The acclaimed Sundays In Summer Cabaret Series at the Arthur Newman Theater in Palm Desert will be back for it's fifth season beginning Sunday, April 6th. With more than 125 shows so far, series producer Les Michaels of Life Is A Cabaret, says, "the audience praises and support grows every year with record-breaking ticket sales", jokingly adding, "Of the 60 plus performers wanting dates, all 29 spots were taken in only 12 hours from the time they were announced - so I guess we're doing something right".
One hundred fourteen scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2013 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 86th Oscars®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today.
Glee fans will recognize TV news anchor 'Rod Remington' played by Bill A. Jones, but he's also an accomplished singer who'll perform his show "The Great Gentlemen Of Song" on Sunday, October 27th as the closing show of the Sundays In Summer Cabaret Series presented by Les Michaels at the Arthur Newman Theater in Palm Desert. Joining Mr. Jones will be musical director Steve Rawlins and his trio. It also marks the final show of the 5th successful season, which has been invited back next year and to begin one month earlier, in April, and run through October.
Francesca Amari will debut a new show entitled 'Songbirds: The Women In My Head' on October 20, 2013 at 2 PM in Palm Desert at the Arthur Newman Theater in The Joslyn Center. The show will feature material from multiple genres from Broadway to contemporary by singers and songwriters including; Carolyn Leigh, Dorothy Fields, Ella Fitzgerald, Linda Ronstadt, Eva Cassidy, Nancy LaMott and more. Joining Francesca will be pianist Joel Baker.
Broadway veteran, recording artist, and San Diego resident Janene Lovullo will perform her latest cabaret concert 'Broadway, Intimate' at the Arthur Newman Theater in the Joslyn Center today, September 29, 2013 at 2 PM. Inspired by songs from the Broadway stage, Ms. Lovullo and musical director Christopher Marlowe have combined standards into a new contemporary style that highlights Janene's incredible instrument that can go from dynamic to a whisper.
Les Michaels' 'Sundays in Summer Series,' welcomes Broadway vocalist, Garland and Drama-Logue Award-winning performer, Dean Regan, in 'Give My Regards to Broadway' on October 13, 2013 at 2 PM. Regan's cabaret concert and debut CD of the same name are full of classic songs and new tunes currently lighting up the Great White Way. Regan, who now hails from Los Angeles, worked on the New York stage for ten years. He'll tell unique tales of how he fell permanently in love with Broadway and his adventures behind-the-scenes. Regan is celebrating the recent release of his thirteen-track recording with orchestrations and Musical Direction by Nick Fryman.
Local singer Patti Gallagher will perform her latest cabaret concert "Those Fabulous Forties" at the Arthur Newman Theater in the Joslyn Center on Sunday, October 6, 2013 at 2 PM. With songs from Broadway, Hollywood films, and Big Band standards, Ms. Gallagher and her pianist Joyce Ellenson have crafted a timeless combination of material that will appeal to most of our desert community with tidbits of history about the music to make for a wonderful afternoon.
Broadway veteran, recording artist, and San Diego resident Janene Lovullo will perform her latest cabaret concert "Broadway, Intimate" at the Arthur Newman Theater in the Joslyn Center on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 2 PM. Inspired by songs from the Broadway stage, Ms. Lovullo and musical director Christopher Marlowe have combined standards into a new contemporary style that highlights Janene's incredible instrument that can go from dynamic to a whisper.
Los Angeles cabaret performer Keri Kelsey brings her latest show, "Darin' To Do Bobby" to the Arthur Newman Theater in the Joslyn Center onSunday, September 8, 2013 at 2 PM. The show is done as a tribute to one of show business's favorite entertainers, Bobby Darin, whose career spanned several decades with recordings, stage, television and films. Keri will combine Darin's endless hits with stories of his career and personal life mixed with how his music has touched her own life and performance style as well.
On Today, August 18, 2013, Singers Angelo Divino and Arienne Battiste will bring the Los Angeles hit show 'Lucky So And So' to the Arthur Newman Theater in Palm Desert as part of the on-going Todays In Summer Series presented by Les Michaels.
Broadway's Terri White will perform "From Blues To Broadway" at the Arthur Newman Theater in the Joslyn Center on Sunday, September 1, 2013 at 2 PM. Considered 'a living legend' in the New York music world, known for her show-stopping, scene-stealing performances, Terri toured as a toddler with her families song and dance act - her specialty was "Me And My Shadow" with her father. As a young lady she headlined at NYC cabaret rooms like 88's, Rose's Turn, and The Duplex. In 1978, her run as understudy to Nell Carter in Ain't Misbehavin' resulted in her going on for an unheard of 112 performances. She later replaced Nell in the 1988 revival but not before her big break playing, strangely enough, octogenarian Joice Heth in the original 1980 production of Barnum. Other shows include: Showboat, Nunsense I & II, Damn Yankees, Bubbling Brown Sugar, Little Shop Of Horrors, and Stepping Out at Radio City with close friend Liza Minnelli and many more, garnering numerous awards and nominations along the way.
On Sunday, August 18, 2013, Singers Angelo Divino and Arienne Battiste will bring the Los Angeles hit show 'Lucky So And So' to the Arthur Newman Theater in Palm Desert as part of the on-going Sundays In Summer Series presented by Les Michaels.
Today, July 21, 2013, Mark Reis makes his Desert debut in a cabaret style concert at a 2 PM matinee performance at Arthur Newman Theatre in The Joslyn Center Theater in Palm Desert.
"The Hebrew Hillbilly", written by and performed by singer-songwriter Shelley Fisher in a one-woman cabaret style concert at a 2 PM matinee performance today, July 7th at Arthur Newman Theatre in The Joslyn Center Theater in Palm Desert. The show chronicles Ms. Fisher's Hollywood odyssey that begins in the heart of the Mississippi Delta in her hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. Shelley grew up surrounded by Rockin' Roll, Blues, and Bar B Que with a flamboyant but very Jewish mother who frowned on her dating the local redneck boys. But that never stopped her dreams from an early age of being a Hollywood star and she has been singing since before she could walk.
On Sunday, July 21, 2013, Mark Reis makes his Desert debut in a cabaret style concert at a 2 PM matinee performance at Arthur Newman Theatre in The Joslyn Center Theater in Palm Desert.
Singer Nicole Dillenberg stars in a one-woman cabaret style concert that pays tribute to Hollywood star Alice Faye at a 2 PM matinee performance today, June 30th at Arthur Newman Theatre in The Joslyn Center in Palm Desert. Ms. Faye lived in Rancho Mirage and passed away May 9, 1998 at the age of 83. In 'Yes To You', Nicole Dillenberg will tell stories about Alice Faye's long and illustrious career and personal life including her marriage to Phil Harris and Tony Martin.
