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  • 02
    02.October.Wednesday

    Doris Dear's More Gurl Talk

    7:00 pm-9:00 pm
    Oct/Wed/2019
    Don't Tell Mama
    343 West 46th St, NYC 10036
    Doris Dear is heading back to where she started! TWO TIME MAC award winner Doris Dear is heading back to the Theater District Rumpus Room at Don’t Tell Mama with her new show, “More Gurl Talk”, for a one night only SPECIAL theatrical event on October 2nd at 7pm! Grab a seat and come along with Doris Dear as she continues with part 2 of her original award winning smash show “Gurl Talk” in its only NYC performance. The Rumpus Room will be full of rousing numbers from Broadway and the radio … as well as hilarious and touching original stories of how our family influences our lives. Learn diet tips, decorating do’s and don’ts and how to make that perfect whiskey sour! There’s nothing like an evening with Doris Dear to lift your sprits, warm your heart and send you on your way with a smile (and maybe a tear or two). This special “theatrical event” is 90 minutes long with a short intermission where everyone gets a hostess gift! So order up and settle in for a wonderful night with Doris Dear that New York Cabaret Today called “…a sensation”, Downtown magazine said “the smoke filled rumpus room never looked so good!” and Cabaret Scenes called “A merry dance down memory lane”! Come and see why Doris Dear is “Americas Perfect Housewife”!

    Once again Doris Dear is partnering with The Alzheimer’s Association of New York raising money through the sale of her custom designed pins with artwork by the award-winning artist Tess Fowler. These will only be available for sale this year at her shows.

    Ray DeForest in “Doris Dear’s More Gurl Talk” plays October 2, 2019 at 7pm at Don’t Tell Mama’s NYC. Tickets are $15 for MAC, $20 for general public. Make sure and make your reservations for this sure to sell out one of a kind show! https://donttellmamanyc.com/shows/main/5660-doris-dear-more-girl-talk-10-2-19

    — with Patrick DeGennaro and Lina Koutrakos.

  • 02
    02.October.Wednesday

    Celia Berk at Kitano

    8:00 pm-9:30 pm
    Oct/Wed/2019
    Kitano
    66 Park Avenue, East 38th St

    Award-winning vocalist Celia Berk makes her Jazz at Kitano debut on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 with two sets at 8pm and 10pm. “Comes Love” is her new collaboration with pianist Sean Gough, which they debuted earlier this year in venues including Birdland Theater and the National Arts Club. Meeting at an intersection between jazz and cabaret, they have created a program of songs about the highs and lows and in-betweens of love, including the kinds of hidden gems by great songwriters such as Irving Berlin, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and Billy Strayhorn which have become Celia’s trademark.Celia and Sean said, “This is a different type of collaboration for both of us, offering new musical challenges. Sean approaches popular songs mainly as an improviser, Celia through the lens of storytelling. Over time, the lyrics of the songs we chose began to guide both of us to unexpected musical places. We hope the audience will enjoy the discoveries we have made as much as we have.”Sean Gough is best known for his longtime collaboration with veteran bass player Gene Perla, with whom he has appeared across the United States and in Europe, including at Smalls and Zinc Bar. Since a young age, Sean has accompanied his grandfather, Metropolitan Opera tenor Ronald Naldi, in recitals. Celia and Sean will be joined by bassist Steve Doyle (Christine Ebersole, Chris Potter, Kurt Rosenwinkel) at this show.

    A relatively new addition to the New York scene, Celia has released two acclaimed albums since 2015. You Can’t Rush Spring, Celia’s solo debut, earned a 2015 Bistro Award: Vocalist, 2015 MAC Award: New York Debut – Female, 2015 BroadwayWorld Award for Best New York Cabaret Debut, and The 2015 Margaret Whiting Award. Celia’s second album, Manhattan Serenade, received the 2017 LaMott Friedman Award. Rex Reed called her “one of the best singers I’ve heard in a long time,” and Stephen Holden said, “Ms. Berk made you feel about New York the same way a Cole Porter song makes you feel about Paris.” She has made memorable appearances at Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and The Town Hall, and she is excited to make her Jazz at Kitano debut. For more information, visit: GramercyNightingale.com.

  • 03
    03.October.Thursday

    Bill Zeffiro at Parnell's

    8:00 pm-11:00 pm
    Oct/Thu/2019
    Parnell's
    350 E 53rd St, New York, NY 10022, USA
  • 05
    05.October.Saturday

    Eric Comstock at Birdland

    5:30 pm-6:30 pm
    Oct/Sat/2019
    Birdland
    315 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036, USA
    Eric Comstock
    Saturday Oct 5, 2019

    Doors: 5:00 PM
    Show: 5:30 PM

    $30
  • 05
    05.October.Saturday

    Julie Reyburn Anywhere We Are

    7:00 pm-8:00 pm
    Oct/Sat/2019
    Don't Tell Mama
    343 West 46th St, NYC 10036