| BIRDLAND presents the return GEORGE ABUD and KATRINA LENK in their show "SWUNG," 11/6 | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 08:38 pm EDT 10/07/23 | |
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| BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB PRESENTS GEORGE ABUD AND KATRINA LENK STANDOUT STARS OF THE BRODADWAY MUSICAL "THE BAND'S VISIT" RETURNING TO THE CLUB AFTER SEVERAL SOLD-OUT SHOWS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6 BIRDLAND THEATER will present the return of George Abud and Katrina Lenk – two standout stars of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical The Band's Visit – in an encore performance of their sold-out show "Swung" on Monday, November 6 at 7:00 PM. The evening features a sizzling selection of songs from the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Jordan, Marlene Dietrich, Kay Thompson, Umm Kulthum, and many more. Together with a swinging five-piece band featuring music director Jake Landau on piano, Dan Berkery on drums, Sam Sadigursky on reeds, Yuka Tadano on bass, and Harvey Valdes on guitar, this will be a dreamy, madcap soirée of talk and tunes. There is a $30-40 music charge. Birdland is located at 315 West 44th Street in New York. Katrina Lenk has had the good fortune to be in several Broadway shows: Company, The Band's Visit (for which she won Tony and Grammy Awards), Indecent, Once , and Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. Her TV/film work includes an upcoming stint on "Apples Never Fall," the final season of "Ozark," "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," "Tommy," and "The Good Fight." She has played in many bands: Mabel Mabel (Chicago), Reyna Larson and the Whereabouts (LA), Dave Ramont, Carousel Beach, sung at the Dresden Room with the dear departed Marty and his beloved Elayne, and created her own theatrical pop performance art band moxy phinx. She met George three hundred years ago, when she joined the off-Broadway production of The Band's Visit. Since then, they have made music and wreaked havoc in many places: Jordan, the Negev Desert, Midtown, Miami, Washington D.C., Midtown...and she is thrilled he wants to make and wreak more with her. George Abud is a proud Arab-American actor, fresh off the new musical The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical by Joe Iconis at the La Jolla Playhouse. Broadway: The Band's Visit, starring Katrina Lenk and Tony Shalhoub (Daytime Emmy Award, OBC Recording); The Visit, starring Chita Rivera and Roger Rees (OBC Recording). Off-Broadway: The Beautiful Lady, directed by Anne Bogart (La MaMa); Nerd Face in Emojiland (Drama Desk nom., OOBC Recording; The Duke on 42nd); The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, alongside Raúl Esparza, Nathan The Wise , opposite F. Murray Abraham, Ibsen's Peer Gynt, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Allegro directed by John Doyle (Classic Stage Company); Cornelia Street,opposite Norbert Leo Butz, The Band's Visit, directed by David Cromer (Atlantic Theater Company); Lolita, My Love, opposite Robert Sella (York Theatre Company). Regional: Marinetti in Lempicka, directed by Rachel Chavkin (Craig Noel Award nom., La Jolla Playhouse); Lewis Chapman in August Rush , directed by John Doyle (Paramount Theatre); Charlie Davenport in Annie Get Your Gun, directed by Sarna Lapine (Bay Street Theater); Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Geva Theatre Center). He is thrilled, as always, to be making art with one of his favorite and most beloved friends, Katrina, celebrating all the fun they've had over the years. BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB will present George Abud and Katrina Lenk in "Swung" on Monday, November 6 at 7:00 PM. There is a $30-40 music charge and a $20 food and beverage minimum. Birdland is located at 315 West 44th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues) in Manhattan. For reservations, please call (212) 581-3080 or visit www.BirdlandJazz.com. ------------------------------------------------------ UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS AT BIRDLAND THEATER AND BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB Every Monday at 9:30 PM – Birdland Jazz Club Jim Caruso's Cast Party "Jim Caruso's Cast Party," a New York institution for almost two decades, is a wildly popular weekly open mic night/variety show that has brought a sprinkling of Broadway glitz and urbane wit to Birdland since 2004. Called "show-business heaven" by The New York Times and "the gold-standard of open mic nights" by The Wall Street Journal, "Cast Party" will take advantage of the city's post-pandemic nightlife renaissance to keep presenting a potent mix of Broadway stars, jazz swingers and cabaret legends, in addition to new faces and rising talent from every genre. The buoyant, sharp and charming Caruso guides the entire affair, while musical genius Billy Stritch (Liza Minnelli, Tony Bennett) holds court at the ivories and leads the Cast Party Symphony Orchestra (Steve Doyle on bass and Daniel Glass on drums). $30 + $20 food/drink minimum Every Tuesday at 8:30 PM – Birdland Theater The Lineup with Susie Mosher "The Lineup with Susie Mosher" is a wild, anything-goes variety show featuring entertainers from the Broadway, cabaret and comedy scenes, ranging from today's hottest headliners to the best up-and-coming stars of tomorrow. Mosher – the noted actress and singer from Broadway and beyond, called "one of those talents you need to see to believe" by Time Out New York – hosts the spontaneous extravaganza every Tuesday, and each Lineup is unique and promises to deliver an unforgettable night of quintessential New York City entertainment. $20 + $20 food/drink minimum Every Saturday at 5:30 PM – Birdland Jazz Club Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano Hailed as "the truest heir to Bobby Short" in The New York Times, pianist/singer Eric Comstock returns to Birdland with star bassist/composer Sean Smith with songs by everyone from George Gershwin to George Harrison. These two masters met on the Off-Broadway hit Our Sinatra (which Eric co-wrote) and have since worked separately and together around the world. Vocalist Barbara Fasano joins them at Birdland for a swinging Saturday supper where the music and stories are equally great. Sean Smith has been an integral part of the international jazz scene for over 25 years, and has performed with Gerry Mulligan, Phil Woods, Benny Carter, Art Farmer, Flip Phillips, Clark Terry and many others. Barbara Fasano has been praised as "a gorgeous, soulful singer who has an actor's intensity in whatever she sings" by The New York Post and "a lyrically sensitive interpreter" by The New York Times. Her latest album Busy Being Free is the recipient of the MAC Award for "Major Recording of the Year." $30 + $20 food/drink minimum October 5 (Thursday) 8:30 PM – Birdland Theater Bryce Edwards' Frivolity Hour After years of cutting his teeth at Jim Caruso's Cast Party, Bryce Edwards is thrilled and honored to be making his Birdland debut with his Frivolity Hour, a show that enthusiastically revives traditional jazz and popular music from the early 20th century. A vaudevillian troubadour, Edwards is a unique vocalist that takes equal cues from the crooners and soft singers of the late 1920s and early ‘30s and from the bombastic voices of the acoustic phonograph era, as well as an instrumentalist who plays banjo, ukulele, tenor guitar, and mandolin in the modernistic jazz idiom. Leading a hot combination featuring the talents of extraordinary jazzmen Scott Ricketts (cornet), Ricky Alexander (clarinet, tenor saxophone), Conal Fowkes (piano), and Jay Rattman (bass saxophone), Edwards revels in the idiosyncrasies and eccentricities of the sweet and raucous music of the 1910s, ‘20s, and ‘30s and brings his singular verve and sensibility to songs made famous by great artists such as Cliff Edwards, Ted Lewis, Jack Teagarden, Rudy Vallée, and Bing Crosby. Steeped in jazz age novelty, Bryce Edwards takes frivolity very seriously, and vows to entertain his audience or die trying. $30 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum October 12 (Thursday) 8:30 PM – Birdland Theater John Manzari Tap dancer and singer John Manzari returns to Birdland Theater with collaborator and friend, pianist Luther S. Allison Fresh from his Broadway debut in Funny Girl, he features a selection of standards and debuts of original works. Manzari, a talent as melodic as he is rhythmic, promises to delight audiences with his creativity. Allison, a virtuosic musician, is joined by Jonathon Muir-Cotton on bass and Domo Branch on drums. Manzari is an Ovation Award and Helen Hayes Award nominated dancer, singer, actor, choreographer, and teacher. Stage credits include the Bessie Award winning production Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic; 42nd Street, choreographed by Jared Grimes; Maurice Hines: Tappin' Thru Life, featuring his mentor Maurice Hines; The Wiz is 40: A Celebration in Dance and Music, directed and choreographed by George Faison, and Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies. Concerts include his one man show John Manzari: The First Set, NY Pops Up, Spoleto Festival with Caleb Teicher, Fall for Dance, Amelia Island Dance Festival, Gold Coast Dance Festival, and Jacob's Pillow with Luke Hickey. John can be seen in the documentary about his mentor "Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back" and the award-winning short film "Slip." $30 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum October 16 (Monday) 7:00 PM – Birdland Jazz Club Maude Maggart – "Here Come The Dreamers" Maude Maggart, the singular cabaret artist, will debut a new show, "Here Come the Dreamers," is a musical journey on the subject of dreams, and how they weave their way through The American Songbook and beyond. Since her debut in 2001, Maude has gained a loyal following and critical acclaim, performing across the United States and Europe; notably at Cafe Carlyle, and her longtime yearly engagement at The Oak Room of The Algonquin Hotel. Maude has been featured in Michael Feinstein's "Standard Time" at Carnegie Hall, and "A Prairie Home Companion" with Garrison Keillor. She has also performed at Lincoln Center with Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, and sang for Dr. Cornel West's celebration at Princeton University. On film, Maude can be seen in the Johnny Mercer documentary for TCM, "This Time the Dream's On Me," directed by Clint Eastwood. She has been the subject of NPR's "Morning Edition," and is a favorite of radio personality Jonathan Schwartz. Maude is featured on her sister Fiona Apple's Grammy-award-winning album "Fetch the Bolt Cutters." Maude has five solo albums,; including her latest, "Here Come the Dreamers." $40 tables / $40 bar + $20 food/drink minimum October 23 (Monday) 7:00 PM – Birdland Jazz Club Jamie deRoy & Friends Hostess and producer Jamie deRoy returns with her multi-MAC Award-winning variety show. Proceeds benefit The Entertainment Community Fund: Jamie deRoy & friends Cabaret Initiative. Special guests will be Tony Danza, Nikki M. James, Daisy Jopling, Nicolas King & Seth Sikes, and Steven Scott. The show is directed by Barry Kleinbort, and musical directed by Ron Abel, with Ritt Hennon bass and Ray Marchica on drums. This colorful cabaret series has been thrilling New York City audiences for the past 25 years and serves as the basis for de Roy's award-winning cable television show which spotlights well-known entertainers and newcomers that are lighting up the marquees of cabaret, theater, music and comedy. Jamie deRoy has won three Tony Awards, eight MAC Awards, four Back Stage Bistro Awards and ten Telly Awards for her extensive work on both stage and screen. $75-40 tables / $40 bar + $20 food/drink minimum |
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