Cabaret Schedule

SPRING 2008
THE AFTER PARTY - EVERY FRIDAY @ 10:30 PM: Hang out for our weekly showbiz soiree, THE AFTER PARTY. Come and relax with a cocktail as some of New York's most talented performers grace the stage at this social schmoozefest. Or better yet, come up on stage & sing yourself. Iron lunged hosts Brandon Cutrell & Alysha Umphress keep things hopping, with piano man Ray Fellman at the keys. Lisa Asher & Annie Brummel are also on hand to serve drinks & food as well as a few tunes. Located just blocks from the Great White Way, you never know who might drop by. NO COVER.
Annie Kozuch in DIVA'S LAMENT
Wednesday July 2 @ 7pm & Thursday, Jul;y 10 @ 7pm: In her encore engagement, Diva's Lament, Annie combines her love for the "oldies but goodies" and us into the world of jazz, standards, boleros and bossa nova. Annie's song selection and humorous anecdotes of dating ,travel & endurance sports reveal this with wit & grace. What else would you expect from a Polish girl who grew up in Mexico? $20 Cover plus $15 Food and/or Beverage Minimum. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to show.
Cabaret Hotline Online 18th Birthday Party
Wednesday, July 9 @ 7pm: This party celebrates the start of the new 2008-2009 membership year which officially begins July 6th - the date in 1990 when the first CABARET HOTLINE (print edition) was published. Featuring: 2008 MAC AWARD winner Phil Geoffrey Bond - Edd Clark - Hector Coris - Cynthia Crane - 2008 MAC AWARD winner John De Marco - Teresa Fischer - 2008 MAC AWARD winner Eric Michael Gillett - David Gurland - Annie Hughes - Matt Leahy - Joyce Moody - Krisanthi Pappas - 2008 MAC/HANSON AWARD winner Maureen Kelley Stewart - Alysha Umphress plus 2008 MAC AWARD winner Miles Phillips (JEFF MATSON AWARD) and 2008 MAC AWARD winner Tracy Stark (DOTTIE BURMAN AWARD). Please note that this event is sold out.
Piero Bonamico: The Vegas Show
Saturday, July 12 @ 7pm: A tribute to the songs and singers that made Las Vegas, "Vegas." This show is the third collaboaration between Piero Bonamico and Gregory Toroian and pays homage to Vegas legends from Frank Sinatra to Elvis Presley. $22 Cover plus $15 Food and/or Beverage Minimum. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to show.
Jackie Draper
Sunday, July 13 @ 5pm: Jackie Draper returns to the Laurie Beechman Theatre with her new show, “The Language of Love.” Joined by Ritt Henn on bass, Musical Director Gregory Toroian at the piano, and special guest – dancer Franklin Ayala – Jackie travels with Gershwin and Porter, through Weill and Nash, via Trenet and Legrand, down Loesser Lane, with nods along the way to Duke, Lehrer, Mercer, and Bucchino, among others, whose soaring songs inspire, amuse, and refresh (in French, Spanish, and English) with their own distinctive language of love. Helen Baldassare directs. $15 Cover plus $15 Food and/or Beverage Minimum. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to show.
CASHINO
Monday, July 14 @ 9:30pm: Johnny Niagra and Pepper Cole are at it again, heating up the stage with fabulous Vegas medleys. $20 Cover plus $15 Food and/or Beverage Minimum. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to show.
Laura Dlug
Thursday, July 17 @ 7pm: A funny and endearing cabaret that chronicles Laura’s journey growing up as a blonde Catholic on Long Island with a penchant for musical theatre and getting dumped. $10 cover plus $15 Food and/or Beverage Minimum. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to show.
Allison Crowe
Saturday, July 19 @ 8pm: Thrill to vocalist/pianist Allison Crowe’s organic blend of rock, jazz, folk, Broadway, gospel, pop and soul. It’s a joyous sound described by one critic as 'Elton John meets Edith Piaf'. "Treat yourself to one of the mightiest talents on the singer-songwriter scene today." - Bob Muller, JoniMitchell.com. “Her version of “I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)” would give Aretha Franklin goose-bumps." - Robert Moyes, Boulevard. "The most honest, heartfelt, and directly intimate concert in my entire life." - Ross Hocker, WGTE/NPR Radio. http://www.allisoncrowe.com. $10 cover plus $15 Food and/or Beverage Minimum. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to show.
Joe Iconis
Sunday, July 20 @ 9:30pm: JOE ICONIS is the proud recipient of a Kleban Award and a Jonathan Larson Award, and is the Composer-in-Residence at Ars Nova. His notorious garage band musical "THE BLACK SUITS" (book co-written by Robert Maddock; directed by John Simpkins) will have its world premiere this summer at the Public Theater as part of SPF. His family rock musical "THE PLANT THAT ATE DIRTY SOCKS" (for TheaterWorksUSA) will open in July at the Lucille Lortel Theater. Joe is a member of the band The Big Galoots, and is the sole songwriter for notorious Skazz Cat Records recording artists The Kissin' Kazoo Sisters. Look for an evening of mayhem featuring Iconis at the piano and a talented group of singing co-horts. $5 cover plus $15 Food and/or Beverage Minimum. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to show.
Alysha Umphress
Wednesday, July 23 @ 7pm & Monday, July 28 @ 9:30pm: The popular host of The After Party takes to the stage in her own show. Expect all her big hits as well as some brand new tunes. $15 cover plus $15 Food and/or Beverage Minimum. $5.00 Discount for Equity & MAC Members. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to show.
1968
Wednesday, July 23 @ 9:30pm: An hour and a half of songs written, recorded, and/or released during an earthshaking year 40 years ago. San Francisco rock, British rock, Motown, folk-rock, top-40 pop, protest music, psychedelia, and Broadway (Hair). Songs from Leonard Cohen, Todd Rundgren, Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Jimmy Webb, Tom Jones, Traffic, The Rascals, Stevie Wonder, Bee Gees, Beatles, many others. $18 cover plus $15 Food and/or Beverage Minimum. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to show.
Gurland & Farley sing Rodgers & Hammerstein
Thursdays, July 24 & 31 @ 7pm: Award winning vocalists Brian Farley and David Gurland team up for their first full show together: an evening of RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN, accented by edgy humor and gorgeous harmonies. Already great interpreters of the American Popular songbook, this will be the pair’s first foray into the catalog of arguably the greatest songwriting team in history. Featuring songs from Carousel, The Sound of Music, The King and I, this years biggest Broadway hit South Pacific, and many more! $16 cover plus $15 Food and/or Beverage Minimum. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to show.
Renee Torojan: a little thing called life
Saturday, July 26 @ 5pm: Back on stage after 2 years, Renee Toroian sings Pop, Jazz and Country tunes. Accompanied by husband and Musical Director Gregory Toroian on piano, Ron Tierno on drums and Jim Donica on bass. Special guest appearance by Kyle Steinberger (Renee's son) on Guitar. The show is directed by Ms. Helen Baldassare. $15 cover plus $15 Food and/or Beverage Minimum. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to show.
Voices from the Great White Way: Becca Ayers
Monday, July 28 @ 7pm: We’re thrilled to kick off our celebrated series of performances by some of Broadway’s best with an evening featuring South Pacific’s Becca Ayers, performing her own compositions. $15 cover plus $15 Food and/or Beverage Minimum. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to show.
Gabrielle Stravelli
Wednesday, July 30 @ 7pm: The voice that roared is back at the Beechman with her eclectic vocal selections, ranging from Gershwin to Joni Mitchell. Stravelli is truly a must see. $15 cover plus $15 Food and/or Beverage Minimum. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to show.
Lauren Possee: Untitled Journey
Wednesday, July 30 @ 9:30pm: An original cabaret/comedy about the trials and tribulations of moving to NYC to pursue a career in musical theatre. $5 cover plus $15 Food and/or Beverage Minimum. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to show.