Dec. 14-18: Winter Rhythms

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Winter Rhythms

Urban Stages
259 West 30th St., NYC

Thursday, December 14, 2017

7 PM Mama’s Next Big Act Reunion Tour! Home for the Holidays
Featuring 3 seasons of TOP 5 Contestants and winners! With Amorika Amoroso, Cheo Bourne, Gracie Lee Brown, Savannah Brown, Joshua Lance Dixon, JD Killikelley, Julissa Miranda, Lena Moy Borgen, Justin Nastro, Jerry Phelps, Toddy Phillips, Wendy Russell, Lauren Stanford, Heather Villaescusa, Lisa Yeager. With Special Appearances by Frank Dain, Sylvia Feldman, Tanya Moberly. Musical Direction by Steven Ray Watkins. Hosted by Lennie Watts.

Friday, December 15, 2017

7 PM Together: The 2017 MAC Award-Nominated Vocalists
When award shows hand out their awards, most nominees head home empty-handed, with only one holding the coveted prize. But the five nominees for The Manhattan Association of Cabarets Award (MAC) Female Vocalist category decided to all walk away together …
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with a show celebrating their talents, diversity, mutual respect and admiration! With Celia Berk, Sally Darling, Meg Flather, Josephine Sanges, Lisa Viggiano. Musical Director: John M. Cook. Director: Jeff Harnar.

9:30 PM Tom Toce and the Winter Rhythms Songwriters Circle
MAC Award-winning songwriter Tom Toce leads a group of writers from Dar Williams’s workshop “Writing a Song That Matters” in an evening of singer-songwriter material. With Bob Crelin, John Jaggers, Christine Kelly, Karen Landy, Eric Sanders, Deb Todd Wheeler. Produced by Mr. Toce.

Saturday, December 16, 2017

3 PM Janice Hall in The Opera Show with No Opera
Multi-award-wining NYCO soprano and cabaret artist Janice Hall tells stories of the opera, set to music of Billy Joel, Ahrens & Flaherty, Alicia Keys, Georges Guetary, Jimmy McHugh, The Smashing Pumpkins, Leonard Cohen and others. “You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. Just like at the opera.” Directed by Peter Napolitano. Musical Director: Matthew Martin Ward.

7 PM Joyce Castle in LENNY! A Toast to Bernstein on the Eve of His Centennial
Mezzo-soprano Joyce Castle’s repertoire has ranged from Bernstein, Sondheim, and Weill, to Britten, Strauss, and Wagner — from Off-Broadway to opera companies all over the U.S., Canada, and Europe. A longtime champion of Leonard Bernstein’s work, who won the hearts of City Opera audiences (and a Grammy Award) for her Old Lady in Candide, she returns to New York for the first time in six years to share her personal memories of the composer, whose Arias and Barcarolles she sang at its first performance. Pianist Ted Taylor joins Castle for a potpourri of songs from every phase of Bernstein’s multifaceted career. Produced by William V. Madison.

9:30 PM Andrea Bell Wolff in Prisoner of Love
The theme is love and all its guises, played straight and for laughs, is filled with wonderful songs that span the American Songbook, contemporary pop and Broadway. Arrangements by the late Barry Levitt. Original song by Levitt and Napolitano.
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Mathew Martin Ward on piano leads a quartet of violinist Rob Thomas, percussionist Howie Gordon, and bassist Saadi Zain.

Sunday, December 17, 2017

3 PM The Vintage Advantage 
Produced and Musical Directed by Matthew Martin Ward. Hosted and Directed by Peter Napolitano.
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A special gathering of acclaimed veteran cabaret artists and talented newcomers, all with the “vintage advantage” Cast includes Carole Demas (original “Sandy,” Grease), Lane Bradbury (original “Dainty June,” Gypsy), Ira Lee Collings, Donna Elliott, Tom Knudsen, Bill Krakauer, Alicia Krakauer, Marcia Roney, Jim Speake, and Cathy Taylor.

7 PM Daryl Glenn Sings Obscure Movie Musicals with Molly Pope, Mardie Milli,t and Nellie McKay
The multi award-winning cabaret performer and his very special guests sing songs from Charlotte’s Web, Lost Horizon and Popeye. Musical Director: Ben McNaboe.

Monday, December 18, 2017

7 PM The Musicals of Michael Stewart: Dolly!, Birdie, Barnum, 42nd Street and More!
One of the most successful writers in the history of the American musical theatre, Michael Stewart wrote the books for the smash hit Broadway musicals Hello, Dolly!, Bye Bye Birdie, 42nd Street (co-author), Carnival!, George M! (co-author), etc., book and lyrics for I Love My Wife and the lyrics for Barnum. This star-studded celebration of his life and career will include performances by legendary two-time Tony Award winner Chita Rivera, Tony winner Jim Dale, Dee Hoty, Tony nominee Lee Roy Reams, Olivier Award nominee Caroline O’Connor, composer Charles Strouse, Klea Blackhurst, Ashley Blanchet, John Miller, Sal Viviano, composer Doug Katsaros, Adam B. Shapiro, Black Stadnik.  Hosted and Narrated by Stewart’s frequent collaborator, Tony nominee Mark Bramble. Director: Peter Napolitano. Musical Director: Todd Ellison. Ticket price ($150-$500) includes cocktails at 6:30pm, the show at 7pm and dinner afterwards. Proceeds benefit the Michael Stewart Foundation and the Urban Stages Outreach Program.

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

7 PM Famous Duets II
Sue Matsuki and Matsuki Productions are proud to present Famous Duets II, featuring outstanding duets from pop, theater, jazz, rock, movies and the American Songbook! This show was one of the big hits of Winter Rhythms 2015, so we’re bringing it back with brand new songs performed by an eclectic, multi-award winning cast: Bruce Clough, Frank Dain, Peggy Eason, Layla Fields, Barbara Gursky, Tanya Holt, Laurie Krauz, Rob Langeder, Fran Leonardis, Sonny Leonardis, Tanya Moberly, Aaron Morishita, Julie Reyburn, and Jay Rogers. Musical Director: Daryl Kojak.

9 PM A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald’s Mack The Knife/ Ella in Berlin (the legendary concert and album, 1960)
With Marissa Mulder, Aaron Weinstein, Stephanie Nakasian, Margi Gianquinto, Joie Bianco, and others. Musical Director/Pianist: Jon Weber, bass/violin: Brandi Disterheft. Produced and hosted by Will Friedwald (writer for The Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair).

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

7 PM Beth and Ritt’s Second Annual Holiday Survival Kit
Award-winning songwriters Beth Falcone and Ritt Henn return to Winter Rhythms with a second edition of original and originally-arranged tunes to see you safely through the season. Beth’s “catchy melodies and smart lyrics” (Variety) and Ritt’s “funkier Cole Porter” songs (LA Weekly) soar with her “fiery piano playing” (Chicago Sun Times) and his “cool cat” bass (Time Out NY). It’s high quality duct tape and organic beef jerky for the soul!
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9 PM Stearns Matthews: December Songs and Other Works of Maury Yeston 
MAC and Bistro Award winner Stearns Matthews celebrates the release of his brand-new recording of Maury Yeston’s haunting song cycle December Songs, originally written for Andrea Marcovicci in 1991. This marks the first-ever recording of the cycle with a male singer. Special guests Elizabeth Southard (Christine in the original national tour of Yeston’s Phantom), Gary Mauer (Broadway’s The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables), and Natalie Arneson (2016 MAC Award winner, Best Female Debut) will join Stearns for an evening saluting the lush, heartrending music of Maury Yeston, accompanied by Markus Grae-Hauck on piano and Amy Crafton on woodwinds.