THE DC CABARET NETWORK
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The DC Cabaret Network Newsletter
UPCOMING
EVENTS, DECEMBER 2007
Date
of next newsletter is January 1, 2008
Due
date for member submissions: December 25, 2007
MERRY
CHRISTAMS
HAPPY
HANNUKAH
Before
leaving home to attend an event, please CONFIRM all logistical information by
calling or visiting the website of the venue. We work hard to publish the
most current and correct information on the cabaret scene in the DC
metropolitan area, but sometimes mistakes are made. THANK YOU for your patience
and cooperation!
LOOK
FOR IN THIS ISSUE
· DCCN
December Open Mic is Monday, December 10
· DCCN
members at INDIGO: Joanne Schmoll, Joe Peck,
Sally Martin, Doug Bowles
· Cabaret
performers from out of town at various venues: Stacey Kent and Scott Bakula
· DC
Cabaret Network members are performing soon: Doug Bowles, George Fulginiti-Shakar, Sally Martin, Joe Peck, Joanne Schmoll
· Coaching
available with DC Cabaret Network members: George Fulginiti-Shakar,
Sally Martin, James K. McCully, Judy Simmons, Daniel Sticco
· If
you haven’t yet, renew your dues or become a member of the DC Cabaret Network
TODAY: Send $35 check to: DC Cabaret Network,
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
DC CABARET NETWORK AND MEMBER CABARET EVENTS
CABARET ARTISTS FROM OUT OF TOWN PERFORM AROUND TOWN
ALSO AROUND TOWN
CLASSES, WORKSHOPS AND INSTRUCTION
FARTHER AFIELD
DC CABARET NETWORK NOTES AND POLICIES
DECEMBER
OPEN MIC! MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2007
Sign-up
at 7:30pm , start singing at 8pm
Come
sing at the Warehouse Theater! Admission is a suggested donation for the
pianist and to cover the rental fee: $15 for non-members, $12 for paid up
members of the DC Cabaret Network.
The
Warehouse Theater is located at
Everyone
is welcome. Our Open Mic Nights are a great
opportunity to try out new stuff, take out an old friend, or just hone your
skills in a friendly and supportive environment.
Visit
www.warehousetheater.com for directions and more info about the space.
Sing
“Joy to the World” that the splendiferous Alex Tang will accompany singers on
the piano.
The
always delightful Michael Miyazaki and Ron Squeri
will host this event filled with Holiday Fun!
See
you there!
PS,
A note on admission and the Warehouse Theater:
We
are modestly increasing the suggested donation for the Open Mic. The
Warehouse Theater, because of a gargantuan increase in their property taxes,
has had to make some changes in their business operations, which include
closing the restaurant/bar and charging a small fee for using their
space.
For
over three years, the Ruperts at the Warehouse
Theater have graciously opened their doors to us FOR FREE. We are
tremendously grateful.
JOANNE
SCHMOLL PERFORMS AT INDIGO IN “DECEMBER SONG”, DECEMBER 1
Saturday,
December 1. Doors open at 7pm. Show at 7:30 pm ,
with Jon Ozment at the piano
Welcome
the Holiday Season with an evening of great music, jazz guy Jon Ozment at the piano, Pepe
Gonzalez on bass, and vocals by Joanne Schmoll.
Music ranging from the Classic – Winter Wonderland, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed
Reindeer – to Romantic – That’s What I Want For Christmas, and Warm in December
– to a few gems you might not know – The Pretty Little Dolly and Snowbound, and
lots of others. Whatever the tune, they conjure a lovely beginning to the
holiday season.
Enjoy
a drink, a light snack and terrific music!
It
will be lovely to see you there.
INDIGO
is located at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE Washington,
D.C. 20002 www.atlasarts.org. Tickets for all performances are $22.50 and
can be purchased by calling the Atlas box office at 202-399-7993. Two drink
minimum for all guests. Guests can avail themselves of a wide variety of
drink options and light snacks. Seating is cabaret style at cocktail
tables. Valet parking is available.
JOE
PECK PERFORMS AT INDIGO “THAT’S THE WAY I REMEMBER IT” ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1
AT 9PM
Baritone/Tenor
vocalist Joe Peck has appeared on stage in productions at The Kennedy Center,
Ford’s Theatre, Open Circle Theatre, Theatre Lab, Signature Theatre, Olney
Theatre, and The Washington Savoyards, among others. Joe works on camera in
commercials, industrials and independent films, and he performs regularly in
voiceovers as a narrator as well as providing character voices. After college,
he pursued a successful career in government and government affairs before
returning to the stage and performing full-time in the last several years. It
is this breadth of experience - on and off the stage - that uniquely informs
his performances. Joe has appeared in cabaret performances at DC venues as
diverse as Mimi's American Bistro, Mr. Henry's Capitol Hill, Maggie's Cabaret
at St. Margaret's, and the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop. His vocal training
includes work at MTSU and with Wayne Kemp Vocal Studios. You can find him online
at www.joepeck.net.
Joe
Peck says: DCCN Members Joe Peck and Alex Tang will reprise the popular show
"That's the Way I Remember It" on December 1 as part of the Indigo
Cabaret Series at the Atlas Performing Arts Center. This show is an incredibly
fun time-warp of memories and melodies so funny it'll make you cry and so
heartwarming it'll make you laugh. You will not want to miss a chance to hear
such an eclectic collection of favorites -- standards, pop, R&B, folk,
jazz, musical theatre, and - yes - a little country to boot. With this show
there's a surprise around every corner. Info at
http://www.joepeck.net. Tickets at
http://www.atlasarts.org or 202-399-7993.
For
tickets and information on INDIGO:
INDIGO
Cabaret and Jazz Performance at the Atlas Performing
presented by Jonathan G. Willen
and Associates
202-265-8001
Voice / 202-399-7993 Box Office
Valet
parking is available.
MICHAEL
VITALY SAZONOV PERFORMS AT INDIGO ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7 IN
MY
WELL SCHOOLED HEART, THE EDUCATION OF A YOUNG, MODERN DAY ROMANTIC
Michael
takes you by the hand as he travels on that bumpy road through Love, Loss,
Lust, and Life using his extraordinary voice to passionately evoke such musical
contemporaries as John Bucchino, Andrew Lippa, and Stephen Sondheim as well as reverently conjuring
some of his other favorites...Cole Porter, Kurt Weill, and Sammy Cahn.
Delicately blending contemporary wit and classic charm, this is a journey that
will seduce you with its daring, marvelously funny
For
tickets and information on INDIGO:
INDIGO
Cabaret and Jazz Performance at the Atlas Performing
presented by Jonathan G. Willen
and Associates
202-265-8001
Voice / 202-399-7993 Box Office
SALLY
MARTIN PERFORMS AT INDIGO, WITH MARY STOUT, DECEMBER 8
On
Saturday, December 8, Sally Martin joins forces with Broadway favorite Mary
Stout in two shows at Indigo, the new club at the
Musical
direction by James R. Fitzpatrick; Deborah Brudvig on cello
Saturday,
December 8, at 7:30 and 9:30 PM
INDIGO:
Cabaret, Jazz and Comedy at the Atlas Performing
202-399-7993 BOX OFFICE
$22.50
plus two drink minimum
www.atlasarts.org
VALET
PARKING AVAILABLE
DOUG
BOWLES AT INDIGO DECEMBER 29, 2007
Doug
Bowles appears with the Washington Conservatory Jazz Ensemble in
“32
Bars in one Night: An evening of Rhythmic Cocktails”
Hot
Jazz and Swing from the Heyday of Tin Pan Alley,
December
29, 2007 , 8:30 – 10:30 pm
INDIGO
at the ATLAS PERFORMING
202-339-7993
Admission
is $22.50 per person with a 2 drink minimum
Ask
about the “Cabaret” Discount” 5 bucks off
Group
rates available with 10 or more
Valet
Parking is Available
DC
CABERET NETWORK MEMBER, Doug Bowles will be appearing with the Washington
Conservatory Jazz Ensemble at INDIGO, the new cabaret space at the renovated
ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. Doug’s big band, “Doug Bowles and his SingCo Rhythm Orchestra” is the house orchestra at the
ATLAS and has several affiliated smaller groups, often comprise partly or
mostly of musicians from the larger group.
The
group, “the Washington Conservatory Jazz Band” is a sextet, plus wonderful
female singer, which plays music from the teens, 20s and 30s. Members of
the group have incredible resumes and range from having played with such groups
as Banu Gibson and her New Orleans Jazz, Vince
Giordano and his Nighthawks (movies and Garrison Keillor’s
show) to the likes of Barbara Streisand.
SALLY
MARTIN’S NEW CD “ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE” IS AVAILABLE FOR ON CDBABY.COM
After
her CD release concert at the Corcoran Gallery of Art on September 25, Sally
Martin's new CD "Another Time, Another Place" is now available at
http://cdbaby.com/cd/sallymartin2
DON’T
FORGOT TO FREQUENTLY VISIT MICHAEL MIYAZAKI’S WONDERFUL BLOG Cabaret Network
member and local cabaret yenta, Michael Miyazaki, has started a blog devoted to
cabaret in the DC area:
cabaretdc.wordpress.com
Check
out Michael’s blog for list of singers and songs from DC Cabaret Network
October Open Mic: cabaretdc.wordpress.com
JOIN
TODAY OR RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP! DUES ARE DUE!
It’s
“Back to School” and time to renew your membership with DC Cabaret Network.
The
membership year is over on August 31. The new membership year begins September
1. To renew your membership or become a new member, send your check for $35 to:
DC
Cabaret Network
MEMBER
BENEFITS INCLUDE:
·
DC Cabaret Network Membership Packet, for first time members, that
includes valuable cabaret resource information
·
A subscription to the monthly email update, The DC Cabaret Network
Newsletter, which lists upcoming performances and news from the DC cabaret
scene
·
Free advertising for your music related events and services in the email
update
·
Eligibility to include a link to your music-related website from
DCCabaretNetwork.org
·
Access to the current DC Cabaret Network member directory
·
Annual MEMBERS ONLY party
·
Eligibility to perform in the Members Only Showcases
A
complete list of MEMBER BENEFITS listed on www.DCCabaretNetwork.org.
CABARET
ARTISTS FROM OUT OF TOWN PERFORM AROUND TOWN
AN
EVENING WITH SCOTT BAKULA
Friday,
January 18, 2008
A
Special Benefit for Ford's Theatre, held at Sidney Harman Hall
Ticket
Prices Range from $35 - $100
Join
star of TV, film and stage Scott Bakula for an
evening of music including Cole Porter, George Gershwin,
Tickets
on
For
more information, visit:
http://www.fords.org/performances/calendar/performance-an-evening-with-scott-bakula.aspx
ALSO
AROUND TOWN
STACEY
KENT AT BLUES ALLEY
Thursday,
December 6 - Saturday, December 8
Advanced
Two
shows: 8PM & 10PM
From
bluesalley.com: Stacey, a recent addition to the Blue Note roster of recording
artists, now boasts six best-selling albums, a string of awards, including the
2001 British Jazz Award and 2002 BBC Jazz Award for 'Best Vocalist,' the 2004
Backstage Bistro Award and the 2006 "Album of the Year" for 'The
Lyric' as well as a fan base that enables her to sell out concert halls around
the world.
For
more info, visit: bluesalley.com
DECEMBER
DIVAS AT SIGNATURE THEATRE
A
trio of DC-area divas belt out holiday classics to get you in the spirit of the
season. Presented in true Signature style, December Divas will have you
jingling all the way to New Year’s Eve!
December
12 - 15, 2007
For
more information, visit: http://www.sig-online.org/cabaret_season0708.htm
SINGER-SONGWRITERS
AND COMEDIANS COMING TO THE BIRCHMERE
Seeing
performers at The Birchmere is a great opportunity to
hear new and interesting material, from the fabulous singer/songwriters
themselves. For more information or to discover these performers visit www.birchmere.com.
Place:
The Birchmere:
Times/Info/Directions/
Reservations/Tickets: www.birchmere.com or
call 703-549-7500
Some
shows to keep in mind:
Sat.
Dec. 8: THE ROCHES '
Sat.
Jan. 26: JOHN GORKA & SUSAN WERNER $25.00
Sat.
Feb. 23: CHRISTINE LAVIN w/ Dave Potts $25.00
Sun.
Mar. 30: MICHAEL FEINSTEIN $55.00
A
SLEW OF SINGERS AND SONGWRITERS COMING TO WOLF TRAP
New
and interesting material from the fabulous singer/songwriters themselves can
soon be found at Wolf Trap…Artist info, tickets, and more info can be found by
pasting the link under each artist’s name into your web browser. Wolf Trap is
located at
Some
to keep in mind:
Sunday,
January 13 at 7:30 PM , An Evening With Melissa
Manchester
Thursday,
January 24 at 8 PM , Faith Prince
Thursday,
January 31 at 8:00 pm and Friday, February 1 at 8:00 pm ,
Maureen McGovern
CLASSES,
WORKSHOPS AND INSTRUCTION
COACHING
WITH GEORGE FULGINITI-SHAKAR
George
Fulginiti-Shakar offers private vocal coaching
sessions and is also teaching a performance class at Studio Theatre Acting
Conservatory. George has worked with many singers helping them to develop vocal
technique, audition material, cabaret acts, piano arrangements and
transpositions of songs in the "right" key. Daytime and evening times
are available.
Email
to GeoFulShak@aol.com or call 202-332-7570.
COACHING
WITH SALLY MARTIN
Sally
Martin is available for vocal coaching and/or voice lessons. She can help you
put your cabaret act together, iron out vocal problems, and hone your
interpretive skills. She performs at major venues here and in
COACHING
WITH JAMES K. MCCULLY
Vocal
instruction & coaching with James K. McCully,
National Endowment for the Arts' Opera Music Theater Fellow (On-Site Evaluator)
of professional Opera & Musical Theater Company Training Programs.
James K. McCully's students have sung for Her
Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, His Highness, The Prince Phillip, & Presidents
at The White House; and have received AGMA/AEA contracts with Arena Stage;
CABARET
COACHING WITH JUDY SIMMONS
Judy
Simmons is available for private coaching, and to direct and help with
repertoire choices and patter for your very special cabaret. She teaches
at The Theatre Lab and has taught at American and
cabaret for over 20 years and has appeared in numerous
productions at area theatres. She can be reached at KSsongbird03@aol.com
COACHING
WITH STICCO STUDIOS
STICCO
STUDIOS is a unique venue for the cultivation of cabaret and musical theatre
performers. Under the direction of Helen Hayes Nominated/Broadway Composer
DANIEL STICCO artists develop a “break-less, effortless vocal production, armed
with new repertoire and arrangements tailored to make what you do best, shine!
ALL levels welcome. (703)418-0702 or email at STICCO1STUDIOS@AOL.COM
FARTHER
AFIELD
METROJAM
AT METROPOLITAN ROOM IN NYC
(From
Metropolitan Room email press release)
Next
MetroJam, Friday October 5th, 10pm
This
coming Friday night at the Metropolitan Room (
The
evening's band will include John DiPinto on the
Piano, Tommy Kirchmer on Bass, and Bobby Sher on Drums. Your host for the evening is Joe Bachana.
Admission
is $10 with a 2-drink Minimum. For Reservations, please call 212.206.0440.
DC
CABARET NETWORK NOTES AND POLICIES
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US BUILD THE DC CABARET AUDIENCE!!!
The
DC CABARET NETWORK currently sends our regular newsletter to approximately 400
people in the greater DC area. Our newsletter contains free advertising for our
members’ performances. To help us reach more people with this newsletter we ask
that when members perform, you: a) Make available to your audience a sign-up
sheet for our newsletter and encourage them to sign it; and b) Send us the
completed sign-up sheet so that we may add these names to our database and
start sending them the newsletter! A sign-up sheet is available for downloading
on our website:
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SEEKING
VENUE INFORMATION
Support
your fellow cabaret lovers and performers! We are formulating a list of cabaret
venues. If you have information about a great cabaret space (a church,
restaurant, community center, theatre space, etc), let us know! If possible,
please include name of site, address, phone, contact name and details of what
makes it a great spot for cabaret performance. Please email
the information to membership@dccabaretnetwork.org or write to
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POLICY
REGARDING SUMBISSION OF NOTICES
The
DC Cabaret Network's bi-monthly newsletter moved to a once-a-month schedule in
May 2007. The newsletter will be sent out on the 1st of each month. The
deadline for all submissions will be the 25th of the prior month - no
exceptions. If you miss the deadline, your entry will have to wait until
the following month for inclusion. Thanks to all of you for your support and
understanding. Please send your info to DCCabaretNetwork@hotmail.com
POLICIES
REGARDING INCLUSION OF NOTICES
The
DC Cabaret Network is a small organization run on a 100% volunteer basis.
We do the best we can with the resources and information we have. It is our
policy to include, to the best of our ability, all cabaret related notices of
our paid up members. Submission, however, does not guarantee inclusion in the
newsletter. Although we always do the best we can to include the
cabaret-related notices of paid-up members, realities such as mis-delivered email or the timing of submissions may affect
what gets published in a particular edition. Your music-related submissions
must be made to:
dccabaretnetwork@hotmail.com
We
reserve the right to edit, and determine the inclusion of, all submissions. It
is the responsibility of the person submitting the information to proof read
the submission for spelling and correct logistical information.
We
will continue to list, free of charge, upcoming events by out-of-town
performers.
The
newsletter update goes out the first of each month, with submissions due by the
25th of the previous month. Please send your submissions (to dccabaretnetwork@hotmail.com)
Inclusion
in the newsletter does not signify a recommendation or endorsement by the
Network.
We
do not post events previous to the date of the newsletter.
If
you have any questions about our listing policy, please contact us at dccabaretnetwork@hotmail.com
or through our website www.dccabaretnetwork.org
POLICY
REGARDING EDITS TO SUBMISSIONS PUBLISHED IN MULTIPLE EDITIONS OF NEWSLETTER
We
gladly publish notices of paid up members in multiple editions of the
newsletter. If you have a notice published in the newsletter, and the date of
the event will carry the notice into subsequent editions of the newsletter,
check your information frequently and verify it is correct.
We
understand that sometimes plans and arrangements change. If you have a notice
currently published in the newsletter, but need to update or change the
information, re-submit your notice IN FULL (exactly as you’d like it to appear
in the newsletter), including the changes, to dccabaretnetwork@hotmail.com.
In a separate paragraph, specifically point out the changes that you
made. We will cut/paste your updated notice into the newsletter, calling
attention to the changes made. If you have a notice published in the
newsletter, and the date of the event will carry the notice into subsequent
editions of the newsletter, and we do not receive a new/complete submission (as
stated above) with changes specifically pointed out, your notice will appear
exactly as before.
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services free to our extensive mailing list and discounts to many area events.
For a complete list of benefits, visit www.DCCabaretNetwork.org
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