Jackie Draper/Beechman Theatre – Tanya Moberly Love NY Songwriters/Don’t Tell Mama – Ann Kittredge CD Release/Birdland – Deborah Zecker & Joshua Zecker Ross/Don’t Tell Mama – John Philip/Don’t Tell Mama – Backstage Babble Celebrates Joe Allen Restaurant/54 Below
MAC Award Nominee Deborah Zecher and her son, NYC music director and conductor, Joshua Zecher-Ross brings their new cabaret show FAMILY MATTERS: A Celebration of All Things Rodgers, Rodgers & Guettel to Don’t Tell Mama, 343 West 46 St. on Monday, April 8 at 7 pm and Tuesday, April 16 at 7 pm. Reservations online at donttellmamanyc.com. Lennie Watts directs and music direction is by Joshua Zecher-Ross.
John Philip returns to Don’t Tell Mama April 28 @ 4 pm (two additional shows May 17, June 14 @ 7 pm) . Music Direction by David Pearl with Direction by Marilyn Maye. www.don’ttellmamanyc.com
54 Below presents a special edition of Backstage Babble Live celebrating the iconic wall of Broadway flop posters at Joe Allen Restaurant on April 29th @ 7 pm. Hosted by 16-year-old theater maven Charles Kirsch, this one-time-only event will feature original cast members and creatives from these shows telling stories about and recreating songs from those ill-fated shows. The cast features Brenda Braxton, Philip Casnoff, Robert Creighton, Anita Gillette, Josie De Guzman, Willie Falk, Beth Fowler, Jack Witham, Elena Shadow, Amanda Green, Ruth Gottschall, Michael Korie, Tom Mutu, Michael Kubala, Heather MacRae, Jim Walton, Martin Vidnovic with Michael Lavine Musical Director/Piano. www.54Below.org
Tanya Moberly’s “I Love New York Songwriters” CD Release, Part I – May 9th @ 7 p, Part II – May 10th @ 7 pm – Don’t Tell Mama. www.tanyamoberly.com
Join Ann Kittredge at Birdland Theater (315 West 44 St.) for her album release party Romantic Notions on May14th @ 5:30 pm www.birdlandjazz.com
Jackie Draper performs her new show Love-Language at the Laurie Beechman Theatre on May 14th @ 7 pm and May 19th @ 5 pm with Gregory Toroian, Music direction/piano – Tom Hubbard on bass – Robbyn Tongue on woodwinds – Ron Tlerno percussion with special guest Milo Saldi, directed by Kimberly Vaughn www.lbtvenuetix.com
