Brier, Fuller, Etc. Appear in Jamie deRoy & friends, 5/31

Celebrated cabaret performer Jamie DeRoy will kick-off a monthly series of Wednesday evenings of her Multi MAC Award-winning variety show, "Jamie DeRoy & friends," on Wednesday, May 31st (7:30PM) at the New York hotspot The Metropolitan Room (34 West 22nd Street Between 5th & 6th Avenues). The following Wednesday dates will be June 28th and July 26th at 7:30PM.

The special event will feature the following artists: the award winning singer-songwriter Jeff Blumenkrantz (Urban Cowboy); soap opera and Hairspray star Kathy Brier; mind-reader, magician and author of "Remember Every Name Every Time," Benjamin Levy; accomplished Broadway performer and two-time Tony nominee Penny Fuller (Applause) and the 2006 MAC award-winning comedienne Jessica Kirson. Barry Kleinbort will be the director of "Jamie DeRoy & friends" and Lanny Meyers will serve as musical director.

"The colorful cabaret series, which has been thrilling New York City audiences for the past 15 years and serves as the basis for deRoy's award-winning cable television show, spotlights a wide variety of well-known entertainers and newcomers lighting up the cabaret, theater, and comedy worlds," according to press notes.

deRoy has won eight MAC Awards, four Back Stage Bistro Awards, nine Telly Awards and CaB Magazine's Lifetime Achievement Award for her extensive work on both stage and screen. Shehas appeared onstage with Joan Rivers and has headlined at many of New York's major clubs. deRoy has produced seven CDs in the Jamie DeRoy & friends series on the Harbinger label. Her theatre producing credits include Broadway's Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life; Say Goodnight, Gracie, and the off-Broadway shows Terrance McNally's Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). In addition, she will be producing A.R. Gurney's new play Indian Blood at Primary Stages this summer.

Her TV and film producing credits include the Emmy-nominated "The Biggest Little Operas in Town" for Channel 13 and Rick McKay's documentary Broadway: The Golden Age. Her acting credits include appearances on the television shows "Alice," "Spiderman" and "Knight Rider," and in the films GoodFellas, Raging Bull, See No Evil Hear No Evil, and Married to It. Onstage, deRoy appeared with Rene Auberjonois in The Threepenny Opera, as well as in The Drunkard with musical direction by Barry Manilow.

"Jamie DeRoy and friends" has a $20 cover charge plus a two beverage minimum. For reservations, please call (212) 206-0440. Program is subject to change.