Skylark News

The stage is set for one of our most exciting seasons ever. The 2010/2011 season is our 20th Anniversary and one of our most exhilarating, diverse seasons we have ever done.

Dale Gutzman, founder and artistic director of Off The Wall Theatre, is returning to Skylight Opera Theatre to premier his new work, An Evening with Gilbert & Sullivan. Gutzman not only wrote the show but will also be directing it. He is no stranger to the Skylight, having directed twenty-three shows in the 1970s and 80s.

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 Connie Francis at the Bergen PAC, the New York Pops 27th Birthday Gala, the 24th annual MAC Awards, Allan Harris at The Metropolitan Room, and More!

Barbara Cook's Spotlight Series at Washington DC's Kennedy Center brought Tony Award-Winner, Laura Benanti to it's Terrace Theatre on Friday night. The series has presented a more intimate experience with stars such as Jane Krakowski, Christine Ebersole and Karen Akers and will feature husband and wife team, Jessica Molaskey and John Pizzarelli on June 4th of this year.

April concert lineup announced at the Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko.

The Rrazz Room has announced the schedule for the week of March 21st through April 1st. The schedule includes performances by a number of jazz artists, including Bud E. Luv, Linda Kosut, and Maude Maggart, as well as performances by the comedian Hedda Lettuce.

Australia's celebrated Patch Theatre's 'Mr. McGee & the Biting Flea' will close on Feb. 21 at the Children's Theatre Company.

As good as Swing! is - and it is very good despite some dangerously frightening near-misses and a rather frenetic pace - one thing bothers me: Why did Adams-Johnson, borrowing a journalistic reference, bury her lead in the middle of the second act? Every journalism student learns in News Writing 101 that you never want to bury your lead; you want the most pertinent bit of information in your first paragraph. In the case of Swing!, you're offered tantalizing glimpses of the story's lead as soon as the curtain opens, but the show doesn't deliver the goods until well into the show's second hour.

In celebration of Black History Month, Arts>World Financial Center and New York Opera Society (NYOS) will co- present two free concerts showcasing the music of George Gershwin and Scott Joplin, featuring renowned soprano Christina Clark and baritone Kenneth Overton. The concert will take place Friday, February 5.

This Week @ The Rrazz Room: January 31 - February 6, 2010

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

In celebration of Black History Month, Arts>World Financial Center and New York Opera Society (NYOS) will co- present two free concerts showcasing the music of George Gershwin and Scott Joplin, featuring renowned soprano Christina Clark and baritone Kenneth Overton. The concert will take place Friday, February 5.

What happens when a wayward duckling doesn't listen to his mother? Australia's celebrated Patch Theatre's 'Mr. McGee & the Biting Flea' comes to Children's Theatre Company to present the answer in six darling stories that will delight the whole family.

This Week @ The Rrazz Room January 17-24, 2010 The Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko

What happens when a wayward duckling doesn't listen to his mother? Australia's celebrated Patch Theatre's 'Mr. McGee & the Biting Flea' comes to Children's Theatre Company to present the answer in six darling stories that will delight the whole family.

What happens when a wayward duckling doesn't listen to his mother? Australia's celebrated Patch Theatre's 'Mr. McGee & the Biting Flea' comes to Children's Theatre Company to present the answer in six darling stories that will delight the whole family.

ANDREA MARCOVICCI - the celebrated singer and actress lauded as 'the greatest cabaret star of her generation' by The International Herald Tribune and 'the epitome of elegance and showbiz savvy' by Variety - will celebrate the 2009 Johnny Mercer Centennial with the New York premiere of her new show 'Skylark: Marcovicci Sings Mercer' at the Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel (59 West 44th Street) from November 17 to December 26.

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 takes a look at some terrific upcoming shows including Klea Blackhurst at the Snapple Theater Center, Hilary Kole at Bemelmans Bar, and Andrea Marcovicci at the Oak Room.

Tonight, November 20, The New York Pops celebrates the centenary of the birth of lyricist and composer Johnny Mercer with a special concert at Carnegie Hall. Joining Music Director Steven Reineke and the orchestra are multi-platinum selling singer and songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway, star of the Broadway musical Swing!; Broadway performer James T. Lane; and actress and opera singer N'Kenge. Together with the Camp Broadway Kids, they will perform treasured compositions from the vast Johnny Mercer songbook; highlights include 'Dream,' 'Come Rain or Come Shine,' and 'Moon River.'

On what would have been Johnny Mercer's 100th birthday - November 18, 2009 - and to celebrate the 40th Anniversary season of the 92nd Street Y's American Songbook series, Lyrics & Lyricists, 92Y presents a one-night-only, all-star performance of I Remember You: A Lyrics & Lyricists Centennial Tribute to Johnny Mercer.