Cabaret Schedule

SPRING 2008
THE AFTER PARTY - EVERY FRIDAY @ 10:30 PM: Hang out for our weekly showbiz soiree, THE AFTER PARTY. Come and relax with a cocktail as some of New York's most talented performers grace the stage at this social schmoozefest. Or better yet, come up on stage & sing yourself. Iron lunged hosts Brandon Cutrell & Alysha Umphress keep things hopping, with piano man Ray Fellman at the keys. Lisa Asher & Annie Brummel are also on hand to serve drinks & food as well as a few tunes. Located just blocks from the Great White Way, you never know who might drop by. NO COVER.
1968 with Sheldon Forrest
Friday, May 2 @ 8pm & Tuesday, May 6 @ 7pm: 1968 was an iconic year for politics, culture and music. Singer David Nathan Scott fronts a band consisting of Sheldon Forrest (musical director) on piano and keyboards, Pete Maness on bass and Alex Menge on drums and percussion, performing 90 minutes of Motown, hard rock, psychedelic and folk-rock, bubblegum pop and protest music written or popularized by: Donovan, Sly and the Family Stone, The Rascals, Mary Hopkins, the Bee Gees, Jimmy Webb, Todd Rundgren, Marvin Gaye, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Aretha Franklin, Tom Jones, Johnny Cash, Rolling Stones, Otis Redding, Nino Rota, Harry Nilsson, Three Dog Night, Blood Sweat and Tears, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Burt Bacharach, Leonard Cohen, The Beatles, Traffic, Joe Cocker,Stevie Wonder, Simon and Garfunkel and Hugh Masekela. All songs in the show were either written, recorded, or released in 1968. $15 cover charge plus a $15 food and/or beverage minimum. Credit cards -accepted. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to performance.
Valerie DiLorenzo
Sunday, May 4 @ 4:30pm & Friday, May 16 @ 8pm: The fabulous Valerie DiLorenzo is accompanied by the inimitable Barry Levitt Trio featuring Barry Levitt, piano, John Miller, bass and Victor Jones, drums. A special guest or two will be featured during this musical sojourn of hot, sultry and fun jazz, standards and contemporary fare. $15 cover charge plus a $15 food and/or beverage minimum. Credit cards -accepted. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to performance.
Jessica Vosk is "Letting Go"
Monday, May 5 @ 7:00 PM: "One night only performance debut, bringing Broadway and Rock together. After a brief stint away from the business, Jessica looks forward to putting her spin on music of all genres, with an added bonus of inredible pianist, Scott Bradlee. This one-hour show is not to be missed! $10 cover plus $15 Food and/or Beverage Minimum. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to performance.
Moonshine Martinis: 60s / 70s Country Cabaret starring Shannon Brown with Jonathan Segal on Piano
Monday, May 5 @ 9:30PM & Friday May 9 @ 9:00 PM: Saddle up for a 1-hr ride through 60's & 70's country music as interpreted by a city girl with country roots. We'll cover all the bases including lovin', lyin', cheatin', & drinkin' with tunes made famous by Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson…and more! $15 cover charge and a $15 Food and/or Beverage minimum. Credit cards accepted. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to performance. http://www.moonshinemartinis.com
Tell Me on a Sunday
Sundays, May 4, 11, 18 @ 7pm: Andrew Lloyd Weber’s hit Broadway musical concerning Emma, an English hatmaker trying to make it in the Big Apple, gets a revival production courtesy of The Alloy Theatre Company, staring Maxine Lineham. $30 cover charge plus a $15 food and/or beverage minimum. Credit cards -accepted. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to performance.
Ruth Carlin
Wednesday, May 14 & Friday, May 23 @ 7:00 PM: Ruth brings to life a variety of songs by a variety of composers; they run the gamut from Stephen Sondheim to David Friedman to the Gershwins to Leonard Cohen to James Taylor—plus a few written by Ruth Carlin herself! The best has been teased out of her by her multi-awarding winning team comprised of Scott Barnes, director and Paul Greenwood, musical director. $15 cover charge plus a $15 food and/or beverage minimum. Credit cards -accepted. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to performance.
Special Edition of The After Party
Tuesday, May 6 @ 11pm: Join us for a special edition of The After Party immediately following the 23rd annual MAC Awards just up the street at BB King’s! Special guest Lewis Black, who that evening will receive MAC’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Comedy will be on hand to mingle.
Steven Lutvak
Wednesday, May 7 @ 7:30pm: Award-winning composer Stephen Lutvak returns to our stage to share some of his newest compositions, including works from the forthcoming musicals Kind Hearts and Coronets and Campaign of the Century. Of course, some of his most treasured chestnuts are included as well. Steven has won the first Johnny Mercer Foundation Emerging American Songwriter Award, two Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Grants for his work in the theatre (he is the first and only recipient of two such awards), a New American Works Grant from the NEA, two Bistro Awards and three MAC Awards. $25 cover charge plus a $15 food and/or beverage minimum. Credit cards -accepted. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to performance.
Scot Albertson
Thursday, May 8 @ 7pm: It is the return of Spring and the return of Scot Albertson and the Daryl Kojak Jazz Quintet to the Laurie Beechman Stage. Scot and Daryl are continually presenting new music in each performance which will be included on the fourth upcoming CD to be recorded in the Summer of 2008 for a December 2008 Release. Scot’s 3rd CD, “Fate Revealed By Design”, was publicly released on December 29, 2007 on the Laurie Beechman stage. Scot and Daryl are both nominated for 2008 MAC Awards; Scot for Male Jazz Vocalist, Daryl for Musical Director, and “Fate Revealed” for 2008 Jazz Recording. The Quintet will be comprised of: Daryl Kojak-Musical Director/Pianist, Tom Hubbard-bass, Tony Jefferson-drums, “Sweet” Sue Terry-alto sax, and Dave Pietro-alto and tenor sax. Please visit www.ScotAlbertson.com for CDs and more information. $20 cover charge plus a $15 food and/or beverage minimum. Credit cards -accepted. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to performance.
Composers & The Voice: First Glimpse 08
Friday, May 9 @ 7pm: Each season, American Opera Projects selects six composers to work with the company's Resident Ensemble of Singers for its nationally recognized Composers & the Voice Workshop Series. The primary focus of the Composers & the Voice Series is to give composers extensive experience working collaboratively with singers on writing for the voice. Created and led by AOP Artistic Director Steven Osgood, Composers & the Voice participants meet in closed sessions from November to May to present and discuss new works composed specifically for the individual voices of the Resident Ensemble. The May presentations will be the first public performances of compositions created during this year's workshops. http://www.operaprojects.org/compv0708.htm. $10 cover charge plus a $15 food and/or beverage minimum. Credit cards -accepted. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to performance.
Outside the Box Productions
Saturday, May 10 @ 3pm & Sunday, May 11 @ 3pm: Outside The Box Productions’ Cabaret and Industry Showcase provides an amazing opportunity for the tri-state area’s most talented young performers between the ages of 13-18 to perform in a Theatre Row cabaret theatre right on 42nd Street and be seen by industry professionals looking for fresh talent. $15 cover charge plus a $15 food and/or beverage minimum. Credit cards -accepted. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to performance.
Christina Bianco in Small Wonders
Saturday, May 10 @ 9:30pm, Saturday, May 17 @ 7pm & Monday, May 19 @ 7pm: Featuring an exciting assortment of music from Broadway, pop and contemporary songwriters including: William Finn, Alan Menken, John Bucchino, Christine Lavin, Marvin Fisher, Christina Aguilera and Brian Lowdermilk. Join Christina in Small Wonders, as she takes us in search of those special moments, when the ordinary becomes sublime. Multiple award winner Miles Phillips directs. $15 cover charge plus a $15 food and/or beverage minimum. Credit cards -accepted. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to performance.
April Nixon in "Breakthrough"
Monday, May 12 @ 7pm & Monday, May 19 @ 9:30pm: April Nixon, 1998 "Olivier" Award Nominee, brings her phenomenal talent and an exciting evening of song to The Beechman. With a special appearance by Norm Lewis of Little Mermaid. Directed by Phillip George (Forbidden Broadway) & Musical Direction by Wendy Bobbitt Cavett (Mamma Mia). $15 cover charge plus a $15 food and/or beverage minimum. Credit cards -accepted. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to performance.
Parodivas & Pals Variety Show
Tuesday, May 13 @ 7pm: The unforgettable musical comedy duo The Parodivas are now joined by some of their favorite NYC pals! Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit their team in AIDS Walk New York. It will be a melodious and magical night of mayhem as only The Parodivas can present! Featuring: Stand-up comedy by the hysterical Danny Leary, Sue Funke & Baron Vaughn; hilarious ukulele sensation Ben Lerman; and the gorgeous vocal stylings of Whitney Parshall with the talented (and adorable) Jessica Stewart at the piano tickling some...ivories. The night wouldn't be complete without their signature Parodies, prizes, and surprises! $20 cover charge plus a $15 food and/or beverage minimum. Credit cards -accepted. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to performance.
Joe Iconis: The Black Suits
Wednesday, May 14 @ 11pm: May 14th will see the first ever public showing of that most notorious bastard child rock and roll musical, The Black Suits. The musical will be performed in its entirety as a concert reading under the direction of John Simpkins. The cast includes Annie Golden, Lance Rubin, and Jason “SweetTooth” Williams, performing the roles they created over three years ago. They will be joined by Krysta Rodriguez and writer Joe Iconis on the piano. Additional casting announced shortly. The Black Suits is a rock musical about a Long Island garage band’s quest to win the St. Anne’s Battle of the Bands. It is about the friendship between a lead singer who gets panic attacks and a guitar player who sets things on fire. It is about dreams, blood, Pop Tarts, records, drug runs, blue hair and the undying, transformative coolness of rock and roll music! www.MrJoeIconis.com. $5 cover charge plus a $15 food and/or beverage minimum. Credit cards -accepted. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to performance.
Lee Cadena in Sabor a Mi, A Tribute to Mexican & Latin-American Composers
Thursday, May 15 @ 7:00pm: The concert is a collection of songs that had their origins in Spanish and later were hits with new lyrics in English. The show is also a tribute to the artists who helped popularize these songs. Lee serves as the major conceptionalist for this evening as well as, making his debut at the Laurie Beechman Theatre. This will be a great evening filled with romance and passion that only latin music can bring. $15 cover charge plus a $15 food and/or beverage minimum. Credit cards -accepted. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to performance.
Cashino
Sunday, May 18 @ 9:30pm: Those crazy kids, Johnny and Pepper (aka John Boswell and Hairspray’s Susan Mosher), are at it again in their hilarious Vegas style revue. $20 cover charge plus a $15 food and/or beverage minimum. Credit cards -accepted. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to performance.
"Be Afraid"
Tuesday, May 20 @ 7pm: The political comedy cabaret featuring stand-ups, sit-downs, writers, pundits, performance artists, and malcontents. Hosted by Scott Blakeman. Regulars include Jenny Allen, Pat Candaras, Matt Cooper, Emmett Foster, Nancy Giles, Dean Obeidallah, and Nancy Shayne.$10 cover charge plus a $15 food and/or beverage minimum. Credit cards -accepted. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to performance.
Jeffrey Wilgus
Wednesday, May 21 @ 7pm: After an anticipated and successful release of his first CD entitled Signature, Jeffrey Wilgus returns to the stage with Musical Director and producer Haim Cotton. This new show will include songs from the CD as well as new and original works. www.jeffreywilgus.com, $15 cover charge plus a $15 food and/or beverage minimum. Credit cards -accepted. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to performance.
Brad's BigShow
Wednesday, May 28 @ 8pm: Brad Aldous welcomes the best stand up comedians in the country to his monthly show that Time Out NY calls a "Don't Miss!" This month features John Mulaney, Michelle Buteau and special guests. Make reservations early, and be prepared to laugh til it hurts...$10 cover charge plus a $15 food and/or beverage minimum. Credit cards -accepted. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to performance.
Nancy Evans in Psychobabble
Thursday, May 29 @ 7pm: Nancy Evans, actress, singer and comedienne, invites you to join her in session with her psychiatrist. This musical comic psychodrama spins and tilts as this crazy New Yorker works through her dreams and demons with wacky medleys of Broadway, Jazz and Pop Standards. Personality swings, emotional sambas and quirky blues will never be the same. Co-created by Nancy Evans and Jeff Halpern, directed by Dennis Deal, musical direction by Octavio Brunetti. http://www.notjustopera.com/. $20 cover charge plus a $15 food and/or beverage minimum. Credit cards -accepted. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to performance.
Spotlight Series
Friday, May 30 @ 8pm: Presented by the Society of Singers, this on going, monthly benefit series are evenings featuring incredible up-and-coming Broadway and Off-Broadway singers, writers and groups benefiting the only national organization to exclusively support singers-in-need. $10 cover charge plus a $15 food and/or beverage minimum. Credit cards -accepted. Doors open 1/2 hour prior to performance.