Christy Trapp at Germano’s

Christy Trapp in “Red High Heels”

Nov 20 – 21, 2009 at 7:30 pm

D.C. Cabaret Network favorite, Christy Trapp, makes her Baltimore debut in “Red High Heels,” a realistic journey of the good, the challenges and the funny stuff life throws at you. The show includes songs by Paul Simon, Maury Yeston, Dar Williams, and Maltby & Shire. “Red High Heels” is directed by DC’s Judy Simmons and Musical Directed by Ron Chiles.

At the Cabaret at Germano’s

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Tim Gavigan at the Madison, Monday, 11/16

Monday Nov. 16, 7pm -10pm  –  Jazz at the Madison

The Chris Grasso Trio with special guest vocalists from The Vocal Workshop:  Courtney Egelhoff, Jenny Igoe, Tim Gavagan, Toni Robinson, Helen Santorro and Dierdre Williams

Jazz at the Madison
1177 15th St NW
Washington, DC 20005

Reminders…

We’re being blessed with a plethora of performances in the next two weeks.  Here are some reminders:

Friday 11/13 & Saturday 11/14 — Justin Ritchie in On My Way Here (Sitar Arts Center)

Friday, 11/13 –  Vocal Arts Society at Kennedy Center Terrace Theater featuring Jason Graae and Mary Testa

Saturday, 11/14 — Barbara Cook’s Spotlight: Christine Ebersole (Kennedy Center)

Saturday, 11/14 — Amanda McBroom & Michele Brourman in Concert (WolfTrap)

Sunday, 11/15 — Amanda McBroom / Michele Brourman Master Class (Arts Club)

Monday, 11/17 — Broadway Up Close and Personal: Marvin Hamlisch (featuring Liz Callaway & Karen Ziemba with music direction by Alex Rybeck) (Kennedy Center)

Monday, 11/16 — Tim Gavigan at the Madison Hotel

Monday, 11/16 — DC Cabaret Network OPen Mic at the Warehouse Theater, 7:30 sign-up / 8:00pm start

Friday 11/20 & Saturday, 11/21 — Christy Trapp in Red High Heels at Germano’s

Tuesday, 11/22 through Sunday, 11/27 — Euan Morton and Natascha Diaz in Signature Sings 1995 – 1999 (Signature Theater)

 Saturday, 11/28 — John Eaton (Wolf Trap)

Monday, 11/30 — DCCN Open Mic with Peter Darling at Stars

Two more upcoming shows & a DCCN Open Mic !!!!!!!

My head is spinning.  Two more shows in the next couple of weeks to take note of and an open mic:

The Vocal Arts Society salutes “Great Songwriting Teams” — Friday, 13 November, 7:30 pm.  Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center.

The show features the amazing line-up of Jason Graae (the Crown Prince of Cabaret Comedy who shows that an amazing voice can be as funny as a bad one), Mary Testa (Goddess/Legend) and Liza Forrester (Mezzo-soprano I’ve never heard of).

Signature Sings: 1995-1999, November 17 – 22, 2009

Current Cabaret Scenes cover boy Euan Morton and Natascha Diaz (so amazing in Every Little Step) perform songs from the musical productions from 1995-1999 including First Lady Suite, Cabaret, A Grand Night for Singing, Passion, The Rink, Sunday in the Park With George, Working, The Fix, A Little Night Music, Over and Over, and Tell Me on a Sunday.

DC Cabaret Network Open Mic, Monday 16 November, Sign-up 7:30, Start at 8:00pm, Warehouse Theater – Cancelled

Note this has been cancelled.  Check www.dccabaretnetwork.org for possible rescheduling.  The November  open mic features welcomes the DCCN debut of Jonathan Tuzman.  (BTW, mark your calendars: there’s also a November 30 one with Peter Darling at Stars).

Justin Ritchie at Sitar Arts Center

Justin Ritchie in

On My Way Here

Musical director, Rick Jensen / Directed by Lina Koutrakos

A look at the events and journeys that make up life – good, bad or somewhere in between – told through the songs of Elton John, Jimmy Van Husen and Johnny Burke, Dolly Parton, Noel Coward and more. 

Friday November 13th and Saturday November 14th @ 8pm

Sitar Arts Center – 1700 Kalorama Road, NW – Washington, DC 202.797.2145

Tickets and more information available at www.onmywayhere.eventbrite.com

Tickets $15.00

Singing with Bob Smith

That’s a picture of me on Halloween, scaring the fellow revelers by singing You Fascinate Me So.

OK, I’ve been meaning to write forever about discovering how terrific it is to sing with Bob Smith.  Ron and I originally, FINALLY, went to hear him for the first time in September at the prodding of the ever-prescient Kathy Reilly who had been raving about his Monday nights at the Madison Hotel.  

Bob Smith is a really terrific keyboardist in a great swingy, jazzy style and he runs a very well-organized, totally charming, open mic experience.  He is extremely fluid in playing the American Songbook standards in whatever key and style the singer requests.  And, he’s also terrific at reading those few songs he doesn’t already know.  And he draws an extremely pleasant crowd of folks who really seem to love music.

Not only that, but the Bob Smith Experience also features the amazing work of sideman Robert Vetter, who fills in on acoustic guitar, trumpet, melodica, and vocals.  Completing team Bob Smith is his son, Ed Smith, who is co-producer, sound engineer extraordinaire as well as a terrific vocalist in his own right.

Of course, as so often happens when Ron and I discover something like this, the Madison gig came to an end (the way that these things do), just as we were starting to go.  (And we did our best not to take it personally.)  But Bob Smith at this point can be seen at the Morrison House in Alexandria on Tuesdays and Saturdays and at the Serbian Crown on Friday nights.

And next Tuesday night, he’s doing something special at his Morrison House engagement:

At the Morrison House Grille next Tuesday, 10 November. Mr. Robert Hannigan, General Manager of the Morrison House, Mr. William Smith, Manager of the Grille, and I will be hosting the first-ever “Morrison House Grille Salute to Veterans” event, and your participation is both needed and requested!

We are asking all of you attendees to dress patriotically, and our veterans to wear something that will identify their particular branch of service. Your miniature medals, a veteran’s organization cap (American Legion, VFW, AMVETS, etc), and/or a baseball cap with your branch of service would be perfect. If you can still fit into your old uniform, that would be even better. Needless to say, you won’t see me wearing my Class “A’s” due to the slight distribution in my weight since 2001. LOL!!

I will be passing out 4″ X 6″ American Flags throughout the evening. I will have printed song sheets with the lyrics of the 5 branches of service songs to be sung in reverse order (Coast Guard, Air Force, Navy, Marines, and Army). There will be a George M. Cohan medley sing-along and a rousing “God Bless America” at sometime during the evening. If you have a favorite military song please let me know and we will try and obtain the lyrics for everyone (maybe “God Bless the USA,” “Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning,” etc.)

The proceeds from the “tip jar” that stands atop the piano will go to the “Wounded Warriors Project,” an advocacy organization that assists returning service personnel who suffer from a variety of disastrous physical and mental maladies, and their families. You may visit WWW.WOUNDEDWARRIORSPROJECT.ORG to gain more insight into this very vital program. William Smith has also informed me that a portion of the proceeds from the food and beverage sales on Tuesday evening will also be donated to this organization.

I am also going to invite the commander, his officers, and the members of Alexandria Post 24 of the American Legion to join with us on Tuesday. I am a former vice commander of this elite group of veterans and I welcome their participation.

Please plan to be with us at our regular time of 8:00-11:00 PM on Tuesday, 10 November, for this first-ever “Morrison House Grille Salute to Veterans.” Rob, William, and I are very excited about this event and we hope you share our enthusiasm and willingness to participate! See you next Tuesday evening!

To learn more about Bob Smith, here’s a link to his Web site.

They can cook, too!

Home Cooked Cabaret: A Benefit for the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington (GMCW)

Saturday, November 7, 2009, 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Town Danceboutique, 2009 8th St., NW (corner 8th & U St., NW), Washington, D.C.

Featuring performances by members of the GMCW and DC Cabaret Network. Featuring songs by David Friedman, Maltby & Shire, Jason Robert Brown, Stephen Sondheim, John Bucchino and others.  Tickets are $75 and include the show plus a hosted dinner at a private home afterwards. Cash bar available.  Seating is limited! For more information, visit: http://www.gmcw.org/season/0910/homecookedcabaret.php

This week at Germano’s…

At Charm City’s top cabaret venue this weekend…

On Thursday, October 29, actor, director and adored BSA theatre instructor, Tony Tsendeas presents “A Poe Cabaret” as he transforms himself both visually and emotionally into the mad characters of Edgar Allan Poe’s stories.  We are very excited about this show.   A fitting prelude to Halloween….  $10 cover benefits The Baltimore School for the Arts. Show starts at 7:30pm and doors open at 6pm for pre-show dining.

On Friday, October 30, The Lyric Opera House Presents “Opera a la Carte” with acclaimed soprano Sara Stewart, tenor Rolando Sanz and Musical Director James Harp.  This is the kick-off event for the Bravo Lyric Opera Cabaret Series, the first Saturday night of each month beginning January 2.   Show starts at 7:30pm and doors open at 6pm for pre-show dining.  $10 cover benefits The Lyric Opera House Education Outreach.

Please call 410.752.4515 for reservations.

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Thank you for supporting the arts in Baltimore!

DCCN Open Mic — Monday, 26 October at Stars

Next Open Mic — Monday, October 26th

The DC Cabaret Network is  continuing its Open Mic run at Stars Bistro and Bar on Monday, October 26, 2009, at 8 p.m. Peter Darling will be at the piano.

Stars is located at:

2120 P St. NW
Washington, DC

Please try to arrive by 7:45 to sign-up and review music with Peter Darling. It’s affordable and fun! Come on out and support cabaret in Washington, while enjoying good food and drink.

Sally Martin at the Arts Club Wednesday Night

SALLY MARTIN AT ARTS CLUB OF WASHINGTON, OCTOBER 28

Join Sally Martin at the historic Arts Club of Washington on Wednesday, October 28, for a concert and reception.

This event is the season opener for the series, “Conversations with Extraordinary Artists”

With James Fitzpatrick, musical director

Songs by Brel, Weill, Sondheim, Piaf and more

Wine and (substantial) hors d’oeuvres at 5:30 pm

Concert at 6:15 pm; reception continues after the show.

Open to the public.

The Arts Club is located at 2017 I Street, NW.

Tickets: $20 (includes reception)

Call 202-331-7282 for reservations, or go to www.artsclubofwashington.org for more information.

Free (validated) parking is available around the corner on 20th Street NW at Nation Parking- just be sure and bring your ticket with you to the Arts Club for validation!

Metro: Foggy Bottom