West Coast Cabaret Star Devlin Makes NYC Debut, 3/24

West Coast singing star Devlin, will perform her cabaret show in New York City. On Saturday, March 24th at 7:00 pm, she will make her New York cabaret debut with her show "Wild Woman" at Helen's Restaurant, Cabaret and Piano Lounge (169 Eighth Avenue).

Directed by Lina Koutrakos, the show will feature roaring jazz, blues and torch songs arranged by Rick Jensen and Tex Arnold.

In addition to her extensive experience in San Diego, Devlin has appeared numerous times at Jim Caruso's "Cast Party" at Birdland. Last summer, she attended the Cabaret Conference at Yale University where she met and worked with her director Lina Koutrakos and music director Rick Jensen. Devlin is the recipient of the San Diego Playbill.com award for Best Actress in the role of Frankie in Frankie and Johnny in The Claire De Lune. She has studied at The Old Globe Theater and with legendary Michael Shurtleff in Los Angeles. She has also produced, written and performed 2 one-woman shows, most notably the biographic "Parianos Drive," as well as "Torching the Blues".

An established fixture in New York's blues/rock scene, singer, songwriter and director, Koutrakos is the recipient of the Manhattan Assoc. Clubs and Cabaret award, the Village Voice Award for Best Rock Newcomer, and France's prestigious Petite Piaf Award all for Best Female Vocalist. Here latest CD is "Lightning in a Bottle".

Singer, songwriter, arranger Rick Jensen has been seen in venues as diverse as Downtown's legendary Duplex cabaret to the stage of Carnegie Hall. His work has earned him five Manhattan Association of Cabaret and Clubs MAC Awards, Two Backstage Bistro Awards, Two National GLAMA awards, and the cover story of Cabaret Scenes, October 2005 issue. As a music director, he has worked with Jason Graae, Liz Callaway, Barbara Fasano, Jeannie McDonald, and Tovah Feldshuh. On his debut CD, "Spring Harvest", he performs his original material

There is a $20 cover/$15 beverage-food minimum.  Visit www.helensnyc.com for tickets and more information.

Photo by Walter McBride/Retna Ltd. - Devlin with cabaret legend Julie Wilson