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Posted by:	Richard Connema 05:19 pm EDT 10/27/13

CABARETS” --------------------------------------- FEINSTEIN’S AT THE NIKKO ANNOUNCES LINEUP FOR OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2013 SAN FRANCISCO – Hotel Nikko San Francisco and Michael Feinstein are proud to announce the upcoming lineup at the all-new Feinstein’s at the Nikko for the months of October, November and December. Artists include Emmy Award winning actress Megan Mullally (“Will and Grace) and actress Stephanie Hunt Additional artists will be announced at a later date. Located within Hotel Nikko (222 Mason Street, San Francisco), Feinstein’s at the Nikko will present a wide range of entertainers all within an intimate 140-seat cabaret setting. Tickets for all performances are on-sale now and available by calling 866.663.1063 or visiting www.ticketweb.com. There is a $20 food and beverage minimum per person inside the showroom which guests can use towards cocktails as well as a variety of small plates crafted exclusively for Feinstein’s at the Nikko by Executive Chef Philippe Striffeler, through Restaurant Anzu. Cheese and dessert platters will also be available in the showroom. All seating at Feinstein’s at the Nikko is cabaret style and available on a first-come, first-served basis within the section purchased. Guests who purchase the prix-fixe dinner at Restaurant Anzu will receive a complimentary section upgrade (subject to availability) and allowed to choose their exact seat locations within the upgraded section. Guests of Feinstein’s at the Nikko can enjoy a variety of food and beverage options before performances. Kanpai Lounge, located in Hotel Nikko’s lobby, offers light cuisine, a full bar and specialty cocktails. Restaurant Anzu, Hotel Nikko’s intimate restaurant located on the second floor, serves sustainable California cuisine enhanced with Asian flavors. Restaurant Anzu will also offer Feinstein’s at the Nikko guests a special three-course prix-fixe dinner ($45 per person) prior to all performances. Reservations can be made by calling (415) 394-1100. RITA WILSON • “AN EVENING WITH RITA WILSON” Thursday, October 31 at 8 p.m. Friday, November 1 at 8 p.m. Saturday, November 2 at 7 p.m. Tickets: $40-$60 Actress, producer and singer Rita Wilson performs songs from her critically acclaimed debut album, “AM/FM”. Described by the Huffington Post as “a songwriter's dream,” Wilson will draw from the album’s intimate and beautifully sung collection of classics from the ’60s and ’70s. Although Rita Wilson is well-known as an actress (It’s Complicated, Sleepless in Seattle, The Good Wife) and a film producer (discovered My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Mamma Mia!), few may be aware that her early show biz ambitions were actually musical. Born and raised in the Hollywood Hills (nearly above the Hollywood Bowl), Wilson harbored dreams of becoming a singer in the 60’s and 70’s after falling in love with The Beatles, The Mamas & the Papas, Janis Joplin, and The Supremes, among others. She even took a part-time job as a ticket-taker at what was then the Universal Amphitheatre as a way to see such popular acts of the day as Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell, Carole King, James Taylor, and The Eagles. Wilson has finally achieved her dream with the Decca Records release of her debut album AM/FM — an intimate, elegant, and beautifully sung collection of classics from the ’60s and ’70s that, taken together, make up the soundtrack to her life. Carefully curated by Wilson, her producer, Fred Mollin, and Decca Records’ Senior VP of A&R Jay Landers, AM/FM is filled with songs that resonate emotionally with Wilson. The album is essentially divided into two sections. The first half, “AM,” features songs from the ’60s that Wilson remembers singing along to on AM radio while riding in the back seat of her parents’ car and that recall the “lovely innocence and hopefulness of the time”: The songs include “All I Have To Do Is Dream,” (written by Vanessa Joy Amorosi, Mark Ronald Holden & Irmgard Klarmann), “Never My Love,” (written by Richard P. Addrisi & Donald J. Addrisi), “Cherish,” (written by Terry Kirkman), “Come See About Me” (written by Edward Holland Jr, Brian Holland & Lamont Dozier), “Angel Of The Morning” (written by Chip Taylor), “Walking In The Rain” (co-written by Phil Spector and songwriting team Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil for the Ronettes), “Wichita Lineman” (written by Jimmy Webb), and “You Were On My Mind” (written by Sylvia Fricker). ROSLYN KIND • “AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH ROSLYN KIND” Friday, November 8 at 8 p.m. Saturday, November 9 at 7 p.m. Tickets: $30-$60 Roslyn Kind’s unique artistry is equally at home on stage, screen and disc. Ms. Kind is a dynamic, multi-talented entertainer who has forged a successful career in all facets of entertainment from critically acclaimed recordings to sold-out performances on Broadway and in top concert venues and nightclubs the world over. A vibrant musical artist, Ms. Kind is familiar to both national and international audiences for her headlining appearances at some of the most prestigious venues including Lincoln Center, The Greek Theater and London’s Café Royal. In 2006 she made her long awaited and rapturously received Carnegie Hall debut with her frequent musical collaborator and friend, Michael Feinstein. MEGAN MULLALLY & STEPHANIE HUNT WITH THEIR BAND NANCY AND BETH Thursday, November 14 at 8 p.m. Friday, November 15 at 8 p.m.Saturday, November 16 at 7 p.m. Tickets: $45-$66 Emmy Award winning actress, Megan Mullally (“Children's Hospital,” “Party Down” and “Will & Grace”) met fellow actress Stephanie Hunt (“Friday Night Lights,” “Californication” and “How To Live With Your Parents For the Rest of Your Life”) while in Austin filming the independent movie – “Somebody Up There Likes Me.” The minute the two started singing together they realized they had something special and those that have come out to see their new band, Nancy and Beth, agree. Within just three months of their inception, Nancy and Beth, has already played venues such as Royce Hall and been featured as a musical guest on Conan O’Brien. SINGER JAN DALEY BRINGS HER ACCLAIMED SHOW“WHERE THERE’S HOPE – A TRIBUTE TO THE LOVE SONGS FROM BOB HOPE’S LEGACY” TO FEINSTEIN’S AT THE NIKKO FOR ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY!▪ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21 ▪ – Hotel Nikko San Francisco and Michael Feinstein are thrilled to announce that singer, actress and songwriter Jan Daley will bring her acclaimed show “Where There’s Hope – A Tribute to the Love Songs of Bob Hope’s Legacy” to Feinstein’s at the Nikko for one performance only – Thursday, November 21, 2013 at 8 p.m. Most people knew Bob Hope as one of comedy’s greatest legends, but most people don’t know that Mr. Hope introduced some of the greatest songs through his radio shows, Broadway musicals, and movies including “You Do Something To Me,” “I Can’t Get Started,” “Two Sleepy People,” and “That Old Black Magic” to name a few. Daley brings a fun-filled nostalgic look at the humor and the music of the legendary comedian, as well as stories about her travels while entertaining thousands of GIs in Vietnam, and around the world, as the singing star in the Bob Hope Christmas Tour. Located within Hotel Nikko (222 Mason Street, San Francisco), Feinstein’s at the Nikko presents a wide range of entertainers from stage and screen all within an intimate 140-seat cabaret setting. There is a $20 food and beverage minimum per person inside the showroom which guests can use towards cocktails as well as a variety of small plates crafted exclusively for Feinstein’s at the Nikko by Executive Chef Philippe Striffeler, through Restaurant Anzu. Cheese and dessert platters will also be available in the showroom. Tickets for Jan Daley range in price from $25-$35 and are available now by calling 866.663.1063 or visiting www.ticketweb.com. VARLA JEAN MERMAN • “VARLA JEAN MERMAN”Friday, November 22 at 8 p.m.Saturday, November 23 at 7 p.m.Tickets: $40-$50 Drag sensation Varla Jean Merman makes her Feinstein's at the Nikko debut with a new show featuring Tom Shaw at the piano and Roberta Drake on drums. Jeffery Roberson aka Varla Jean recently starred in the musical Lucky Guy opposite Leslie Jordan in New York at the Little Shubert prompting The New York Times to rave, “If Carol Burnett and Harvey Korman had stood in front of the right pair of funhouse mirrors, they might have resembled Ms. Merman and Mr. Jordan in stature as well as comedic talent”. This past year Jeffery completed shooting the sequel to Girls Will Be Girls and Varla Jean and the Mushroomheads (now available on www.SethTV.com). He played the title role of Giancarlo Menotti’s opera The Medium in New York at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theatre last fall Off-Broadway. Varla Jean Merman is the purported love child of Ethel Merman and Ernest Borgnine.\ CONNIE CHAMPAGNE BRINGS HER ANNUAL HOLIDAY SHOW, HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS – AN EVENING WITH CONNIE CHAMPAGNE AS JUDY GARLAND TO FEINSTEIN’S AT THE NIKKO FOR ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY! WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18 ▪ 8 P.M. – Hotel Nikko San Francisco and Michael Feinstein are excited to welcome home San Francisco's own, legendary, award-winning, extraordinary performer Connie Champagne to Feinstein’s at the Nikko for one performance only – Wednesday, December 18 at 8 p.m. Making her Feinstein’s at the Nikko debut, Connie Champagne will present her annual holiday show, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – An Evening with Connie Champagne as Judy Garland. Renowned for her uncanny ability to channel the sound and spirit of Garland, Champagne will perform carols and classics made famous by the stage and screen icon, along with some of the unexpected and often wacky gems Champagne is famed for creating. The concert will also feature a crack back-up combo led by Barry Lloyd on piano and 18 year-old prodigy Alex Szotak on drums, as well as some very special guests, like the one who's rumored to be flying in from the North Pole just for this show. Come home for Christmas in San Francisco with Judy Garland – and as Judy herself might say —“There's no place like home!” Located within Hotel Nikko (222 Mason Street, San Francisco), Feinstein’s at the Nikko presents a wide range of entertainers from stage and screen all within an intimate 140-seat cabaret setting. There is a $20 food and beverage minimum per person inside the showroom which guests can use towards cocktails as well as a variety of small plates crafted exclusively for Feinstein’s at the Nikko by Executive Chef Philippe Striffeler, through Restaurant Anzu. Cheese and dessert platters will also be available in the showroom. Tickets for Connie Champagne range in price from $25-$35 and are available now by calling 866.663.1063 or visiting www.ticketweb.com WELL STRUNG • “THE SINGING STRING QUARTET” Friday, December 27 at 8 p.m.Saturday, December 28 at 7 p.m.Tickets: $25-$40 Well-Strung: the Singing String Quartet. Called the “hottest thing with a bow since Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games” by the New York Daily News, Well-Strung will make their San Francisco debut off of two recent hit Off-Broadway productions and a new album release this spring on Twist Records. The group's show features music of Mozart, Vivaldi and Bach new arrangements of songs by Pink, Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Adele, Lady Gaga and among others. This September, the foursome will make their debut on London’s West End at the Leister Square Theater with Varla Jean Merman. Conceived by Christopher Marchant and Mark Cortale, Well-Strung stars Edmund Bagnell, Christopher Marchant, Daniel Shevlin and Trevor Wadleigh. The show is directed by Broadway veteran Donna Drake (A Chorus Line). For more info visit www.well-strung.com. RING IN THE NEW YEAR AT FEINSTEIN’S AT THE NIKKO WITH MULTI-PLATINUM SELLING ENTERTAINER MICHAEL FEINSTEIN TWO PERFORMANCES TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2013 – Join two-time Emmy and five-time Grammy nominated Michael Feinstein as he rings in the New Year with two special performances on Tuesday, December 31 at 7:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. at Feinstein’s at the Nikko (222 Mason Street, San Francisco). Considered one of the premier interpreters of American standards, Michael will perform a range of classics from the Great American songbook. Located within Hotel Nikko (222 Mason Street, San Francisco), Feinstein’s at the Nikko presents a wide range of local, regional and national entertainers in an intimate 140-seat cabaret setting. Tickets range in price from $100 – $150 for the 7:30 p.m. performance and $150 – $395 for the 11 p.m. performance and are available now by calling 866.663.1063 or visiting www.ticketweb.com. # # ########################## SOCIETY CABARET—HOTEL REX, 562 SUTTER STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. and Sundays at 2 pm. Doors open one hour prior to the performance. Tickets for “Street ofDreams” may be purchased at Ticketmaster.com as well as SocietyCabaret.com. Short link to tickets: http://alturl.com/xzm2j Linda Kosut “Easy Come, Easy Go” November 1 Kerry McGinnis “Everybodys Girl” November 2nd Navigating a dozen musical genres drawing from ten decades, Kerry McGinnis is Everybody’s Girl, instantly engaging the audience with sultry, fully-loaded pipes, irresistible comic panache and a mien as light as a lemon soufflé. From broadway to blues, opera to Appalachian folk, McGinnis is effortlessly fluent in tunes that give us glimpses into the musical misadventures, guilty pleasures and timeless classics that define her life in song. "Everybody's Girl" with G.Scott Lacy Saturday, November 2, 2013 8pm Doors open at 7pm for cocktails and small plates. No fees and no minimums. Tickets at Ticketmaster or call 415-857-1896 www.societycabaret.com Lua Hader---New Show direct from Paris, C’est Magnifique November 14 – 16 G. Scott Lacy ----Annual Christmas Show December 8 - 22 TICKETS www.ticketmaster.com ########################### YOSHI’S OF SAN FRANCISCO” Yoshi's San Francisco Live Music & Restaurant 1330 Fillmore Street San Francisco,CA 94115 For tickets and more info: 415.655.5600 or http://yoshis.com/sanfrancisco For dinner reservations: 415.655.5600 or http://yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/restaurant SUSSAN DEYHIM (Iranian composer, vocalist and performance artist) Sun, Oct 27, 7pm $36 adv, $40 door Sussan’s wide-ranging collaborations with leading artists from across the spectrum of contemporary art have included, Ornette Coleman, Bobby McFerrin, Peter Gabriel, Bill Laswell, Talvin Singh, Micky Hart, Branford Marsalis, Jerry Garcia, Doug Wimbish, Adrian Sherwood and The Blue Man Group and with two of the most prominent female visual artists Shirin Neshat and Sophie Calle. Her composition Windfall/Beshno Az Ney was recently used by U2 throughout the US and Europe. “U2s 360 tour” in one of the largest scale tock tours to this day. Beshno Az Ney is an intro to U2 “Sunday Bloody Sunday” a moving number in solidarity with Iran’s Green movement. PETE ROCK & CL SMOOTH REUNION TOUR with Camp Lo (Collaboration of two legendary Hip-Hop duos) Open Dance Floor! 18+ Sun, Oct 27, 10:30pm $34 adv, $39 door As one of Hip-Hop’s most iconic producer’s, Pete Rock utilized obscure soul and jazz records as sample resources, frequently making use of horn-driven hooks. Lead vocalist CL Smooth’s vocal style tended toward the philosophical. Their signature hit “They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)” has been recognized as one of the most memorable Hip-Hop records of all time. The duo’s “Mecca & the Soul Brother” LP has been acclaimed and praised for the manner in which it’s lyrics, music, and melodies combined to tell soul stirring and honest stories of urban romance and life. LOS PERICOS

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