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4 7:00 pm-10:00 pm Dec/Sun/2016 Etcetera Etcetera, West 44th Street, New York, NY, United States  SALONDecember 4, 2016 Theme: Mother Nature Co-Host: Barb Jungr www.markjanasthesalon.com Sign-Up Begins at 6:15pm SALON is a unique, Multiple Award Winning, Weekly Open Mic Event, created and hosted by Mark Janas that happens at Etcetera, Etcetera – 352 West 44th Street, NYC 10036 every Sunday. It is an ongoing open entertainment event in which singers, writers and musicians share their talent with each other and audience members. There is a $10 cash cover collected at the door and a $20 food/drink minimum (cash or credit) per person. (For more information about Etcetera, Etcetera’s delicious menu: www.etcetcnyc.com. A 20% gratuity is added to all checks.) There are no reservations; seating is on a first come/first served basis, Doors open and sign up begins at 6:15pm. The evening begins at 7:00, has a 15-minute break at 8:30 and ends promptly at 10:00. If you would like to sign up to perform, see one the evening’s ‘Etceterettes’ to fill out a card with your name, the name of your song, whether or not Mark will be playing for you and any upcoming events you’d like to promote. We do not present performers in order of sign-up, however, indicating requests as clearly and as early as possible as far as time restraints are concerned always makes everything much more possible. ALWAYS BRING SEVERAL SONG SELECTIONS to avoid duplication. All types of material, on or off theme are always welcome at Salon. We enthusiastically welcome instrumentalists, poets, playwrights, essayists, comics, illusionists and performance artists. Please limit your selections to three or four minutes in length (including introductions). Please also bring clear, complete charts for Mark to read. Sitting on the piano is not allowed, nor is flash photography. Please turn off all noise making devices and give performers your undivided attention.
| 5 | 6 7:00 pm-8:00 pm Dec/Tue/2016 Don't Tell Mama, West 46th Street, New York, NY, United States
| 7 7:00 pm-8:00 pm Dec/Wed/2016 Don't Tell Mama, West 46th Street, New York, NY, United States
| 8 | 9 7:00 pm-8:00 pm Dec/Fri/2016 Don't Tell Mama, West 46th Street, New York, NY, United States 9:30 pm-2:17 pm Dec/Fri/2016-Dec/Sun/2016 Urban Stages Theater, 259 West 30th Street, New York, NY, United States  Mommie Deadest
Urban Stages 259 West 30th !! 9:30. Janice Hall and Marissa Mulder in my wacky little musical which may or may not bear a resemblance to ‘that movie’ AND!!! Film legend Rutanya Alda(Carol Ann in Mommie Dearest) regaling us with stories from the set of the film and answering your questions.
Use this link! https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/10126328 and the code HALFOFF and you can come spend an incredible hour (that’s 60 minutes) with us for 15 BUCKS!!! 15 Bucks!!! That’s 40 cents a minute!! For Rutanya, Janice, Marissa and me for God’s sake!!! Don’t sit at home watching Shark Tank come to Urban Stages!! Love, Zeff
| 10 1:00 pm-2:00 pm Dec/Sat/2016 Metropolitan Room, West 22nd Street, New York, NY, United States  DARYL GLENN & JO LYNN BURKS SING ROBERT ALTMAN’S “NASHVILLE” is the proud recipient of the New York cabaret “TRIPLE CROWN” (2009 Bistro, MAC and Nitelife Awards). The show features a full, authentic country band and faithfully recreates all of the songs from the soundtrack album of Robert Altman’s 1975 cinematic masterpiece, “Nashville” including Keith Carradine’s Academy Award winning song, “I’m Easy”. DARYL GLENN is an award winning performer who has appeared on the stages of New York’s finest and most famous cabaret venues including Don’t Tell Mama, The Triad, Iridium Jazz Club, The Metropolitan Room and Feinstein’s at the Loews Regency Hotel in his own full length productions. He has also appeared as a guest in shows at The Laurie Beechman Theatre at the West Bank Cafe, The Galapagos Arts Center, The Oak Room at the Algonquin Hotel and the fabulous new 54 Below at Studio 54. Mr. Glenn (with his co-star JO LYNN BURKS) is best known for his “Triple Crown” (MAC, Bistro and Nightllife awards) winning tribute to Robert Altman’s classic 1975 film NASHVILLE, which was Mr. Glenn’s NY cabaret debut and the first ever to win all three coveted awards for a single show. Daryl presented a highly regarded tribute to Stephen Sondheim (DARYL SINGS STEVE-SONGS BY SONDHEIM) at Feinstein’s to honor the year of Mr. Sondheim’s 80th birthday in January of 2010. Mr. Glenn is currently recording his debut cd which will be released in the fall of 2012. …………………………………………………………………………………………… Jo Lynn Burks now wears many hats as a musical director, orchestrator, singer, and pianist. As a keyboard player and singer, Jo Lynn Burks has toured with Gladys Knight, Lead Singers of the TEMPTATIONS, Leslie Gore, Roger Daltrey of The Who, and many lesser known but GREAT rock and country bands. On Broadway, she originated a principal role in Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story. Other Broadway credits include Smokey Joe’s Café, The Full Monty, All Shook Up, The Wedding Singer, The Color Purple, and Hairspray. Jo Lynn’s national tours include Fame, Mamma Mia, Smokey Joe’s Café, Jesus Christ Superstar, Hair, and as a singer/dancer for Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians. As a singer/pianist, Jo Lynn played a prestigious engagement in New York City at The Carlyle., as well as other notable nighteries such as the Waldorf-Astoria, The Plaza, The Ritz-Carlton, and Pat O’Brien’s in New Orleans. She recently won three New York Awards: “Nightlife Award”, Backstage Magazine’s “Bistro Award,” and the Manhattan Association of Cabaret Award for her and Daryl Glenn’s show, “Nashville” (containing songs from the Robert Altman film of the same name).
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11 7:00 pm-8:30 pm Dec/Sun/2016 Urban Stages Theater, West 30th Street, New York, NY, United States 7:00 pm-10:00 pm Dec/Sun/2016 Etcetera Etcetera, West 44th Street, New York, NY, United States SALONDecember 11, 2016 Theme: Losing Control Co-Host: Mary Liz McNamara www.markjanasthesalon.com Sign-Up Begins at 6:15pm SALON is a unique, Multiple Award Winning, Weekly Open Mic Event, created and hosted by Mark Janas that happens at Etcetera, Etcetera – 352 West 44th Street, NYC 10036 every Sunday. It is an ongoing open entertainment event in which singers, writers and musicians share their talent with each other and audience members. There is a $10 cash cover collected at the door and a $20 food/drink minimum (cash or credit) per person. (For more information about Etcetera, Etcetera’s delicious menu: www.etcetcnyc.com. A 20% gratuity is added to all checks.) There are no reservations; seating is on a first come/first served basis, Doors open and sign up begins at 6:15pm. The evening begins at 7:00, has a 15-minute break at 8:30 and ends promptly at 10:00. If you would like to sign up to perform, see one the evening’s ‘Etceterettes’ to fill out a card with your name, the name of your song, whether or not Mark will be playing for you and any upcoming events you’d like to promote. We do not present performers in order of sign-up, however, indicating requests as clearly and as early as possible as far as time restraints are concerned always makes everything much more possible. ALWAYS BRING SEVERAL SONG SELECTIONS to avoid duplication. All types of material, on or off theme are always welcome at Salon. We enthusiastically welcome instrumentalists, poets, playwrights, essayists, comics, illusionists and performance artists. Please limit your selections to three or four minutes in length (including introductions). Please also bring clear, complete charts for Mark to read. Sitting on the piano is not allowed, nor is flash photography. Please turn off all noise making devices and give performers your undivided attention.
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 9:30 pm-10:30 pm Dec/Fri/2016 254 W 54th St, New York, NY 10019  Feinstein’s/54 Below, Broadway’s Supper Club, presents a one-night-only event. After the successful premier of the show “Doris Dear‘s Gurl Talk” Ray DeForest is back in “A Doris Dear Christmas Special” on December 16th at 9:30pm. Grab a seat in the Rumpus Room, and come along on a fun holiday romp and relive the glory days of the Holiday TV Specials “LIVE” at Feinstein’s/54 Below. 2016 MAC award winner for Impersonation/Drag, Doris Dear, welcomes you back to the Rumpus Room for a holiday party full of special guests. Directed by award winning director Lina Koutrakos and musical direction by award winner Rick Jensen, Doris Dear brings her stories and style back for a celebration with her friends dropping in for a holiday drink or two! Special guests include Hansen Award winner and MAC award winner Meg Flather, multi award winning vocalist Lina Koutrakos and Aussie superstar Maree-Johnson Baruch. Come join us for a good old fashioned holiday variety show full of tunes to make your holidays shine! The show is written and performed by Dramatist Guild member and SAG/AFTRA National LGBT Board Member Ray DeForest and inspired by the great TV holiday specials that were the standard of TV watching in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s! Ray DeForest in “A Doris Dear Christmas Special” plays Feinstein’s/54 Below (254 West 54th Street) December 16th at 9:30pm. There is a $65 – $25 cover charge and $25 food and beverage minimum. Tickets and information are available at www.54Below.com. Tickets on the day of performance after 4:00 are only available by calling (646) 476-3551. Doris Dear, the “other” inner Housewife of Ray DeForest, has been featured in movies (Men in Black 3, The Normal Heart) and TV shows (The Carrie Diaries) and has toured with “her” successful show “Doris Dear‘s Gurl Talk”. Ray has been performing professionally for 37 years around the world in tours, stage shows, revues and was a host on TV’s HGTV, Food Network, and had his own “How To” TV show syndicated through Fox Syndication. Michael Feinstein, one of the world’s great musical artists, and 54 Below, Broadway’s Supper Club, have united to give New York an unparalleled destination for entertainment and dining. Feinstein’s/54 Below, Broadway’s Supper Club, is the performance venue in the grand tradition of New York City nightlife. A few blocks from the heart of Times Square and just below the legendary Studio 54, Feinstein’s/54 Below is a classically designed state-of-the art nightclub in the theatre district that hosts audiences with warmth and style. Feinstein’s/54 Below presents iconic and rising stars from the worlds of Broadway and popular music. The venue provides a food and beverage menu from early evening through the wee hours of the morning that is worthy of the world-class entertainment on the stage. Located at 254 West 54th Street, Feinstein’s/54 Below features up to three shows nightly with cover charges ranging from $5-$155. For more, go to www.54Below.com/Feinsteins.
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18 3:00 pm-5:00 pm Dec/Sun/2016 Sidewalk Cafe, Avenue A, New York, NY, United States 7:00 pm-10:00 pm Dec/Sun/2016 Etcetera Etcetera, West 44th Street, New York, NY, United States SALONTheme: Happy, Merry, Oy! (humbugs welcome) Co-Hosts: THOSE GIRLS (Eve Eaton, Rachel Hanser, Karen Mack & Wendy Russell) Salon Spotlight: David Meulemans www.markjanasthesalon.com Sign-Up Begins at 6:15pm SALON is a unique, Multiple Award Winning, Weekly Open Mic Event, created and hosted by Mark Janas that happens at Etcetera, Etcetera – 352 West 44th Street, NYC 10036 every Sunday. It is an ongoing open entertainment event in which singers, writers and musicians share their talent with each other and audience members. There is a $10 cash cover collected at the door and a $20 food/drink minimum (cash or credit) per person. (For more information about Etcetera, Etcetera’s delicious menu: www.etcetcnyc.com. A 20% gratuity is added to all checks.) There are no reservations; seating is on a first come/first served basis, Doors open and sign up begins at 6:15pm. The evening begins at 7:00, has a 15-minute break at 8:30 and ends promptly at 10:00. If you would like to sign up to perform, see one the evening’s ‘Etceterettes’ to fill out a card with your name, the name of your song, whether or not Mark will be playing for you and any upcoming events you’d like to promote. We do not present performers in order of sign-up, however, indicating requests as clearly and as early as possible as far as time restraints are concerned always makes everything much more possible. ALWAYS BRING SEVERAL SONG SELECTIONS to avoid duplication. All types of material, on or off theme are always welcome at Salon. We enthusiastically welcome instrumentalists, poets, playwrights, essayists, comics, illusionists and performance artists. Please limit your selections to three or four minutes in length (including introductions). Please also bring clear, complete charts for Mark to read. Sitting on the piano is not allowed, nor is flash photography. Please turn off all noise making devices and give performers your undivided attention.
| 19 | 20 6:00 pm-7:00 pm Dec/Tue/2016 Birdland, West 44th Street, New York, NY, United States
| 21 6:00 pm-7:00 pm Dec/Wed/2016 Birdland, West 44th Street, New York, NY, United States
| 22 6:00 pm-7:00 pm Dec/Thu/2016 Birdland, West 44th Street, New York, NY, United States
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25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 7:00 pm-8:00 pm Dec/Thu/2016 Metropolitan Room, West 22nd Street, New York, NY, United States
| 30 7:00 pm-8:00 pm Dec/Fri/2016 Don't Tell Mama, West 46th Street, New York, NY, United States
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