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Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Edd Clark & Sue Matsuki (7:00 PM)

 

 

Edd & Sue's Fabulous Christmas

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Raised in Waterbury, CT, a 1976 Miss Waterbury, a graduate of the University of Hartford, a 2002 MAC Award Winner for Female Jazz/Pop/R&B Vocalist and 2004 MAC Award Nominee for Duo/Group with her partner for that show, Marcus Simeone, a recipient of the very first annual Julie Wilson Cabaret Performance Award (2005) given by the Mabel Mercer Foundation; the 2006 MAC Award Winner for Special Productions for her sold out 7 week run of 10 Years in the Making with her Musical Director Gregory Toroian (a new show every week for 7 weeks); a 2007 MAC Award Nominee for Female Vocalist, and a 2008 MAC Award Nominee for Duo/Group with her partner for that show Edd Clark and the 2008 MAC Award Winner for Specialty Song ("One Stop Shopping" by Page/Matsuki/Toroian), this 24-year veteran Cabaret/Jazz singer and comedian has played legendary Jazz Clubs: The Village Gate, Birdland, The Iridium, Sweet Rhythm; and Cabarets: The Metropolitan Room, The Laurie Beechman, Town Hall (Cabaret Convention 2005), Arci’s Place, Don’t Tell Mama, 88’s, Judy’s, Danny’s, Jan Wallman’s, The Duplex, The Triad, Caroline’s Comedy Club, Helen’s Hideaway Room and Broadway Baby in New York; The Cosmopolitan Room and Odette’s in New Hope, PA; The Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival in Alaska; The Gardenia Room in Los Angeles; The Standing Room Only Cabaret in Hartford, CT; The Hackensack Cultural Arts Center, Voices for Charity, Trumpets & Le Dome at The Manor in NJ; The Rockland Cultural Arts Center & Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway Series in Nyack & Town Hall in Terrytown, NY; the CabaretFest in Provincetown, MA; Boothsbay Harbor Opera House in Maine and The Four Seasons in Las Vegas, NV. She was named a "Best of Connecticut" by The Connecticut Magazine and, as such, did a benefit for the March of Dimes sponsored by the magazine in the Foxwood’s Casino room. On Sunday, January 31st she will be making her Feinstein's debut in a brand new show!

 

Her jazz CD, A NEW TAKE, was nominated for the 2002 MAC Award for Best Female Recording and has been receiving air play across the country and internationally and was recently voted one of the Top 10 Best CDs by Stu Hamstra of www.CabaretHotlineOnLine.com. Her new Christmas CD, Sue & Edd’s FABULOUS Christmas, with Edd Clark was released November 2007. Both may be purchased through: www.cdbaby.com or www.amazon.com or downloaded on itunes©.

 

Sue was also a Super and "Diva Double" at the Metropolitan Opera where she has been featured in Moses und Aaron; Tristan und Isolde; Norma; and Il Travatore. She was also invited to sing with the Met chorus in a special presentation of After the Ball by Noel Coward starring the late, great Irene Worth.

 

Sue also has a Cabaret Column on www.cabaretexchange.com called

MATSUKI (Ask Matsuki).

 

Please read her reviews, show descriptions and take a look at her performance history at: www.suematsuki.com

 

Edd Clark is the co-founder of the New Opera Group in NYC, and has sung
leading roles in the American premieres of Cimarosa's Le Astuzie Femminilli,
Haydn's Le Pescatrici, and Cimarosa's The Italian Girl in London.  Crossing
over to musical theatre Edd appeared as Pirelli in Sweeney Todd, the Padre
in Man of LaMancha, Tito Morelli in Lend Me a Tenor, Gaylord Ravenal in
Showboat. He also toured the US, Canada, and the Far East in Hello Dolly.
In 2005, Edd won a Bistro Award, and nominations for both the NY Nightlife
and the MAC Awards as a member of the show 3 Tenors in search of an Act.
Most recently he has performed with Sue Matsuki in the show Sue & Edd's
FABULOUS Christmas, which was nominated for a MAC Award in 2007. Sue & Edd
went into the studio to record the show, and the CD was released this past
December and is available on CD Baby, iTunes, and DigStation.  This past
year Edd appeared in Menage with Saran Rice and Marnie Nixon at the
Metropolitan Room, and premiered his solo show Romantic Notions at Don't
Tell Mama.

 

Tuesdays, December 1st & 8th @ 7:00

 

20.00Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum

(15.00 Cover MAC/Hotline)




Annie Ross (9:30 PM)

 

 

JAZZ LEGEND
ANNIE ROSS
EVERY TUESDAY AT 9:30!

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"Ms. Ross is a master class in how to sing jazz inside out, upside and down......Her sense of time and rhythm will fracture you...." ~ Rex Reed

Annie Ross has been an abundant contributor to the art of jazz for over 50 years. Born in the UK, she has been a permanent resident of the USA for many years and a US citizen since 2001. The following are some highlights of what has been a long and illustrious career in jazz:

Annie Ross is one of the pioneers of vocalese and the composer of "Twisted", one of the most well known examples of that art, as well as "Farmers Market", quot;Jackie" and many others. A founding member of Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, considered the greatest jazz vocal ensemble of all time, her influence is present in all subsequent practitioners of vocalese. “Twisted“ has been recorded by a host of vocalists, including some not normally associated with jazz, including Joni Mitchell and Bette Midler.

Annie Ross toured in the 50’s with the extraordinary Lionel Hampton band that included Art Farmer, Clifford Brown, Gigi Gryce, and Quincy Jones. Ms. Ross has recorded with James Moody, Kenny Clarke, Milt Jackson, Harry Sweets Edison, the Count Basie band, Louis Armstrong, Gerry Mulligan, Art Farmer, Chet Baker and many more. In this variety of settings, she became known as a great jazz singer, masterful at ballads and up tempos, with the ability to swing hard, improvise and make every lyric meaningful and revealing.

As a child, Annie Ross entered a talent show on the radio accompanied by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, which resulted an a six-month contract with MGM. She went to Hollywood at age eight where she appeared in "The Little Rascals" singing a jazz version of "Loch Lomond." At age eleven she appeared as Judy Garland’s sister in "Presenting Lily Mars." At age 14 she composed the song "Let's Fly", which was subsequently recorded by Johnny Mercer and Jo Stafford.

In Paris in the late 40’s, she met up with musicians involved in modern jazz, including James Moody, Kenny Clarke, Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Billy Strayhorn, and displayed an unerring ear and savvy sense of harmony, which was much appreciated. At 19, she recorded “Le Vent Vert” with Moody. Back in the U.S. at age 21 she recorded for Savoy, along with Clarke, Milt Jackson and Percy Heath. She worked on 52nd St. with Max Roach, Tommy Potter and George Wallington and subbed for Billie Holiday at the Apollo Theater. The original recordings of “Twisted” and “Farmer’s Market” were done in 1952 with Wallington on piano and Art Blakey on drums.

Annie Ross has continued to bring the essence of jazz to a broad spectrum of listeners internationally, by touring, through her recordings, conducting workshops, writing, and appearances in film, television and radio.

Currently, Annie Ross is living in New York and is still active as a jazz performer, having recently performed in New York, Scotland, and Spain as well as having recorded a new CD, Let Me Sing..

Tuesdays @ 9:30
$25.00 Cover + 2 Drink Minimum




Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Jenna Esposito (7:30 PM)

Jenna Esposito

Jenna's 4th Annual All-Star Birthday Bash!

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Jenna is celebrating her birthday in style, with help some from of NYC's hottestperformers!  Performers include William Blake, Tony DeSare, Fortune Esposito, KellyEsposito-Broelmann, Brian Gens, Jeanne MacDonald, Jason Rosenbaum,  Richard Skipper, Steven Wing and more!
2-time MAC Award nominee Jenna Esposito made her New York nightclub debut in August 2004 and has since performed shows at the Metropolitan Room, the Laurie Beechman Theatre, The Duplex and Danny’s Skylight Room. According to TalkinBroadway.com, “she's got the gift - heat, heart and a touch of heaven.”Her shows Jenna Esposito
Sings Connie Francis, A Hint of Rosemary: The Songs of Rosemary Clooney, SMOOCH! and I Hate Men: Songs for the Scorned have all received critical acclaim, and her annual “All-Star Birthday Bash” is a fun-filled evening during which she has shared the stage with a number of New York ’s finest performers. In January 2007, I Hate Men:
Songs for the Scorned was named one of the “12 Best Cabaret Shows” of 2006 by John Hoglund of TheaterScene.net. Jenna also writes a weekly column for the theater and arts website www.BroadwayWorld.com and hosts Metrojam, the Metropolitan Room’s popular open mic night on the first Friday of every month.

Jenna just celebrated the release of her second CD, To Connie…Love, Jenna, with a special CD Release show on November 3rd.The CD is a live recording of Jenna’s acclaimed Connie Francis tribute, Jenna Esposito Sings Connie Francis. 13 Men…and Me!, Jenna’s debut CD, showcases her silky, wide-ranging voice and stylistic
versatility with well-loved standards such as “Just In Time” and "Down With Love," pop hits including “One Less Bell To Answer” and "Since I Fell For You," as well as contemporary jazz/pop songs. The album also features the debut of a brand new jazz/swing number, “Remembering September In July.” The disc is available at iTunes
and CDBaby.com.
Wednesday, December 2nd @ 7:30
20.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum

















Rupert Wates (9:45 PM)


 


 


Rupert Wates & Friends


"Joe's Cafe"


 


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"Truly gripping lyrics with great themes and troubling, witty messages.  An
inspirational artist" (Leith FM Radio, Scotland UK)
"Man! This guy sings from the heart and then some.  Each song yanks the listener
fully into the story and rhythms, not to mention an emotionality imbuing Wates'
plaintively melodic voice.  Every cut's a gem, completely absorbing, enthralling,
and thus we have a new and unique songwriter/musician already in the front ranks"
(Folk And Acoustic Music Exchange)
"A delight to listen to...These are songs crafted with care and imbued with
sincerity and conviction" (Britsound Radion New Jersey)
"You feel, not just hear, his music and lyrics.  He ended his set with "I Dream", a
song reminiscent of Jacques Brel's work, to a standing ovation" (Eileen Batson,
North Carolina Songwriters Co-op)
 


"Rupert Wates and friends perform songs from his forthcoming album 'Joe's Cafe'. 
Based on true stories, the songs evoke the experience of ordinary American people
from the dust bowl to the present day"


 


Wednesday, December 2nd @ 9:45


 


10.00 Cover + 2 Beverge Minimum









Thursday, December 03, 2009






Gretchen Reinhagen (7:30 PM)


 


 


Gretchen Reinhagen



Special Kaye: A Tribute to the Incomparable Kaye Ballard



 


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Gretchen Reinhagen brings her new show, "Special Kaye: A Tribute to the Incomparable Kaye Ballard" to New York’s Metropolitan Room following her opening night debut performance at the Annenberg Theater in Palm Springs California. The show, which has long been a dream project of Gretchen’s, celebrates the great career of legendary Broadway, Film, TV and Cabaret artist Kaye Ballard. Audiences may be surprised to learn of some great musical gems that were not only originated by, but specifically written for Ms. Ballard. The show is directed by Barry Kleinbort. Musical Director David Gaines will be at the piano, accompanied by Louis Tucci on Bass and "Almost Blue" band member Donna Kelly on Drums.


 


 


 


Thursdays, December 3rd & 10th @ 7:30




Sunday, December 6th @ 4:00






 


20.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum


($15 for MAC/Cabaret Hotline Online)

 


 










Friday, December 04, 2009






Baby Jane Dexter (7:30 PM)


 


 




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Baby Jane Dexter celebrates the holiday season with her eagerly awaited new show, “All About Love,” with songs by songwriters as diverse as Bob Dylan, Duke Ellington, Carol King, Stephen Sondheim, Lennon & McCartney and many more. In this exciting new show, she will share her trademark intimate, uplifting and insightful visions of life and love through evergreens from the worlds of pop, jazz, R & B and the great American songbook. Since her return to performing in 1990 (after a hiatus,) Ms. Dexter has become one of cabaret's most dynamic,cutting edge, powerful and beloved artists on the music scene today. Along the way, she has amassed endless new fans who flock to her every show. This new show will have even more surprises and explore new horizons - with a twist. For this exclusive Manhattan engagement, Ms. Dexter will be joined by her acclaimed musical director and arranger Ross Patterson. Elissa Patterson serves as consultant/director. Writing in The New York Times, Stephen Holden said, “The phrase “keeping it real” and all it suggests certainly applies to Baby Jane Dexter, a longtime cabaret performer whose booming pop contralto is one of the more formidable voices on the New York nightclub stage.” And in JAZZ TIMES, Christopher Loudon said: “…her brand of entertainment is arguably the most compellingly, refreshingly honest there is.” This is another Baby Jane show not to be missed!










Fridays and Saturdays, December 4 - December 19th




25.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum

















Nicole Henry (9:45 PM)


 


 










Back By Popular Demand!


International Jazz Recording Artist


Nicole Henry


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Her latest CD "The Very Thought of You," just reached #7 on U.S. Billboard's Top Jazz Chart. With three international TOP 10-selling CDs in the last five years, and a list of international performances, young Nicole Henry's pure and soulful voice continues to inspire and touch hearts worldwide. Her live concerts are captivating, combining elegance and conversational, intelligent wit that not only leaves you truly entertained, but connected to something of greater beauty. Performing the Great American Songbook, love songs, and originals, Henry's voice adds new life and richer meaning to the lyrics she sings. Nicole Henry is simply one of the finest vocalists to emerge this decade!


 


Friday, December 4th @ 9:45


Friday, January 15th @ 9:45


 


25.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum










 





















Piano Bar @ The Metropolitan Room (11:00 PM)


 


 


Piano Bar @ The Metropolitan Room


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Working on a new show? Want to revisit some established songs? Thinking about new material? Bring your charts and try it out with an audience and Ricky Ritzel, Steve Lowenthal, or Nate Buccieri at the piano with Kim Lee Hicks on vocals! 
Fridays & Saturdays From 11pm - 2am
No Cover Charge 1 Item Minimum Required Piano Bar will start after Metrojam on the first Friday of every month
No Piano bar the last Friday of every month (due to Q-talk!)


 








Saturday, December 05, 2009





Maureen Taylor (5:00 PM)
















Maureen Taylor


"Taylor Made: Bob Merrill"


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Maureen Taylor celebrates Merrill from " the Simple to the Sublime!" Merrill celebrated the Ordinary Everyday Man... while "stitching a suit" of chart hits, novelty songs, 8 Tony award nominations, a Golden Globes nomination and an Academy Award for Best Song with songwriting partner Jule Styne.


Come rediscover Bob Merrill from "How Much Is That Doggie In The Window, to "Mambo Italiano" to "Love Makes The World Go Round" to" Funny Girl"...and let the Ordinary Man thrive!


The show is directed by MAC award winner Peter Napolitano and musical director Matt Castle.



20.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum


Union Discount: ($15 all professional orgs. MAC/ Cabaret Hotline/ AEA/AFTRA/ SAG).





 














Baby Jane Dexter (7:30 PM)


 


 




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Baby Jane Dexter celebrates the holiday season with her eagerly awaited new show, “All About Love,” with songs by songwriters as diverse as Bob Dylan, Duke Ellington, Carol King, Stephen Sondheim, Lennon & McCartney and many more. In this exciting new show, she will share her trademark intimate, uplifting and insightful visions of life and love through evergreens from the worlds of pop, jazz, R & B and the great American songbook. Since her return to performing in 1990 (after a hiatus,) Ms. Dexter has become one of cabaret's most dynamic,cutting edge, powerful and beloved artists on the music scene today. Along the way, she has amassed endless new fans who flock to her every show. This new show will have even more surprises and explore new horizons - with a twist. For this exclusive Manhattan engagement, Ms. Dexter will be joined by her acclaimed musical director and arranger Ross Patterson. Elissa Patterson serves as consultant/director. Writing in The New York Times, Stephen Holden said, “The phrase “keeping it real” and all it suggests certainly applies to Baby Jane Dexter, a longtime cabaret performer whose booming pop contralto is one of the more formidable voices on the New York nightclub stage.” And in JAZZ TIMES, Christopher Loudon said: “…her brand of entertainment is arguably the most compellingly, refreshingly honest there is.” This is another Baby Jane show not to be missed!














Fridays and Saturdays, December 4 - December 19th




25.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum
















Phil Celia (9:30 PM)


Phil Celia & The Bob Merrill Trio




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Piano Bar @ The Metropolitan Room (11:00 PM)


 


 


Piano Bar @ The Metropolitan Room


metrolounge 
Working on a new show? Want to revisit some established songs? Thinking about new material? Bring your charts and try it out with an audience and Ricky Ritzel, Steve Lowenthal, or Nate Buccieri at the piano with Kim Lee Hicks on vocals! 
Fridays & Saturdays From 11pm - 2am
No Cover Charge 1 Item Minimum Required Piano Bar will start after Metrojam on the first Friday of every month
No Piano bar the last Friday of every month (due to Q-talk!)








Sunday, December 06, 2009





Gretchen Reinhagen (4:00 PM)


 


 


Gretchen Reinhagen



Special Kaye: A Tribute to the Incomparable Kaye Ballard



 


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Gretchen Reinhagen brings her new show, "Special Kaye: A Tribute to the Incomparable Kaye Ballard" to New York’s Metropolitan Room following her opening night debut performance at the Annenberg Theater in Palm Springs California. The show, which has long been a dream project of Gretchen’s, celebrates the great career of legendary Broadway, Film, TV and Cabaret artist Kaye Ballard. Audiences may be surprised to learn of some great musical gems that were not only originated by, but specifically written for Ms. Ballard. The show is directed by Barry Kleinbort. Musical Director David Gaines will be at the piano, accompanied by Louis Tucci on Bass and "Almost Blue" band member Donna Kelly on Drums.


 


 


 


Thursdays, December 3rd & 10th @ 7:30




Sunday, December 6th @ 4:00






 


20.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum


($15 for MAC/Cabaret Hotline Online)

















Daryl Glenn & Jo Lynn Burks Play & Sing Robert Altman's "Nashville" (7:00 PM)


 


 












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play and sing
robert altman's "nashville"




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DARYL GLENN and his co-star, the beautiful and talented Broadway singer/conductor/pianist JO LYNN BURKS return with their popular, critically acclaimed, BISTRO, MAC and NIGHTLIFE award-winning tribute to Robert Altman’s classic 1975 film, “NASHVILLE” the very first Sunday of each and every month at 7 pm. With a new and udderly fabulous special guest star for every dang show!  Backed by a 6 piece all-star country band and featuring The Metropolitan Room’s own TANYA HOLT, Broadway’s BRAD WILLS and award-winning/cabaret favorite JAY ROGERS  its a country-western throwdown not to be missed! Every fabulous song from the beloved soundtrack album will be lovingly recreated including Keith Carradine’s Academy Award winning “I’m Easy”. So, strap on your leather chaps, tease up your hair and head on down to the Metropolitan Room!! 





Limited seating…reserve now!


SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6TH @ 7:00


RESERVATIONS 212-206-0440
$25 COVER + 2 BEVERAGE MINIMUM






























Monday, December 07, 2009





Marquee Five (7:00 PM)






Marquee Five


We Can Make It: The Songs Of Kander & Ebb




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Joining forces for their debut as "Marquee Five", Mick Bleyer, Adam  Hemming, Vanessa Parvin, Sierra Rein, and Julie Reyburn bring an  exciting array of Kander and Ebb's material to life in 5-part harmony.  Featuring Mark Janas on piano, musical direction by Adam Hemming, and  directed by Peter Napolitano, "We Can Make It: The Songs Of Kander &  Ebb" is an exhilirating evening of your favorites from Cabaret,  Chicago, Flora The Red Menace, The Rink, and more, including stunning  new arrangements being debuted at The Metropolitan Room.




Mondays, December 7th & 14th  @ 7:00




Wednesday, December 9th @ 9:45




Saturday, December 12th @ 5:00






17.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum


($12 for MAC and AEA)



















W. 73rd:Kurt Weill Project (9:30 PM)






W. 73rd: Kurt Weill Project


 


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Like much of Kurt Weill's music, the Kurt Weill Project was conceived in the spirit of collaboration. United by their musical curiosity and shared love of jazz, pianist Frank Ponzio, bassist Peter Donovan, drummer Vito Lesczak, and vocalist Hilary Gardner embarked on a musical journey through the eclectic, haunting, and deeply human world of Kurt Weill.Unwilling to restrict their creativity to a specific genre, the musicians agreed early on that the music itself should be their guide. Their resulting recording, A Song About Forever, explores Weill's music from a jazz perspective, while incorporating the classical, theatrical, and global influences that continue to makeWeill's music compelling to listeners from all walks of life.The quartet calls itself "West 73rd" in a nod to where their musical collaboration began: in the studio of pianist/producer Frank Ponzio on West 73rd Street inManhattan. The members of West 73rd draw their inspiration from the non-stop energy pulsing through the streets of New York City. Their resulting music is as sophisticated, dynamic and ever-changing as New York itself.


 


Monday, December 7th @ 9:30


20.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum








Tuesday, December 08, 2009





Edd Clark & Sue Matsuki (7:00 PM)


 


 


Edd & Sue's Fabulous Christmas


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Raised in Waterbury, CT, a 1976 Miss Waterbury, a graduate of the University of Hartford, a 2002 MAC Award Winner for Female Jazz/Pop/R&B Vocalist and 2004 MAC Award Nominee for Duo/Group with her partner for that show, Marcus Simeone, a recipient of the very first annual Julie Wilson Cabaret Performance Award (2005) given by the Mabel Mercer Foundation; the 2006 MAC Award Winner for Special Productions for her sold out 7 week run of 10 Years in the Making with her Musical Director Gregory Toroian (a new show every week for 7 weeks); a 2007 MAC Award Nominee for Female Vocalist, and a 2008 MAC Award Nominee for Duo/Group with her partner for that show Edd Clark and the 2008 MAC Award Winner for Specialty Song ("One Stop Shopping" by Page/Matsuki/Toroian), this 24-year veteran Cabaret/Jazz singer and comedian has played legendary Jazz Clubs: The Village Gate, Birdland, The Iridium, Sweet Rhythm; and Cabarets: The Metropolitan Room, The Laurie Beechman, Town Hall (Cabaret Convention 2005), Arci’s Place, Don’t Tell Mama, 88’s, Judy’s, Danny’s, Jan Wallman’s, The Duplex, The Triad, Caroline’s Comedy Club, Helen’s Hideaway Room and Broadway Baby in New York; The Cosmopolitan Room and Odette’s in New Hope, PA; The Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival in Alaska; The Gardenia Room in Los Angeles; The Standing Room Only Cabaret in Hartford, CT; The Hackensack Cultural Arts Center, Voices for Charity, Trumpets & Le Dome at The Manor in NJ; The Rockland Cultural Arts Center & Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway Series in Nyack & Town Hall in Terrytown, NY; the CabaretFest in Provincetown, MA; Boothsbay Harbor Opera House in Maine and The Four Seasons in Las Vegas, NV. She was named a "Best of Connecticut" by The Connecticut Magazine and, as such, did a benefit for the March of Dimes sponsored by the magazine in the Foxwood’s Casino room. On Sunday, January 31st she will be making her Feinstein's debut in a brand new show!

 


Her jazz CD, A NEW TAKE, was nominated for the 2002 MAC Award for Best Female Recording and has been receiving air play across the country and internationally and was recently voted one of the Top 10 Best CDs by Stu Hamstra of www.CabaretHotlineOnLine.com. Her new Christmas CD, Sue & Edd’s FABULOUS Christmas, with Edd Clark was released November 2007. Both may be purchased through: www.cdbaby.com or www.amazon.com or downloaded on itunes©.


 


Sue was also a Super and "Diva Double" at the Metropolitan Opera where she has been featured in Moses und Aaron; Tristan und Isolde; Norma; and Il Travatore. She was also invited to sing with the Met chorus in a special presentation of After the Ball by Noel Coward starring the late, great Irene Worth.


 



Sue also has a Cabaret Column on www.cabaretexchange.com called





MATSUKI (Ask Matsuki).

 


Please read her reviews, show descriptions and take a look at her performance history at: www.suematsuki.com





 


Edd Clark is the co-founder of the New Opera Group in NYC, and has sung
leading roles in the American premieres of Cimarosa's Le Astuzie Femminilli,
Haydn's Le Pescatrici, and Cimarosa's The Italian Girl in London.  Crossing
over to musical theatre Edd appeared as Pirelli in Sweeney Todd, the Padre
in Man of LaMancha, Tito Morelli in Lend Me a Tenor, Gaylord Ravenal in
Showboat. He also toured the US, Canada, and the Far East in Hello Dolly.
In 2005, Edd won a Bistro Award, and nominations for both the NY Nightlife
and the MAC Awards as a member of the show 3 Tenors in search of an Act.
Most recently he has performed with Sue Matsuki in the show Sue & Edd's
FABULOUS Christmas, which was nominated for a MAC Award in 2007. Sue & Edd
went into the studio to record the show, and the CD was released this past
December and is available on CD Baby, iTunes, and DigStation.  This past
year Edd appeared in Menage with Saran Rice and Marnie Nixon at the
Metropolitan Room, and premiered his solo show Romantic Notions at Don't
Tell Mama.


 


Tuesdays, December 1st & 8th @ 7:00


 


20.00Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum


(15.00 Cover MAC/Hotline)














Annie Ross (9:30 PM)


 


 




JAZZ LEGEND
ANNIE ROSS
EVERY TUESDAY AT 9:30!


annie-ross01.jpg


"Ms. Ross is a master class in how to sing jazz inside out, upside and down......Her sense of time and rhythm will fracture you...." ~ Rex Reed


Annie Ross has been an abundant contributor to the art of jazz for over 50 years. Born in the UK, she has been a permanent resident of the USA for many years and a US citizen since 2001. The following are some highlights of what has been a long and illustrious career in jazz:


Annie Ross is one of the pioneers of vocalese and the composer of "Twisted", one of the most well known examples of that art, as well as "Farmers Market", quot;Jackie" and many others. A founding member of Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, considered the greatest jazz vocal ensemble of all time, her influence is present in all subsequent practitioners of vocalese. “Twisted“ has been recorded by a host of vocalists, including some not normally associated with jazz, including Joni Mitchell and Bette Midler.


Annie Ross toured in the 50’s with the extraordinary Lionel Hampton band that included Art Farmer, Clifford Brown, Gigi Gryce, and Quincy Jones. Ms. Ross has recorded with James Moody, Kenny Clarke, Milt Jackson, Harry Sweets Edison, the Count Basie band, Louis Armstrong, Gerry Mulligan, Art Farmer, Chet Baker and many more. In this variety of settings, she became known as a great jazz singer, masterful at ballads and up tempos, with the ability to swing hard, improvise and make every lyric meaningful and revealing.


As a child, Annie Ross entered a talent show on the radio accompanied by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, which resulted an a six-month contract with MGM. She went to Hollywood at age eight where she appeared in "The Little Rascals" singing a jazz version of "Loch Lomond." At age eleven she appeared as Judy Garland’s sister in "Presenting Lily Mars." At age 14 she composed the song "Let's Fly", which was subsequently recorded by Johnny Mercer and Jo Stafford.


In Paris in the late 40’s, she met up with musicians involved in modern jazz, including James Moody, Kenny Clarke, Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Billy Strayhorn, and displayed an unerring ear and savvy sense of harmony, which was much appreciated. At 19, she recorded “Le Vent Vert” with Moody. Back in the U.S. at age 21 she recorded for Savoy, along with Clarke, Milt Jackson and Percy Heath. She worked on 52nd St. with Max Roach, Tommy Potter and George Wallington and subbed for Billie Holiday at the Apollo Theater. The original recordings of “Twisted” and “Farmer’s Market” were done in 1952 with Wallington on piano and Art Blakey on drums.


Annie Ross has continued to bring the essence of jazz to a broad spectrum of listeners internationally, by touring, through her recordings, conducting workshops, writing, and appearances in film, television and radio.


Currently, Annie Ross is living in New York and is still active as a jazz performer, having recently performed in New York, Scotland, and Spain as well as having recorded a new CD, Let Me Sing..


Tuesdays @ 9:30
$25.00 Cover + 2 Drink Minimum 










Wednesday, December 09, 2009





Marquee Five (9:45 PM)








Marquee Five


We Can Make It: The Songs Of Kander & Ebb


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Joining forces for their debut as "Marquee Five", Mick Bleyer, Adam Hemming, Vanessa Parvin, Sierra Rein, and Julie Reyburn bring an exciting array of Kander and Ebb's material to life in 5-part harmony. Featuring Mark Janas on piano, musical direction by Adam Hemming, and directed by Peter Napolitano, "We Can Make It: The Songs Of Kander & Ebb" is an exhilirating evening of your favorites from Cabaret, Chicago, Flora The Red Menace, The Rink, and more, including stunning new arrangements being debuted at The Metropolitan Room.






Mondays, December 7th & 14th  @ 7:00


Wednesday, December 9th @ 9:45


Saturday, December 12th @ 5:00






17.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum


($12 for MAC and AEA)










Thursday, December 10, 2009





Gretchen Reinhagen (7:30 PM)


 


 


Gretchen Reinhagen



Special Kaye: A Tribute to the Incomparable Kaye Ballard



 


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Gretchen Reinhagen brings her new show, "Special Kaye: A Tribute to the Incomparable Kaye Ballard" to New York’s Metropolitan Room following her opening night debut performance at the Annenberg Theater in Palm Springs California. The show, which has long been a dream project of Gretchen’s, celebrates the great career of legendary Broadway, Film, TV and Cabaret artist Kaye Ballard. Audiences may be surprised to learn of some great musical gems that were not only originated by, but specifically written for Ms. Ballard. The show is directed by Barry Kleinbort. Musical Director David Gaines will be at the piano, accompanied by Louis Tucci on Bass and "Almost Blue" band member Donna Kelly on Drums.


 


 


 


Thursdays, December 3rd & 10th @ 7:30




Sunday, December 6th @ 4:00






 


20.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum


($15 for MAC/Cabaret Hotline Online)

 


 















Ricky Ritzel (9:45 PM)


 


 










Ricky Ritzel Has HYSTERICAL BLONDNESS


DIRECTED BY JIIM LUZAR  WRITTEN BY RICKY RITZEL & JIM LUZAR


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  CABARET VETERAN RICKY RITZEL TALKS ABOUT HIS 30-PLUS YEAR CAREER, HIS BRUSHES WITH CELEBS AND RUNNING OVER AN ALLIGATOR IN FLORIDA!


 


RICKY RITZEL has been a
fixture on the nightclub and cabaret scene in NYC for 30 years and has received most
Cabaret awards including 13 Manhattan Association of Clubs Awards in 8 different
categories .He has performed all over the United States as well as London and Paris.
An accomplished solo performer, Ricky has also accompanied such greats as Vivian
Blaine, Ruth Warrick, Arthur Prysock, Varla Jean Merman, Julie Wilson, Lenora Nemetz
and Miss Coco. Ricky was featured musician/sidekick on Sandra Bernhard's Radio Show
on SIRIUS Satellite network and was musical director for the Sally Rand Tribute at
Town Hall featuring Bebe Neuwirth, Donna McKechnie, Marge Champion, Karen Mason and
directed by Tony Stevens. With famed Chicago jazz vocalist Spider Saloff, Ricky
created several award winning revues such as "1938", which was recorded on the
Kopathetics label, "Porgy & Bess: a Cabaret Concert" and
"Ira and Others".His performance as Jimmy Durante in "Schnozzola!" earned him
critical raves and numerous awards. Ricky is half of the kooky "Lounge does Top 40"
duo, THE LOUNGEOLEERS with 5 CD's on the Emenar label. As an actor his roles
include Snug in ' A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Third Priest in 'MURDER IN THE
CATHEDRAL', Dr. Rance in 'WHAT THE BUTLER SAW', Jonathan in 'OH DAD POOR DAD...'
and various roles in 'HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN FILM'  He can also be seen as SCARY
MAN who comes on to Christian Campbell in the film"TRICK". Ricky was seen in Las
Vegas as Jimmy Durante in"Stop the Music!' at the Cashman Theatre with Sharon
McNight as Sophie Tucker and with Leslie Anderson at the legendary Monkey Bar on
East 54th. Ricky was the first Artistic Director for Cabaret at the Inaugural
Gettysburg Festival in 2008 and returned in 2009. He is also proud to serve on the
Board of Directors for the Manhattan Association of Cabarets, for which he served as President for 3 years.


Sunday, November 8th @ 7:00


Thursday, November 12th @ 9:45


Sunday, November 15th @ 9:30


Thursday, December 10th @ 9:45


Wednesday, December 16th @ 9:45


 


20.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum


 (MAC, CABARET HOTLINE, NIGHTLIFE EXCHANGE, TRU $10)


























Friday, December 11, 2009





Baby Jane Dexter (7:30 PM)


 


 




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Baby Jane Dexter celebrates the holiday season with her eagerly awaited new show, “All About Love,” with songs by songwriters as diverse as Bob Dylan, Duke Ellington, Carol King, Stephen Sondheim, Lennon & McCartney and many more. In this exciting new show, she will share her trademark intimate, uplifting and insightful visions of life and love through evergreens from the worlds of pop, jazz, R & B and the great American songbook. Since her return to performing in 1990 (after a hiatus,) Ms. Dexter has become one of cabaret's most dynamic,cutting edge, powerful and beloved artists on the music scene today. Along the way, she has amassed endless new fans who flock to her every show. This new show will have even more surprises and explore new horizons - with a twist. For this exclusive Manhattan engagement, Ms. Dexter will be joined by her acclaimed musical director and arranger Ross Patterson. Elissa Patterson serves as consultant/director. Writing in The New York Times, Stephen Holden said, “The phrase “keeping it real” and all it suggests certainly applies to Baby Jane Dexter, a longtime cabaret performer whose booming pop contralto is one of the more formidable voices on the New York nightclub stage.” And in JAZZ TIMES, Christopher Loudon said: “…her brand of entertainment is arguably the most compellingly, refreshingly honest there is.” This is another Baby Jane show not to be missed!










Fridays and Saturdays, December 4 - December 19th




25.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum
















Metrojam (10:00 PM)


 


 


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MetroJam, hosted by Jenna Esposito, is the monthly open mic at the Metropolitan
Room.  Each month boasts a different guest star, a terrific lineup of performers and
the fabulous MetroJam House Band: John DiPinto on piano, Ritt Henn on bass, and
Bobby Sher on drums.  Singers and instrumentalists of all types are encouraged to
join in the fun - just bring two copies of your music (uptempo songs are preferred)
and arrive early to sign up (sign-up begins at 9:30 p.m.).


Friday, December 11th @ 10:00


10.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum








Saturday, December 12, 2009





Marquee Five (5:00 PM)








Marquee Five


We Can Make It: The Songs Of Kander & Ebb


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Joining forces for their debut as "Marquee Five", Mick Bleyer, Adam Hemming, Vanessa Parvin, Sierra Rein, and Julie Reyburn bring an exciting array of Kander and Ebb's material to life in 5-part harmony. Featuring Mark Janas on piano, musical direction by Adam Hemming, and directed by Peter Napolitano, "We Can Make It: The Songs Of Kander & Ebb" is an exhilirating evening of your favorites from Cabaret, Chicago, Flora The Red Menace, The Rink, and more, including stunning new arrangements being debuted at The Metropolitan Room.






Mondays, December 7th & 14th  @ 7:00


Wednesday, December 9th @ 9:45


Saturday, December 12th @ 5:00






17.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum


($12 for MAC and AEA)
















Baby Jane Dexter (7:30 PM)


 


 




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Baby Jane Dexter celebrates the holiday season with her eagerly awaited new show, “All About Love,” with songs by songwriters as diverse as Bob Dylan, Duke Ellington, Carol King, Stephen Sondheim, Lennon & McCartney and many more. In this exciting new show, she will share her trademark intimate, uplifting and insightful visions of life and love through evergreens from the worlds of pop, jazz, R & B and the great American songbook. Since her return to performing in 1990 (after a hiatus,) Ms. Dexter has become one of cabaret's most dynamic,cutting edge, powerful and beloved artists on the music scene today. Along the way, she has amassed endless new fans who flock to her every show. This new show will have even more surprises and explore new horizons - with a twist. For this exclusive Manhattan engagement, Ms. Dexter will be joined by her acclaimed musical director and arranger Ross Patterson. Elissa Patterson serves as consultant/director. Writing in The New York Times, Stephen Holden said, “The phrase “keeping it real” and all it suggests certainly applies to Baby Jane Dexter, a longtime cabaret performer whose booming pop contralto is one of the more formidable voices on the New York nightclub stage.” And in JAZZ TIMES, Christopher Loudon said: “…her brand of entertainment is arguably the most compellingly, refreshingly honest there is.” This is another Baby Jane show not to be missed!














Fridays and Saturdays, December 4 - December 19th




25.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum
















Meg Flather (9:30 PM)










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MEG FLATHER BACK AT METROPOLITAN ROOM, NYC, WITH NEW SHOW -- 
“HOME SHOPPING DIVA” – SAT., DEC. 12, 9:30 PM
 
NEW YORK, Fall 2009 – Meg Flather (www.megflather.com), known to millions as one of home shopping television’s most popular on-air personalities, returns to New York’s Metropolitan Room (34 West 22 Street in Manhattan) with a brand new show.  Flather will appear in “Home Shopping Diva…songs of love, loss, & lipstick” at the Metropolitan Room Sunday, November 1 at 4 pm and Saturday, December 12, at 9:30 pm.  Call 212-206-0440 for reservations.  There is a $15 cover charge and two-drink minimum.  
 
“Home Shopping Diva…songs of love, loss, & lipstick” is inspired by Flather’s second career as a popular cosmetics salesperson on domestic and international home shopping TV channels.  But Flather, who has appeared on QVC, Shop NBC, HSN, TVSN ( Australia ), and The Shopping Channel ( Canada ), has enjoyed a life-long parallel career as an acclaimed singer and songwriter.  With more than two decades writing and performing, Flather boasts five albums, all of which are commercially available via www.amazon.com and www.theorchard.com. A member of ASCAP her original compositions are published by Margaret Hall Music.
 
Laced with humorous snippets of her life story, including a childhood spent in the Philippines where her father was a director for the US Peace Corps during the Kennedy Administration, “Home Shopping Diva” celebrates Flather’s life behind the cosmetic counters of New York City (“I think I worked at every department store in New York,” she says).  That experience, together with her training as a performer on stage and television (Flather was a regular comic actor on Conan O’Brien’s New York TV show for NBC) made her what she is today:  One of television’s top cosmetic hawkers beloved by millions of women.   In addition to hommage to the great female singers and composers who inspired her musical career, Flather’s “Home Shopping Diva” includes some comedy songs as well as sendups of the home shopping TV phenomenon and heartfelt snippets of her work advising women seeking the lost luster of their youth.
 
As a singer and songwriter, Flather is a two-time Backstage Bistro Award-winner.  Her original music is heard in the soundtracks of theatrical films, including one that bowed at the Cannes Film Festival, as well in as the Off-Broadway play, “Acts of Love,” and “A Secret Best Not Kept,” a multi-media project to prevent teen suicide.  She has also performed as a special guest at the Tribeca and Vermont Film Festivals.  As a comedic actor Flather has been seen on NBC’s “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” and the syndicated “Rosie O’Donnell Show.” 
 
Her band includes pianist Paul Greenwood, drummer John Mettam, and bass player Jamie Rogers.




Saturday, December 12th @ 9:30


20.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum


















Piano Bar @ The Metropolitan Room (11:00 PM)


 


 


Piano Bar @ The Metropolitan Room


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Working on a new show? Want to revisit some established songs? Thinking about new material? Bring your charts and try it out with an audience and Ricky Ritzel, Steve Lowenthal, or Nate Buccieri at the piano with Kim Lee Hicks on vocals! 
Fridays & Saturdays From 11pm - 2am
No Cover Charge 1 Item Minimum Required Piano Bar will start after Metrojam on the first Friday of every month
No Piano bar the last Friday of every month (due to Q-talk!)








Sunday, December 13, 2009





Barbara Fasano & Eric Comstock (4:00 PM)






Barbara Fasano & Eric Comstock


"Cold Comfort"


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"Mr. Comstock and Ms. Fasano are turning the neighborhood into a hotbed of
pleasure." -- Stephen Holden, The New York Times

"When they sing together, the evening is transformed from collaboration to alchemy
... the combination works magic." -- Frank Scheck, New York Post 

"Now greater than the sum of their impressive individual talents."
-- David Finkle, Village Voice

Music critics have compared them to Fred & Ginger, Lunt & Fontanne, and Nick & Nora,
but husband-and-wife team Eric Comstock and  Barbara Fasano's unique combination of
warmth, wit and sensuality makes the American songbook, past and present, entirely
their own.  Their March 2009 engagement at the Metropolitan Room, "Wrap Your
Troubles In Dreams", received unanimous praise.  With their winter confection, COLD
COMFORT, they'll take the chill out of December.

www.ericcomstock.net
www.humanchild.com


Sundays, December 13th & 20th @ 4:00


25.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum


















Susan Winter (7:00 PM)


 


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Susan Winter, 2009 Bistro Winner for Outstanding Vocalist, 2008 MAC nominee, is back at the Metropolitan Room celebrating the music of Jimmy Van Heusen. Jimmy Van Heusen was inarguably one of the most accomplished songwriters in history, garnering four "Oscars" and one Emmy award among his credits. He personally felt one of his biggest honors was being elected by his peers as one of the original inductees to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1971.


The favorite composer of Frank and Bing was not just about ring-a-ding-ding! Susan puts her own special stamp on a wide array of material that Van Heusen has written for stage and screen, television and recordings. She’ll be joined on stage by the incomparable Tedd Firth at the piano, Tom Hubbard on bass and Tony Jefferson on drums. Multi award-winning Lina Koutrakos is the director.



Sundays and Tuesdays at 7 PM December 13, 15, 20 & 22


$20 cover plus 2-drink minimum (MAC, Cab hotline discounts)















Ken Greves (9:30 PM)


 


Ken Greves


The Face of My Love: CD Release



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This project was inspired and modeled after Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides
Now", which I consider to be a jazz song cycle describing the arc of a
modern relationship. It is more than a concept album, which is really
treating a single idea; whereas in this CD, it is a journey with a
beginning, middle and end, that eventually cycles over again. I cannot
escape my classical roots and this gave me the form I needed in which to
choose the content. I wanted a framework of a very intimate jazz trio sound
that was understated and elegant in which to tell the stories. It all begins
and ends with the power of a dream. All the songs in some way reference a
heavenly body, to convey the idea as Hamlet says to Horatio, "There are more
things in heaven and earth. than are dreamt of in your philosophy." (Act 1 Sc V).


 


Sunday, December 13th @ 9:30


 


25.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum 








Monday, December 14, 2009





Marquee Five (7:00 PM)






Marquee Five


We Can Make It: The Songs Of Kander & Ebb




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Joining forces for their debut as "Marquee Five", Mick Bleyer, Adam  Hemming, Vanessa Parvin, Sierra Rein, and Julie Reyburn bring an  exciting array of Kander and Ebb's material to life in 5-part harmony.  Featuring Mark Janas on piano, musical direction by Adam Hemming, and  directed by Peter Napolitano, "We Can Make It: The Songs Of Kander &  Ebb" is an exhilirating evening of your favorites from Cabaret,  Chicago, Flora The Red Menace, The Rink, and more, including stunning  new arrangements being debuted at The Metropolitan Room.




Mondays, December 7th & 14th  @ 7:00




Wednesday, December 9th @ 9:45




Saturday, December 12th @ 5:00






17.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum


($12 for MAC and AEA)



















Friends With Benefits #10  All Star Holiday Jamboree (9:30 PM)


 


 


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They’re Back!  The popular“Friends with Benefits”cabaret series returns to The Metropolitan Room with “The
All Star Jamboree”featuring performances by cast members from Wicked, Mamma Mia, Avenue Q, andmore!  The evening will be hosted by MAC Award winner Amy Wolk and MammaMia’s Gerard Salvador. 

Now in its 10th edition, the Friends with Benefits series started as a onenight event put together by some friends who wanted to get together to sing andraise money for a good cause.  Due to the overwhelming success of thatfirst show, Friends with Benefits concerts have been presented several timeseach year raising close to
$10,000 for BC/EFA and become a “must see” forBroadway and cabaret fans alike.
 
Musical Direction by Steven Ray Watkins
 
With Performances by: 
 
Carey Anderson
Tituss Burgess
Kristy Cates
Kathy Deitch
Adam Gwon
Jared Gertner
Michael Holland
Nikki M. James
Raymond J. Lee
Alyse Allan Louis
Karen Mack
Steve Marzullo
Eric William Morris
Julie Reiber
Jay Rogers
Tori Scott
Kristine Zbornik
 


Monday, December 14th @ 9:30


 


20.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum








Tuesday, December 15, 2009





Susan Winter (7:00 PM)


 


 


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Susan Winter, 2009 Bistro Winner for Outstanding Vocalist, 2008 MAC nominee, is back at the Metropolitan Room celebrating the music of Jimmy Van Heusen. Jimmy Van Heusen was inarguably one of the most accomplished songwriters in history, garnering four "Oscars" and one Emmy award among his credits. He personally felt one of his biggest honors was being elected by his peers as one of the original inductees to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1971.


The favorite composer of Frank and Bing was not just about ring-a-ding-ding! Susan puts her own special stamp on a wide array of material that Van Heusen has written for stage and screen, television and recordings. She’ll be joined on stage by the incomparable Tedd Firth at the piano, Tom Hubbard on bass and Tony Jefferson on drums. Multi award-winning Lina Koutrakos is the director.



Sundays and Tuesdays at 7 PM December 13, 15, 20 & 22


$20 cover plus 2-drink minimum (MAC, Cab hotline discounts)















Annie Ross (9:30 PM)


 


 




JAZZ LEGEND
ANNIE ROSS
EVERY TUESDAY AT 9:30!


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"Ms. Ross is a master class in how to sing jazz inside out, upside and down......Her sense of time and rhythm will fracture you...." ~ Rex Reed


Annie Ross has been an abundant contributor to the art of jazz for over 50 years. Born in the UK, she has been a permanent resident of the USA for many years and a US citizen since 2001. The following are some highlights of what has been a long and illustrious career in jazz:


Annie Ross is one of the pioneers of vocalese and the composer of "Twisted", one of the most well known examples of that art, as well as "Farmers Market", quot;Jackie" and many others. A founding member of Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, considered the greatest jazz vocal ensemble of all time, her influence is present in all subsequent practitioners of vocalese. “Twisted“ has been recorded by a host of vocalists, including some not normally associated with jazz, including Joni Mitchell and Bette Midler.


Annie Ross toured in the 50’s with the extraordinary Lionel Hampton band that included Art Farmer, Clifford Brown, Gigi Gryce, and Quincy Jones. Ms. Ross has recorded with James Moody, Kenny Clarke, Milt Jackson, Harry Sweets Edison, the Count Basie band, Louis Armstrong, Gerry Mulligan, Art Farmer, Chet Baker and many more. In this variety of settings, she became known as a great jazz singer, masterful at ballads and up tempos, with the ability to swing hard, improvise and make every lyric meaningful and revealing.


As a child, Annie Ross entered a talent show on the radio accompanied by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, which resulted an a six-month contract with MGM. She went to Hollywood at age eight where she appeared in "The Little Rascals" singing a jazz version of "Loch Lomond." At age eleven she appeared as Judy Garland’s sister in "Presenting Lily Mars." At age 14 she composed the song "Let's Fly", which was subsequently recorded by Johnny Mercer and Jo Stafford.


In Paris in the late 40’s, she met up with musicians involved in modern jazz, including James Moody, Kenny Clarke, Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Billy Strayhorn, and displayed an unerring ear and savvy sense of harmony, which was much appreciated. At 19, she recorded “Le Vent Vert” with Moody. Back in the U.S. at age 21 she recorded for Savoy, along with Clarke, Milt Jackson and Percy Heath. She worked on 52nd St. with Max Roach, Tommy Potter and George Wallington and subbed for Billie Holiday at the Apollo Theater. The original recordings of “Twisted” and “Farmer’s Market” were done in 1952 with Wallington on piano and Art Blakey on drums.


Annie Ross has continued to bring the essence of jazz to a broad spectrum of listeners internationally, by touring, through her recordings, conducting workshops, writing, and appearances in film, television and radio.


Currently, Annie Ross is living in New York and is still active as a jazz performer, having recently performed in New York, Scotland, and Spain as well as having recorded a new CD, Let Me Sing..


Tuesdays @ 9:30
$25.00 Cover + 2 Drink Minimum 










Wednesday, December 16, 2009





Martin Vidnovic (7:30 PM)






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You Make Me Feel So Young…
 …“Songs of Frank and Tony”


 


 


 


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An evening of swingin’
“coo-coo” tunes, and torch songs of Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett


 


Martin Vidnovic is pleased to be bringing his third cabaret show You Make Me Feel So Young…”Songs of Frank and Tony” to The Metropolitan Room. He made his solo cabaret debut here in 2007 with his first show What Matters To Me”.

His Broadway credits include Brigadoon (Tony Nomination), Baby (Drama Desk award), Oklahoma! (L.A. Drama critic’s award), A Grand Night For Singing (Backstage Bistro Award), The King And I (Lun Tha) and Home Sweet Homer (Antinuous) both starring Yul Brynner, Guys And Dolls (Sky), King David (Saul), Olympus On My Mind (Jupiter). He also played Bellomy in the Off Broadway revival of The Fantasticks, and can be heard as the voice of the King in the animated feature film of The King And I, now in CD and DVD release.


Wednesday, December 16th @ 7:30


Mondays, December 21st & 28th @ 7:00


Tuesday, December 29th @ 7:00


 


20.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum


 














Ricky Ritzel (9:45 PM)









Thursday, December 17, 2009





Nicolas King (7:30 PM)






Nicolas King


"Live At The Metropolitan Room"


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Nicolas King makes his anticipated return to the Metropolitan Room onThursday, December 17th! King made his debut there in September, to an audience including Joe Franklin, Andrea McArdle, KT Sullivan and Billy Gilman among others. King has been performing since the age of 4, and hasappeared on numerous talk shows and filming over a dozen national television commercials, King has appeared in 3 Broadway shows, and performed on tour with Liza Minnelli. King recently wowed crowds at the Mabel Mercer Foundation's "Cabaret Convention" which inspired Stephen Holden of "The NewYork Times" to pen him as "the precociously polished crooner".Mike Renzi, King's musical director and pianist, has 5 Emmy's under hiswing, as well as being the musical director for "Sesame Street". He has worked with the likes of Mel Torme, Lena Horne, Peggy Lee, Tony Bennett, Liza Minnelli, Frank Sinatra, Jack Jones, Eartha Kitt, Maureen McGovern, Blossom Dearie and Diana Krall simply to name a few.December's show is sure to please with well known favorites, obscure treasures, and never-before heard wonders! Be sure not to miss thi memorable return! As written by John Hoglund of TheaterScene, "catch him while he's still affordable!"






Nicolas King starting entertaining and pleasing crowds from the age of 4, having appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The View with BarbaraWalters, The Today Show, and being a favorite on the Sally Jesse Raphael Show all by the age of 12. After over a dozen national television commercials, King got his Broadway debut at age 8 in Beauty & The Beast, andsoon after was cast alongside Tom Selleck in A Thousand Clowns. CarolBurnett and Hal Prince noticed his performance in that production and cast him in their play Hollywood Arms. In 2006 Nicolas was approached by LizaMinnelli to perform with her as her opening act. More recently, Nicolas performed at the "Mabel Mercer Foundation" Cabaret Convention, which caused Stephen Holden of the New York Times to pen him as the "precociously polished crooner". King is also a favorite on the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon,where he has performed for the past 7 years. Now at 18, Nicolas is continuing to thrill crowds both on the east coast and west. As stated by Carol Burnett in the liner notes of his current album, "This kid is amazing!"


















Thursday, December 17th @ 7:30








25.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum








Friday, December 18, 2009





Baby Jane Dexter (7:30 PM)


 


 




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Baby Jane Dexter celebrates the holiday season with her eagerly awaited new show, “All About Love,” with songs by songwriters as diverse as Bob Dylan, Duke Ellington, Carol King, Stephen Sondheim, Lennon & McCartney and many more. In this exciting new show, she will share her trademark intimate, uplifting and insightful visions of life and love through evergreens from the worlds of pop, jazz, R & B and the great American songbook. Since her return to performing in 1990 (after a hiatus,) Ms. Dexter has become one of cabaret's most dynamic,cutting edge, powerful and beloved artists on the music scene today. Along the way, she has amassed endless new fans who flock to her every show. This new show will have even more surprises and explore new horizons - with a twist. For this exclusive Manhattan engagement, Ms. Dexter will be joined by her acclaimed musical director and arranger Ross Patterson. Elissa Patterson serves as consultant/director. Writing in The New York Times, Stephen Holden said, “The phrase “keeping it real” and all it suggests certainly applies to Baby Jane Dexter, a longtime cabaret performer whose booming pop contralto is one of the more formidable voices on the New York nightclub stage.” And in JAZZ TIMES, Christopher Loudon said: “…her brand of entertainment is arguably the most compellingly, refreshingly honest there is.” This is another Baby Jane show not to be missed!










Fridays and Saturdays, December 4 - December 19th




25.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum
















Hedda Lettuce (10:00 PM)


 


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"Lettuce Rejoice 2009"


 


 


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Hedda Lettuce (Project Runway and the Tyra Banks Show) returns for the holiday
season with her outrageously fresh Holiday Show, Lettuce Rejoice 2009, at the
Metropolitan Room, just in time to raise your spirits.  Hedda will toss up a bevy of
her favorite cracked out Christmas songs, mixed in with her biting stand up comedy.
Make Hedda Lettuce part of your holiday tradition.  All live no lip-synch! 


 


Friday, December 18th - Sunday, December 20th @ 10:00


Thursday, December 24th @ 7:30


 


22.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum


 














Piano Bar @ The Metropolitan Room (11:00 PM)








Piano Bar @ The Metropolitan Room


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Working on a new show? Want to revisit some established songs? Thinking about new material? Bring your charts and try it out with an audience and Ricky Ritzel, Steve Lowenthal, or Nate Buccieri at the piano with Kim Lee Hicks on vocals! 
Fridays & Saturdays From 11pm - 2am
No Cover Charge 1 Item Minimum Required Piano Bar will start after Metrojam on the first Friday of every month
No Piano bar the last Friday of every month (due to Q-talk!)










Saturday, December 19, 2009





Gretchen Reinhagen (5:00 PM)


 


 


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Special Kaye: A Tribute to the Incomparable Kaye Ballard



 


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Gretchen Reinhagen extends her new show "Special Kaye: A Tribute to the Incomparable Kaye Ballard" following the opening night debut performance at the Annenberg Theater in Palm Springs California, and a successful opening run here at the Metropolitan Room.


The show, which has long been a dream project of Gretchen's, celebrates the great career of legendary Broadway, Film, TV and Cabaret artist Kaye Ballard. Audiences may be surprised to learn of some great musical gems that were not only originated by, but specifically written for Ms. Ballard. The show is directed by Barry Kleinbort. Musical Director David Gaines will be at the piano, accompanied by Louis Tucci on Bass and "Almost Blue" band member Donna Kelly on Drums.

What the critics are saying about "Special Kaye":

"Gretchen Reinhagen's tribute to Kaye Ballard is the kind of gift you remember after you've opened all the presents around the Christmas tree."
- Bruce Fessier, The Desert Sun

"...this is definitely a MUST SEE, 5-STAR, show of the year, performance. Evoking the musical comedy chops of Carol Burnett, with special material created especially for Ms. Ballard as well as other songs she was known for, this show is an hour of revelation, fantastic vocals and darn-good entertainment!"
- Stu Hamstra, Cabaret Hotline Online

"...she projects a generosity of spirit and sense of life similar to Ballard's, and she shares Ballard's complete commitment to everything she does. Most significantly, she's got the brains and talent to do Ballard justice."
- Roy Sander, Bistro Awards


 


 




Saturday, December 19th @ 5:00


Sundays, January 17th & 24th  @ 4:00


Thursday, February 4th @ 7:30 






 


20.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum


($15 for MAC/Cabaret Hotline Online)

 















Baby Jane Dexter (7:30 PM)


 


 




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Baby Jane Dexter celebrates the holiday season with her eagerly awaited new show, “All About Love,” with songs by songwriters as diverse as Bob Dylan, Duke Ellington, Carol King, Stephen Sondheim, Lennon & McCartney and many more. In this exciting new show, she will share her trademark intimate, uplifting and insightful visions of life and love through evergreens from the worlds of pop, jazz, R & B and the great American songbook. Since her return to performing in 1990 (after a hiatus,) Ms. Dexter has become one of cabaret's most dynamic,cutting edge, powerful and beloved artists on the music scene today. Along the way, she has amassed endless new fans who flock to her every show. This new show will have even more surprises and explore new horizons - with a twist. For this exclusive Manhattan engagement, Ms. Dexter will be joined by her acclaimed musical director and arranger Ross Patterson. Elissa Patterson serves as consultant/director. Writing in The New York Times, Stephen Holden said, “The phrase “keeping it real” and all it suggests certainly applies to Baby Jane Dexter, a longtime cabaret performer whose booming pop contralto is one of the more formidable voices on the New York nightclub stage.” And in JAZZ TIMES, Christopher Loudon said: “…her brand of entertainment is arguably the most compellingly, refreshingly honest there is.” This is another Baby Jane show not to be missed!














Fridays and Saturdays, December 4 - December 19th




25.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum
















Hedda Lettuce (10:00 PM)


 


Hedda Lettuce


"Lettuce Rejoice 2009"


 


 


heddalettuce09


 


Hedda Lettuce (Project Runway and the Tyra Banks Show) returns for the holiday
season with her outrageously fresh Holiday Show, Lettuce Rejoice 2009, at the
Metropolitan Room, just in time to raise your spirits.  Hedda will toss up a bevy of
her favorite cracked out Christmas songs, mixed in with her biting stand up comedy.
Make Hedda Lettuce part of your holiday tradition.  All live no lip-synch! 


 


Friday, December 18th - Sunday, December 20th @ 10:00


Thursday, December 24th @ 7:30


 


22.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum


 














Piano Bar @ The Metropolitan Room (11:00 PM)


 


 


Piano Bar @ The Metropolitan Room


metrolounge 
Working on a new show? Want to revisit some established songs? Thinking about new material? Bring your charts and try it out with an audience and Ricky Ritzel, Steve Lowenthal, or Nate Buccieri at the piano with Kim Lee Hicks on vocals! 
Fridays & Saturdays From 11pm - 2am
No Cover Charge 1 Item Minimum Required Piano Bar will start after Metrojam on the first Friday of every month
No Piano bar the last Friday of every month (due to Q-talk!)








Sunday, December 20, 2009





Barbara Fasano & Eric Comstock (4:00 PM)






Barbara Fasano & Eric Comstock


"Cold Comfort"


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"Mr. Comstock and Ms. Fasano are turning the neighborhood into a hotbed of
pleasure." -- Stephen Holden, The New York Times

"When they sing together, the evening is transformed from collaboration to alchemy
... the combination works magic." -- Frank Scheck, New York Post 

"Now greater than the sum of their impressive individual talents."
-- David Finkle, Village Voice

Music critics have compared them to Fred & Ginger, Lunt & Fontanne, and Nick & Nora,
but husband-and-wife team Eric Comstock and  Barbara Fasano's unique combination of
warmth, wit and sensuality makes the American songbook, past and present, entirely
their own.  Their March 2009 engagement at the Metropolitan Room, "Wrap Your
Troubles In Dreams", received unanimous praise.  With their winter confection, COLD
COMFORT, they'll take the chill out of December.

www.ericcomstock.net
www.humanchild.com


Sundays, December 13th & 20th @ 4:00


25.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum


















Susan Winter (7:00 PM)


 


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Susan Winter, 2009 Bistro Winner for Outstanding Vocalist, 2008 MAC nominee, is back at the Metropolitan Room celebrating the music of Jimmy Van Heusen. Jimmy Van Heusen was inarguably one of the most accomplished songwriters in history, garnering four "Oscars" and one Emmy award among his credits. He personally felt one of his biggest honors was being elected by his peers as one of the original inductees to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1971.


The favorite composer of Frank and Bing was not just about ring-a-ding-ding! Susan puts her own special stamp on a wide array of material that Van Heusen has written for stage and screen, television and recordings. She’ll be joined on stage by the incomparable Tedd Firth at the piano, Tom Hubbard on bass and Tony Jefferson on drums. Multi award-winning Lina Koutrakos is the director.



Sundays and Tuesdays at 7 PM December 13, 15, 20 & 22


$20 cover plus 2-drink minimum (MAC, Cab hotline discounts)















Hedda Lettuce (10:00 PM)


 


Hedda Lettuce


"Lettuce Rejoice 2009"


 


 


heddalettuce09


 


Hedda Lettuce (Project Runway and the Tyra Banks Show) returns for the holiday
season with her outrageously fresh Holiday Show, Lettuce Rejoice 2009, at the
Metropolitan Room, just in time to raise your spirits.  Hedda will toss up a bevy of
her favorite cracked out Christmas songs, mixed in with her biting stand up comedy.
Make Hedda Lettuce part of your holiday tradition.  All live no lip-synch! 


 


Friday, December 18th - Sunday, December 20th @ 10:00


Thursday, December 24th @ 7:30


 


22.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum


 








Monday, December 21, 2009





Martin Vidnovic (7:00 PM)








Martin Vidnovic


You Make Me Feel So Young…
 …“Songs of Frank and Tony”


 


 


 


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An evening of swingin’
“coo-coo” tunes, and torch songs of Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett


 


Martin Vidnovic is pleased to be bringing his third cabaret show You Make Me Feel So Young…”Songs of Frank and Tony” to The Metropolitan Room. He made his solo cabaret debut here in 2007 with his first show What Matters To Me”.

His Broadway credits include Brigadoon (Tony Nomination), Baby (Drama Desk award), Oklahoma! (L.A. Drama critic’s award), A Grand Night For Singing (Backstage Bistro Award), The King And I (Lun Tha) and Home Sweet Homer (Antinuous) both starring Yul Brynner, Guys And Dolls (Sky), King David (Saul), Olympus On My Mind (Jupiter). He also played Bellomy in the Off Broadway revival of The Fantasticks, and can be heard as the voice of the King in the animated feature film of The King And I, now in CD and DVD release.


Wednesday, December 16th @ 7:30


Mondays, December 21st & 28th @ 7:00


Tuesday, December 29th @ 7:00


 


20.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum


 
















Joelle Lurie (9:30 PM)






Joelle Lurie


"The First Joelle"
Come See a Little Jew Sing Christmas Tunes




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Join Joelle as she returns to The Metropolitan Room with standards and sassto celebrate the holidays!




Monday, December 21st @ 9:30




10.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum















Tuesday, December 22, 2009





Susan Winter (7:00 PM)


 


 


susanwinterdec092


Susan Winter, 2009 Bistro Winner for Outstanding Vocalist, 2008 MAC nominee, is back at the Metropolitan Room celebrating the music of Jimmy Van Heusen. Jimmy Van Heusen was inarguably one of the most accomplished songwriters in history, garnering four "Oscars" and one Emmy award among his credits. He personally felt one of his biggest honors was being elected by his peers as one of the original inductees to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1971.


The favorite composer of Frank and Bing was not just about ring-a-ding-ding! Susan puts her own special stamp on a wide array of material that Van Heusen has written for stage and screen, television and recordings. She’ll be joined on stage by the incomparable Tedd Firth at the piano, Tom Hubbard on bass and Tony Jefferson on drums. Multi award-winning Lina Koutrakos is the director.



Sundays and Tuesdays at 7 PM December 13, 15, 20 & 22


$20 cover plus 2-drink minimum (MAC, Cab hotline discounts)















Annie Ross (9:30 PM)


 


 




JAZZ LEGEND
ANNIE ROSS
EVERY TUESDAY AT 9:30!


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"Ms. Ross is a master class in how to sing jazz inside out, upside and down......Her sense of time and rhythm will fracture you...." ~ Rex Reed


Annie Ross has been an abundant contributor to the art of jazz for over 50 years. Born in the UK, she has been a permanent resident of the USA for many years and a US citizen since 2001. The following are some highlights of what has been a long and illustrious career in jazz:


Annie Ross is one of the pioneers of vocalese and the composer of "Twisted", one of the most well known examples of that art, as well as "Farmers Market", quot;Jackie" and many others. A founding member of Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, considered the greatest jazz vocal ensemble of all time, her influence is present in all subsequent practitioners of vocalese. “Twisted“ has been recorded by a host of vocalists, including some not normally associated with jazz, including Joni Mitchell and Bette Midler.


Annie Ross toured in the 50’s with the extraordinary Lionel Hampton band that included Art Farmer, Clifford Brown, Gigi Gryce, and Quincy Jones. Ms. Ross has recorded with James Moody, Kenny Clarke, Milt Jackson, Harry Sweets Edison, the Count Basie band, Louis Armstrong, Gerry Mulligan, Art Farmer, Chet Baker and many more. In this variety of settings, she became known as a great jazz singer, masterful at ballads and up tempos, with the ability to swing hard, improvise and make every lyric meaningful and revealing.


As a child, Annie Ross entered a talent show on the radio accompanied by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, which resulted an a six-month contract with MGM. She went to Hollywood at age eight where she appeared in "The Little Rascals" singing a jazz version of "Loch Lomond." At age eleven she appeared as Judy Garland’s sister in "Presenting Lily Mars." At age 14 she composed the song "Let's Fly", which was subsequently recorded by Johnny Mercer and Jo Stafford.


In Paris in the late 40’s, she met up with musicians involved in modern jazz, including James Moody, Kenny Clarke, Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Billy Strayhorn, and displayed an unerring ear and savvy sense of harmony, which was much appreciated. At 19, she recorded “Le Vent Vert” with Moody. Back in the U.S. at age 21 she recorded for Savoy, along with Clarke, Milt Jackson and Percy Heath. She worked on 52nd St. with Max Roach, Tommy Potter and George Wallington and subbed for Billie Holiday at the Apollo Theater. The original recordings of “Twisted” and “Farmer’s Market” were done in 1952 with Wallington on piano and Art Blakey on drums.


Annie Ross has continued to bring the essence of jazz to a broad spectrum of listeners internationally, by touring, through her recordings, conducting workshops, writing, and appearances in film, television and radio.


Currently, Annie Ross is living in New York and is still active as a jazz performer, having recently performed in New York, Scotland, and Spain as well as having recorded a new CD, Let Me Sing..


Tuesdays @ 9:30
$25.00 Cover + 2 Drink Minimum 










Wednesday, December 23, 2009





Allan Harris (7:30 PM)






Allan Harris


Dedicated to You: Allan Harris sings a Nat King Cole Christmas




allanharris




Wednesday, December 23rd @ 7:30




20.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum





 














Bjorn Solli And Joshua Wolff (9:45 PM)






The Mel Tormé Songbook






presented by:






Bjorn Solli and Joshua Wolff


BJORNSODILI




Mel Tormé, one of America's most gifted singers and beloved  entertainers, was also a prolific composer and penned songs like Born  To Be Blue, A Stranger in Town and the yuletide classic The Christmas  Song (Chestnuts Roasting). These and other Tormé-originals are  presented by two of today's most exciting young crooners who also  happen to be first rate instrumentalists. Guitarist Bjorn Solli and  pianist Joshua Wolff have joined forces and put together a wonderful  new show dedicated to the Velvet Fog and will present their swinging  homage for the first time at the Mertopolitan Room








Wednesday, December 23rd @ 9:45




15.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum








Thursday, December 24, 2009





Hedda Lettuce (7:30 PM)


 


 


Hedda Lettuce


"Lettuce Rejoice 2009"


 


 


heddalettuce09


 


Hedda Lettuce (Project Runway and the Tyra Banks Show) returns for the holiday
season with her outrageously fresh Holiday Show, Lettuce Rejoice 2009, at the
Metropolitan Room, just in time to raise your spirits.  Hedda will toss up a bevy of
her favorite cracked out Christmas songs, mixed in with her biting stand up comedy.
Make Hedda Lettuce part of your holiday tradition.  All live no lip-synch! 


 


Friday, December 18th - Sunday, December 20th @ 10:00


Thursday, December 24th @ 7:30


 


22.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum


 








Sunday, December 27, 2009





Hedda Lettuce (7:30 PM)








Hedda Lettuce


"Lettuce Rejoice 2009"


 


 


heddalettuce09


 


Hedda Lettuce (Project Runway and the Tyra Banks Show) returns for the holiday
season with her outrageously fresh Holiday Show, Lettuce Rejoice 2009, at the
Metropolitan Room, just in time to raise your spirits.  Hedda will toss up a bevy of
her favorite cracked out Christmas songs, mixed in with her biting stand up comedy.
Make Hedda Lettuce part of your holiday tradition.  All live no lip-synch! 


 


Friday, December 18th - Sunday, December 20th @ 10:00


Thursday, December 24th @ 7:30


Sunday, December 27th @ 7:30


 


22.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum


 










Monday, December 28, 2009





Martin Vidnovic (7:00 PM)








Martin Vidnovic


You Make Me Feel So Young…
 …“Songs of Frank and Tony”


 


 


 


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An evening of swingin’
“coo-coo” tunes, and torch songs of Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett


 


Martin Vidnovic is pleased to be bringing his third cabaret show You Make Me Feel So Young…”Songs of Frank and Tony” to The Metropolitan Room. He made his solo cabaret debut here in 2007 with his first show What Matters To Me”.

His Broadway credits include Brigadoon (Tony Nomination), Baby (Drama Desk award), Oklahoma! (L.A. Drama critic’s award), A Grand Night For Singing (Backstage Bistro Award), The King And I (Lun Tha) and Home Sweet Homer (Antinuous) both starring Yul Brynner, Guys And Dolls (Sky), King David (Saul), Olympus On My Mind (Jupiter). He also played Bellomy in the Off Broadway revival of The Fantasticks, and can be heard as the voice of the King in the animated feature film of The King And I, now in CD and DVD release.


Wednesday, December 16th @ 7:30


Mondays, December 21st & 28th @ 7:00


Tuesday, December 29th @ 7:00


 


20.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum


 










Tuesday, December 29, 2009





Martin Vidnovic (7:00 PM)








Martin Vidnovic


You Make Me Feel So Young…
 …“Songs of Frank and Tony”


 


 


 


Marty_Vidnovic09


 


An evening of swingin’
“coo-coo” tunes, and torch songs of Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett


 


Martin Vidnovic is pleased to be bringing his third cabaret show You Make Me Feel So Young…”Songs of Frank and Tony” to The Metropolitan Room. He made his solo cabaret debut here in 2007 with his first show What Matters To Me”.

His Broadway credits include Brigadoon (Tony Nomination), Baby (Drama Desk award), Oklahoma! (L.A. Drama critic’s award), A Grand Night For Singing (Backstage Bistro Award), The King And I (Lun Tha) and Home Sweet Homer (Antinuous) both starring Yul Brynner, Guys And Dolls (Sky), King David (Saul), Olympus On My Mind (Jupiter). He also played Bellomy in the Off Broadway revival of The Fantasticks, and can be heard as the voice of the King in the animated feature film of The King And I, now in CD and DVD release.


Wednesday, December 16th @ 7:30


Mondays, December 21st & 28th @ 7:00


Tuesday, December 29th @ 7:00


 


20.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum


 
















Annie Ross (9:30 PM)


 


 




JAZZ LEGEND
ANNIE ROSS
EVERY TUESDAY AT 9:30!


annie-ross01.jpg


"Ms. Ross is a master class in how to sing jazz inside out, upside and down......Her sense of time and rhythm will fracture you...." ~ Rex Reed


Annie Ross has been an abundant contributor to the art of jazz for over 50 years. Born in the UK, she has been a permanent resident of the USA for many years and a US citizen since 2001. The following are some highlights of what has been a long and illustrious career in jazz:


Annie Ross is one of the pioneers of vocalese and the composer of "Twisted", one of the most well known examples of that art, as well as "Farmers Market", quot;Jackie" and many others. A founding member of Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, considered the greatest jazz vocal ensemble of all time, her influence is present in all subsequent practitioners of vocalese. “Twisted“ has been recorded by a host of vocalists, including some not normally associated with jazz, including Joni Mitchell and Bette Midler.


Annie Ross toured in the 50’s with the extraordinary Lionel Hampton band that included Art Farmer, Clifford Brown, Gigi Gryce, and Quincy Jones. Ms. Ross has recorded with James Moody, Kenny Clarke, Milt Jackson, Harry Sweets Edison, the Count Basie band, Louis Armstrong, Gerry Mulligan, Art Farmer, Chet Baker and many more. In this variety of settings, she became known as a great jazz singer, masterful at ballads and up tempos, with the ability to swing hard, improvise and make every lyric meaningful and revealing.


As a child, Annie Ross entered a talent show on the radio accompanied by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, which resulted an a six-month contract with MGM. She went to Hollywood at age eight where she appeared in "The Little Rascals" singing a jazz version of "Loch Lomond." At age eleven she appeared as Judy Garland’s sister in "Presenting Lily Mars." At age 14 she composed the song "Let's Fly", which was subsequently recorded by Johnny Mercer and Jo Stafford.


In Paris in the late 40’s, she met up with musicians involved in modern jazz, including James Moody, Kenny Clarke, Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Billy Strayhorn, and displayed an unerring ear and savvy sense of harmony, which was much appreciated. At 19, she recorded “Le Vent Vert” with Moody. Back in the U.S. at age 21 she recorded for Savoy, along with Clarke, Milt Jackson and Percy Heath. She worked on 52nd St. with Max Roach, Tommy Potter and George Wallington and subbed for Billie Holiday at the Apollo Theater. The original recordings of “Twisted” and “Farmer’s Market” were done in 1952 with Wallington on piano and Art Blakey on drums.


Annie Ross has continued to bring the essence of jazz to a broad spectrum of listeners internationally, by touring, through her recordings, conducting workshops, writing, and appearances in film, television and radio.


Currently, Annie Ross is living in New York and is still active as a jazz performer, having recently performed in New York, Scotland, and Spain as well as having recorded a new CD, Let Me Sing..


Tuesdays @ 9:30
$25.00 Cover + 2 Drink Minimum 










Wednesday, December 30, 2009





Tom Rocco (7:30 PM)








Tom Rocco


My  Big, Fat, Proposition 8 Wedding


 


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This  evening of songs (some familiar, some lesser-known) and light-hearted anecdotes  follows Broadway vet Tom Rocco’s unconventional path to wedded bliss. And by the  end of the night you’ll likely ask yourself: “Is it really all that  unconventional? It sounds just like my (fill in with the adjective/expletive of  your choice) marriage.”


Wednesday, December 30th @ 7:30


15.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum


$10 for MAC members










Thursday, December 31, 2009





New Year's Eve With Liz Callaway: 1st Show - 'Passage Of Time" (8:00 PM)








Liz Callaway


"Passage Of Time"


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Liz Callaway returns to the Metropolitan Room to celebrate the release of her newest CD Passage of Time. The album -her first in 8 years- includes music by Stephen Sondheim, James Taylor, Rogers and Hammerstein, Maltby 
and Shire, Ahrens and Flaherty, Stephen Schwartz, and Carly Simon.








 


“ Liz Callaway has a big, bright Broadway voice that illuminates
a room like a ray of sunshine beamed to the rafters voice!
She had the packed house cheering!”
Stephen Holden, The New York Times 10/24/09


 
















Thursday, December 31st @ 8:00












40.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum




Doors open at 7:30!




















2nd Show: (10:30 PM)




New Year's Eve With Liz Callaway


"Countdown With Callaway"


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Ring in the New Year with “The Best of Liz.”
All the hits (Meadowlark, Memory, The Story Goes
On, songs from the ’60s) plus a few surprises and
lots of champagne!


 


“ Liz Callaway has a big, bright Broadway voice that illuminates
a room like a ray of sunshine beamed to the rafters voice!
She had the packed house cheering!”
Stephen Holden, The New York Times 10/24/09


 


Thursday, December 31st @ 10:30


 


125.00 + Tax & Gratuity


Includes: Open bar, Champagne toast & food items below:



 
 


MENU

SPICY MEATBALLS WITH A TOMATO SAUCE

PINEAPPLE CHICKEN SKEWERS

ROASTED VEGETABLE SKEWERS 
WITH A BALSAMIC GLAZE

SPANOKOPITA 
FILO FILLED 
WITH SPINACH AND FETA

CRAZY DEVILED EGGS

NEW YEAR'S EVE BROWNIES




 


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