Klea Blackhurst News

Uptown Express ushers in an era of hope with a ?soup to nuts? tour of great pop music, from the 2008 Jason Mraz hit ?I?m Yours? to the 1938 ?Sing For Your Supper.? In between, they will lift you up with music from The Temptations, Erasure, Dusty Springfield, The Crew Cuts, Madonna, The Beatles and much more. This all-new show promises to raise your spirits with the optimistic sounds of a Brand New Day!

Broadway Concerts Direct & Birdland Proudly Present a benefit concert for ZANI'S FURRY FRIENDS- a wonderful animal rescue organization.

Greg MacKellan, artistic director of 42nd Street Moon, and Stephanie Rhoads, producing director, today announced details of the upcoming 2009-10 season of uncommon musical theater. The offering has been called 'Forget Your Troubles' and as Rhoads explains: 'In this time of turmoil and uncertainly, we hope that 42nd Street Moon will be a place to experience the sweet joy that a visit to vintage Broadway musicals can offer.'

The nominees for the 23rd Annual MAC Awards have been announced, honoring excellence in New York City cabaret, comedy and jazz.

Complete listing of the 2009 MAC Award Nominees and Special Award recipients.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes Jeff Harnar with critically acclaimed cabaret show THE 1959 BROADWAY SONGBOOK.

The 19th Annual Cabaret Convention will be held Oct. 29-Nov. 1 at Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Last night, Liza Minnelli decided to treat co-workers Johnny Rodgers, Jim Caruso, Cortes Alexander and Tiger Martina to an evening of...cabaret! The five-some took time off from rehearsals to cheer musical cohort Billy Stritch and Klea Blackhurst, who dazzled the crowd with an evening of Hoagy Carmichael songs at the Metropolitan Room.

A wave of cocktail culture from the West Coast is about to pour through the Metropolitan Room's doors as Terese Genecco, Russ Lorenson and Corky Hale come to town, while Baby Jane Dexter and a number of other local notables like Klea Blackhurst and Billy Stritch stand up for the Eastern seaboard.

On October 4th, 2008 at 8PM The 2008 Mason Street Warehouse season will present Broadway performer Klea Blackhurst as she brings her one-woman show, 'Everthing The Traffic Will Allow, the Songs and Sass of Ethel Merman' to Saugatuck for one night only.

Theatrical Producers Jeff Gardner and Ken Denison, are pleased to announce that they have assembled an all-star cast for a reading of their new musical GRUMPY OLD MEN: THE MUSICAL to be presented in New York City in October. The reading is not open to the public, and is by invitation only.

KLEA BLACKHURST and BILLY STRITCH will celebrate the release of their new CD Dreaming Of A Song: The Music of Hoagy Carmichael with two weeks worth of performances at the Metropolitan Room.

Judith Owen, Euan Morton, Klea Blackhurst & Billy Stritch, Tim DiPasqua, and Jeff Harnar return to the Metropolitan Room in the coming weeks. Neile Adams, Gay Marshall and Jill Whelan are among those making their Metropolitan Room debuts.

On Wednesday, September 10th, New York's favorite five-part harmony guys, Uptown Express, offered a live performance at New York's Barnes & Nobel Lincoln Sqaure location. The program featured musical numbers featured on Uptown Express' new CD, 'Walk Like a Man.'

This August Barnes and Noble features many performance by Broadway favorites including Patti LuPone and the cast of Gypsy.

Gypsy stars Patti LuPone, Boyd Gaines and Laura Benanti will appear at the Lincoln Triangle Barnes and Noble in August.

The line-up for the 19th Annual Cabaret Convention has been announced. The convention will be held Oct. 29-Nov. 1 at Jazz at Lincoln Center.

R Family Cruises, the cruise line started by actress Rosie O'Donnell along with Kelli O'Donnell, has announced an exciting talent lineup of Broadway stars for its 5th annual cruise from New England to Canada.

R Family Cruises, the cruise line started by actress Rosie O'Donnell along with Kelli O'Donnell, has announced an exciting talent lineup of Broadway stars for its 5th annual cruise from New England to Canada.

Following KLEA BLACKHURST's & BILLY STRITCH's sold-out Broadway at Birdland performance on Monday night, JIM CARUSO'S CAST PARTY, a popular weekly soiree of Broadway's elite, kicked off in true style with an unexpected performance from the incomparable, LIZA MINNELLI who sang an impromptu arrangement of 'It Amazes Me' and 'Music That Makes Me Dance,' with BILLY STRITCH at the piano. MINNELLI's unsurprisingly flawless performance was received with a standing ovation