November at Met Room Brings Yvonne Constant, Annie Ross To The Stage
By: Gabrielle Sierra Oct. 17, 2011
Cover charges vary by performer. Most shows range from $15 to $35, with some exceptions. Each show's cover charge is listed in the show information on the calendar page. Feel free to call the Metropolitan Room with any questions regarding cover charges.
November at The Metropolitan Room
11/1 @ 7:00PM Gregory Nalbone Gregory Nalbone returns to enchant and captivate at Metropolitan Room with a glamorous evening of song! Accompaniment and Musical Direction by David Schaefer, with Saadi Zain on bass and Russ DiBona on Drums. Directed by Debbi Burdett.Vocalist Gregory Nalbone made his mark on diverse NYC stages such as Birdland, The Iguana V.I.P. Lounge, Don't Tell Mama, La Mediterranée, and Comix. In 2011, his solo forays in shows at The Duplex (Share the Moment; Share the Moment, ENCORE!) were both huge successes, and he premiered at The Laurie Beechman Theatre (Songs From the Heart), The Triad (Erotic Broadway /Vintage Variety), and made his Metropolitan Room debut (Love is in the Air: Songs of Romance & Passion) to a full house on Superbowl Sunday! Currently at work on his new CD, Live From The Metropolitan Room, Gregory is also in the middle of recording project with a major label that will be released in 2012. $25
11/2,6,7 @ 7:00 PM Yvonne Constant The Tony-Award-winning actress Yvonne Constant premieres a brand new club act, ‘LA DIFFÉRENCE', in her sixth Metropolitan Room engagement. With her long-time music director Russ Kassoff on piano, Constant artfully explores the cultural differences between France and America as she liberally indulges her twin passions - popular song from the 50's, 60's and70's from both sides of the Atlantic.
In his review of Constant's previous show last May, Stephen Holden of The New York Times called her "an ageless beauty (...) whose approach to songs is wise, knowing and dry." Writing in Opera News in December, Brian Kellow called ‘PARIS IN THE 60s and 70s' "one of the finest cabaret acts I've ever experienced (...) an absolutely singular nightclub performance."$20
11/3,10 @7:00 PM Sue Mathys A musical theatre and concert star in German-speaking Europe, Sue Mathys is far from your traditional German import. Her success performing in the U.S. since her American concert debut at Carnegie Hall in 2008, hinges on her thorough embrace of American musical traditions.The Swiss-born actress and singer, who received a thunderous ovation in her first appearance at the Mabel Mercer Cabaret Convention at Lincoln Center last year, just concluded a run of "Gypsy" at the Lyric Stage in Irving Texas to rave reviews.$20
11/3 ,6 ,9 @ 9:30 PM Kathleen France Kathleen France returns to the Metropolitan Room stage in BOOK OF
LOVE: CHAPTER 2 ACOUSTICALLY DYSFUNCTIONAL, further pursuing herquest to learn all about, and to find, true love.
A sequel to her
original BOOK OF LOVE cabaret debut show, nominated for a 2010 MAC
Award, which focused on learning everything she could about love
through reading books on the subway, she has come to the realization
in Chapter 2 that maybe these fairy tales aren't all they're cracked
up to be. Perhaps acquiring knowledge about matters of the heart
through book smarts is only one part of the equation. Love is not an
easy road to travel. Maybe we need to rely on street smarts as well.
How do we recognize love's warning signs? And how do we avoid those
pesky road blocks we see up ahead before our relationship turns into a
dead end? Featuring Sean Harkness as Music Director and Guitarist,
Kathleen strips down some of her favorite songs while continuing her
journey towards love -- baggage and all! Stop, look, and listen
before proceeding!$15
11/4 @ 7:00 PM Mary Zimmet Seeking that certain feeling, in life and through the songs of Kern, Jobim, Sondheim, the Gershwins, Joni Mitchell, Annie Lennox and other lesser-known channelers of wit and beauty. Direected by Barry Kleinbort; musical director Frank Ponzio; bassist Boots Maleson..
Zimmet's clear, warm voice can cover a wide range and various styles. She has a truly lovely, very tight vibrato and a beautiful clarity to her upper notes . . .She has an understated, yet intoxicating, charm. She's low key, but witty, bright and funny. If Zimmet has a return engagement, go. Harold Sanditon, Cabaret Scenes $15
11/4, 18, and 25 @ 10:00 PM METROJAM MetroJam with Jenna Esposito and the fabulous MetroJam Band!
Produced by Jeff Leibowitz
EVERY Friday night!
10 p.m. - midnight
The Metropolitan Room
34 W.22nd St., NYC
$20 cover + 2 drink minimum
$15 cover for MAC/Cabaret Hotline members*
$10 cover for ALL PERFORMERS who perform at MetroJam that night!*
*2 drink minimum still applies
"Laughter, music and musings. Oh yes, she's going there! Cathy
courageously and insanely confronts the big denoument we all have in
common. The elephant in the room. The other sure thing in life
(obviously not taxes).
Cathy Taylor: A native Texan, I grew up in the land of big hair, beauty pageants, firearms and cheerleading. I've been a high school teacher, a bank teller, a waitress, a corporate cashier, a store clerk and a temp. I've worked in the corporate world ? everything from answering phones to moving money. I've been a singer, a comic, an actress, a writer and a dreamer. I run. I write. I sing. I worry. Ironically, moving to NYC from Texas took me off the stage and away from performing... for awhile. I lived through my own musical-theatre period, detoured through stand up comedy only to end up doing hybrid cabaret. Insane emotional road trips have driven me through numerous fallow periods of no performing... just life. Turns out, those have been my most-fertile times as an artist. I've lived through 9/11, blizzards and black-outs. I started distance running when I hit middle age, zealously running toward some things and running away from others. I completed seven of the world's top-ten marathons (yes, an entire 26.2 miles). Though not particularly fast, I finishEd Strong every time. Ironically, I found no answers... just more questions. Driven, but mostly clueless, about my destination. Many detours and many adventures! $25
11/7@ 9:30 PM Abigail Riccards and Tony Romano Soft Rains Fall CD Release Concert
Celebrating the release of their vocal /guitar duo album, Abigail Riccards and Tony Romano will be performing selection from their current release, "Soft Rains Fall". The album is an intimate and soulful mix of touching ballads, swing tunes and latin arrangements. $10
11/8, 14 and 20 @ 7:00 PM Oleg Frish Oleg Frish is one of the best known Russian TV personalities. Oleg is the only Russian person who proudly promotes the Great American Songbook on
Russian Radio , TV and on stage. His TV shows featured many legendary
singers including B.B. King, James Brown, Connie Francis, Keely Smith,
Andy Willliams, Donna Summer, Engelbert, Gloria Gaynor , and many
others.
Oleg just released his first American CD "Bring Me Sunshine" recorded
at the legendary Capitol Studios in LA and with the Patrick Williams
Big Band. Al Schmitt was the sound producer of the album. This is a
tribute to the Great American Songbook legends. Very positive and
very swinging.
Oleg Frish knows thousands of American and Russian songs and he was
called "a human jukebox". This is also a part of his show.$20
11/9 @ 7:00 PM Amy Beth Williams $20
11/10 @9:30 PM An Evening With Sandy and Richard Riccardi Laughter is the best medicine, but we aren't completely discounting Vicodin, Viagra, or Xanax. Because those don't completely suck."
Sandy & Richard Riccardi (known to millions of YouTube viewers as "Hockey Mama For Obama and the pianistic Moose") are here to make you scream with laughter at their all-original, all-comedy musical show, describing their cracked and bush-whacked road to marital bliss and social consciousness.
Their unique juxtaposition of modern, techno-socio-relevant lyrics and tune-smithy jazz piano arrangements will charm your socks off. If that doesn't then the Justin Bieber references and the strip tease will.$25
11/10 @ 7:00 PM KT Sullivan & Friends
1911.....It Was a Very Good Year!
with Jenna Esposito, Nancy McGraw
Gregory Moore, Tim Sullivan Call For Cover Charge $35
11/10 @ 10 :00 PM Stacy Sullivan Peggy Lee, musical icon and compelling performer, has long been a guiding force in the life and career of Stacy Sullivan. After twenty years of contemplation and searching, Stacy has joined forces to create, with the extraordinary Jon Weber, a tribute to Miss Lee that honors her creativity by interpreting the music she performed, and often wrote, in fresh and unusual ways that pay homage to her challenging rhythms, humor and taste, and insatiable sense of adventure.
Stacy Sullivan, winner of the 2008 Backstage Bistro Award for Outstanding Vocalist and 2002 MAC Award for Outstanding Female New York Debut from the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs has played Cabaret Rooms across the country, from "Jazz at Lincoln Center" and the legendary "Oak Room at the Algonquin" in New York to the Ford Theatre and famed "Feinstein's at the Cinegrill" in Hollywood. She has recorded four albums for the LML Music label, including her new CD "It's a Small Town", dedicated to her dear friend, Lew Spence. Her theatrical performances include "Look Back in Anger" at the Rose Theatre in Venice, "Christine" in the Los Angeles premiere of "Phantom", Rosabud in the West Coast Premiere of "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" with Karen Morrow and George Rose, and Toby Bluth's "Babes in Toyland" with Robert Morse at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium and the Orange County Performing Arts Center. In May, she made her debut at the 92nd Street Y in their "Lyrics and Lyricists" Series with Andrea Marcovicci. Stacy's new CD "It's a Small Town" was nominated for the 2009 MAC Award for album of the year.$25
11/ 12 @ 4:00 The captivating duo of pianist Sonny Daye and multilingual vocalist Perley Rousseau achieves a rare musical symbiosis. The husband and wife team who have released 4 CD's, have toured for the last 20 years presenting concerts and musical education programs. They love sharing the gift of music and touching the hearts of their audience, transporting them to a place of beauty and delight!In their debut performance at The Metropolitan Room, joined by bassist Lou Pappas (formerly of the West Point Jazz Knights), they will be presenting some special selections from their unique blend of Great American Songbook, Bossa Nova, and International Cabaret. $20
11/12 @ 7:00 PM Jamie deRoy and Friends Birthday Celebration $25
11/12 @ 9:30 PM Victoria Edwards Get ready for a cabaret experience you'll never forget as Victoria Edwards makes her Metropolitan Room debut in WONDERGIRL. Victoria is thrilled to bring her tenth solo cabaret to a venue so perfectly suited to the intimacy of cabaret. Prepare to be captivated by her own unique story of becoming as told through the Great American Songbook, country, bluesy rock, and musical comedy. This multi-genre journey will reming you that there's always a laugh to be had, a song to be sung, and a dream to come true.
Victoria Edwards, stylish vixen and all-around great gal, can hardly contain her enthusiasm as she makes her Metropolitan debut this fall. Besides performing in nine solo cabarets, regional theatre roles like the Leading Player in Pippin (which she also choreographed) and Princess Puffer in Mystery of Edwin Drood, her sparkling wit...no really, it sparkles...can be found in the film, tv, and print worlds. She is truly a world traveler without a passport...but we digress...In her spare time (like an artist has any), Victoria enjoys reading romance novels (probably more than she should), snuggling her cats, being a Yankees fan, emulating Wonder Woman, eating sunflower butter, spreading joy and light wherever she goes...well, you get the picture...Victoria thanks her family for their constant support, the guys in the band for this awesome journey, God for forgiving her being a little bit naughty, and finally she sends a special shout out to her grandparents, who have passed on from this life but who have left behind the indelible traces of their love.$15
11/13 @ 4:00 PM Eunis Pulous "THE WIT & THE WAIF"
The Coincidental Lives of Cole Porter and Edith Piaf
Polar opposites in life as well as in music, Cole Porter and Edith Piaf seemed
perfectly suited for a study in contrasts. His music of sophistication and wit
against her dark songs of street life and struggle. His wealth and
privilege - her poverty and neglect. His life with the 'swells' and
her avoidance of them. But as their stories emerged, an eerie number
of coincidental, shared experiences began to pile up - too many to be
ignored. Very unexpectedly, the contrasts
began to blur...$20
11/13, 27 @ 7:00 PM Southern Comfort This award winning country music revue features the incredible harmonies of Tom Andersen, Scott Coulter and Tim DiPasqua. Backed by a swinging band, the trio performs both classic and contemporary country hits made famous by George Jones, Dolly Parton, Vince Gill, Patsy Cline and others that critics have called "dazzlin", gorgeous" and Joyous"! Not to be missed! Tom Andersen, a winner of five MAC Awards and five Bistro Awards, has headlined at Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall and th€ Algonquin in New York as well as the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. He is also an acclaimed songwriter ('Yard Sale,'o "Another Tuesday') whose songs have been recorded and performed around the world. He has three CDs on Other Music and has appeared Off Broadway ('Cabariet). Scott Coulter is one of cabaret's most popular vocalists. He received both the 2001 MAC and Bistro Awards as Male Vocalist, as well as the 2003 MAC Award for Recording of the Year for his self-title CD. Coulter is a regular performer in Scott Siegel's popular "Broadway by the Year" series at Town Hall, and has toured extensively with Broadway's tegendary composer Stephen Schwartz as a featured vocalist. Tim Di Pasqua, a four-time Bistro Award winnero has performed across the country as a headliner and a singer-soagwriter. His debut CD, "Monster Under These Coaditions," has won worldwide acclaim. Di Pasqua's most recent recordings f'The Purpose of Love: Volumes I and tr*) are on Easter Records and include Alix Korey, Heather MacRae, KT Sullivan and Stephen Schwartz. He's also a founder of the new Third Eye Theatre. $25
11/13 @ 9:30 PM Period Piece -"LENA(Black Cinderella), inspired by the
life of entertainment legend, the late Great triple threat, LENA
HORNE. Uptown and downtown, Lena(Black Cinderella), highlights the
career and life of the groundbreaking black Hollywood, Theatre and
Cabaret superstar, Lena Horne. Show also features SOME ORIGINAL MUSIC,
in the essence of Lena Horne . Having made it's opening in TRIBECA
for 2 Successful runs, LENA(Black Cinderella)", Ourtimes Press called
"A BREAKTHROUGH THEATRICAL PRODUCTION". Show also features stunning
Musical and Dramatic portrayals of, Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington and
Ethel Waters. "The Exchange" - ANOTHER REVIVAL Period Piece
Drama with Music, about a FICTIONAL RICH BLACK VAUDEVILLE FAMILY, "THE
MARTIN REVUE" whose secrets tear them apart and bring them back
together. See the show Critics AND Audiences praised. The Year is
1927, the INFAMOUS MARTIN REVUE, IN NEED OF "THE EXCHANGE"... Inspired
by the HARLEM RENAISSANCE. and SUPERP SINGING. "$25
11/14, 16 @ 9:30 PM Marissa Mulder "Look to Your Heart "The songs of Jimmy Van Heusen
MetroStar winner Marissa Mulder is thrilled to be bringing back her show "Look To Your Heart" the songs of Jimmy Van Heusen on Wednesday, November 16th and Wednesday, December 14th both at 9:30pm .Like Marissa, Composer Jimmy Van Heusen was from Syracuse, New York. He came to New York City in the early 1930's and went on to become one of the most successful songwriters of all time. He won four " Oscars" and one Emmy for his work. He wrote the music for twenty three Bing Crosby films including the music for the film "Going My Way" which won him his first Oscar for the song " Swinging On A Star". He wrote more songs recorded by Frank Sinatra than any other composer. He owned several of his own airplanes and created a lot of mischief starting at a young age. Marissa explores the different aspects of Van Heusen as a person as well as the wide emotional range of his music, from the swinging "Ring-a- Ding Ding" to tender ballads like "Sunday, Monday, or Always". Her musical director is Bill Zeffiro and her director is Karen Oberlin. She will be joined by John Loehrke on bass and Rex Benincasa on drums.
Here's what critic Rob Lester had to say in his review in Nightlife Exchange of Marissa's show in June;" Constantly entertaining and electric, embracing the music and the words, sprinkling in biographical tidbits about the writer without lecturing, she hits the right notes in both senses of the word. Her joie de vivre is infectious." $20
11/15 @ 7:00 PM Jazz vocalist Marianne Solivan will be will be performing music from
her soon to be released CD Prisoner Of Love on HiPNOTIC Records.
Featuring a series of duos, trios, and quartet pieces that weave
stories of love lost and love gained. Marianne's passionate energy
and smoke filled voice draws each listener near and guides you through
these songs of love and sorrow. With the intimate setting of the
Metropolitan Room as a backdrop this show is sure to be magical. $15
11/16 @ 7:00 PM Anthony Cochran Anthony Cochran returns to the Metropolitan Room after a successful run with his show LIVES-PRESLEY, for which he won a Bistro award. In this new show, Cochran and long time Musical Director, MAC award winner Daryl Kojak, will offer up an exciting & mixed bag of blues, folk, rock, and a standard or two. With Kojak's fantastic arrangements, this promises to be a stellar evening.$15
11/19 @ 7:00 PM Lauren Fox Lauren Fox: Lauren Fox is a New York City born-and-raised actress, singer, writer and restaurateur. Last January, Lauren was in the off-Broadway show Hillbilly Women. Her performance as Appalachian factory worker, Sharleen, won critical praise from The New York Times. Some of her film credits include Darren Aronofsky's Pi, Noon Blue Apples (Sundance 2002 premiere), Revolution Summer, Standing on Fishes, and the upcoming films, Hamill and We Need To Talk About Kevin. Television credits include New Amsterdam and Fringe. Lauren had a five show run of her debut cabaret show, Here's To Love, at the Metropolitan Room, last winter. Her screenplay, Atlas Of The Soul, is in development with Lauren set to play the lead role, under the direction of Raul Esparza. This fall, Lauren will try her hand at directing a short film, In God's Fields, based on the short story by her father.$20
11/19 @ 9:30 PM Q Talk Forget "The View." Qtalk, often described as "the Gay View" is much more fun, sassy and over-the-top. At the same time, Qtalk deals with very real issues, but manages to be entertaining and engaging.During the show, the hosts invite the audience to ask questions or offer their opinions on specific topics on the table, often leading to some lively discussions and perhaps opening some minds. $5
11/20 @ 9:30 PM Rachel and Leah Musical n ancient Iraq, Lavan's inseparable twin daughters are two sides of the same coin: Leah, the reclusive and introverted caretaker and Rachel, the adventurous sheppardess. Their relationship collapses when Jacob comes to work for their father. Both girls fall for the eligible bachelor, yet he only wants one to be his wife. After he is forced to marry both women, Rachel and Leah wage a desperate battle for his love and lineage. $20
11/21 @ 7:00 PM Broadway On 22nd Street The hit monthly series that deatures some of the best and brightest talent from the Great White Way returns in November. Each month three performers are features in a 4 song set as well as teams up for duets and group numbers. Will Taylor(of The Producers,and La Cage) confirmed. $20
11/21 @ 9:30 PM 11/22 @ 7:00 PM Avis?s smoky voice and sophisticated style have captivated audiences
worldwide.
At the invitation of maestro Gian Carlo Menotti, she became the first
cabaret artist to perform at Italy?s legendary Spoleto Music Festival, and
her elegance and panache have made her a must-see in New York?s
most prestigious rooms, including Eighty Eight?s, The Russian Tea
Room, Doubles at the Sherry-Netherland, Maxim?s, The Firebird, The
Supper Club?s King Kong Room, Feinstein?s at the Regency, the
Florence Gould Auditorium at Fiaf and the Jermyn Street Theatre in
London. $25
11/ 23 @ 9:30 PM Claude Hall Following her six-month run at l'Ermitage Beverly Hills, vocalist, Claude Hall, debuts at
the Metropolitan Room. An evening with Claude Hall is an intimate encounter. As the show progresses, she gracefully escorts the listener into her Boudoir. She explores love's many facets, through music and anecdotes of loves lost and loves found. Using the great Jazz standards and the Blues as her canvas, through a unique blend of sass and humor, she paints a portrait of that precious emotion we all have our heart set on...love. Borrowing from the repertoires of grande dames such as Peggy Lee, Eartha Kitt, and Nancy Wilson, her innate sultriness and Parisian sophistication shine through as she puts forth soft deep notes wrapping the evening in a cocoon of warmth. $25
11/25, 26, @ 7:00 PM Baby Jane Dexter " It is Ms. Dexter's legacy of incorporating unusual songs that has made
her a trailblazer among contemporary nightclub singers."
David Belcher, NY Times - November 27, 2010 $25
11/26 Annette Bland McCoy @ 4:00 PM Annette takes a musical journey of songs sung by the legendary singer Ethel Waters. The first Black Superstar of her day, Ethel opened many theatrical doors closed to Black performers. She was also a trailblazer as a solo artist in the areas of Vaudeville, Night Clubs, Broadway Theater, Radio, Films and Television.$30
11/27 Ryan Greer @ 9:30 PM Ryan Greer brings to the stage style and flair, a delightful display of vocal talent and grace." -Cabaret Hotline
Covering an evergreen selection of popular songs, from Arlen to Ellington, Songbook to Tin Pan Alley, vocalist Ryan Greer leads his new-generation trio through an intimate set of celebrated jazz standards. $15
11/28 @ 7:00 PM 11/30 @ 9:30 PM Edith Piaf, Alive and Living in New York
Introducing French chanteuse Floanne
Musical direction by Rachel Kaufman
Directed by Lina Koutrakos
French actress and singer Floanne Ankah recounts the Piaf story "A la Marion Cotillard."
This authentic French 'chanteuse' and farm girl opens the door to her culture by taking a closer look at the life of the legendary "little sparrow' -- with that husky, mournful voice so popular in the 1940' and 50's.The performance is a culturally rich and moving presentation that will make you smile, with tunes that will take you to other times and places. Down to earth, sensual and bohemian as her beloved Edith, Floanne will make you discover her poignant music and share her unconventional life.$20
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