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DIVA TALK: Ecstasy on Avenue Q Plus Buckley and Carmello on Disc
By Andrew Gans
01 Aug 2003
IN OTHER DIVA NEWS OF THE WEEK: New York's Duplex Cabaret Theatre will also offer a host of other entertainment choices during the month of August. John Bucchino — the acclaimed singer-songwriter whose works have been recorded by Patti LuPone and Barbara Cook — has extended his run and will play Wednesday evenings at 9 PM throughout the month of August. Saturdays in August will feature the sounds of cabaret veteran Baby Jane Dexter, who is currently entering her sixth smash month at the Duplex. Dexter will offer performances at 9 PM. Another cabaret regular, Barbara Fasano, will perform 7 PM shows on Saturdays, Aug. 16 and 23. Fasano's shows include tunes by Julie Gold, Bruce Springsteen and Ervin Drake. Sundays at the Duplex will boast cabaret's Natalie Douglas and Broadway's B. J. Crosby. Douglas, who has been compared to the late Nina Simone and Billie Holiday, will play Sunday evenings at 7 PM. Crosby, most recently on Broadway as Matron "Mama" Morton in Chicago, will belt out tunes Sundays at 9 PM. All shows have a $15 cover and a two-drink minimum. For reservations, call (212) 255-5438. The Duplex Cabaret Theatre is located in Manhattan at 61 Christopher Street. . . . Complete casting has been announced for the upcoming concert version of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Passion at the Ravinia Festival, Aug. 22 and 23. Joining the previously announced Patti LuPone (Fosca), Audra McDonald (Clara) and Michael Cerveris (Giorgio) will be David Girolmo as Colonel Ricci, David Darlow as Doctor Tambourri, James Rank as Lieutenant Torasso, Paul Alessandro as Sergeant Lombardi, Roger Anderson as Lieutenant Barri, Brian Herriott as Major Rizzolli, Stephen Wallem as Private Augenti, Marilynn Bogetich as Fosca's Mother, Ray Frewen as Fosca's Father, John Clonts as Ludovic and Kymberly Mellen as the Mistress. The ensemble will feature Cory Goodrich and Jacob Langfelder and two other actors to be announced shortly. . . . A new PBS concert special featuring former Phantom of the Opera star Sarah Brightman will premiere in August. "Harem" — based on Brightman's top-selling album of the same name — will debut in the Manhattan area Aug. 13 at 8 PM on WLIW 21 and will go wide nationally in December. Directed by Hannes Rossacher, the special features footage shot in Morocco and Egypt. Brightman performs ten songs in the television program, including such classics as "What a Wonderful World" and "Stranger in Paradise." Other titles include "Harem," "Beautiful," "Mysterious Days," "What You Never Know," "It's a Beautiful Day," "Free," "The War Is Over" and "The Journey Home." . . . The DVD and VHS versions of "Broadway's Lost Treasures" — the upcoming television program saluting classic Tony Award ceremony performances — will feature five additional numbers not seen on the PBS broadcast: Ann Miller and Mickey Rooney performing a song from Sugar Babies; Patti LuPone belting out Evita's "Buenos Aires"; the original company of A Chorus Line singing "I Hope I Get It"; and two numbers from Annie: Dorothy Loudon's "Easy Street" and the company on a reprise of the show's anthem, "Tomorrow." "Broadway's Lost Treasures," hosted by Angela Lansbury, Jerry Orbach and Chita Rivera, will air in numerous markets throughout the country next month. In the metropolitan area the special will be broadcast on WNET/Thirteen on Aug. 10 at 8 PM. The telecast will feature 17 performances. As part of the annual PBS pledge drive, viewers will also be able to purchase the DVD or video of the program with additional tunes. Beginning Sept. 16, the video and DVD of "Broadway's Lost Treasures" will be available for sale on Playbill On-Line, and it will hit retail stores toward the end of October. Producer Christopher Cohen expects the video/DVD to be priced between $24 and $30.
REMINDERS
Liz Callaway in Concert:
Aug. 29-30 at the Stockbridge Cabaret in Stockbridge, MA
Oct. 11 with the Binghamton Philharmonic Pops in Binghamton, NY
Oct. 20 at the 14th Annual New York Cabaret Convention in New York, NY
Jan. 31, 2004 in Sibling Revelry in Boston, MA
Feb. 8, 2004 in Sibling Revelry in Riverfront, IL
May 1, 2004 in Sibling Revelry in Orono, ME
May 8, 2004 in Sibling Revelry in Purchase, NY
Barbara Cook in Concert:
Sept. 7-8 at the Ravinia Festival in Chicago, IL
Sept. 13 at the Tulsa Opera House in Tulsa, OK
Sept. 20 in Bethlehem, PA; concert with Marilyn Horne
Oct. 3 at Symphony Hall in Boston, MA; concert with Marilyn Horne
Nov. 22 at Carnegie Hall in New York, NY
Patti LuPone in Concert:
Aug. 5 at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, PA ("Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda")
Aug. 22-23 in Passion at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, IL
Oct. 25 at Symphony Hall in Boston, MA (“Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda”)
Nov. 7-9 with the Houston Symphony ("Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda")
Jan. 23, 2004 at the Eissey Campus Theatre in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Jan. 24, 2004 at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL
Feb. 27-29, 2004 at the Myerhoff Hall in Baltimore, MD
March 12, 2004 at the New Jersey PAC in Newark, NJ
March 13 at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, NJ
Karen Mason in Concert:
Aug. 8 at the Gala Opening of the Chicago Theater Festival in Chicago, IL
Aug. 15-16 at Odette's in New Hope, PA
Aug. 18 at the King Kong Room in New York, NY
Oct. 4 with the Chicagoland Pops Orchestra at the Rosemont Theatre in Rosemont, IL
Oct. 18 at the Emelin Theater in NY
Nov. 15 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, NJ
Christiane Noll in Concert
Aug. 28 San Diego, CA with San Diego Symphony
Aug. 29 San Diego, CA with San Diego Symphony
Aug. 30 San Diego, CA with San Diego Symphony
Oct. 11 Chattanooga, TN with Don Pippin
Dec. 31 Des Moines, IA with Des Moines Symphony & Brad Little
Well, that’s all for now. Happy diva-watching!
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