Wednesday, May 22, 2019

The Salon Wrap-Up for May 19th, 2019: "Stories About, For, & By Women"

Pretty women
Fascinating
Sipping coffee,
Dancing pretty women
Pretty women 
Are a wonder.
Pretty women!


What a night!  We had our marvelous guest host/piantist, Bobby Peaco, and the wonderful Helane Blumfield, Lynda Rodolitz, and Peggy Schwartz as our co-hosts!  In an interview with Playbill magazine, Jerry Herman called Bobby "the best show pianist I have ever heard."  No bigs.  Bobby worked closely with Mr. Herman and appeared in his Off-Broadway revue, "Showtune."  At the Helen Hayes Theater in Nyack, NY, he was the onstage pianist/music director for writer/director Blake Edwards' "Big Rosemary."  For his work over the years in cabaret and nightclubs, he has received (count them) NINE MAC Awards and three Bistro Awards, and has music directed Julie Wilson, Dawn Hampton, Terri White, Kristine Zbornik, and Emmy-nominee Jackie Hoffman, among many others.  With Ms. Hoffman, he composes music for her original songs, many of which can be heard on the CD Jackie Hoffman Live at Joe's Pub.

Our co-hosts started the night singing "The Secret Of Life" with guest Bobby Peaco.  Lynda Rodolitz opened the second set with "100 Easy Ways," followed by Helane Blumfield singing "That's Life," with Peggy Schwartz rounding things out with "Let Me Grow Old."  The three (joined by Bobby) closed the evening reprising "The Secret Of Life." Lynda, Helane, and Peggy will be appearing with Debbie Zecher at Don't Tell Mama in "4 Women, 4 Stories" on Wednesday, May 22nd, at 7pm.





Salon Spotlight

We had the pleasure of welcoming Taylor Beyer as our Salon Spotlight this evening!  She started with her hilarious parody of "Dance: Ten, Looks: Three," followed by her parodies of "I Enjoy Being A Girl" and "Maybe This Time."

Taylor will be appearing in her show "And The Spoon Ran Away With The Spoon -- A Lesbian Cabaret" on May 21st at 53 Above, June 12th, June 21st, June 26th at Don't Tell Mama, June 28th at The Duplex, and June 30th again at Don't Tell Mama -- all will be at 7pm.



Quick Wrap - Bobby's Corner


Bobby performed three awesome songs for us, the first two, "New Orleans Louisiana Blues" and "I Found The End Of The Rainbow," written by Bobby and Dawn Hampton, and the third, "Life Is What You Make It," written by Dawn Hampton herself in 1963 when she was told that after a surgery, she wouldn't be able to speak, let alone sing!

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 Bobby Peaco unless otherwise noted. 

Co-Hosts: Helane Blumfield, Lynda Rodolitz, and Peggy Schwartz, with Bobby Peaco
Joan Darragh
Lynda Kennedy
Gerrilyn Sohn
Michael Colby
Laurel Lockhart
Goldie Dver
Jonathan Kuhn
Michele Herman
Lucille Carr-Kaffashan
Nicci Nicholas
Bob Simonello
Bobbie Horowitz
Candice Oden
Marnie Klar
Salon Spotlight: Taylor Beyer
Bobby's Corner
BREAK
Co-Host: Helane Blumfield, Lynda Rodolitz, and Peggy Schwartz
Tanya Moberly
Ira Lee Collings (with Matthew Martin Ward at the piano)
Andrea Axelrod (with Matthew Martin Ward on the keys)
Matthew Martin Ward (with himself tickling the ivories)
Barbara Kaplan
Sandra Gilmour
Natsuko Matsumura
Joshua Bennett
Co-Host: Helane Blumfield, Lynda Rodolitz, and Peggy Schwartz, with Bobby Peaco

Special thanks to musicians Bobby Peaco and Matthew Martin Ward. More thanks to Erik Strebig on lights and sound, and the astounding waitstaff and management - Joshua, Bryan and Leo - at Don't Tell Mama. Finally, thanks to Steve Bustamante as videographer for the evening!


Upcoming Shows:

Thursday, May 23th, 2019 (7pm): Tanya Moberly and Barb Junger direct Susanne Mack in "Where I Belong" with Musical Director Paul Greenwood at Pangea, 178 2nd Ave, NYC.

Sunday, May 26th, 2019 (7pm): Bobbie 
Horowitz will be performing in Theater For The New City's Lower East Side Festival of The Arts at 155 1st Avenue, NYC.

Thursday, May 30th, 2019 (7pm): Tanya Moberly and Barb Junger direct Susanne Mack in "Where I Belong" with Musical Director Paul Greenwood at Pangea, 178 2nd Ave, NYC.

Sunday, June 2nd, 2019 (4pm): Sandra Gilmour performs "Hearts Collude" at Don't Tell Mama, 343 W. 46th Street, NYC.

Monday, June 3rd, 2019 (7pm): Matthew Martin Ward in "Everybody Rise: A Resistance Cabaret" at Birdland, 315 W. 44th Street, NYC.

Thursday, June 6th, 2019 (7pm): Lucille Carr-Kaffashan is performing at Don't Tell Mama, 343 W. 46th Street, NYC.

Sunday, June 9th, 2019 (4pm): Andrea Axelrod performs "After The Bawl" with John Cook at Don't Tell Mama, 343 W. 46th Street, NYC.

Monday, June 10th, 2019 (7pm): Nancy Morgan presents "That Was Then. This is Now." with pianist Tom DeFrancesco at Don't Tell Mama, 343 W. 46th Street, NYC.

Friday, June 14th, 2019 (7pm): Andrea Axelrod performs "After The Bawl" with John Cook at Don't Tell Mama, 343 W. 46th Street, NYC.

Tuesday, June 18th, 2019 (7pm): Sandra Gilmour performs "Hearts Collude" at Don't Tell Mama, 343 W. 46th Street, NYC.

Wednesday, June 19th, 2019 (7pm): Goldie Dver will be performing "Back In Mama's Arms" at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.

Sunday, June 23rd, 2019 (4:30pm): Goldie Dver will be performing "Back In Mama's Arms" at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.

Sunday, June 23rd, 2019: Gerrilyn Sohn is performing her debut cabaret show at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.

Wednesday, June 26th, 2019 (7:00pm): Goldie Dver will be performing "Back In Mama's Arms" at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.

Thursday, June 27th, 2019 (7pm): Ira Lee Collings presents "Naked From The Neck Up!  A Benefit For SAGE" at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.

Sunday, June 30th, 2019: Jonathan Kuhn will be in the Man Jovi Studio Vocal Presentation at Shetler Studios, 244 W 54th Street, NYC.

Tuesday, July 9th, 2019: Gerrilyn Sohn is performing her debut cabaret show at Don't Tell Mama, , 343 West 46th Street, NYC.

Thursday, July 11th, 2019 (6:30pm): Marnie Klar will be performing at Parnell's, 350 E 53rd St, NYC.

Sunday, July 14th, 2019 (4pm): Tanya Moberly performs in  Meg Flather's "A Cabaret Sisterhood" at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.

Monday, July 15th, 2019 (7pm): Tanya Moberly performs in "Infinite Joy: A Cabaret Benefit for the Joyful Heart Foundation" at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.

Thursday, July 25th, 2019: Gerrilyn Sohn is performing her debut cabaret show at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.

Fall 2019: Bob Simonello is performing his show "Rollin' A 7."

Sunday, September 22nd, 2019: Joan Darragh is performing "The Invigorated Ingenue" at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.

Saturday, September 28th, 2019: Joan Darragh is performing "The Invigorated Ingenue" at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.

Sunday, October 6th, 2019: Joan Darragh is performing "The Invigorated Ingenue" at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.

Thursday, October 17th, 2019 (7pm): Bobbie Horowitz brings her show "It's Just A Number!" to Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, NYC.



NEXT SALON: June 23rd, 2019
Reminder that there's no Salon May 26-June 16! We will be back on Sunday, June 23rd, with "Pride & Prejudice" featuring guest host/pianist William TN Hall and the beautiful Amy Wolk as our co-host.  But wait!  There's more!  Our Salon Spotlight will be Michael Kirk Lane!  See you then!


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