Marilyn Maye (54 Below)

 

 

By Sandi Durell

  

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! 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.

 

Norm Lewis

Christine Andreas

 

Feinstein’s/54 Below 254 West 54 St. (cellar), 646 476-3551 www.54Below.com (Nov) 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 (Dec) 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!

 

John Pizzarelli-Jessica Molaskey

 

Steve Tyrell

The Café Carlyle 35 East 76 St. (Madison Ave.) 212 744-1600 www.thecarlyle.com

(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!

 

Shana Farr

Laurie Beechman Theatre at the West Bank Café 407 West 42 St. (bet. 9/10 Aves.), 212 695-909  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!

 

Veronica Swift

 

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) 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 Bell Wolff, Jennifer Simard, Spencer Day, Raissa Katona Bennett, Mark William, Will & Anthony Nunziata, Rachel York, Broadway Unplugged Sings 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)

 

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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