Ben Vereen
By: Sandi Durell
It’s summer in the City, hot, hot, hot – not only temperature wise, but the cabarets and clubs seem to generate their own heat with a bevy of performers. Not every entertainment means a cover charge and minimum. Check out some free stuff!
Tudor City Greens FREE Outdoor Concerts, South Park in Tudor City, located between East 41st and 42nd Streets between First and Second Avenues. The brilliant idea was the brainchild of Broadway singer/actress Raissa Katona-Bennett some 3 years ago, featuring some of today’s top cabaret entertainers and a songwriter contest with a panel of Judges including Neil Sedaka and MTV exec Matthew Perillo. The next scheduled shows are at 6:00 p.m. Aug. 1, Sept. 12 and Oct. 3 (rain dates, the day after). www.raissakatonabennett.com
Free Concerts: Central Park Summerstage, NY Philharmonic in the Park, Metropolitan Opera in the Park, 54th Annual Washington Square Music Festival, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Madison Square Oval Lawn Series, Summer in the Square (Union Square).
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Karen Oberlin
The summer schedule at Feinstein’s at the Loews Regency is as busy as can be with Will & Anthony Nunziata (July 10-14); Rebecca Kilgore (July 31-Aug. 11); Scott Siegel’s Broadway Ballyhoo (July 17-21); Karen Oberlin (July 24-28); Deana Martin (Aug. 14-18); Raissa Katona-Bennett (Aug. 21-25) and more
The new hot spot in town, 54 Below, on West 54th has some of the best of Broadway & Cabaret on its summer roster: Jackie Hoffman, Ben Vereen, Jamie deRoy & Friends, Joe Iconis, Jenifer Lewis, Andrea McCardle, Lea DeLaria, Victor Garber, Hilary Kole, Norbert Leo Butz, Faith Prince & Jason Graae, and more as well as a Sunday Jazz Brunch.
Cabarets-Clubs and Additional Listings:
Feinstein’s at Loews Regency 212 339-4095 www.feinsteinsattheregency.com
54 Below 646 476-3551 www.54Below.com
Café Carlyle 212 744-1600 www.thecarlyle.com - Summer Vacation
Will & Anthony Nunziata
The Metropolitan Room 212 206-0440 www.metropolitanroom.com - Annie Ross, Stacie Perlman, Robyn Spangler, Alice Ripley, Jean Brassard, Craig Pomranz, Janet Planet, Suzanne Carrico & Joi Danielle Price, Sean Harkness Duos, Hedda Lettuce, David Brenner, Richard Holbrook, Allan Harris, more
Laurie Beechman Theater 212 695-6909 www.beechmantheatre.com - Streisand The Greatest Star, Alec Mapa, Le Scandal Cabaret, KT Sullivan, Sorrentino Sisters, Bette & Barry, Sullivan & Woodard, more
Don’t Tell Mama 212 757-0788 www.donttellmamanyc.com – Seth Rudetsky’s Broadway Chatterbox, Kevin Scott Hall, Alison Nusbaum, Hole-O-Matic, Irenka Jakubiak, more
Birdland Jazz Club 212 581-3080 www.birdlandjazz.com – Jim Caruso’s Cast Party, Julie Halston, Jason Robert Brown, many jazz orchestras/bands
Stacie Perlman
The Triad Theatre 212 362-2590 www.triadnyc.com - Rhinestone Gorilla Burlesque, You’ve Got Hate Mail, People You May Know, Erotic Broadway, The Hebrew Mamita, Centenial Casting
Iridium Jazz Club 212 582-2121 www.iridiumjazzclub.com - Terese Genecco & Her Little Big Band, Les Paul Mondays, Maria Muldaur, Darren Williams, Barry Levitt Band with various vocalists – Kat Gang, Lisa Gary, Lauren Robert.
The Duplex on Christopher Street, 212 255-5438 www.theduplex.com - Colleen McHugh, John Bucchino, Rev. Yolanda’s Old Time Gospel Hour, more
The Town Hall welcomes Frank Sinatra, Jr., Broadway Rising Stars, Liz Callaway, Jason Danieley, Joshua Henry, Norm Lewis www.the-townhall.org
Caroline’s Comedy Club 212 757-4100 www.carolines.com
The Salon, weekly Sunday evening Open Mic, with a different theme, hosted by Mark Janas and Tanya Moberly at Etcetera, Etcetera, West 44th St. 212 244-4408 www.etcrestaurant.com
Midtown Jazz at Midday at St. Peter’s Church, Lexington Ave/54 St. Wednesdays, 12:30 pm 212 935-2200
**As always, check with the individual venues for exact dates, times, cover charges, minimums, additional performers and any schedule changes.
For in depth reviews, please read the cabaret column at www.t2conline.com articles, reviews, interviews – contributing writers include Stephen Sorokoff, Joe Regan, Jr., Linda Amiel Burns, Susan Hasho, John Weatherford, Denis McKeown, Myra Chanin , Edie Stokes, Alix Cohen, Joel Benjamin, Magda Katz-video interviews. Sandi Durell’s theater reviews can be read at http://www.examiner.com/ny-theater-in-new-york/sandi-durell
Posted by Sandi Durell
on July 4, 2012. Filed under Cabaret,Cabaret and Interviews - Sandi Durell,COLUMNS,ENTERTAIMENT.
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