Cabaret Convention - The Mabel Mercer Foundation

160 East 48th Street
Suite #1P
New York, NY 10017-1225
the26th
NewYork
Cabaret
Convention
160 East 48 St #1P • New York, NY 10017 www.mabelmercer.org
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October 13-16
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NewYork
Cabaret
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We open our 30th year celebration
of The Mabel Mercer Foundation on Tuesday, October
13th, with favorites Amanda McBroom, Christine Andreas
and Allan Harris. As Rose Hall is being renovated, we’ll
be returning to The Town Hall where
our first Cabaret Convention was held
in 1989. Appropriately, then, on our
second night, Wednesday October
14th, Andrea Marcovicci and Jeff
Harnar are co-hosting an evening called
“Sentimental Journey.” Though it’s a
show about the love songs of WWII, the
title also recognizes the longstanding
relationship The Foundation has enjoyed
with The Town Hall. Last spring, at
that esteemed venue, we produced a
memorial concert celebrating the career
of cabaret legend Julie Wilson. We’ll also
recall how our founder Donald Smith
organized several star-studded events
to save The Town Hall in the 70s and 80s.
On Thursday, October 15th, Karen Mason
hosts an evening devoted to the dynamic
writing team of John Kander and Fred
Ebb with Broadway and cabaret stars
Brent Barrett, Amra-Faye Wright, Sally
Mayes, Anita Gillette, Penny Fuller,
Steve Ross, Bobby Creighton, and
Sandy Stewart. You’ll be serenaded to the melodies of
Vernon Duke in the first half of our final evening on Friday,
October 16th. Duke gave us such standards as “April In
Paris,” “Autumn In New York,” and “Taking a Chance On
Love.” The second half of the evening will be devoted to the
glorious music of Marvin Hamlisch and will spotlight some
of his favorite interpreters such as Carol Woods, Valerie
Lemon, Eric Michael Gillett, and our dazzling hostess Klea
Blackhurst. So it’s “back to the future” at The Town Hall,
where our namesake Mabel Mercer held court with Bobby
Short in those historic concerts in the 60s.
Thanks for the Memory,
The Town Hall
123 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036
The
Artistic Director
Foundation
The Mabel Mercer Foundation
212- 980-3026 • mabelmercer.org
Mabel Mercer
tuesday
october13
Gala
Opening
Night
hosted by
KT Sullivan
Christine Andreas
George Ball
Stefan Bednarczyk
Frans Bloem
Joshua Dixon
Lauren Fox
Allan Harris
Maxine Linehan
Kristoffer Lowe
Rebekah Lowin
Amanda McBroom
Marilyn Maye
Sidney Myer
Karen Oberlin
Vivian Reed
KT Sullivan
Presentation of
The Julie
Wilson Award
Underwritten by
Linda and Peter Hanson
Presentation of
The Mabel Mercer Award
wednesday
october14
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A Sentim
JournII Soengys
World War
hosted by
Jeff Harnar &
Andrea Marcovicci
Karen Akers
Anna Bergman
Celia Berk
Carole J. Bufford
Ann Hampton Callaway
Eric Comstock
Natalie Douglas
Barbara Fasano
Tovah Feldshuh
Jeff Harnar
Clint Holmes
Nicolas King
Karen Kohler
Andrea Marcovicci
Marissa Mulder
Todd Murray
Jennifer Sheehan
Gabrielle Stravelli
Iris Williams
Karen Wyman
$100/$50/$25
all shows
6pm
brochure design: Derek Bishop
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hosted by
Karen Mason
Klea Blackhurst
Brent Barrett
Jim Brochu
Bobby Creighton
Penny Fuller
Anita Gillette
Ian Knauer
Lina Koutrakos
Karen Mason
Stearns Matthews
Sally Mayes
T. Oliver Reid
Steve Ross
Lauren Stanford
Sandy Stewart
Amra-Faye Wright
Matt Baker
Raissa Katona Bennett
Klea Blackhurst
Broadway by the Year Chorus
Alexis Cole
Scott Coulter
Shana Farr
Liam Forde
Eric Yves Garcia
Eric Michael Gillett
Eva Kantor
Valerie Lemon
Heather MacRae
Nancy McCall
Tammy McCann
Marieann Meringolo
Shawn Ryan
Carol Woods
Presentation of
The Donald F. Smith Award
Underwritten by Adela & Larry Elow
Presentation of
The Margaret
Whiting Award
Underwritten by My Ideal Music
tickets
thursday
october15
premium
patron seating
• Invitation to post show cocktail
reception with that evening’s artists.
• Limited to 50 seats per concert
($500 per seat, a portion tax deductible)
John Kander & Fred Ebb
Marvin
Hamlisch
Vernon Duke
ALL ARTISTS SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY
THE TOWN HALL
123 West 43rd Street, New York NY
produced by
The Mabel Mercer
Foundation
160 East 48 St #1P • New York, NY 10017
(212) 980-3026
www.mabelmercer.org
info@mabelmercer.org
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