Cabaret Listings & News: November – December
The 28th Annual Mabel Mercer Cabaret Convention is over, the interruption caused by the closing of the Metropolitan Room has left a major gap in the community as we await word on another location and opening date, and new popular East Side Cabaret Series, created by Mark Nadler at the Beach Café, is on hiatus until May.
But look at what is happening! The cabarets and clubs are packed and booked to capacity. The love of cabaret keeps growing and so here’s a short list of some of the shows coming up. Always check the club calendars for complete listings and for schedule changes.
Feinstein’s/54 Below 254 West 54 St. (cellar), 646 476-3551 www.54Below.com Gourmet menu! (Nov) Linda Eder, 54 Sings Series Salutes Frank Sinatra, Adele, Billy Joel, The Beatles, The Muppets, Kander & Ebb; Anna Bergman, Christine Ebersole, Melissa Errico, Ben Vereen, James Torme, Alice Ripley/Emily Skinner (Dec) Mariann Meringolo, Legs Diamond Reunion Concert, Matt Doyle, Storm Large, Don Scardino, Vivian Reed, David Yazbek/Katrina Lenk, Robert Creighton, Joe Iconis Xmas Extravaganza, Christine Pedi, Well Strung, Michael Feinstein, Norm Lewis – New Years Eve: Lee Roy Reams/Caissie Levy.
The Café Carlyle 35 East 76 St. (Madison Ave.) 212 744-1600 www.thecarlyle.com – Bemelmans Bar is in full swing with Earl Rose, Loston Harris, Michael Masci, Chris Gillespie, David Budway. (Nov) Mandy Gonzalez, Chrysta Bell, John Pizzarelli/Jessica Molaskey, Katharine McPhee (Dec) Steve Tyrell thru New Years.
John Pizzarelli/Jessica Molaskey
Laurie Beechman Theatre at the West Bank Café 407 West 42 St. (bet. 9/10 Aves.), 212 695-6909 www.thewestbankcafe.com (dinner menu) – (Nov) Broadway Sessions, Le Scandal Cabaret, , Richard Skipper (monthly shows), *Dawn Derow, *Robin’s Nest, *Jackie Draper, Tim Connell, Carmen Lamar, Ginger Minj, Zoe Lewis/Souvenirs, MAC Roving Mic (Dec) Paige Turner, Jackie Beat, Alaska, Courtney Act, Sharon Needles more!
*Don’t Tell Mama 343 W. 46 St. 212 757- 0788 www.donttellmamanyc.com – featuring the best piano bar in NYC, a sumptuous restaurant, and two cabaret rooms – Seth Rudetsky’s Talent Showcase, Ricky Ritzel’s Broadway – (Nov & Dec) *Barbara Malley, Lisa Viggiano, *Ruth Carlin, Joshua Lance Dixon, Rick Skye as Liza, Arturo Padilla, Simply Barbra, Anya Turner/Robert Grusecki, Marnie Klar, Nancy Wittter, J. Michael Reeds, Ross Hewitt, Debra Vogel, *Andrea Bell Wolff, Rian Keating, *Dean Benning, Deborah Stone, Tanya Moberly, Marcus Simeone/Sean Harkness, Carol Sue Gershman, Gretchen Reinhagen, Robin Kradles, Rick Skye, Josephine Sanges, Sally Darling, Richard Holbrook (Dec) Caitlin Fahey, Woody Regan/Ann McCormack, more.
The Triad 158 W. 72 St, 212 362-2590 www.stage72.com –Home of Award Winning Celebrity Autobiography (Nov) *Bobbie Horowitz (It’s Just a Number), Donny Most/Linda Purl, Adrienne Haan, Maria Guida, Mood Swings, DaVinci & Michelangelo (Dec) Livingston Taylor, Heartbeat It’s a Lovebeat, Doris Dear, The Janes, Tim Realbuto, more.
The Duplex, 61 Christopher St./7th Ave, 212 255-5438 www.theduplex.com piano bar and cabaret theater – (Nov) Clint Morris, Robbyne Kamill, Gina Royale, The miscast, Sarah Boone, Guilty Pleasures, Ben Rimalower, Joyful Noise, Travis Gaetz, Charles R. Hale, Elizabeth Brambilla (Dec) The Sparkle Zone, Lover Lover, Vickie & Nickie, Nathan Brewer, many more. See calendar.
Birdland Jazz 315 West 44 St. (bet. 8/9 Aves) 212 581-3080 www.birdlandjazz.com (dinner menu) – Jim Caruso’s Cast Party Monday evenings (Nov) Veronica Swift, Ann Hampton Callaway, Debbie Gravitte, Amanda Green, Diane Schuur, Billy Stritch (Dec) Chita Rivera Benefit, Jamie deRoy & Friends, Stacey Kent, Christine Ebersole/Billy Stritch, Xmas Show: Klea Blackhurst/Jim Caruso/Billy Stritch, many more. (several shows continue both months)
Veronica Swift
Dizzys Club Coca Cola www.jazz.org – Jazz at Lincoln Center Top Jazz Artists – Paula West, Bria Skonberg, Dick Hyman, see calendar!
Jazz at Lincoln Center – Appel Room – Dec.1, 2 Peter and Will Anderson
Pangea – 178 2nd Ave (btw 11th & 12th Sts) 212 995 0900 www.pangeanyc.com (dinner menu) – (Nov) Salty Brine, Stephanie Trudeau, Susan Gabriel,Tracey Titus, Linda Glick, Zachary Clause, Mark Nadler (Dec) Audrey Appleby, Richie Williams, Jeff Macauley, Rose Levine, Carol Lipnik, David Cale, Mark Nadler, see calendar.
Iridium Jazz Club Broadway at West 51 St., 212 582-2121 www.iridiumjazzclub.com (dinner menu) – (check calendar for much more).
The Cutting Room, 44 E. 32 St, 212 691-9000 www.thecuttingroomnyc.com See calendar.
The Town Hall – 123 W. 43 St., 212 840-2824 www.the-townhall.org –See calendar.
The DJango in The Roxy Hotel – #2 Avenue of the Americas, 212 519-6649 www.thedjangonyc.com Jazz artists (small plate menu)
92Y/Lyrics & Lyricists and More – 1395 Lexington Ave. 212 415-5500 –www.92Y.org see calendar
Merkin Concert Hall – 129 W. 67 St. (212.501-1330 www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org Broadway Close-Up Series
Broadway Sings at the West End Lounge 955 West End Ave. (107th St./West End Ave.) 212.531.4759 www.thewestendlounge.com Open Mic Nites, Bound for Broadway,Comedy, more!
Salon – Multiple Award Winning weekly Open Mic Event, different themes, different performers, created and hosted by Mark Janas with Tanya Moberly-Etcetera, Etcetera – 352 West 44th Street, NYC – Sundays www.markjanasthesalon.com
Midtown Jazz at Midday at St. Peter’s Church, Lexington Ave/54 St. Wednesdays, 12:30 pm 212 935-2200 – www.saintpeters.org (Ronny Whyte presents)
Sandi Durell’s Theater Pizzazz Cabaret Listings can also be found at www.thethreetomatoes.com & www.theaterlife.com Theater (Broadway & Off), Cabaret reviews, news, interviews, opening nights, videos and more appear at www.TheaterPizzazz.com
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and has been writing, reviewing, producing, having a voice in the theater, cabaret and entertainment communities for over 25+ years. She is a Voting Member of the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards; member of the American Theatre Critics Association.
Sandi is a producer of Broadway & Hollywood Live! Revues (www.ShaRellProductions.com); has produced numerous Songwriter Events for the American Popular Song Society (APSS – formerly New York Sheet Music Society on which she is a Board member); the benefit CD “Our Heart Sings;” is a producer on the Award winning film “Broadway the Golden Age” (with Rick McKay) and has produced a variety of entertainment events for most of her career.
She is a member of the League of Professional Theatre Women, Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU – Advisory Board),100+ year old Dutch Treat Club, The Lambs; an occasional theater “angel” and has had a career as a vocalist-performer.
Her column can also be found at www.theaterlife.com
