Event Highlights
- "Best Bet for Comedy" -Time Out NY
- "Ongoing gales of laughter!” – Cabaret Scenes
- “A marvelously rambunctious evening!” – Cabaret Exchange
- Fun audience prizes and featured drinks!
More Details About This Event:
Comedian Danny Leary’s hit variety show is back and stirring things up with his signature cocktail that’s two parts stand-up, a twist of musical comedy and a splash of cabaret served up “On the Rocks!” Jazz pianist Jessica Stewart is on the piano.
The show is a must for lovers of the variety shows of yester-year. Leary brings back the classic variety format and adds a modern edge.
This season will feature an original opening theme song written especially for the series by the award-winning team of composer Alan Cancelino and lyricist Hector Coris.
Go to www.dannyleary.com/OnTheRocks.html for more information on this week’s lineup.
Lineup for September 11, 2008 at 9:30:*
Comedian Becky Donohue from Comedy Central headlines.
YouTube sensation and Patti LuPone sing-alike Michael Burback recreates LuPone’s legendary performance from this year’s TONY Awards!
Sexy cabaret vamp Jenna Esposito sings retro lounge pop.
Musical comedians MEL & EL.
Shawn Hollenback from Here! TV.
Leah Dubie from Dykes on Mics.
H. Alan Scott from the 5 Funny Fags Tour.
and a very special visit from everyone’s favorite “Golden Girl!”
Lineup for September 18, 2008 at 9:30:*
Comedian Nancy Witter, of Nick-at-Nite’s “Funniest Mom in America” headlines.
The award-winning musical comedy team Karen Mack and Michael Holland of Gashole perform a spontaneous medley of songs hand-picked by the audience!
Sexy cabaret vamp Jenna Esposito sings retro lounge pop.
Sultry musical comedian Adira Amram.
Susan Alexander Susan from The Friars Club roasts!
Dave Rubin from Here! TV.
Jackie Monahan from Logo’s “One Night Stand-Up”
…and a very special visit from that bad girl, british pop star that’s in all the tabloids!
Lineup for September 25th at 9:30 PM:*
Comedian Poppi Kramer of NBC’s “Biggest Loser” headlines.
Jared the Conjuror and his amazing escape artistry!
Sexy cabaret vamp Jenna Esposito sings retro lounge pop.
Musical comedians The Parodivas put a twist on your Top 40 faves.
Brian Balthazar from The Today Show and NBC’s Olympic Coverage.
Rubin from Here! TV.
Brooke Van Poppelen from Chicagoland!
…and a very special visit from that lovable gal who was almost our very first female president!
Lineup for October 2nd at 9:30 PM:*
Comedian Michelle Buteau from Comedy Central headlines.
Musical comedy team Booth & Pat perform a high energy medley of just about every song on the radio!
Rock legend Keith Richards appears along side ventriloquist Carla Rhodes!
Sexy cabaret vamp Jenna Esposito sings retro lounge pop.
Susan Prekel from Comedy Central.
Claudia Cogan from MTV.
Jaffe Cohen from the original Funny Gay Males.
…and a very special visit from our Secretary of State, CONDI RICE!
*Lineups are subject to change without notice. About The Duplex:
The Duplex Cabaret Theatre is a 70-seat off-Broadway venue that features performances of all types nightly.
Since their humble beginnings in the 1950s, under the auspices of Hal Holbrook, the Duplex's first booking manager, DCT has served as a jewel in the crown of the NYC cabaret world. Performers such as Barbra Steisand, Woody Allen, Joanne Worley, Lovelady Powell, KT Sullivan, Karen Mason and Lea Delaria all are Duplex alumns. DCT audiences have been lucky enough to catch premiere versions of hits like Nunsense; Hello Muddah! Hello Faddah!; and a slew of other new shows.
More recently, DCT has been the venue of choice for The Storefront Theatre's award-winning New Mondays series, featuring new work from composers both up-and-coming and legendary, from Frank Wildhorn to Stephen Schwartz, Charles Strouse to Galt MacDermot, Jason Robert Brown, Michael John LaChiusa, Andrew Lippa and many others. Also, DCT's popular Dowtown Revivals series features one-night-only engagements from the brightest lights on the cabaret circuit.
About The Duplex:
The Duplex, New York City's world-famous cabaret and piano bar, is located in the heart of West Greenwich Village in Manhattan.
The ever-popular Duplex boasts a piano bar with open mic every night of the week, an upstairs bar and an intimate off-Broadway cabaret theatre, all hosted by some of New York's friendliest staff.
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