Karen Mack and Michael Holland in 2002 MAC-Nominated "GASHOLE: The Wit and Wisdom Of the 70s" in Third Extended Engagement!

If you remember the 70s, you weren't really there!

This fall, The Storefront (http://www.storefronttheatre.com) was pleased to show you what you may have missed in the 70s when celebrated cabaret artist Karen Mack and pop music's critically-acclaimed Michael Holland joined forces to present "Gashole: The Wit and Wisdom of the 70s." Due to popular demand and critical praise, the duo will extend their engagement for a third time, now playing throughout the month of March at DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788 - http://www.donttellmama.com/) on every Saturday evening at 9:30 pm. There is a $10 cover charge, and a two-drink minimum. No credit cards are accepted.

"Gashole: The Wit and Wisdom of the 70s" was commissioned last year by The Storefront (under the tamer title of "Yesterday Once More") to be performed as part of their "Arts for AIDS" project in southern Indiana. After playing to ecstatic, standing room only audiences there, the show has now taken center stage in Manhattan.

Developed by Karen and Michael, "Gashole: The Wit and Wisdom of the 70s" is an overview of the music from the era of platform shoes and big earrings. Included in the evening is the work of legendary singer/songwriters ranging from the Carpenters to Billy Joel to Abba and Joni Mitchell. Classics such as "Jackie Blue," "Yesterday Once More," "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" and a searing rendition of Mitchell's "A Case of You" are performed within the context of newly arranged (by Michael Holland) medleys as well as solo pieces.

Karen Mack is the recipient of dual 2000 Manhattan Association of Clubs and Cabarets (MAC) Awards for Best Pop/R&B Vocalist and Outstanding Song of the Year for her composition "I Am Home," (for which she also won an ASCAP Award). Karen also won the 1999 MAC Award for Outstanding Female Debut. Her critically acclaimed show, "Serious Fun," played to praise in New York earlier this year.

Composer and performer Michael Holland wrote, performed and produced the also critically-acclaimed CD "Darkness Falls" as well as his earlier recordings "Everybody's a Jerk" and "Thank You for the Afghan." He is the co-founder of the celebrated vocal group Comfortable Shoes, who made their Carnegie Hall debut in May of 1999. In the Spring of 2001, Michael received the Blockbuster MP3 Award for Favorite Male Performer.

For more information about The Storefront, check their website at http://www.storefronttheatre.com/.

 

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