Chicago
Cabaret Favorites Sing Songs of Irving Berlin
Three of
Chicago's most popular cabaret performers, Joan Curto, Tom Michael
and Becky Menzie, join New York director, Ron Cohn to present "The
Songs of Irving Berlin: An American Romance" a tTHE ROYAL ROOM at
The Colony Hotel (155 Hammond Avenue, Palm Beach, FL - 561-655-5430
x 552 - http://www.thecolonypalmbeach.com/
) on Fridays & Saturdays, June 11th & 12th, & June 18th
& 19th at 8:00 pm. The show will feature director, Ron Cohn as
a special guest performer. Doors open at 6:45 pm for dinner and the
cabaret show starts around 8:00 pm, with late shows possible at 10:30
on Fridays and Saturdays. Tickets: Dinner/Show $59.
"The Songs
of Irving Berlin: An American Romance" will cover the many facets
of Berlin's career including his Broadway, pop, patriotic, and movie
repertoire. Irving Berlin, America's most popular composer, wrote
over 1500 songs, 282 of which were top-ten hits of their day. The
show will feature over thirty of Berlin's most beloved songs such
as "How Deep is the Ocean," "Alexander's Ragtime Band," "Always,"
and "Let Yourself Go" as well as lesser known gems including "Dance
and Grow Thin" and "Reaching for the Moon."
Joan Curto
has quickly established herself as one of the leading ladies of Chicago
cabaret. The winner of the 2003 After Dark Award for Outstanding Cabaret
Artist, she is also a favorite at Chicago Humanities Festival Concerts
and Mabel Mercer Foundation Chicago Cabaret Conventions. Joan has
performed all over the country, including New York City's Judy's,
The Royal Room in Palm Beach, and Stackner Cabaret in Milwaukee.
Vocalist
Tom Michael has appeared on stages such as New York City's Town Hall;
Chicago's Park West, Empire Room, Davenport's; Houston's Ovations;
and The Royal Room in Palm Beach. Tom has released two critically-acclaimed
CD's on LML Music, "Written in the Stars" and "Sailing On," both of
which were featured on Billboard Magazine's Album Spotlight Page as
well in Show Business Weekly and Playbill and BackStage.
Performing
across the country, Beckie has appeared in some of the nation’s
top spots including the legendary Carnegie Hall, New York City’s
Town Hall and Don't Tell Mama's, Chicago’s Pump Room, The Bushnell
Theatre in Hartford, Houston’s Ovations and The Breakers and
Four Season’s in Palm Beach. Hailed by Chicago's WGN Radio as
"one of the city's finest performers," Beckie is a two-time
winner of Chicago’s AFTER DARK “Outstanding Cabaret Artist”
award and was the recipient of the 2002 Hall of Fame Award for her
continued contributions to the Chicago cabaret and theatre. Beckie
performs regularly in Chicago at Gentry on State, Davenports, Maxim's
and with the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs musical
events, where she frequently serves as their musical director.
Ron Cohn's
multifaceted cabaret career encompasses the role of performer, manager,
director, coach, teacher, producer and publicist. He manages Julie
Wilson, Jane A. Johnston and Baby Jane Dexter. He recently wrote,
directed and performed in several critically acclaimed shows in Chicago
and New York including "An American Romance", the songs of Irving
Berlin, and "Circle of Friends." He directed " Across a Crowded Room"
A Richard Rogers Celebration, "Turn on the Heat" with Jeanne Resua,
Joanne Tatham in " Songs That Led Me" Astray" and "Undecided" starring
Austin Pendelton and Barbara Blier. Ron is a director of the Mabel
Mercer Foundation and, in addition to producing the evenings honoring
Margaret Whiting and Julie Wilson, has assisted Donald Smith in the
production of the Foundation's Cabaret Convention. He has produced
over 60 shows, in venues ranging from the Triad and the Ballroom to
the Russian Tea Room, to benefit many worthy organizations including
Hearts and Voices, PWC-NY and the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. For
seven years he was a master teacher at the Cabaret Symposium. He currently
teaches a Master Class at "The Singers Forum".
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