Jenna gives a rundown of where she's been and what's coming up in the world of cabaret (and sometimes beyond!) This week's column features Italian pop sensation Patrizio at the Highline Ballroom and Frank Basile at the Metropolitan Room!
Celeste Holm said to her husband Frank Basile 'What took you so long?' (when he informed her he was preparing a Cabaret Act). Everyone that has seen Frank's sold out shows at the Metropolitan Room has asked the same question.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 16th Annual Mary Lou Williams Women In Jazz Festival will present "Corky Hale And Friends," featuring Corky Hale, the critically acclaimed and renowned Jazz Harpist, Pianist and Vocalist on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the Terrace Theater of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; 2700 F Street, N.W.; Washington, D.C. 20566.
Corky Hale, the renowned and critically acclaimed Jazz Pianist, Harpist and Vocalist, will return to the Big Apple for several performances in April 2011. Hale, who now makes her home in Los Angeles, with her husband, Grammy Award winning composer, Mike Stoller (a member of the creative team of the new Broadway musical, "The People In The Picture"), lived in New York from 1966 - 1989, during which time she also ran a restaurant called Corky's located in Manhattan from 1970 - 1974.
Corky Hale, the renowned and critically acclaimed Jazz Pianist, Harpist and Vocalist, will return to the Big Apple for several performances in April 2011. Hale, who now makes her home in Los Angeles, with her husband, Grammy Award winning composer, Mike Stoller (a member of the creative team of the new Broadway musical, "The People In The Picture"), lived in New York from 1966 - 1989, during which time she also ran a restaurant called Corky's located in Manhattan from 1970 - 1974.
The Sidney Bechet Society will present New Orleans clarinet sensation Evan Christopher with special guest Ken Peplowski on sax and clarinet and the all-star rhythm section of James Chirillo, guitar; Boots Maleson, bass; and Jackie Williams, drums on Monday, May 17th at 7:15pm at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. Tickets are $35 and are available at The Lortel box office,and through Ticket Central (212) 279-4200, or online: http://www.ticketcentral.com
The Sidney Bechet Society will present New Orleans clarinet sensation Evan Christopher with special guest Ken Peplowski on sax and clarinet and the all-star rhythm section of James Chirillo, guitar; Boots Maleson, bass; and Jackie Williams, drums on Monday, May 17th at 7:15pm at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. Tickets are $35 and are available at The Lortel box office,and through Ticket Central (212) 279-4200, or online: http://www.ticketcentral.com
This month the Metropolitan Room welcomes back two great singers with vastly different styles and personas - the garrulous blues mamma Baby Jane Dexter, who reprises 'If' by popular demand for nine shows from April 16 to May 2, and the cosmopolitan chanteuse Anna Bergman, who brings her Richard Rodgers tribute show, 'My Heart Stood Still,' for four shows spanning two weeks, from April 18 to April 29.
APRIL AT THE METROPOLITAN ROOM Join them every Friday and Saturday from 11PM-2AM for our nightly piano lounge. No cover, no minimum! 4/1 7PM Barbara Brussell 'Brilliance from on High...BORN IN THE BRONX' Accompanied by musical director Tex Arnold, this marks their first time venturing a new show together.
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.
Baby Jane Dexter's celebrates the launch of 'You're Following Me!' at the Metropolitan Room on four consecutive Saturdays, March 8, 15, 22, 29, all at 7:30PM.
The Metropolitan Room (34 West 22 St. between 5th & 6th) announces its upcoming September concert schedule. Guests include Suzanne Carrico, Jimmy James, Penny Fuller, Cary Hoffman and Marilyn Maye.
