| BIRDLAND THEATER presents CHRISTINE LAVIN and JULIE GOLD - beloved singer/songwriters - in "APRIL FOOLS" with SPECIAL GUESTS, 4/2 | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 04:45 pm EDT 03/14/24 | |
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| BIRDLAND THEATER PRESENTS BELOVED SINGER/SONGWRITERS CHRISTINE LAVIN AND JULIE GOLD WITH SPECIAL GUESTS DAVID BUSKIN & ROBIN BATTEAU AND JOHN FORSTER IN "APRIL FOOLS" TUESDAY, APRIL 2 BIRDLAND THEATER will present beloved singer/songwriters Christine Lavin and Julie Gold in the show "April Fools" on Tuesday, April 2 at 5:30 PM. Gold and Lavin will welcome special guests David Buskin & Robin Batteau and John Forster, as they get together (as they do every April) to share some of their funniest musical offerings, and prove it's never too late to make April Fools of themselves. Multi-instrumentalists Buskin & Batteau have been winning hearts and minds with their soulful acoustic ballads and fun-filled performances for decades. About clever songwriter John Forster, Tom Lehrer says, "You don't need me anymore. Now you've got John Forster to kick around." There is a $30 music charge. Birdland is located at 315 West 44th Street in New York. Christine Lavin performs concerts all over the US, Canada, and points beyond, including Australia, Germany, and Israel. Her songs have been performed by artists as diverse as Broadway stars Betty Buckley, Sutton Foster, Karen Ziemba, and Klea Blackhurst, cabaret divas Andrea Marcovicci. Barbara Brussell, and Colleen McHugh, the a cappella Dartmouth Decibelles, and The Accidentals. In June 2021 Christine's song "The Best Summer" made it to #12 on the International Folk DJ Music Chart. Her book Cold Pizza for Breakfast, with the foreword by Jeff Daniels, won the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for excellence in writing about music. Christine has also won five ASCAP Composer Awards, The Kate Wolf Memorial Award, and her album Good Thing He Can't Read My Mind won "Album of the Year" from the National Association of Independent Record Distributors. For four years she hosted "Slipped Disks" on XM Satellite radio, playing CDs slipped to her backstage by compatriots, and was guest host for City Folk Sunday Supper on WFUV-FM at Fordham University. She also writes freelance for various publications, including The Washington Post, Huffington Post, and Performing Songwriter. Julie Gold is a New York songwriter best known for Bette Midler's version of her song "From A Distance," which won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1991. It has since received close to 5 million airplays, recited into the Congressional Record by Senator Barbara Boxer, recorded internationally, translated into many languages, and quoted in books, calendars and greeting cards. Nanci Griffith, the first to record "From a Distance," also covered Gold's songs "Heaven," "Southbound Train," "Good Night New York," "Mountain of Sorrow," and "Love is Love is Love." Other artists who have recorded Julie Gold songs include Patti LaBelle, Patti LuPone, Lea Salonga, Andrea Marcovicci, Sinead O'Connor, and Kathie Lee Gifford. Her song "Thanks to You" was featured in the motion picture Andre, and her song "Dream Loud" was featured in the motion picture Unfaithful, starring Richard Gere. Gold served on the NARAS Board of Governors and was a guest artist for Lincoln Center's "Meet the Artist" series. Gold has five albums documenting her work over the years: Dream Loud, Try Love, The Girl I Found, Love is Love is Love, and Sixty. She is proud to have written songs for the Oxford University Press for a series that teaches English to elementary school children all over the world. As the daughter of an immigrant, Gold sees this as her most meaningful endeavor to date. She performs and gives motivational speeches around the country. BIRDLAND THEATER will present Christine Lavin and Julie Gold in "April Fools" on Tuesday, April 2 at 5:30 PM. There is a $30 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 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 2003. Called "show-business heaven" by The New York Times and "the gold-standard of open mic nights" by The Wall Street Journal, "Cast Party" presents 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). Eric Adams, the Mayor of the City of New York, recently proclaimed, "Whereas, I am enormously proud to lead a city renowned as a global capital of the arts, ‘Jim Caruso's Cast Party' has enriched our dynamic cultural landscape since 2003, and on the occasion of its 20th anniversary, I am pleased to recognize the weekly show's tremendous contributions to our performing arts and nightlife sectors." $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 March 18 (Monday) 7:00 PM – Birdland Jazz Club Victoria Shaw – "Under the Covers" Victoria Shaw will return with "Under the Covers" with special guests Peter Cincotti, Josh Turchin, Ruby Locknar, Ava Locknar and more. As always, Victoria will create an evening of "musical chairs" with other singer/songwriters as they play their hits and tell the stories behind them. Shaw's songs have been staples on the charts since the early ‘90s. Victoria's #1 compositions include Garth Brooks' "The River" and "She's Every Woman," Ricky Martin's "Solo Quiero Amarte," Doug Stone's "Too Busy Being in Love," Jim Brickman's "Sending You a Little Christmas," and "I Love the Way You Love Me," recorded by John Michael Montgomery and Boyzone. Other hits include Eric Church's "Two Pink Lines," Ricky Martin and Christina Aguilera's duet "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely," and the Garth Brooks/Trisha Yearwood duet "Where Your Two Roads Lead." Victoria is the recipient of an Academy of Country Music Award for "Song of the Year," two daytime Emmy Awards for "Outstanding Original Song," four Emmy nominations, and numerous ASCAP and SESAC awards. In addition to writing and performing, Victoria co-produced Lady Antebellum's debut album, for which she won a 2009 CMA Award. In 2019 Victoria became the host of her own series "Songwriters Under the Covers with Victoria Shaw" on The All Arts Channel. $40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum March 25 (Monday) 7:00 PM – Birdland Jazz Club Karen Mason – "Just in Styne: Karen Sings Jule" Broadway and nightclub star Karen Mason will honor Jule Styne with Christopher Denny on piano and Tom Hubbard on bass. The show is directed by Barry Kleinbort. From the first time she sang for Mr. Styne in NY to singing a concert honoring him at Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Mason has made the music of Jule Styne a part of her musical life. This evening will include Broadway tunes "Just in Time," and "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," and pop standards "Time After Time" and "Three Coins in the Fountain." Mason is the star of Broadway's Mamma Mia!, Wonderland, Hairspray, and Sunset Boulevard, as well as the first US tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Love Never Dies. She is the recipient of the 2019 MAC Lifetime Achievement Award. She has graced the stages of Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, and The Drury Lane Oakbrook, as well as Royal Albert Hall in London. She has eight albums, including her latest release Let the Music Play, featuring the title song from Paul Rolnick and David Friedman. $40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum April 1 (Monday) 7:00 PM – Birdland Jazz Club Linda Purl with DIVA Jazz Orchestra – "Big Band Romance" Singer and actress Linda Purl will be joined by internationally acclaimed DIVA Jazz Orchestra for the show "Big Band Romance." The concert will celebrate of some of the extraordinary songs that defined the classic big band sound, including "Pick Yourself Up," "Come Rain or Come Shine," and "Too Darn Hot." This evening will feature music director Tedd Firth and guest vocalist Nicolas King. Purl is known for her roles on multiple iconic television series. Besides being Fonzie's fiancée on "Happy Days," Matlock's daughter Charlene Matlock, Pam's Mom/Steve Carell's girlfriend on "The Office," she has starred in over 47 made-for-TV movies. A recurring role on "Homeland" has been among her favorites and she is currently recurring on the new HBO Max series, "Hacks." Past concert venues include Jazz at Lincoln Center, Catalina Jazz Club, Colorado Springs Symphony, Naples Philharmonic, Club Raye in Paris, and Satin Doll in Tokyo. On Broadway, she appeared in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Getting and Spending, and Off-Broadway in Mr. Toole and The Baby Dance. Her solo albums include Alone Together, Midnight Caravan, Up Jumped Spring, and Taking a Chance on Love. $40 Cover, $20 food/drink minimum |
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