Music-Cabaret Updates
Renowned English model and singer-songwriter Karen Elson debuts at the Café Carlyle, June 7 – 11. For her very first residency at Café Carlyle, Elson will host an intimate evening, where she will reflect on her long career with humor and songs. She has released two full-length albums, the acclaimed The Ghost Who Walks and Double Roses, and in 2020 released her first EP, Radio Redhead, Vol. 1. Last year saw the release of the first single from her new record, the electric “Lightning Strikes,” which was the featured track in the Moschino Resort 2022 campaign which Elson’s also starred in. Co-written and produced alongside the award-winning musical duo of Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk, it is a taste of what’s to come from Elson’s forthcoming anticipated third full-length album, GREEN, set for release on April 29th. It is ushering in a new era for Elson as well as direction in sound. www.thecarlyle@rosewoodhotels.com 212 744-1600
Swing Into Spring with the Crown Prince of Cabaret Steve Ross at Birdland on April 18 @ 7 pm. www.birdlandjazz.com
Danny Bacher will be swinging at Pangea on April 20 @ 7pm – an intimate evening of classic and swing tunes in his homecoming with the Danny Bacher Quartet. www.PangeaNYC.com
Danny Bolero stars in They Call Me Cuban Pete, The Music and Genius of Desi Arnaz comes to famed NYC cabaret location Don’t Tell Mama, located at 343 West 46th Street. The musical revue of the personal and professional life of Desi Arnaz is set for April 25th at 7 pm. Danny Bolero is currently featured on Broadway in Plaza Suite.
CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE – New York’s newest hotspot for intimate dining and extraordinary music – will present acclaimed cellist Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf in an album release concert for Music of Broadway for Cello and Piano, on Monday, May 2 at 7:00 PM. This will be a joint album release and birthday celebration featuring her longtime friend and birthday twin, Charlie Alterman (Musical Director: Next to Normal, Godspell, Pippin), on piano and vocals. The show will feature special guests Norbert Leo Butz (two-time Tony Award winner), Jessica Vosk (Wicked) and comedian Myq Kaplan (“The Tonight Show,” “Conan”). Tickets are $35, which includes a $15 food and beverage credit. CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE is located at 152 West 26th Street NYC www.chelseatableandstage.com
GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS announced the new recording by musical theater virtuoso Joe Iconis, a sprawling new 44-track album, simply titled Album, due out on Friday, June 17.The album features over 70 members of Iconis’ vast family of collaborators including Aaron Tveit, Andrew Rannells, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Krysta Rodriguez, Kerry Butler, Danny Burstein, Annie Golden, George Salazar, Will Roland, Andrew Barth Feldman and many more. The album was produced by Iconis, Ian Kagey, and Charlie Rosen, executive produced by Randi Zuckerberg, features music direction by Danielle Gimbal, and choir arrangements by Joel Waggoner.There will be a Los Angeles album release concert at The Bourbon Room on Wednesday, June 22. Tickets are HERE.Iconis has also shared the project’s first single, “Album,” a time-hopping piano ballad about art and legacy.Listen to the single “Album” HERE. Pre-save or pre-order Album at ghostlightrecords.lnk.to/JoeIconisALBUMPR
Lead Photo: Karen Elson
