Cabaret Scene for November & December
Once again, this year’s 29th Cabaret Convention proved a huge success of four evenings filled with exquisite talent and tributes. Congratulations KT Sullivan, Artistic Director!
And so many of the talents continue to fill our cabarets and nightclubs along with new stars on the horizon. Here’s just a short list!
**Special shout-out to cabaret favorite host, writer, producer, keeper of the flame – Scott Siegel as he recovers from his injury and surgery. We all wish you well and a quick recovery. The community misses you, but the shows go on!! That’s why you’re amazing!
Please 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 (Nov)
Norm Lewis
Melissa Errico, Sierra Boggess, Christine Andreas, Norbert Leo Butz, Joely Fisher,Andrea Marcovicci, Marilyn Maye, Ute Lemper, 54 Sings Frank Sinatra, Abba, As Thousands Cheer (Nov) Marianne Meringolo, Liz Callaway, Joe Iconis/George Salazar, Nicole Henry, Well-Strung, Joe Iconis Christmas Extravaganza, Norm Lewis, Michael Feinstein, many more entertainers – check calendar! Gourmet menu!
The Café Carlyle 35 East 76 St. (Madison Ave.) 212 744-1600 www.thecarlyle.com
John Pizzarelli/Jessica Molaskey
(Nov-Dec) Michael McDonald, John Pizzarelli/Jessica Molaskey, Mary Wilson, Steve Tyrell thru New Year’s Eve.
*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’s Talent Show (Nov-Dec) *Vickie Phillips, Cynthia Crane, Sandra Benee, *Bill Thomas, Kathryn Langford, Madeline Warren, Lynn Henderson, Barbara Malley, Marnie Klar, *Carol Shedlin, Renee Katz, Amy Beth Williams, Ricky Ritzel’s Broadway, Rian Keating, Susan Mack, Jimmy Smith, Meg Flather/Lisa Viggiano, Kendra Cunningham, Shawn Ryan. . . Check Calendar for so many more!!
*The Triad 158 W. 72 St, 212 362-2590 www.triadnyc.com –Home of Award Winning Celebrity Autobiography – Monthly Open Mic – (Nov-Dec) Trump Family Special, Love Linda/Stevie Holland, Jake Ehrenreich, Chris Trapper, 18 Minutes of Fame, *Larry Kerchner’s Hidden Treasures VI, Leonard Cohen Koans, Haley Swindal, Adrienne Haan, Doris Dear Christmas . . . So Much More!
Laurie Beechman Theatre at the West Bank Café 407 West 42 St. (bet. 9/10 Aves.), 212 695-6909 www.thewestbankcafe.com (Nov-Dec) Le Scandal Cabaret, Joey Arias, Shana Farr, Shea Coulee, Ginger Minj, Hell’s Kitchenettes – A wonderful restaurant and so much more talent! Check the calendar.
The Duplex, 61 Christopher St./7th Ave, 212 255-5438 www.theduplex.com piano bar and cabaret theater – (Nov-Dec) Kid Kat Cabaret, Carla Wesby, Way Before Beyonce, Trash Can Dream, Vickie & Nickie, Crosstown Vocal…So many more! Check calendar!
Birdland Jazz/Birdland Theater: Double Your Pleasure Double Your Fun in Two Classy Rooms – (315 West 44 St. (bet. 8/9 Ave) 212 581- 3080 www.birdlandjazz.com – Jim Caruso’s Cast Party – Mondays (Nov)
Veronica Swift
Eric Comstock, Christina Bianco, Debbie Gravitte, Lineup with Susie Mosher, Aisha de Haas, Carole J. Bufford, Tell Leung, Amanda Green, Veronica Swift, Bonnie Milligan, Klea Blackhurst, LaTanya Hall, Nicolas King (Dec) Fontino Santana, Steven Brinberg, Jason Kravits, Jonathan Schwartz Presents, a whole lot more including lots of jazz greats and a wide variety of menu selections!
Beach Cafe, 1326 Second Ave. at 70th Street – 212 988-7299 www.TheBeachCafe.com (Nov-Dec) Josephine Sanges, Anna Bergman, Karen Akers, Dawn Derow, Karen Oberlin, Nancy McGraw, Steven Maglio, Tom Wopat, Shana Farr, KT Sullivan
Pangea – 178 2nd Ave (btw 11th & 12th Sts) 212 995 0900 www.pangeanyc.com dinner menu. (Nov-Dec). Mary Foster Conklin/George Evans, Deb Berman, Jeff MacCauley, Diane Hoffman, Raquel Cion, Sidney Myer (Dec) *Dorian Woodruff, Tim Cahill, Raven O. Check calendar for more!
The Green Room 42 – 570 10th Ave & 42nd St. 646 449-7792 www.onfournyc.com
Broadway’s Funky Nightclub (Nov-Dec) Frances Ruffelle *Andrea Wolff, Jennifer Simard, Spencer Day, Raissa Katona Bennett, Mark William, Will & Anthony Nunziata, Rachel York, Sara Barielles, Corinna Sowers Adler, Maggie MacDowell, Titanique,much more!
Jazz at Lincoln Center www.jazz.org (Nov-Dec)
Appel Room – Diane Schuur
Dizzys Club Coca Cola – check calendar
Two E on Open Table – Pierre Hotel 212 940-8113, email TwoE@tajhotels.com, 2 East 61 Street off 5th Ave. – New Monthly Cabaret Series – check calendar.
Iridium Jazz Club Broadway at W. 51 Street, 212 582-2121 www.iridiumjazzclub.com (dinner menu) – check calendar for schedule.
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.thetownhall.org – See Calendar.
92Y/Lyrics & Lyricists and More – 1395 Lexington Ave. 212 415-5500 –www.92Y.org – Check calendar.
Merkin Concert Hall – 129 W. 67 St. (212.501-1330 www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org
Check calendar.
The DJango in The Roxy Hotel – #2 Avenue of the Americas, 212 519-6649 www.thedjangonyc.com Jazz artists (small plate menu)
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)
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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
