A new production of a freshly revised version of composer Anthony Davis's epic work Amistad will headline the 2008 Spoleto Festival USA. Directed by Sam Helfrich with costumes by Kaye Voyce and an imaginative set by Caleb Wertenbaker, this highly anticipated new production will inaugurate the reopening of Memminger Auditorium, an historic theater in downtown Charleston that has just undergone extensive rehabilitation.
The Mabel Mercer Foundation's 2007 New York Cabaret Convention will include the talents of Andrea Marcovicci, Tony Award-winner Christine Ebersole and Julie Wilson
Producer Scott Siegel has announced the addition of country music legend Larry Gatlin, Jersey Boys star Daniel Reichard, Broadway favorite Charles Busch and jazz band Ben Riley's Monk Legacy Septet to the line-up of talent for the 2007 Nightlife Awards, the one and only 'All Performance Awards Show.'
The 37th season of Lyrics & Lyricists at the 92nd Street Y opens January 6-8 with 'The Last Girl Singer: Rosemary Clooney...And Her Way with Words,' the first New York tribute to Rosemary Clooney since her death in 2002
Jamie DeRoy, Devlin, Bill Weeden with Into the Weeds stars Eddie Varley and Amanda Weeden, as well as the legendary Julie Wilson, were among the stars who appeared at Jim Caruso's Cast Party on October 30th
A number of June events will celebrate books released by Back Stage Books; among the stars set to participate are Kitty Carlisle Hart, Shirley Knight and Julie Wilson
Joe's Pub will celebrate Gay Pride Week with a number of performances this June; among those appearing will be Natalie Joy Johnson, Kevin Cahoon and Ghetto Cowboy, Blossom Dearie, Jackie Hoffman and Julie Wilson
The legendary Julie Wilson, as well as cabaret star Ann Hampton Callaway and Hairspray's Jackie Hoffman, will be among those celebrating the release of an updated version of James Gavin's book Intimate Nights: The Golden Age of New York Cabaret at Joe's Pub (425 Lafayette St.) on June 26th at 7 PM
Twenty-seven critics and experts voted on the best performances they saw this past year in the clubs of New York City. The results of their voting (below) leave no doubt that this year's Nightlife Awards at Town Hall on Monday, February 6th.
EARTHA KITT will receive NIGHTLIFE LEGEND Award at The Town Hall on Monday, February 6, 2006
Celebrating the talent that makes New York's electric nightclub scene the jewel in the City's crown!