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By Kathleen France
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EDITOR’S NOTE: You can read about Mr. Reid who won the 2010 Manhattan summer singing contest called MetroStar and his competition in the competition. Here is the more detailed look from our reporter who has been filing reports since the beginning and all are archived here on our website. The final results placing the summer’s top five finalists were, as previously announced, a combination of the votes on the last two nights.
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By Scott Barbarino
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Simply Magnificent! is a show that celebrates the joy and freedom of life. It is vaudeville madness featuring Leonid The Magnificent, the glamorous and controversial underground celebrity and Lucio Fernandez a.k.a. "The Cuban Kid" a romantic and remarkably funny character.
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By Scott Barbarino
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Now in its fifth year, the FringeNYC Encore Series gives theatre lovers another chance to see some of the Festival's favorite shows. Beginning September 9, the FringeNYC Encore Series will present nearly 20 works in rotating repertory at three downtown venues: The Lucille Lortel Theater (121 Christopher Street between Bleecker and Hudson), The Players Theatre (115 MacDougal, between Houston & West 3rd Street) and Soho Playhouse’s Huron Club (15 Vandam Street between 6th Ave & Varick, off the #1 to Houston Street or C, E to Spring). Tickets are $18 at (866)468-7619 or www.FringeNYC-EncoreSeries.com.
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By Scott Barbarino
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On Monday August 30, T. Oliver Reid proved his mettle by winning the exciting finale of the third annual MetroStar Talent Challenge at Metropolitan Room, beating out Cindy Marchionda (first runner-up) and Amy Beth Williams (second runner-up). Reid, who dazzled throughout the competition with daring vocal choices, earned consistently high marks during the eight-week jury and audience-voted singers' contest. The two other finalists were Alison Nusbaum and Janice Hall.
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By Scott Barbarino
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The Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs is pleased to announceTHE 2010 BURMAN AND WALLOWITCH SONGWRITING AWARDS. Submission deadline is September 14, 2010. Last year's recipients were ADAM GWON (Wallowitch Award) and BRETT KRISTOFFERSON (Burman Award)...
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By Scott Barbarino
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NYMF is proud to announce that Oscar® and Tony Award® nominee Baz Luhrmann will serve as the Honorary Chairman for the seventh annual season of the New York Musical Theatre Festival, September 27 – October 17. “In the crowded world of popular culture, musical theatre needs to be, and is, taking leaps and bounds into an uncharted future,” said Baz Luhrmann. “The New York Musical Theatre Festival is more than just a good idea. It is essential to the future prospects of the next generation.”
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By Scott Barbarino
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The hit comedy musical revue Around the World in a Bad Mood returns to The Duplex (61 Christopher Street @ 7th Avenue; www.theduplex.com). Friday nights – September 17, 24, October 1. All performances are at 7pm. The show was written by Rene Foss with original music by Michael McFrederick (who also musical directs). The cast includes Hector Coris, Rene Foss and Rachael Lee. Tickets are $15 plus a 2-drink minimum. For reservations, call (212) 712-8702 or online at www.theduplex.com.
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By Melody Breyer-Grell
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One must not attend Eli Roth’s The Last Exorcism expecting anything like his deliciously decadent and torturous Hostel, or any of the other recent extreme horror films, such as my new fave, the utterly depraved The Human Centipede. Roth serves as producer here, rather than director ( Daniel Stamm), and while those films freakishly explore what happens to foolish Americans in Europe, Exorcism plays more like a non-alien X-File entry.
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By Scott Barbarino
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Oh, What A Night, Ladies Night returns to Metropolitan Room on September 22nd, hosted by Broadway performer Doreen Montalvo, currently in the Tony Award winning Broadway musical In The Heights. Joining Doreen, will be Broadway and daytime actress Ilene Kristen (ABC's "One Life To Live"), recording artist and singer/songwriter Jene Hernandez, and cabaret newcomer Kimberly Reid Dunbar.
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By Scott Barbarino
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FEINSTEIN’S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed “Best of New York” by New York Magazine and “an invaluable New York institution” by The New York Post will open its Fall 2010 season with the first joint engagement of the club’s founder MICHAEL FEINSTEIN and Tony Award winning Broadway legend BARBARA COOK in their new show Cheek To Cheek from September 7 – October 2. Their show will feature classic pop standards, rarities from the American songbook and selections from Feinstein’s new CD Fly Me To The Moon. Feinstein’s longtime Musical Director John Oddo will lead the all-star quintet. All shows take place at the Loews Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street).
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By Rob Lester
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Although the regular new York International Fringe Festival closes its many doors of Sunday after a mere 197 shows being produced several times each (!), a select few will be chosen for extra performances. You can see www.fringenyc.org breathlessly awaiting those announcements and for info on how, where and when you can see any of the shows, including those reviewed by my colleagues here at NiteLifeExchange and myself. The reviews are all over the website and here are my latest viewings.
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