Mark Janas - The Salon

Tonight's Salon Co-Host for "Love Is In The Air" is:  Dorian Woodruff  introducing his upcoming show- "Welcome Home: Everybody Has A Story" When I was a kid, I always wanted to see the inside of other folks apartments and homes. What kind of furniture did they have? What kind of art? What color did they paint the walls? What kind of wallpaper?  Through my prying and being slightly pushy, much to the dismay of my grandmother, I finagled my way in to see most of them. I learned their stories. I also discovered who had country homes, who could cook, who was friendly, and who wasn't. As I grew older a marvelous thing happened.  I became friends with these treasures. 2016 MAC Award Nominee for Male Vocalist, Dorian Woodruff is a versatile cabaret and jazz singer, director, and writer. He has performed in clubs internationally with stops in Las Vegas, Nashville, London, Paris, and Berlin. In New York, he has appeared at Joe's Pub, Feinstein's 54 Below, Don't Tell Mama, and his successful shows I Believe in Love and Standard Time, at the Metropolitan Room, in Chicago at Davenports and The Jazz Cave at the Nashville Jazz Workshop.  This fall, he will appear on the opening night of the New York Cabaret Convention in Lincoln Centers Rose Hall. "Many songwriters of today would be lucky to have their more thoughtful material rendered by such a thoughtful and caring vocalist."  Rob Lester, Cabaret Scenes "Dorian Woodruff's gorgeous sound will have just warmed your ears sufficiently that you won't need to put your fuzzy hat on when you leave his show." Rob Lester, Cabaret Scenes "Dorian was born to sing."  Paul Rolnick, Composer

He started with:  'Nice and Easy' and introduced our first singer.

The roster of performers for the evening (in order of appearance):

Bobbie Horowitz: an original  'Together America'. 

Ann Talman: 'Long Before I Met You' Woody's Order

Shari Pine: 'When Sonny Gets Blue'. show

Marnie Klar: sings her hit 'The Boy From...' Bobbie Gentry Show 

Madelaine Warren: 'Out of This World'

Barb Malley: 'Shalom'
Robin Kradles:  'Santa, What do Bad Girls Get?'accompanied by Matthew Martin Ward.
Frances O'Flynn: 'Love is Like a Violin' accompanied by Matthew Martin Ward.
Matthew Martin Ward: Istanbul (Constantinople).
Noah Zelinsky and Tyler Tillet:  'Music to My Eyes' first timers and Freshman,  at PACE, welcome guys! 
David Ballard: 'On The Street Where You Live'
Jaye Maynard: 'To Know Him Is To Love Him'
Zac Wobensmith: 'You're Wondering'

Mark Janas Classical Corner:  Chopin's Nocturne in E flat,  Erik Satie's Gymnopedie, Kabalevsky's FairyTale and Brahms Intermezzo's Opus 118 nos.1&2

Dorian Woodruff returns: Falling in Love With Love, Love Like Ours, Two for the Road, You and I introduce the 2nd Act. 

Tanya Moberly: 'The Air' 

Sally Darling:  with Matthew Martin Ward sings: "You're My Home" duet! and then "Isn't it a Pity?"

Ritt Henn: sings an original; Union Square.

Christy Trapp: 'It's Never Perfect', up from Annapolis

Heather Villaescusa- 'I Want Some Stuff Like That There.'
Dawn Derow: 'I Never Has Seen Snow'
Dorian ends with 'Taking A Chance on Love' and thanks!
Special thanks to tonight's musicians: Mark Janas. Also thanks to David Ballard on lights and sound, our videographer Steven Bustamente, and the amazing waitstaff and management at Etcetera Etcetera. 

SALON next week! December 9, 2018 Theme: Such A Lot Of Livin’ To Do

Co-Host: Bobbie Horowitz.

December 16, 2018 Theme: Endings & Beginnings Co-Host: Lennie Watts

December 23, 2018 – NO SALON 

December 30, 2018 – NO SALON

SEE YOU SOON! WOW!!! JANUARY moving forward!  (6th Co-Host Sydney Meyer)  at "DON'T TELL MAMA!" Stay Tuned for this new beginning! Via Tanya Moberly. WOWSA~

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All piano accompaniment by Mark Janas unless otherwise noted.


Upcoming performances by guests of this evening's Salon:

Friday, December 7, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs "Marnie Klar Sings Bobbie Gentry" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.

Saturday, December 8, 2018 (7pm) Dorian Woodruff in "Welcome Home"  at Pangea, 178 Second Avenue between 11th and 12th Street, NYC. Tickets. 


Sunday, December 9, 2018 (3:30 pm): Frances O'Flynn and Matthew Martin Ward in  'The Man Who Wrote: The Teddy Bear Picnic' at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.

Monday, December 10, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs "Great Ladies Great Songs" with Amy Beth Williams at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.

Tuesday, December 11, 2018 (7pm): See Janice Hall and Tanya Moberly in "Lennie Watts and Those Girls Holiday Spectacular," at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 402 W 42nd, NYC.

Thursday, December 13, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Kendra Cunningham in "This Could Be You" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.

Thursday, December 13, 2018 (7pm): Bobbie Horowitz presents "Age is Just a Number" honoring Anita Gilette, Lynne Charnay and Sondra Lee! at  Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.

Sunday, December 30, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs "Lisa Viggiano & Meg Flather #realjoy" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.