Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Top o' the um...evenin' to ye!
Hope this finds you all enjoying this lovely St. Patty's Day! As for me, I'm looking forward to heading out of work, catching Ben Cherry's show at Don't Tell Mama, and hopefully getting some corned beef and cabbage afterwards!
So...let's see, where did I leave off? Well, it was a week ago, and I was headed out to the Cabaret Hotline March is Cabaret Month Gala! That ended up being a really fun evening - there was tons of talent in the room, both onstage and in the audience, and there was a terrific sense of warmth and community. Each of the performers did themselves proud, and the audience had a terrific time! Congrats to Stu Hamstra for spearheading the gala, and also to producer Tom Stajmiger, host Brandon Cutrell, musical director Tracy Stark, and all of the terrific entertainers who graced the stage: Natalie Douglas, Anne Steele, Joan Curto, Kristy Cates, Jack Donahue, Antonio Edwards, Barb Jungr, Sarah Rice and Ben Cherry.
On Thursday, March 12th, I headed to Metrojam at the Metroplitan Room and had a lovely time, as usual. The band (John DiPinto on piano, Ritt Henn on bass and Bobby Sher on drums) was rockin, host Joe Bachana was as entertaining and charming as ever, and some fantastic talents like Susan Winter, Rob Langeder, Deb Berman, and Maureen Taylor kept things hopping!
The following night, it was off to see Cait Doyle in her show Hot Mess In Manhattan at the Duplex. Four words for you: Go see this show! It's funny, quirky, original, and flat-out entertaining, and Cait is a terrifically talented actress and singer. I'll have more details in my Broadway World column this Friday, so be sure to check it out!
I took the weekend off to go see my darling nephew (yay!), but was back in action last night, taking in a double-header at Birdland! First up was Forbidden Broadway diva Chrisine Pedi in Winging It at Birdland, which was outstanding. Christine is probably best known for doing killer impressions of a slew of famous ladies, but, with the exception of a few songs (most notably her finale, in which she did impressions of 16 different women singing songs from Chicago!), this show was performed in her own voice, which was a rare treat! After Christine's show, it was Cast Party time! As usual, there were some really incredible performances - Cast Party favorite David Goldman, who hadn't been to Birdland for quite some time did a terrific "Manha de Carnaval," Metrojam host Joe Bachana treated us to a swingin' "Witchcraft," Italian crooner Andrea Balducci enchanted the crowd with his "Cuando, Cuando, Cuando," and Rob Langeder gave everyone a taste of his upcoming show with a jazzy "Moody's Mood."
Okay, time for me to sign off and head out! Have a great rest of your St. Patrick's Day and check back for another update soon!
Hope this finds you all enjoying this lovely St. Patty's Day! As for me, I'm looking forward to heading out of work, catching Ben Cherry's show at Don't Tell Mama, and hopefully getting some corned beef and cabbage afterwards!
So...let's see, where did I leave off? Well, it was a week ago, and I was headed out to the Cabaret Hotline March is Cabaret Month Gala! That ended up being a really fun evening - there was tons of talent in the room, both onstage and in the audience, and there was a terrific sense of warmth and community. Each of the performers did themselves proud, and the audience had a terrific time! Congrats to Stu Hamstra for spearheading the gala, and also to producer Tom Stajmiger, host Brandon Cutrell, musical director Tracy Stark, and all of the terrific entertainers who graced the stage: Natalie Douglas, Anne Steele, Joan Curto, Kristy Cates, Jack Donahue, Antonio Edwards, Barb Jungr, Sarah Rice and Ben Cherry.
On Thursday, March 12th, I headed to Metrojam at the Metroplitan Room and had a lovely time, as usual. The band (John DiPinto on piano, Ritt Henn on bass and Bobby Sher on drums) was rockin, host Joe Bachana was as entertaining and charming as ever, and some fantastic talents like Susan Winter, Rob Langeder, Deb Berman, and Maureen Taylor kept things hopping!
The following night, it was off to see Cait Doyle in her show Hot Mess In Manhattan at the Duplex. Four words for you: Go see this show! It's funny, quirky, original, and flat-out entertaining, and Cait is a terrifically talented actress and singer. I'll have more details in my Broadway World column this Friday, so be sure to check it out!
I took the weekend off to go see my darling nephew (yay!), but was back in action last night, taking in a double-header at Birdland! First up was Forbidden Broadway diva Chrisine Pedi in Winging It at Birdland, which was outstanding. Christine is probably best known for doing killer impressions of a slew of famous ladies, but, with the exception of a few songs (most notably her finale, in which she did impressions of 16 different women singing songs from Chicago!), this show was performed in her own voice, which was a rare treat! After Christine's show, it was Cast Party time! As usual, there were some really incredible performances - Cast Party favorite David Goldman, who hadn't been to Birdland for quite some time did a terrific "Manha de Carnaval," Metrojam host Joe Bachana treated us to a swingin' "Witchcraft," Italian crooner Andrea Balducci enchanted the crowd with his "Cuando, Cuando, Cuando," and Rob Langeder gave everyone a taste of his upcoming show with a jazzy "Moody's Mood."
Okay, time for me to sign off and head out! Have a great rest of your St. Patrick's Day and check back for another update soon!
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