Thursday – BIG NIGHT OUT!BIG NIGHT OUT!Upstairs at Etcetera Etcetera Restaurant325 West 44th Street (b/w 8th and 9th aves)A fabulous evening of cabaret featuring the song stylings of maestro Bill Zeffiro, sparkling guest host Vicki Van Tassel and YOU singing your favorite song, your new song, or just that song you’d never get to sing otherwise. $10 cover/$12 minimum($5 if you are MAC/AEA/SAG/ECC!)
The MAC Award season is upon us, and Marquee Five is in the running for a nomination for Best Vocal/Instrumental Duo/Group! Check out the MAC Website for a downloadable PDF (we’re on page 5). If you’re a MAC voter, please consider nominating us once you receive your list of potential nominees in the mail! The nominees will be announced the day after my birthday, March 25th – let’s just hope I get a day-late birthday present! 😀 The info on the nomination announcement is listed on this Facebook Event. -S
There will be two upcoming shows of “We Can Make It: The Songs of Kander and Ebb” at Don’t Tell Mama, February 25th and April 15th, 2010 at 8:30pm. That means pick up your pencils – nay your PENS – and put us in your calendar! I will post a more detailed blog about these events, and in the meantime… Another annoucement: Marquee Five has been added to the lineup on March 17th at the now hip-hop-happening open mic “Wednesday Night at the Iguana,” hosted by Richard Skipper and Dana Lorge. We will do a few previously heard numbers, perhaps,
It’s been more than a month since I updated this blog! In this quick note: I have a lot of pots on the stove, boiling away at some creative ventures. #1: Marquee Five will announce soon a few more upcoming shows! Check out www.marqueefive.com in the coming weeks – we’ll have announcements, new photo updates By Adam Jason Photography from our Metropolitan Room run in December, and soon some Video will also be added (I know ’cause I’m editing it with James Eden, one of our videographers). #2: I’ll be performing for Jay Alan Zimmerman’s “ART/SONG Broadway Voices Made Visible”
Just a reminder!!! MARQUEE FIVE AT DON’T TELL MAMAONE NIGHT ONLY – DECEMBER 23rd, 2009 at 9:15pm! Marquee Five brings their successful debut show, “We Can Make It: The Songs of Kander & Ebb” to Don’t Tell Mama for one night only! “We Can Make It: The Songs of Kander & Ebb” 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 pianoDirected by: Peter NapolitanoMusical Direction: Adam West Hemming Marquee Five, “We Can Make It: The Songs of Kander
MARQUEE FIVE AT DON’T TELL MAMAONE NIGHT ONLY – DECEMBER 23rd, 2009 at 9:15pm! Marquee Five brings their successful debut show, “We Can Make It: The Songs of Kander & Ebb” to Don’t Tell Mama for one night only! “We Can Make It: The Songs of Kander & Ebb” 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 pianoDirected by: Peter NapolitanoMusical Direction: Adam West Hemming Marquee Five, “We Can Make It: The Songs of Kander & Ebb” at
December, 2009Sierra debuted with the new vocal group Marquee Five – www.marqueefive.com – at the Metropolitan Room and Don’t Tell Mama, performing “We Can Make It: The Songs of Kander & Ebb.” This was a full hour of songs from “Cabaret,” “The Rink,” “Flora the Red Menace,” “Chicago,” and other beloved Kander & Ebb pieces. This is the first of many future performances by the group!
We had our tech early this afternoon, and man can you say “5 people + 5 mic cords =?!?!?!?” eight times fast? But it was thrilling to be on stage and are very proud with the way we look and sound. We hope you can make it so we can share it with you. Tomorrow, Dec 7th, 7:00 pm is the first show of our run at the Metropolitan Room — other nights are the 9th (9:45 pm), 12th (5:00 pm) and 14th (7:00 pm)! Please note that we are extending our $5 off offer to ALL Acting Unions beyond
Senator, Because of your choice to vote “No” in today’s Marriage Equality Act voting, you will not get my New York vote in the future. I have too many friends, family members, and loved ones who are being treated like second-class citizens. My husband and I are able to enjoy full citizenship but not my friends and other family members? Your act today is a shameful one, and many of my New York friends from across the state are listening, seeing your actions, and will adjust their votes accordingly to reflect a new future of tolerance and legal freedom. I
Tonight!December 2nd, 8:00 pmMarquee Five will be featured in a short set for: “Wednesday Night At The Iguana” Other special guests include Raissa Katona Bennett, Hector Coris, and Cynthia Crane! Plus bring your sheet music for open mic signup! Doors open at 7:30pm. Iguana Cafe250 W. 54th Street (between 8th & Broadway)New York, NY 10019 (212) 765-5454 for Reservations!$10 cash cover, NO food/drink minimum THEN! We open next Monday, December 7th at 7pm, at the Metropolitan Room!!! Have you made reservations? Call (212) 206-0440 marqueefive.com/MarqueeFive/news.html Agh I’m so excited!