A Benefit for Natalie
Douglas - July 15th, 2002, 9:00 pm and 11:00 pm at The Duplex Cabaret
Theatre
On
June 18th, jazz vocalist Natalie Douglas was rushed into emergency
surgery. This latest series of operations comes on the heels of what
has been an unbelievably trying time for Natalie's health, coming
so soon after two other medical procedures that took her out of the
running for several months.
On Monday, July 15th,
the cabaret community will come together to play their part in assisting
Natalie's speedy recovery. These recent surgeries have placed an enormous
financial and emotional strain on Natalie, and the cabaret community
as been drawn together to lend a hand. Two special benefit performances
have been planned at THE DUPLEX (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-255-5438
- http://www.theduplex.com/).
The 9:00 pm performance
will feature cabaret luminaries Bobby Belfry, Patrick DeGennaro, Natalie
Gamsu, Rick Jensen, Karen Mack & Michael Holland, Sidney Myer, Julie
Reyburn and the vocal group Black Tie. The 11:00 pm performance will
feature David Budway, Jim Caruso, Charles Cermele, Lina Koutrakos,
Audrey Lavine, Jim Luzar, Phillip Officer, and Johnny Rodgers. Both
shows will be musically directed by Mark Hartman. There is a $15 donation,
and a two-drink minimum per show. No credit cards will be accepted,
and reservations are strongly recommended.
Ms. Douglas has received
the 1998 and 2001 MAC Awards for Outstanding Jazz Vocalist and has
been nominated for this award for six straight years. She has also
been honored with the MAC-Hanson Award and the Backstage Bistro Award
for Outstanding Female Vocalist, and her critically acclaimed debut
CD, "Not That Different," was nominated for a 2000 MAC Award for Outstanding
Recording. Natalie has garnered rave reviews for her concerts and
performances at many New York City cabarets and is a regular at Town
Hall, including numerous appearances at the Mabel Mercer Cabaret Conventions,
the 2002 MAC Awards and most recently in Scott Siegel's concert series,
"Broadway By The Year: 1940," which has just been released on Bayview
Records.
Natalie can currently
be seen on the PBS Series, "Cabaret Live" and can be heard on the
closing credits of the award-winning documentary, "Five Wives, Three
Secretaries and Me." Natalie has been profiled in articles in Out
Magazine, Canadian Magazine and Cabaret Scenes, among others. Her
recent performance at The Duplex as part of the "Downtown Revivals"
series was a sell-out.
You can visit Natalie's
website at http://www.nataliedouglas.com/
to send along your own very best wishes.
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