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MAC AWARD NOMINATED VOCAL GROUP MARQUEE FIVERETURNS TO DON’T TELL MAMA! April 15th, 2010 at 8:30pm Marquee Five returns to Don’t Tell Mama again, only this time as MAC Award Nominees in the “Vocal Duo/Group” category after a successful run of “We Can Make It: The Songs of Kander & Ebb.” “We Can Make It” is an exhilarating evening of your favorites from Cabaret, Chicago, Flora the Red Menace, The Rink, and more, including stunning new arrangements. Joining them will be Mark Janas at the piano.Directed by: Peter NapolitanoMusical Direction: Adam West Hemming “…the blend of their instruments on tight,Continue readingIn Two Weeks: Marquee Five at Don’t Tell Mama with “We Can Make It: The Songs of Kander & Ebb”!

This Friday, April 2nd, 7:30pm at the Metropolitan Room is Kathleen France‘s cabaret show “The Book of Love,” which last year garnered her a nomination for a 2010 MAC Award for Female Debut. This coming evening will be special, since some special guests artists (included Marquee Five member Julie Reyburn and “We Can Make It” Director Peter Napolitano) will perform along with Kathleen. In addition, the proceeds of the tickets will go towards a literacy charity called The Reading Excellence and Discovery Foundation (READ) — www.readnyc.com — which is a New York based charity that helps children learn how toContinue readingFriendly Plug for Kathleen France – This Friday!!!

A lovely audience member (with a good camera!*) caught these photos from last Thursday’s show at Big Gay Sing/Big Gay Idol with the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus: with Host Scott Nevins Act I. Audition! Act II. Singing the full song! There are 200+ guys behind me! And for those who want to see what Petula Clark sang that night: *I have a sneaking suspicion that they might have been taken by a TimeOut New York photographer, as I recently saw this photo spread on TimeOutNewYork.com. But these were sent to me anonymously, so I can’t tell for certain.

This week was one for the record books – due to all the blog-worthy events the past week, this entry is going to be so long and will require a Table of Contents! Read on and click through the following for the “event” you’re most interested in reading about: 03.21.10 Sigali Sings “Solstice” and The Salon03.24.10 My Birthday and Marquee Five at The Iguana!03.25.10 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, MAC Awards, & Big Gay Idol03.26-28.10 The Weekend, Interview, and back to The Salon! 03.21.10 Sigali Sings “Solstice” and The SalonSunday I went to Sigali’s Metropolitan Room debut show “Solstice,” which featured herContinue readingA Week of All Weeks: Salon, Birthday, Marquee Five, MAC, Big Gay Idol, and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory!

This Weds – come celebrate my birthday with Marquee Five at The Wednesday Night at the Iguana!!! March 24th – 8PM After a successful run of our show “We Can Make It: The Songs of Kander & Ebb” and before our last performance of this show on April 15th, catch Marquee Five singing handful of NEW songs! And come with your sheet music and sing as well if you want to. 240 W. 54th St (between 7th and 8th) Call for reservations: (212) 765-5454 “Wednesday Night At The Iguana”.$12 cover, CASH, no minimum!www.richardskipper.com/iguana/index.html for more information. “Entertainment with a capitalContinue readingThis Weds – Come celebrate my Birthday (and see Marquee Five sing too!)

Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, NYU566 LaGuardia Place (at Washington Square South)New York, NY 10012 March 25th, 2010 — 8:00 pm! I just got the great news that I will sing with the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus during the Big Gay Idol portion of their Big Gay Sing 2 event! Hosted By Scott Nevins with Special Guest Star Petula Clark! The evening will be filled with songs by soloists and the entire Chorus in lovely harmony – but also included is what they call “Big Gay Idol” – and I’m one of the two final contestants!!! ThisContinue readingMarch 25th – 8 pm – I’m Singing with the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus!

I just got the great news that I’ve been “shortlisted” by the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus to sing for their Big Gay Idol portion of their Big Gay Sing 2 event! Hosted By Scott Nevins with Special Guest Star Petula Clark! This means that I get to sing at least once on either March 25th or March 26th. In one of those nights, and in the first half of the show, I (and three other contestants) will get to sing a portion of “Maybe This Time” from “Cabaret” the musical (others have the choice also to sing “IContinue readingI’m Singing for New York City Gay Men’s Chorus’ Big Gay Idol 2010!!!