We welcomed our founder and host Mark Janas back to Salon after some time away for well deserved family travels. Mark bounded to the stage at the beginning of the show to introduce the evening and its theme, "School Days." True to form, Mark had two jokes for us on the theme, and then he and producer Tanya Moberly got the evening started.
Our Co-Host was MAC Award Nominee Mary Sue Daniels! Our illustrious co-host promised an evening of songs and stories about her school years. She started with a tale of pining for a shiny raincoat as a 5 year old, segueing into "I've Got Those Feeling Too Good Today Blues." For her mid-show set, she told us tales of scary school teachers, being stuck in a classroom with a monster bumblebee, and concussions after playing doctor. She sang the charming story song, "Sister Clarissa" which had the audience laughing in recognition. She then gave us a beautiful and contemplative, "Song of Bernadette." To close out the evening, she sang the ever-youthful and hopeful, "When I Was A Boy."
Mary Sue will be appearing in HOLIDAY CHEER! at Don’t Tell Mama – 343 West 46th St, NYC 10036 – on Saturday, December 16th at 3pm. For more information: www.donttellmamamnyc.com
Our Co-Host was MAC Award Nominee Mary Sue Daniels! Our illustrious co-host promised an evening of songs and stories about her school years. She started with a tale of pining for a shiny raincoat as a 5 year old, segueing into "I've Got Those Feeling Too Good Today Blues." For her mid-show set, she told us tales of scary school teachers, being stuck in a classroom with a monster bumblebee, and concussions after playing doctor. She sang the charming story song, "Sister Clarissa" which had the audience laughing in recognition. She then gave us a beautiful and contemplative, "Song of Bernadette." To close out the evening, she sang the ever-youthful and hopeful, "When I Was A Boy."
Mary Sue will be appearing in HOLIDAY CHEER! at Don’t Tell Mama – 343 West 46th St, NYC 10036 – on Saturday, December 16th at 3pm. For more information: www.donttellmamamnyc.com
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| Co-Host: Mary Sue Daniels |
Salon Spotlight
Our Salon Spotlight featured Tym Moss! All sparkles and glitter, Tym came to the stage and confessed that he was, indeed, gay. (Shock!) He talked about growing up in the 60s and 70s, saying that he didn't ever hear the words "gay" or "homosexual" when he was young. He used that to segue into his first song, a heartbreaking rendition of, "Creep." For his second song he gave us an exciting parody/medley of, "I'm The Greatest Star" and "Don't Rain on my Parade." He closed with an original tune just for the holidays, "I Love New York at Christmas" - complete with choreography and audience participation!
Tym is doing an encore performance of his show, ALIVE!, at Don’t Tell Mama – 343 West 46th St, NYC 10036 – on Saturday, December 30th at 8pm. For more information: www.donttellmamanyc.com
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| Salon Spotlight: Tym Moss |
Quick Wrap - Classical Corner
Mark Janas, our fearless founder and host, started by opening up the baby grand piano to give us some big sound, to resounding oohs and ahh from the audience. He then started talking about the theme of School Days... after a few stories from his youth, Mark got a little emotional and announced that he recently got in touch with fellow student from college, and she ended up coming to Salon tonight! This friend Valerie then surprised him by showing him a set of handwritten music, the very music that Mark wrote for Valerie to sing at her senior recital! (One of the lyrics he found in there - "And now is all we know of forever" - how lovely!)
Back to Classical Corner - Mark says that when Johannes Brahms went to school he wrote a short piece in order to graduate, but his teachers felt that it was not nearly long enough. So he went back and crafted a new, longer piece based on student drinking songs (!) Mark invited Matthew Martin Ward to come to the piano to lend two more hands to play part of the song - the Overture for his "Academic Festival."
Roster of performers for the evening (in order of appearance):
Click link to visit the performer’s website or other links, when available.
All piano accompaniment by Mark Janas unless otherwise noted.
Co-Host: Mary Sue Daniels
Bobbie Horowitz
Richard Becker
Rian Keating
Jim Speake
Eileen Lacy
Bronwyn Rucker
Ira Lee Collings (with Matthew Martin Ward on piano)
Sally Darling (with Matthew Martin Ward on piano)
Matthew Martin Ward (also on piano)
Erin Cronican
Maureen Taylor
Salon Spotlight: Tym Moss
Classical Corner: Mark Janas
BREAK
Co-Host: Mary Sue Daniels
Tanya Moberly
Deborah Zecher
Ritt Henn (also on bass)
Frances O'Flynn (with Matthew Martin Ward on piano)
Richard Eisenberg
Deborah Stone
Valerie Saalbach
Ari Axelrod
Co-Host: Mary Sue Daniels
Tanya Moberly
Deborah Zecher
Ritt Henn (also on bass)
Frances O'Flynn (with Matthew Martin Ward on piano)
Richard Eisenberg
Deborah Stone
Valerie Saalbach
Ari Axelrod
Co-Host: Mary Sue Daniels
Special thanks to Gil Alexandre on lights and sound, the amazing David Ballard & our waitstaff and management at Etcetera Etcetera, and our wonderful videographer, Steve Bustamante.
Ongoing:
Monday nights (7pm): Opera Open Mic at Shanghai Mong with Mark Janas and Matthew Martin Ward, 30 West 32nd Street, NYC.
Upcoming Shows:
December 12-23, 2017 (Times Vary): WINTER RHYTHMS CONCERT SERIES at Urban Stages. 20+ Shows, 100+ Artists. Cabaret, Musical Theatre, Jazz, and more to Benefit arts & Education. Come celebrate the holidays by giving to a good cause and seeing some of your Salon friends perform! Peter Napolitano, Producer/Director. Urban Stages, 259 West 30th Street, NYC.
Ongoing:
Monday nights (7pm): Opera Open Mic at Shanghai Mong with Mark Janas and Matthew Martin Ward, 30 West 32nd Street, NYC.
Upcoming Shows:
December 12-23, 2017 (Times Vary): WINTER RHYTHMS CONCERT SERIES at Urban Stages. 20+ Shows, 100+ Artists. Cabaret, Musical Theatre, Jazz, and more to Benefit arts & Education. Come celebrate the holidays by giving to a good cause and seeing some of your Salon friends perform! Peter Napolitano, Producer/Director. Urban Stages, 259 West 30th Street, NYC.
Tuesday, December 12, 2017 (7pm): Erin Cronican, Richie Eisenberg, and Janice Hall are appearing in "A Celebration of Barry Levitt: His Life & Music" Urban Stages Winter Rhythms Concert Series, Urban Stages, 259 West 30th St, NYC.
Tuesday, December 12, 2017 (9:30pm): Matthew Martin Ward will be accompanying the amazing Christine Pedi in her annual holiday show, "Snow Bizness," at Feinstein's 54 Below, 254 W 54th St., NYC.
Thursday, December 14, 2017 (7pm): "Mama's Next Big Act Reunion Tour! Home for the Holidays" Urban Stages Winter Rhythms Concert Series, Urban Stages, 259 West 30th St, NYC.
Thursday, December 14, 2017 (7pm): Deborah Stone is appearing with "Siren Song" at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 West 46th St, NYC.
Friday, December 15, 2017 (8pm): Jim Speake is appearing with "Those Girls" at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 West 46th St, NYC.
Saturday, December 15, 2017: Sally Darling is appearing in "Together" as part of "Winter Rhythms" at Urban Stages, 259 West 30th Street, NYC.
Saturday, December 16, 2017 (3pm): Janice Hall will perform "The Opera Show with No Opera" with Matthew Martin Ward at the piano as part of "Winter Rhythms" at Urban Stages, 259 West 30th Street, NYC.
Saturday, December 16, 2017 (3pm): Mary Sue Daniels will be appearing in HOLIDAY CHEER! at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 West 46th St, NYC.
Saturday, December 16, 2017 (9:30pm): Andrea Bell Wolff will perform "Prisoner of Love" with Matthew Martin Ward at the piano and Peter Napolitano as Director as part of "Winter Rhythms" at Urban Stages, 259 West 30th Street, NYC.
Sunday, December 17, 2017 (3pm): Ira Lee Collings and Jim Speake are performing in "Winter Rhythms" at Urban Stages, 259 West 30th Street, NYC.
Monday, December 18, 2017: Amy Beth Williams, with Tanya Moberly directing and Ian Herman at the piano, performs "A Thousand Beautiful Things" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Tuesday, December 19, 2017 (7pm): Tanya Moberly is appearing in"Famous Duets II" Urban Stages Winter Rhythms Concert Series, Urban Stages, 259 West 30th St, NYC.
Wednesday, December 20, 2017 (7pm): Ritt Henn is performing his show, "Beth & Ritt's 2nd Annual Holiday Survival Kit" at the Winter Rhythms Festival - at Urban Stages, 259 West 30th Street, NYC.
Thursday, December 21, 2017 (7pm): Matthew Martin Ward will present his show "After the Fair" at the Winter Rhythms Festival - at Urban Stages, 259 West 30th Street, NYC.
Saturday & Sunday, December 23 & 24, 2017 (4:30pm): Erin Cronican is going on for the role of Heather in the Off-Broadway musical, SISTAS, at St Luke's Theater on West 46th Street (between 8th & 9th Avenue.)
Saturday, December 23, 2017 (7pm): "From All of Us to All of You: Seasonal Songs & Disney Too!" Hosted by Stephen Hanks and featuring Mary Sue Daniels at the Winter Rhythms Festival - at Urban Stages, 259 West 30th Street, NYC.
Friday, December 29, 2017 (7pm): Tanya Moberly and Sean Harkness are appearing at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
January 29, 2018: Bobbie Horowitz is bringing back her show, "It's Only a Number" to Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Spring 2018: Sally Darling and Matthew Martin Ward bring back their show "Love, Lust, and Longing" - stay tuned for more!
May 6, 2018: Deborah Zecher is doing her very first solo show in NYC, at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
May 14, 2018: Deborah Zecher is doing her very first solo show in NYC, at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
May 23, 2018: Deborah Zecher is doing her very first solo show in NYC, at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
NEXT SUNDAY at SALON:
Join us December 17, 2017 with your Co-Host, Bronwyn Rucker. Our Salon Spotlight will be Gretchen Reinhagen. The optional theme for the week is "Holiday Wishes."
Written by Erin Cronican
Friday, December 29, 2017 (7pm): Tanya Moberly and Sean Harkness are appearing at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
January 29, 2018: Bobbie Horowitz is bringing back her show, "It's Only a Number" to Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Spring 2018: Sally Darling and Matthew Martin Ward bring back their show "Love, Lust, and Longing" - stay tuned for more!
May 6, 2018: Deborah Zecher is doing her very first solo show in NYC, at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
May 14, 2018: Deborah Zecher is doing her very first solo show in NYC, at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
May 23, 2018: Deborah Zecher is doing her very first solo show in NYC, at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
NEXT SUNDAY at SALON:
Join us December 17, 2017 with your Co-Host, Bronwyn Rucker. Our Salon Spotlight will be Gretchen Reinhagen. The optional theme for the week is "Holiday Wishes."
Written by Erin Cronican
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