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Singer/music and food entrepreneur, ELLEN KAYE, grew up in the nooks and crannies of the Russian Tea Room, which her family owned in its heydey from 1947 to 1996. Theater and movie stars populated her world along with socialites, political movers and shakers and all the eccentrics this great city has to offer.  Her quintessential New York origins inform her fearless, layered interpretations of many favorite songwriters of the 20th and 21st Centuries as she performs "Ice Wine: songs for dark winter nights" at The Metropolitan Room in January and February.  Music by Annie Lennox, Dar Williams, Bruce Springsteen and Rickie Lee Jones, among others, will be on tap. Joining Kaye will be Musical Director and arranger Ethan Fein on Banjo and Guitar; Benjamin Brown: bass; Claire Daly: saxophones, flute, clarinet; Cleve Douglass: vocals; Ricky Martinez; drums.

“ drown your sorrows the Kaye way with a serving of Ice Wine, in or out of season.” ....

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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 continue its 2011-12 season with thedebutengagement ofTwo timeGrammy Awardwinning singing legend, actress and songwriter PETULA CLARK.Making her first New York nightclub engagement since the 1970s, Ms. Clark will perform her chart-topping pop hits like “Downtown,” “I Know A Place” and “My Love,” as well as highlights from her stage and screen roles in Sunset Boulevard, Blood Brothers and Finian’s Rainbow. Ms. Clark’s show at Feinstein’s will run from January 24 to February 4, 2012.

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                  Famous playwright Chris Durang launched a unique comic nightclub act in 1989 called Chris Durang & Dawne (John Augustine and Sherry Anderson) that became an immediate hit, coming back to play clubs all over the New York area for the next eight years until they made their last public performance in January of 1996. Now, sixteen years later, Nightlife Awards creator/producer Scott Siegel is re-uniting Chris Durang & Dawne (all of the originals) for the first time since this award-winning musical comedy revue disappeared from New York nightclub stages.

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Kim Grogg returns to Don't Tell Mama this weekend with her One Hit Wonder Woman Show! Saturday, January 21st at 6pm, Sunday, January 22nd at 3pm and Monday, January 23rd at 7pm.  Kim sings "One Hit Wonders" from the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's. Lending their talents to the stage will be Wendy Russell and Rain Collazo as the Wonderettes. Special guest is the fabulous Sidney Myer. Steven Ray Watkins leads the band and Lennie Watts directs. Fans have been quoted as saying......"Fantastic Show!" and "Bring on Part Two of One Hit Wonderland!"   Come and join the fun! NO COVER CHARGE for MAC and EQUITY Members!  (2 drink minimum applies.)

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            The American Cancer Society presents Joey Arias in ENCORE for Hope, hosted by Julie Gold, with New York City Gay Men's Chorus, The Ben Allison Band, Sherry Vine, 2 To Fly Aerial, Manila Luzon, Sahara Davenport & celebrity DJ choimatic. The event is an evening of cocktails, hors d'oeuvres & performances in support of the American Cancer Society’s efforts within the LGBT Community. ENCORE will be presetnted on February 13, 2012, from 6:30-10:30pm at Providence NYC: 311 West 57th Street.

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              After a year and a half hiatus, Seth  Rudetsky's famed Seth's Broadway Chatterbox has returned to Don't  Tell Mama. Seth's Broadway Chatterbox includes interviews and performances  by noted Broadway celebrities and is a raw, funny and insightful interview program that really has no equal. The series kicked off on January 5, 2012, with Douglas Carter Beane and the cast of Lysistrata Jones and was followed up this week on  January 12 by Follies' Jan Maxwell.

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                Actress & nightclub entertainer Lucie Arnaz and Tony Award-winning actor and clown Bill Irwin have been named co-hosts of the 10th Annual Nightlife Awards at The Town Hall. The all-star event will take place on Monday, January 30th at 7pm. This unique awards show that honors the best in cabaret, comedy & jazz, burst upon the scene ten years ago as the only awards show in the world with NO ACCEPTANCE SPEECHES! Instead of making speeches, the winners perform to show why they were chosen! As an all-performance awards show, The Nightlife Awards gained immediate prominence and have featured world class entertainers every single year including Alan King, Robert Klein, Elaine Stritch, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Kristin Chenoweth, Donna Murphy, Raul Esparza, Keely Smith, Eartha Kitt, Paula West, Bill Charlap, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Lea DeLaria, Demetri Martin, Mark Murphy, Betty Buckley, Karen Akers, Bruce Vilanch, Andrea Marcovicci, Stephen Schwartz, Patti LuPone, Liza Minnelli, etc.

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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 continue its Winter and Spring 2012 season with the return of the long-running Off-Broadway revue Our Sinatra: A Musical Celebration. The show’s original stars and creators – Eric Comstock, Christopher Gines and Hilary Kole – playfully interact with one another, sharing their joy passion for this great music as they lovingly sing the hits of Sinatra, individually and in combination, taking the audience back to relive their memories.

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                   MetroJam, the open mic hosted by Jenna Esposito, is movin' on up!  That's right, beginning on Tuesday, January 17, MetroJam will now be held every first and third Tuesday of the month from 9:15 p.m. - 11:15 p.m. at the storied Don't Tell Mama, located just off Times Square, in the heart of the theatre district!  Every MetroJam promises a highly entertaining and unique evening of entertainment, and the move to Midtown is sure to entice an even wider variety of performer to come on in and take the mic! 

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             "The Broadway at Birdland Concert Series" is proud to announce that singer Natalie Douglas will return to the historic music room on Monday, January 16, 2012, with an all-new concert, The Birthday Show. The critically acclaimed Nightlife, Bistro & seven-time MAC Award-winner Natalie Douglas, returns to her favorite perch at Birdland, celebrating her birthday with her longtime musical director, Mark Hartman (Sondheim on Sondheim, Avenue Q) and her band of Broadway All-Stars.