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Broadway at the Cabaret - Top 5 Cabaret Picks for October 13-19
By: Louisa Brady Oct. 12, 2014
Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars! Well after Broadway orchestra's begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, and performers belt out their eleven- o'clock numbers, the party continues at various cabaret venues throughout New York City. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you some cabaret highlights for this week as picked by our theatre editors, including: Jim Caruso's Cast Party, Sierra Boggess in "Finding the Balance (The Journey of the Middle Child)", Margo Seibert: Busy Being Free, The 54 Below Show with Marc Shaiman, and Simply Streisand.
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Jim Caruso's Cast Party
Where: Birdland NYC (315 West 44th Street)
When: October 13 at 9:30PM
Tickets: $25 at http://www.birdlandjazz.com/event/655721-jim-carusos-cast-party-new-york/
Hosted by Jim Caruso, with the Cast Party "Symphony Orchestra""No one can call themselves a true New Yorker until they've been to the 'Cast Party,' which is to Broadway what the Conde Nast cafeteria is to publishing. Divas and dapper-dans insouciantly sip cocktails while watching each other sing and perform at the open-mic event during Broadway's dark night." (Next Magazine) Broadway impresario Jim Caruso hosts a combination open-mic, networking event and party in which the biggest stars on Broadway relax on their night off by performing their favorite songs in an informal setting.
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Sierra Boggess in FINDING THE BALANCE (THE JOURNEY OF THE MIDDLE CHILD)
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: October 15-18 at 7:00PM
Tickets: $55-100 at http://54below.com/artist/sierra-boggess/
Broadway knows her as Ariel in The Little Mermaid, Christine Daae in The Phantom of the Opera and as aspiring opera star Sharon Graham in Master Class. London knows her for her Olivier Award-nominated performance in Love Never Dies and Fantine in Les Miserables. After the success of her solo show Awakening debuted at 54 Below last year, she now returns with a show exploring her life as the middle child, always trying to find balance in the "in between"! It is in that balancing act that we begin to ask the questions and look for growth! Through song, stories and her favorite quotes we will "Find the Balance" together!
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Margo Seibert: Busy Being Free
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: October 15 at 9:30PM
Tickets: $25-50 at http://54below.com/artist/margo-seibert/
Back by popular demand! Margo Seibert is, according to USA Today, "a Broadway newcomer with a delicately compelling presence and a throbbing, textured singing voice that lets us hear the character coming out of her shell." This season, she has made her debut on the Great White Way singing the music of Ahrens & Flaherty in ROCKY as well as giving a tour-de-force (and Drama Desk-nominated) performance in the original musical, Tamar of the River. For Margo, this has been a season of rapid growth and discovery. Across the board, she has been recognized for her depth of character and nuanced vocal performance. "..a superior singer," (The Wall Street Journal), "Golden-voiced" (Huffington Post), "A lovely presence [with] slow boiling passion...marvelous to behold." (Time Out NY).
In Busy Being Free at 54 Below, joined by songwriter Jahn Sood, musical director Chris Fenwick and an excellent ensemble of musicians including Jeremy Yaddaw, Alan Stevens Hewitt and Ben Golder-Novick, Margo will share the music that inspires her, tickles her, and speaks to this moment of finding herself in New York.
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The 54 Below Show with Marc Shaiman
Where: 54 Below (254 West 54th Street)
When: October 17 at 11:30PM
Tickets: $20-50 at http://54below.com/artist/the-54-below-show-with-marc-shaiman/
Before The Tonight Show, before Saturday Night Live, before Your Show of Shows and The Ed Sullivan Show, variety shows played live in venues across America. Matching the humor, quick pace, and familiar faces of a televised variety show with the intimate, vaudevillian, underground feel of a supper club, The 54 Below Show brings the live variety show back to it's roots with an only-in-New York experience not to be missed.
Our inaugural host, the one and only Marc Shaiman, will kick off the show and introduce each guest. With Marc at the piano, you never know who's going to stop by!
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Simply Streisand at 54 Below
Where: 54 Below (254 W 54th Street)
When: October 19 at 7:00PM
Tickets: $30-60 at http://54below.com/artist/simply-streisand/
In this celebration of all things Babs, some of Broadway and cabaret's finest voices celebrate the music of a legend. From Funny Girl to The Way We Were to little gems from A Star is Born, Yentl and her more than 45 best-selling albums, Barbra Streisand has stood the test of time like no other artist. At Simply Streisand, you'll hear an array of music from her catalogue, accompanied by a three piece band with narration from 54 Below's own Director of Original Programming (and host of the popular Sondheim Unplugged), Phil Geoffrey Bond, who will fill the audience in on special bits of Striesand lore, history, assorted tales and out and out gossip. From her humble beginnings in the cabarets of Greenwich Village straight through to her mega-stardom, Simply Streisand covers it all!
With Carole J. Bufford, Alexis Cole, Natalie Douglas, Lucia Spina, Jessica Vosk, and Thom Christopher Warren.
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