The Duplex News

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets (MAC) 33rd MAC Awards will be held tomorrow night at Sony Hall in New York City. 

Cabaret patroness Madame Mathieu has selected Alyssa Fox (Frozen, Wicked) and Joseph Medeiros (Three Tall Women, West Side Story) as guests of honor at the January edition of the Bistro Awards Critics' Pick Madame's Soiree. This will be the kickoff of the show's fourth season at The Duplex. The Broadway duo will be joined on the program by a distinguished group of emerging artists from a variety of disciplines.

Does the singular act of donating a kidney make you a hero? Amanda has a certificate dedicated to her heroism but she's uncomfortable with that label. On the other hand! She loves the attention being a hero provides her so she wrote a solo show about all the containers of pee she had to carry on the subway. I'm Just Kidneying takes a whimsical look into the process of living kidney donation and pokes holes into the idea of what it takes to be "hero material." 

After playing Feinstein's/54 Below and The Duplex, 'Movies, Musicals, and Me: An Evening With Me, Halpert Evans' has found a temporary home. Beginning January 31st, the riotous cabaret spoof has been given a monthly slot at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Hell's Kitchen.

Jack Bartholet made peace with his inability to save the world with his new cabaret Lady with a Song, but he's still gonna try, dammit! Jack jumps from existential crisis to rage and war whilst playing a bit of dress up. Bartholet uses his creamy tenor to say bye-bye to toxic masculinity and violence in an evening of wide-ranging, heartfelt tunes. From Weimar Cabaret songs to Lizzo and takeaways from a Spotify search spiral during an isolated artist residency. For sixty minutes, call him a Lady while glitter grenades of love get launched. Developed, in part, at The Orchard Project. 1/17, 1/19 and 1/125 7 pm at Pangea.

Composer and vocalist Trevor Bachman debuts their new musical Shapeshifters to commemorate 50 years of Stonewall at its birthplace, on Christopher Street. Madame's Soiree, The Duplex Developmental Stage, and The Denovan Residency team up to present a hybrid concert experience celebrating queer community and Bachman's most recent work, Shapeshifters.

Jack Bartholet has made peace with his inability to save the world with his new cabaret Lady with a Song, but says he's still 'gonna try, dammit!' Bartholet covers existential crisis to rage and war-all in dress up. The smooth tenor says good bye to toxic masculinity and violence in an evening of wide-ranging numbers from Weimar Cabaret songs to Lizzo and takeaways from a Spotify search. Lady with a Song plays its last date at Pangea on Friday, January 25 at 7 pm. Developed, in part, at The Orchard Project, the show is directed by Julian Fleisher and Musically Directed by Yasuhiko Fukuoka, featuring Matilde Bernabei.

Andrea Wolff's I Can't Trace Time, a passionate and whimsical musical memoir, will play a show at downtown's alt-cabaret, Pangea, on Feb. 22nd, 2019 at 7pm. With a signature mixture of pop and Broadway played only by Music Director/Pianist Jude Obermuller and with an appearance by Special Guest, Sean Harkness, I Can't Trace Time features a master entertainer who has been widely lauded for her strong comic timing, offbeat and compelling characterizations and superb taste in music.

Actor, musician and songwriter Jeremiah Downes will present a new evening of his original songs at Farmers Alley Theatre January 18-19, 2019 at 7:30PM. The evening will star Madge Dietrich (First Broadway National tour of Kinky Boots) and Evan Gallagher-Frace (Winner of New York City's Rising Star 2 at RISE NYC) with performances by Logan Dolence, Joriah Fleming, Matthew Lanyi, Alyssa Meeuwsen and Cara Palombo.

Madame's Soiree (Drew Fornarola and Tyler Spicer, artistic directors) and the Duplex Developmental Stage (Thomas Honeck, General Manager) announce Amy Jo Jackson and Rachel McPhee as the recipients of the 2019 Madame's Soiree Denovan Residencies.

Actor, musician and songwriter Jeremiah Downes will present a new evening of his original songs at Farmers Alley Theatre January 18-19, 2019 at 7:30PM. The evening will star Madge Dietrich (First Broadway National tour of Kinky Boots) and Evan Gallagher-Frace (Winner of New York City's Rising Star 2 at RISE NYC) with performances by Logan Dolence, Joriah Fleming, Matthew Lanyi, Alyssa Meeuwsen and Cara Palombo.

Jack Bartholet made peace with his inability to save the world with his new cabaret Lady with a Song, but he's still gonna try, dammit! Jack jumps from existential crisis to rage and war whilst playing a bit of dress up. Bartholet uses his creamy tenor to say bye-bye to toxic masculinity and violence in an evening of wide-ranging, heartfelt tunes. From Weimar Cabaret songs to Lizzo and takeaways from a Spotify search spiral during an isolated artist residency. For sixty minutes, call him a Lady while glitter grenades of love get launched. Developed, in part, at The Orchard Project. 1/17, 1/19 and 1/125 7 pm at Pangea.

FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, Thursday, January 17th 2019, at 9:30 PM to present a one man concert-written and performed by singer, actor, and activist Gerardo Vallejo -highlighting the danger, absurdity, and fragile nature of toxic masculinity in our society. Interwoven with heartfelt personal life stories, A GENTLEMAN IN NEW YORK features songs from the musical theater cannon, the great American songbook, and top-40 pop classics-both new and old. New York City based composer/pianist Karl Hedrick serves as the Musical Director. Barrie Gelles serves as dramaturg and stage director.

Royal Family Productions (Chris Henry, Artistic Director), a Times Square based non-profit theatre company known for its innovative productions and development of new original work, has announced the complete cast for the workshop presentation of Anne of Green Gables: Part II as well as the the World Premiere of Anne of Green Gables: Part I. Doreen Montalvo (On Your Feet, In the Heights) will be portraying Anne in a workshop presentation of Anne of Green Gables: Part II (January 31 - February 10). She is joined by dancers Mindy Lai (LCT: The King and I) and Erica Misilo. Joining the previously-announced Ali Ewoldt (Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables) in Anne of Green Gables: Part I are dancers Brooke Averi, Nichole Forde, Hannah Hall, Kara Menendez, Stephanie Young, and understudy Juna Shai.

IN ITS SOUTHWEST PREMIERE, don't miss Al Fallick & Clark Baxtresser in " Movies, Musicals, and Me: An Evening With Me, Halpert Evans " on February 7, 8, and 9. Set in a world where all musicals are movie adaptations, Movies, Musicals, and Me is a career retrospective cabaret of Broadway star-- nay, legend -- Halpert Evans (played by Al Fallick ).

Actor, musician and songwriter Jeremiah Downes will present a new evening of his original songs at Farmers Alley Theatre January 18-19, 2019 at 7:30PM. The evening will star Madge Dietrich (First Broadway National tour of Kinky Boots) and Evan Gallagher-Frace (Winner of New York City's Rising Star 2 at RISE NYC) with performances by Logan Dolence, Joriah Fleming, Matthew Lanyi, Alyssa Meeuwsen and Cara Palombo.

The Green Room 42 will present the January 28th concert at 9:30pm.

Composer and vocalist Trevor Bachman debuts their new musical Shapeshifters to commemorate 50 years of Stonewall at its birthplace, on Christopher Street. Madame's Soiree, The Duplex Developmental Stage, and The Denovan Residency team up to present a hybrid concert experience celebrating queer community and Bachman's most recent work, Shapeshifters.

New York City's premier TGNC cabaret returns to The Duplex with their final show of 2018 today, December 29th at 9:30pm. The show is directed by Donnie Cianciotto, with Musical Direction by Anessa Marie.

There's just one weekend left to vote for the BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards!