The Duplex News

MAC and Broadway World Award winning performer, Kim Sutton, brings a bold new show, "Live to Tell, " a theatrical event conceived and created by Kim Sutton, Steven Ray Watkins, and Lennie Watts, to the Laurie Beechman Theatre this March for three performances. The "mischievous blonde bombshell and rebellious rabble-rouser," as she was described by Broadway World, celebrates her life with an eclectic musical set that samples 48 tunes by Madonna. Sutton recounts her childhood, years as a sailor, three brain surgeries and her 'inevitable transformation into a woman of substance."  Now recovered and well, Sutton pulls out all the stops in a show that's part intimate cabaret, part spectacle and part theater.  

The Granny Tour returns to Manhattan! First Stop: PIANOS NYC today, March 2 at 9:00 p.m.

Footlight Theatre Artistic Director Tim Evanicki takes the stage in his own solo-cabaret show for the first time since joining the Parliament House family over a year ago. A graduate of Juilliard,

Dino's Backstage and The Celebrity Room is feeling lucky this March! Marvelous entertainers and singers will grace the stage all month long, creating an unforgettable experience. This month's performers include Mark Nadler 'Cole Porter After Dark', Gabrielle Stravelli, Kathy 'Babe' Robinson, Bob Egan (for his Bob Egan Showcase) and, Michael Richard Kelly. Additionally, the dynamic duo, Eddie Bruce and Paula Johns, are set to perform March 29, 30 and 31.  Dino's Backstage and The Celebrity Room - the unique dining and entertainment experience reminiscent of the sophisticated supper clubs of the 40s and 50s - is located at 287 Keswick Avenue in Glenside, PA. See www.dinosbackstage.com or call 215-884-2000 for more information, including specific music charges and minimums in The Celebrity Room.

Cabaret patroness Madame Mathieu has selected Broadway's Jackie Burns (If/Then, Wicked), and tenor Josh Page (America's Got Talent, Forte) as the guests of honor at the March edition of the Bistro Awards Critics' Pick Madame Mathieu's Soiree.

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs (MAC) has announced the 2017 MAC Award nominees.

The Granny Tour returns to Manhattan! First Stop: PIANOS NYC on Thursday, March 2 at 9:00 p.m.

After two successful nights in 2016, Ben Rimalower will return to both New York and Los Angeles with his acclaimed long-running solo plays, PATTI ISSUES (about his obsession with Broadway diva Patti LuPone and his relationship with his troubled gay father) and BAD WITH MONEY (about how an addiction to spending beyond his means has driven him to extreme lengths all his life). New York performances will be at The Duplex (61 Christopher Street at Seventh Avenue) on Sunday, February 19 and Sunday, March 19. Los Angeles performances will be Casita Del Campo's Cavern Club Celebrity Theater (1920 Hyperion Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90027) on Friday, March 3 and Saturday, March 4. Tickets are available separately and for the combined evening of both shows.

Granny's Blue-Mers, featuring Rev. Mary and her Ladies of Lustful Lyrics begin a series of concerts at some of New York's hottest hot-spots. First stop on this tour is a 10:30 p.m. show today, February 18 at the trendy Freddy's Bar, 627 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY, heralded by the New York Times and Esquire, among others.

The Green Room in association with New World Stages, is thrilled to present Season 7 winner of So You Think You Can Drag? Vicky Boofont (Bouffant) in the World Premiere of THE VICKY BOOFONT SHOW! Written by Joe Greene, musical direction by Wendy Feaver and direction by Garth Schilling. Special musical material written by Heidi Powers and Tom Moore. THE VICKY BOOFONT SHOW! will open today, February 15th at 8pm; run every Today night until March 22nd at the New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street New York, New York... Off-Broadway!

Ruby Powers, New York City's most joyous drag queen, returns to Bar Thalia at Symphony Space with a cadre of special guests, all in support of the American Civil Liberties Union.

White Rabbit SEXCAPADES entices you with eight new works of love, lust, and dirty little secrets, passionately penned by eight funny, fear-free playwrights, the event will include original music by Christopher Palmer, lyrics by Andrew Rothkin, and choreography by Sarah Doudna.

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Ruby Powers, New York City's most joyous drag queen, returns to Bar Thalia at Symphony Space with a cadre of special guests, all in support of the American Civil Liberties Union.

From March 4 to April 1, August Strindberg Rep will present two mystery plays by modern Scandinavian playwrights in repertory: Marty's Shadow' by Stig Dagerman (Sweden) and 'Journey in Light and Shadow' by Stig Dalager (Denmark).

According to singer/actor Adam B. Shapiro, breakups can be one of the most devastatingly painful things in the world . . . but not if you know how to do them right. Four years after Shapiro launched his 2013 MAC Award-Winning show GUIDE TO THE PERFECT BREAKUP, Shapiro will reprise his hilarious and musically compelling show-with songs written by composers as diverse as Cole Porter and Weird Al Yankovic--in the BroadwayWorld Award-Nominated series NEW YORK CABARET'S GREATEST HITS at the Metropolitan Room on March 15 at 7 pm. The series is produced and hosted by Stephen Hanks (with Associate Producer Fr. Jeffrey Hamblin, MD).

Midtown Direct Rep (MDR) concludes its 2016-17 staged reading series, Theater at The Woodland, with a presentation of SPRING AT THE WILLOWBROOK INN, written by Jonathan Van Dyke and directed by Scott Wojcik.

Artemis Theatrical is continuing its first season with Love in Stop Motion in Concert! Music by Minhui Lee, Book and Lyrics by Clara Luthas, and directed by Lori Steinberg, the concert will be held at the Duplex NYC today February 4th at 7pm.

The Green Room in association with New World Stages, is thrilled to present Season 7 winner of So You Think You Can Drag? Vicky Boofont (Bouffant) in the World Premiere of THE VICKY BOOFONT SHOW! Written by Joe Greene, musical direction by Wendy Feaver and direction by Garth Schilling. Special musical material written by Heidi Powers and Tom Moore. THE VICKY BOOFONT SHOW! will open on Wednesday, February 15th at 8pm; run every Wednesday night until March 22nd at the New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street New York, New York... Off-Broadway!

White Rabbit SEXCAPADES entices you with eight new works of love, lust, and dirty little secrets, passionately penned by eight funny, fear-free playwrights, the event will include original music by Christopher Palmer, lyrics by Andrew Rothkin, and choreography by Sarah Doudna.