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The British singing sensation Barb Jungr, who just earned Time Out NY's Best of the Year honors for her two Metropolitan Room shows in 2008, is moving uptown to the Caf? Carlyle at the Carlyle Hotel where she premieres a brand new act from March 11 to 28. In 'The Men I Love' Jungr promises to reach beyond our common assumptions about the male species to appreciate the surprises of men and manhood while marveling at the astonishing topographic variety of what she calls 'the male terrain.' The composers and songwriters she's drawing her inspiration from are a diverse lot. She and her New York music director Charlie Giordano are constructing a show with songs by Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Iggy Pop, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon and Harry Nilsson among others. All the songs in the show Jungr has not heretofore performed in New York. Playing for three weeks 'The Men I Love' is Ms. Jungr's fifth New York engagement since debuting at the Metropolitan Room in January 2007. It's here that she has emerged as one of this town's most original and forceful singer-entertainers. In his New York Times assessment of Jungr's artistry at the time, Stephen Holden said, 'She is a gregarious stage personality with a comic streak in the tradition of the English music hall (...) She is a wonderful comic storyteller too. A typical show is a series of emotional hairpin turns with spontaneous patter that can break you up laughing. In the next moment you may find yourself choking back tears.' He also calls her 'a complete entertainer.'

The British singing sensation Barb Jungr, who just earned Time Out NY's Best of the Year honors for her two Metropolitan Room shows in 2008, is moving uptown to the Caf? Carlyle at the Carlyle Hotel where she premieres a brand new act from March 11 to 28. In 'The Men I Love' Jungr promises to reach beyond our common assumptions about the male species to appreciate the surprises of men and manhood while marveling at the astonishing topographic variety of what she calls 'the male terrain.' The composers and songwriters she's drawing her inspiration from are a diverse lot. She and her New York music director Charlie Giordano are constructing a show with songs by Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Iggy Pop, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon and Harry Nilsson among others. All the songs in the show Jungr has not heretofore performed in New York. Playing for three weeks 'The Men I Love' is Ms. Jungr's fifth New York engagement since debuting at the Metropolitan Room in January 2007. It's here that she has emerged as one of this town's most original and forceful singer-entertainers. In his New York Times assessment of Jungr's artistry at the time, Stephen Holden said, 'She is a gregarious stage personality with a comic streak in the tradition of the English music hall (...) She is a wonderful comic storyteller too. A typical show is a series of emotional hairpin turns with spontaneous patter that can break you up laughing. In the next moment you may find yourself choking back tears.' He also calls her 'a complete entertainer.'

New Millennium Theatre Company (NMTC) presents The David Bowie Hepzikat Funky Velvet Flarney Solstice Spectacular, Live... From Space! (David Bowie's Christmas Special 1977)

New Millennium Theatre Company (NMTC) presents The David Bowie Hepzikat Funky Velvet Flarney Solstice Spectacular, Live... From Space! (David Bowie's Christmas Special 1977)

Gadgets here! Gadgets there! No sooner than I saw 'Mark D' on my mobile when the text alert on the other phone was bleeping. That tagline read 'Hairspray Star!' So hold your thumbs it was 1st come, 1st served…..

At the Rose Theater on June 4-7, will be the U.S. premiere of Michael Clark's extraordinary Stravinsky Project.

At the Rose Theater on June 4-7, will be the U.S. premiere of Michael Clark's extraordinary Stravinsky Project.

This Monday, March 10th The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony took place for 2008. New inductees included Madonna, Leonard Cohen, John Mellencamp, and the Ventures and the David Clark Five. Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff also presented the Ahmet Ertegun Award. The ceremony took place at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City.

According to the results of the eighth annual 'Best 100 Communities for Music Education' survey, repeat recipients of this prestigious distinction cite increased enrollment in and funding for school music programs.