MARK NADLER LAUNCHES FIREBIRD UPSTAIRS SUPPER CLUB

Mark Nadler's new show "Tchaikowsky (and Other Russians)" will launch the opening of the new THE FIREBIRD UPSTAIRS SUPPER CLUB (363 West 46th Street, NYC - 1-212-586-0244 - http://www.firebirdrestaurant.com/). This room has been designed to showcase top cabaret talent, beginning with Mark Nadler, whose "Tchaikowsky (and Other Russians)" opens on Russian Christmas, Monday, January 6th at 9:00 pm. Performances are as follows: January 8th through 25th, Wednesdays & Thursdays at 9:00 pm; Fridays and Saturdays at 9:00 pm & 11:00 pm (January 16th, 17th, 18th, 22nd at 9:00 pm; January 18th at 11:00 pm). Both January 24th shows are sold out. The cover charge is $50 plus $25 minimum (9:00 pm shows) and $35 and $15 minimum (11:00 pm shows). Reservations are recommended.

In "Tchaikowsky (and Other Russians)", Nadler deconstructs the Kurt Weill/Ira Gershwin song "Tchaikowsky" (from "Lady In The Dark") that made Danny Kaye an overnight sensation in 1941 when he rattled off the names of forty-eight Russian composers at break-neck speed. Nadler examines each of these composers - sometimes briefly, sometimes at length. Like a Russian "Marushka" nesting doll, there are layers upon layers to the performer and the piece, which is a show within a song. Nadler's examination of Russian composers segues into popular songs including "I Can't Get Started," "I Concentrate On You," "The Ugly Duckling" (infused with "Swan Lake") and eleven other great American songs. The material ranges from standards to new works by Adam Guettel and Carol Hall.

"Tchaikowsky (and Other Russians)" premiered in October as part of the Cabaret Cavalcade at the ALGONQUIN'S OAK ROOM. Those performances sold out quickly. The new FireBird Upstairs Supper club is providing an opportunity to see it in a limited engagement. The Russian decor, food and celebration of the Russian Christmas on January 6th and the following three weeks will provide the perfect setting for this show.

Mark Nadler, winner of 5 MAC Awards, has headlined at Carnegie Hall with Skitch Henderson and the New York Pops Orchestra, at Town Hall and in almost every major nightclub in New York, Los Angeles and London. He is currently touring the USA in a Richard Rodgers celebration entitled "Something Wonderful." He starred in and co-wrote the off Broadway Gershwin revue "American Rhapsody" which was nominated for a Drama Desk and two Lucille Lortel Awards and received the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs (MAC) Award for Outstanding Musical Revue.

Nadler received the 1994 Bistro Award for outstanding singer/instrumentalist and the 2000 Bistro Award for Outstanding Revue for conceiving, directing, and music directing "Hard Candy: the songs of Carol Hall." In December, 2001 he completed his fourth season of "Mark Nadler's Broadway Hootenanny" at Sardi's. On Broadway, he has appeared as "The Fingers On The Keys" in "Dame Edna: The Royal Tour" and as Pinky Pickles in "The Sheik of Avenue B." Favorite regional roles include the outrageous hairdresser Tony Whitcomb in "Shear Madness," and the octogenarian dancing and singing, piano, ukulele and chimes playing Miss Mabel in "Radio Gals" at the Pasadena Playhouse.

For more information, visit our website at http://www.marknadler.com/.

 

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