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Cabaret, Talks and Concerts For May

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11 months ago

April 29, 2022

With Spring weather there is no better time for cabarets and the artist that inhabit them. Remember you need to be vaccinated and carry a card or be in the system. Soon hopefully this will be a thing of the past. Here’s our picks

92 Street Y: 1395 Lexington Ave. 5/2 Jennifer Grey in Conversation with Katie Couric: Out of the Corner (In-Person); 5/3 Recanati-Kaplan Talks Bill Gates with Fareed Zakaria: How to Prevent the Next Pandemic; 5/4 Fashion Icons with Fern Mallis: Tommy Hilfiger and Dee Ocleppo-Hilfiger (In-Person); 5/5 AppleTV+’s Tehran Niv Sultan, Glenn Close, Dana Eden and Daniel Syrkin in Conversation with Jessica Shaw; 5/18 Fashion Icons: Tory Burch in Conversation with Fern Mallis (In-Person); 5/19 HBO’s Scenes From a Marriage: Screening and Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, Hagai Levi, Amy Herzog, Michael Ellenberg in Conversation and 5/22 Stephanie Sings the Stephens (Sondheim, Schwartz & Flaherty);

Stephanie J. Block in Concert

Beach Cafe: 1326 2nd Ave.

Birdland Jazz: 315 West 44 St. Every Monday at 9:30pm Jim Caruso’s Cast Party; Every Tuesday at 8:30pm The Lineup with Susie Mosher; Every Saturday at 7pm Eric Comstock with Sean Smith (Bass) & special guest Barbara Fasano (Voice); 5/2 Amanda McBroom: “Crimes of the Heart”; 5/2 Anaïs Reno Quartet in the Theater; 5/9 Debbie Gravitte Plus One: With Marc Shaiman

Carnegie Hall: 881 7th Ave at 57th St. 5/7 Jon Batiste

Chelsea Table + Stage: Hilton Fashion District Hotel, 152 W 26th St.

The Cutting Room: 44 East 32nd St. 5/23 Broadway For Self Help Africa; 5/26 Ellen Foley

Don’t Tell Mama: 343 W. 46 St. 5/27 Ricky Ritzel’s Broadway.

Dizzys Club Coca Cola: Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street. 5/22 American Songbook: Got Gershwin

The DJango: 2 Avenue of the Americas. 5/2, 5/9, 5/16 Mingus Big Band; 5/4 Next Gen Series: Anais Reno Feat. The Pete Malinverni Trio

Jason Robert Brown

Feinstein’s/54 Below: 254 West 54 St. 5/1 Tom Kitt: Reflections, A Solo Concert; 5/2 LIVESTREAM: 10 Years of Musical Theatre History! Celebrating Feinstein’s/54 Below’s 10th Anniversary; 5/3 Jeff McCarthy: I Promise You A Happy Ending;5/4 LIVESTREAM: Ken Page: There’s So Much To Talk About … (And Sing About, Too!);5/5 – 7 Andrea McArdle & Friends Celebrate the 45th ANNIEversary;5/10 The Best of Broadway! A CCM Celebration, feat. Pamela Myers, Lee Roy Reams & More;5/11 Melissa Errico: OUT OF THE DARK, The Film Noir Project; 5/13 – 15 Jason Robert Brown we will see you there; 5/16 Another Opening, Another Debut! Broadway Debuts of the 2021-2022 Season, feat. Samantha Pauly & More!; 5/18 – 21 Ann Hampton Callaway: Fever! The Peggy Lee Century;and 5/16 – 28 Lillias White: Divine Sass, A Tribute to The Divine One – Sarah Vaughan

Reeve CarneyThe Green Room 42: 5/1 Eva Nobelzada So This is Love; 5/1 Reeve Carney; 5/4 Nicolas King; 5/18 Brandi Burkhardt; 5/19 Jason Gouty; 5/20 Micaela Diamond; 5/21 Randy Edelman; 5/23 Fountain of Youth;

Theatre at the West Bank Café: 407 West 42 St. 5/8 Alison Arngrim in Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: Nellie Oleson Live and 5/26 Ann Kittredge

The Triad: 158 W. 72 St. 5/1 -2 Celebrity Autobiography

The Town Hall: 123 West 43rd Street. 5/18 Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey The Office BFFs and 5/23 Broadway By The Year.

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Suzanna, co-owns and publishes the newspaper Times Square Chronicles or T2C. At one point a working actress, she has performed in numerous productions in film, TV, cabaret, opera and theatre. She has performed at The New Orleans Jazz festival, The United Nations and Carnegie Hall. She has a screenplay and a TV show in the works, which she developed with her mentor and friend the late Arthur Herzog. She is a proud member of the Drama Desk and the Outer Critics Circle and was a nominator. Email: suzanna@t2conline.com

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My View: It’s Today! It’s Tonight! Marilyn Maye Rehearses For Her New York Pops Carnegie Hall Debut

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5 hours ago

March 24, 2023

Stephen Sorokoff

Sometimes you have to pinch yourself at the opportunities you are presented with. TODAY would be one of those. Or as Marilyn Maye might sing to you, “It’s Today.”

This afternoon I had the privilege of witnessing the 95 year old star, rehearsing on the stage of Carnegie Hall, under the baton of Maestro Steven Reineke, in front of the mighty New York Pops Orchestra. It all happens tonight and has been a lifetime in the making. As if The New York Times piece, bylined by Melissa Errico, wasn’t enough to whet your appetite for what is sure to be a historic evening, maybe these photos will help get you even more excited. Thank you to all who made this happen for me, to present to you….Humbly Yours, Stephen

MARILYN MAYE & STEVEN REINEKE

MARILYN MAYE

MARILYN MAYE & STEVEN REINEKE

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THE GREEN ROOM 42 Presents Tony Award-nominee Sharon McNight Celebrating 40 Years of Stories And Songs

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21 hours ago

March 24, 2023

Suzanna Bowling

THE GREEN ROOM 42 will present Tony Award-nominee Sharon McNight in “Surviving Cabaret,” a storied look back at the last forty years of notable performances, on Thursday, April 13 and Saturday, April 15, both at 7:00 PM. McNight is known for her “no holds barred” approach to performing, which has earned the entertainer multiple honors and two Lifetime Achievement awards. She is famous for making audiences laugh and cry at the same show with her eclectic bag of musical choices, which include blues, country, Broadway, comedy, parody, impressions and accompanying stories. She will be joined by musical director James “Jim Bob” Followell.

Sharon McNight began her career in San Francisco, and made her Broadway debut in 1989 in Starmites, creating the role of Diva. She received a Tony nomination as “Best Leading Actress in a Musical” for her performance, and is the recipient of the Theatre World Award for “Outstanding Broadway Debut” and a Hirschfeld drawing of her character. She has six solo recordings to her credit, and has played from Moose Hall to Carnegie Hall, from Los Angeles to Berlin. In addition to her two Lifetime Achievement awards, she has won the MAC, Bistro, and New York Nightlife Awards, and six San Francisco Cabaret Gold Awards.

Her eclectic repertory ranges from blues to country to good old-fashioned entertainment. She is noted for her movie reenactment of The Wizard of Oz and for being one of the few real women to impersonate Bette Davis. Her television credits include “Seinfeld,” “Silk Stalkings,” and “Hannah Montana.” McNight received her Masters of Arts degree in direction from San Francisco State College and was a master teacher on the faculty of the Cabaret Conference at Yale University. She says the greatest day of her life was the day she quit smoking.

Sharon McNight will perform “Surviving Cabaret”on Thursday, April 13 and Saturday, April 15, both at 7:00 PM, at The Green Room 42 (570 Tenth Avenue at 42^nd Street, on the 4^th Floor of Yotel). The cover charge ranges from $30-$50. A livestream option is available for both shows at $20 each. For tickets, please visit www.TheGreenRoom42.com.

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My View: Someone Named Storm Caused Lots Of Excitement In New York City Last Night

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2 days ago

March 23, 2023

Stephen Sorokoff

Storm Large has made a name for herself from tours with Pink Martini to orchestral appearances at Carnegie Hall to the television stage of “America’s Got Talent.” But it is with her loyal and fearless band, Le Bonheur, that she grabs audiences. by the lapels and refuses to let go. Love, Storm her new show played 54 Below last night. It’s a playlist of songs by pop luminaries, rock goddesses, and Storm’s fiery originals. There might be someone in the news with a variation of her name currently causing some political excitement, but few entertainers can create the musical excitement that exists in a Storm Large performance.