BWW Feature: SALON Offers a Safe Space at Don't Tell Mama
Salon is a weekly open mic night where artists can try out new material in a judgment-free zone. I recently did some undercover reporting. It wasn't dangerous or glamorous, like Hunter S. Thompson or Nellie Bly, though it was both alluring and scary at times. I infiltrated the cabaret community to see what it's like being a nightclub singer - and I had a really good time, but I don't want to do it again. I don't know how cabaret performers do it. It's exhausting and it's expensive. You spend all your time promoting yourself, you pay musicians, press reps, photographers and dry cleaners, and every day you run the risk of waking up with a cold and no voice, and an obligation to sing. It's nerve-wracking. Still, these artists continue to produce art for a willing audience: they do it for love of the art and of the audience. It begs the question, though, when a cabaret performer doesn't have a show to do, how do they keep their skills up? How do they continue to grow without spending precious earned cash on an expensive master class?
Norm Lewis, Laura Benanti, and More Among 2019 MAC Awards Nominees - Full List!
The Manhattan Association of Cabarets (MAC) has announced the 2019 MAC Award nominees. The nominees, in a majority of the categories, were determined by votes cast by the active MAC membership. Special committees selected the nominees in the Ensemble Instrumentalist, Piano Bar Instrumentalist, Piano Bar Singing Entertainer (Female; Male), Recording (LaMott Friedman), Major Recording, Song and Comedy/Novelty Song categories.
The South Street Seaport Museum Hosts Memorial Service for Jack Putnam
The South Street Seaport Museum family mourns the death of longtime Museum historian, educator, Melville scholar, and friend Jack Putnam. A memorial service will be held in Jack's honor on Saturday, November 17, 10am, at St. Paul's Chapel, 209 Broadway, New York, NY 10007. Reception to follow, between 1pm and 4pm, at the Seaport Museum's Melville Gallery, 213 Water Street, New York, NY 10038.
Tickets On Sale Now For IT'S ABOUT TIM(E)! At Pangea
After a sold-out show at Don't Tell Mama in March 2018, Tim Cahill and Jim Harder once again bring a love for the American Songbook, opera and film, to their delicious and piquant collaboration, IT'S ABOUT TIM(E)! to Pangea on September 20 and 29.
Tickets On Sale Now For IT'S ABOUT TIM(E)! At Pangea
After a sold-out show at Don't Tell Mama in March 2018, Tim Cahill and Jim Harder once again bring a love for the American Songbook, opera and film, to their delicious and piquant collaboration, IT'S ABOUT TIM(E)! to Pangea on September 20 and 29.