Kitchenettes), offer flavorful solos, spicy harmonies in pairings, and trios with their richly talented musical director, Mr. Barry Lloyd. Its all about breaking the rules and seizing the moment, and will be performed at LARKSPUR CAFE & THEATER (500 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur, CA - 415-924-6107) on Friday & Saturday, May 17th & 18th. Showtime is 8:00 pm.

With ample side dishes of East Coast humor and some of their signature food songs, cabaret divas Kosut and Hadar dish up their zesty message in voices rich with color and life's wisdom. "It's My Party" satisfies not only the ear and the eye, but the soul as well. The Dinettes are the ultimate "comfort food."

About The Dinettes

Lua Hadar has become a presence on the SF cabaret scene since her move there from her native New York City 10 years ago. Her solo cabaret show, "My Foolish Heart," introduced audiences to the wide range of musical styles this singer-actress can deliver. She appeared often at the now closed Piaf's Restaurant and Cabaret, including Piaf's New Year's Eve show, "We're Still Here!" This lush-voiced comedienne hosted Martuni's "Song of the Month Club" for a year together with diva trio "The Kitchenettes," and is the coproducer of "Thick Tuesdays," a salon for cabaret performance, at THICK HOUSE THEATER (1695 18th Street, San Francisco, CA - 415-401-8081). Known for her international cabaret repertoire, she appeared for many weeks at Union Street's Cafœ de Paris, following a featured concert in Breno, Italy. Lua performed with Barry Lloyd in an all-French cabaret program for the opening of the Palace of Legion of Honor's exhibit, "Toulouse Lautrec & The Spirit of Montmartre: Cabaret, Humor and the Avant-Garde, 1875-1905." She was a participant in the first West Coast Cabaret Conference this year, and wowed audiences at THE PLUSH ROOM at the York Hotel (940 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA - 415-885-2800 - http://www.plushroom.com/) with The Kitchenettes in the cabaret show, "DINE: Where Food and Lust Burst into Song."

Linda Kosut moved to the Bay Area nearly 15 years ago from her native New York City where she began her cabaret career. A smoky contralto, Linda is a stylish, moving and entertaining performer who has performed at many of the clubs in San Francisco such as THE PLUSH ROOM at the York Hotel (940 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA - 415-885-2800) as a member of The Kitchenettes in their show, "DINE," JOHNNY FOLEYS IRISH HOUSE & CELLAR (243 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA - 415-954-0777) Cabaret Spotlight, Berkeley's Cafœ La Note, MARTUNI'S (4 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA - 415-241-0205) and the former Piaf's. Linda's show "Mister Kicks," performed last year, showed an array of musical styles and emotions for which she is known. Watch for her upcoming one-woman cabaret show "The Men's Room." Linda is a 1990 Fellow of the Cabaret Symposium of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and a participant in this year's first annual West Coast Cabaret Conference. Along with Lua, she is coproducer of "Thick Tuesdays," a salon for cabaret performance.

A veteran cabaret artist, Barry Lloyd, Musical Director, has been a leading musical figure in the San Francisco Bay Area for the past 25 years as accompanist to such cabaret stars as Ruth Hastings, Sharon McNight, Nancy LaMott, Michael Greer, Raquel Bitton, Charles Pierce, and many others. He was also private accompanist to Miss Mary Martin during her residence in San Francisco. Mr. Lloyd is a graduate of both the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.). Known primarily as a pianist/ accompanist, Mr. Lloyd is also an accomplished actor, singer, arranger and composer just having completed a nearly sold-out run at San Francisco's THE PLUSH ROOM at the York Hotel (940 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA - 415-885-2800) in his show of the music of Cole Porter.

 

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