Dean Martin News

As we come to the second week of March, some of our California Central Coast theatre and live entertainment venues have just closed or will soon be closing their current performance runs, while a couple are preparing to open new shows - rarely a dull moment when it comes to theatre opportunities in these parts!

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 Barbara Martinez at Weill Recital Hall, Ray Jessel at Don't Tell Mama, and more!

Acclaimed stage, screen and television actress, Nan Martin, passed away Thursday morning (March 4) due to complications from emphysema. She was 82.

Experience the ritz and allure of classic Vegas with this swinging party of a show! The Rat Pack is Back! transports the audience back through time and space to a balmy night circa 1960 when four show business legends - Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop and Dean Martin - converged at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas for the first time. These stars delivered style with substance, swing with swagger and a non-stop party to which everyone wanted access. Make sure you are here for this party!

Opening March 11 and running through April 25, The Great American Melodrama presents 'Lumberjacks in Love,' a hilarious musical with book and lyrics by Fred Alley and music by James Kaplan.

Patsy's Italian Restaurant (well known for being Frank Sinatra's favorite eatery) presents JENNA ESPOSITO in That's Amore: Jenna Sings Love, Italian Style in this special, one-night-only performance at the legendary Feinstein's at Loews Regency in New York, NY.

Premiere vocalist Frank Sinatra Jr. and his 20-piece big band conducted by Terry Woodson will pay tribute to his legendary father and entertainment icon Frank Sinatra by performing his treasured hits in Sinatra Sings Sinatra at the Suncoast Showroom, April 10 and 11.

Experience the ritz and allure of classic Vegas with this swinging party of a show! The Rat Pack is Back! transports the audience back through time and space to a balmy night circa 1960 when four show business legends - Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop and Dean Martin - converged at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas for the first time. These stars delivered style with substance, swing with swagger and a non-stop party to which everyone wanted access. Make sure you are here for this party!

Birdland Jazz Club's recently announced February schedule. In the line-up includes Billy Stritch, Sam Harris, Natalie Weiss, Nicole Parker and more.

Iridium jazz club, located at 1650 BROADWAY (CORNER OF 51ST) NEW YORK, NY 10023 presents Terese Genecco & Her Little Big Band at 8 & 10PM, presented by ScoBar Entertainment on TUE., FEB. 23RD.

Birdland Jazz Club's recently announced February schedule. In the line-up includes Billy Stritch, Sam Harris, Natalie Weiss, Nicole Parker and more.

Frank Loesser, who has frequently been called the most versatile of all Broadway composers, wrote some of the most enduring music of our time.

Birdland Jazz Club's recently announced February schedule. In the line-up includes Billy Stritch, Sam Harris, Natalie Weiss, Nicole Parker and more.

Birdland Jazz Club's recently announced February schedule. In the line-up includes Billy Stritch, Sam Harris, Natalie Weiss, Nicole Parker and more.

Following a series of well-received weekend dates in 2009, The Scintas bring their one-of-a-kind act back to the Suncoast Showroom, Valentine's Weekend, February 13 and 14.

Following a series of well-received weekend dates in 2009, The Scintas bring their one-of-a-kind act back to the Suncoast Showroom, Valentine's Weekend, February 13 and 14.

This past Sunday and Monday nights, the Broadway at Birdland concert series was in full swing, showcasing two completely different, yet wildly entertaining acts! On Sunday, Nicole Parker (from MAD-TV, Wicked and Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me) took on the persona of Jilane Jenkins, a semi-washed up sit-com star, in the faux-autobiographical 'Suitcase Full of Lies.'

Birdland Jazz Club's recently announced February schedule. In the line-up includes Billy Stritch, Sam Harris, Natalie Weiss, Nicole Parker and more.

Birdland Jazz Club's recently announced February schedule. In the line-up includes Billy Stritch, Sam Harris, Natalie Weiss, Nicole Parker and more.

Jim Caruso's Cast Party is proud to announce that for the first time in New York, singer/pianist Billy Stritch will join forces with the big band of Michael Berkowitz, as part of the Broadway at Birdland concert series.