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For old-world cabaret, performers still swoon over the stately, romantic elegance of the Oak Room at the Algonquin, but this sleek, two-year-old spot is threatening to encroach on the turf of such established institutions.

FEBRUARY AT THE METROPOLITAN ROOM ADDENDUM Additions to the Metropolitan Room calendar for February 2010.

FEBRUARY AT THE METROPOLITAN ROOM. Come join us every Friday and Saturday from 11PM-2AM for our piano lounge.

While she is one of hundreds of people who pursue their theatrical art in Nashville year after year, in many ways Denice Hicks might be considered 'the face' of Nashville theatre, so prevalent has been her influence and her presence among the city's best. As the artistic director of Nashville Shakespeare Festival, she leads one of the city's most vibrant professional companies, and she is widely considered one of the region's most capable individuals, lauded for her artistic vision, her impeccable timing and her seemingly boundless energy.

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 Maureen Taylor, Ricky Ritzel, Ray Jessel and more!

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 Danielle Grabianowski at The Metropolitan Room, Helena Grenot at Don't Tell Mama and more!

Eadie Scott will bring her cabaret show 'Wished on the Moon: A Tribute to Dorothy Parker' to Don't Tell Mama on November 4th. Following a successful performance at the Laurie Beechman, Scott will perform her cabaret of Dorothy Parker songs, monologues, and poetry for a special one night event.

The Metropolitan Room, deemed the best cabaret room in New York by New York Magazine, has announced its upcoming November calendar.

Jenna gives a rundown of where she's been and who she's seen in the world of cabaret (and sometimes beyond!) in the past week. The past week's events included Darren Williams at the Metropolitan Room, a great Cast Party, and the MAC Generations Showcase at The Duplex!

Jenna gives a rundown of where she's been and who she's seen in the world of cabaret (and sometimes beyond!) in the past week. The past week's events included KT Sullivan at Kathleen Downey's Granite Room and a terrific Cast Party at Birdland!

On Monday August 31, Liz Lark Brown eked out a win in the exciting finale of the second annual 'MetroStar Talent Challenge' at The Metropolitan Room, beating out Danielle Grabianowski (the first runner-up) and Carole Bufford, who was chosen as the second runner-up. Brown, who, in a sweet twist of fate, was last year's grand prize winner Anne Steele's back-up singer, combined both understated charm and a flair for the dramatic that earned consistently high marks during the eight-week jury and audience-voted singers' competition. The two other finalists, who went head to head against the three top ladies, were the competition's highest-achieving men, Cornelius Bates, and David Gurland.

On Monday 10 quarterfinalists performed for a very live audience at The Metropolitan Room as week 5 of the 'MetroStar Talent Challenge,' an eight-week jury and audience-voted singers' competition, reached a rousing climax. The five semifinalists who will go head to head next Monday, August 17, are Cornelius Bates, Liz Lark Brown, Carole Bufford, Danielle Grabianowski, and David Gurland.

On Monday 10 quarterfinalists performed for a very live audience at The Metropolitan Room as week 5 of the 'MetroStar Talent Challenge,' an eight-week jury and audience-voted singers' competition, reached a rousing climax. The five semifinalists who will go head to head next Monday, August 17, are Cornelius Bates, Liz Lark Brown, Carole Bufford, Danielle Grabianowski, and David Gurland.

60 solo singers and vocal duos have been chosen to compete in the second annual 'MetroStar Talent Challenge,' an eight-week, jury and audience-voted elimination-round competition that begins on Monday July 13 at 7pm.

60 solo singers and vocal duos have been chosen to compete in the second annual 'MetroStar Talent Challenge,' an eight-week, jury and audience-voted elimination-round competition that begins on Monday July 13 at 7pm.

As one of the rare officially sanctioned acts of the Gershwin Centennial, her concert, Spider Saloff Sings Gershwin, has been touring the U.S. since 1996 and headlined the St. Petersburg Gershwin Festival in Russia (the birthplace of Gershwin's ancestors), including performances in the Gershwin family home.

Jenna gives a rundown of where she's been and who she's seen in the world of cabaret in the past week. The past week's events included the Algonquin Salon, Jim Caruso's Cast Party, a lovely concert at Tudor City Greens, and Cabaret Hotline Online's 19th Anniversary Celebration!

As one of the rare officially sanctioned acts of the Gershwin Centennial, her concert, Spider Saloff Sings Gershwin, has been touring the U.S. since 1996 and headlined the St. Petersburg Gershwin Festival in Russia (the birthplace of Gershwin's ancestors), including performances in the Gershwin family home.

60 solo singers and vocal duos have been chosen to compete in the second annual 'MetroStar Talent Challenge,' an eight-week, jury and audience-voted elimination-round competition that begins on Monday July 13 at 7pm.

Jenna gives a rundown of where she's been and who she's seen in the world of cabaret in the past week. The past week's events included Jason Rosenbaum at Don't Tell Mama, Steven Pasquale at Feinstein's and Doug Acosta at The Metropolitan Room.