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In concert at the Metropolitan Room, Uptown Express performs a "soup to nuts" tour of great pop music, from the 2008 Jason Mraz hit "I'm Yours" to the 1938 tune "Sing For Your Supper." In between, they will journey through music from The Temptations, Erasure, Dusty Springfield, Madonna, The Crew Cuts, The Beatles and much more. Learn more...

Bistro Award-winning vocalist Grace Cosgrove presents Wishin' and Hopin': The Burt Bacharach Songbook. She'll explore the classic works of the legendary pop songwriter in an evening that includes "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?," "The Look of Love," "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head," and many more. Learn more...

Acclaimed Chicago-based jazz singer Spider Saloff will make a rare New York appearance in her show Cole Porter Live, celebrating her newest CD release Cole Porter Live at Maxim's. Ms. Saloff will be accompanied by New York jazz legends Tony Monte and Steve LaSpina performing an unusual collection of Cole Porter songs with Saloff's own special jazz style. Learn more...

Annie Ross is one of the pioneers of vocalese and the composer of "Twisted," one of the most well known examples of vocalese, as well as "Farmers Market," "Jackie" and many others. She is a founding member of Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, considered one of the greatest jazz vocal ensembles of all time. Learn more...

Valarie Pettiford sings at the Metropolitan Room. She's been seen on Broadway in Fosse, for which she received a Tony Award nomination, as well as in the original West End cast of Chicago. A three-time NAACP Image Award nominee, she's also appeared in many of today's top TV shows, and in the hit film Stomp the Yard. Learn more...

Marcus Simeone presents Everything Must Change, an evening of songs exploring the inevitability of change in life. The MAC and Back Stage Bistro Award winner, renowned for his soaring and agile tenor voice, sings songs by writers ranging from Johnny Mercer and Rodgers and Hammerstein to Bobby Darin and Carole King. Learn more...

Singer and Broadway actor Philip Chaffin presents his show When the Wind Blows South. Inspired by his album of the same name, which Playbill named one of the top vocal CDs of 2008, the show blends Chaffin's tales of his Louisiana boyhood with Southern-inflected renditions of songs by George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Harold Arlen, and more. Learn more...

Russell Garcia, legendary composer of film scores and jazz standards, has found a new talent to bring his songs back to the public. MAC Award-winning singer Shaynee Rainbolt has recorded Charmed Life: Shaynee Rainbolt Sings Russell Garcia, a collection of songs written and arranged by the 92-year-old songwriter. Backed by a band featuring four trombones, she'll perform live at the Metropolitan Room. Learn more...

The Metropolitan Room presents Julie Reyburn. An acclaimed singer, Julie's many awards include the 2007 Julie Wilson Award. She'll be performing classic tunes from the Great American Songbook alongside long-time music director and collaborator Mark Janas and a series of special guests. Learn more...

Jazz singer Baby Jane Dexter brings her brand new show If -- a musical exploration of what might have been... what could have been... and what is -- to the Metropolitan Room. Known for her powerful voice, Dexter will sing songs ranging from Rodgers & Hammerstein to Bacharach & David. Learn more...

Aaron Lee Battle presents Dreamscape, a collection of songs about life, love, and loss. A winner of the Back Stage Bistro award for Outstanding Vocalist, Aaron will sing tunes by such artists as Stephen Schwartz, John Legend, Stevie Wonder and Soren Anders Learn more...

Loli Marquez-Sterling presents Shaken Not Stirred. The cabaret singer presents a new show drawing on her Cuban heritage and the classic cocktail party. Backed by a nine-piece band, she'll sing an array of intoxicating tunes. Learn more...

Broadway's Martin Vidnovic comes to the Metropolitan Room with a special cabaret performance. Vidnovic played Bellomy in the revival of The Fantasticks at The Snapple Theatre Center. Prior to that, he toured nationally as The King in The King and I with Sandy Duncan. Other credits include Sky Masterson in Jerry Zaks' revival of Guys & Dolls and Saul in Disney's King David. Learn more...

Award-winning cabaret singer Barbara Brussell, accompanied by musical director Tex Arnold, celebrates the great musical talents of the Bronx in a new show, Brilliance from on High...Born in the Bronx. The show will be directed by acclaimed singer-actor-director Eric Michael Gillett, and is coming to Metropolitan Room directly from its debut at Wave Hill, Riverdale, in the Bronx. Learn more...

Grace Cosgrove returns to the stage with her first new show in almost four years. Jump/Cut is a quirky and provocative yet elegant collection of songs in which Grace asks questions about her life and reaffirms the joy of music. Learn more...

The Metropolitan Room welcomes Judith Owen. A native of Wales, Owen has gained a loyal following in the U.K. and America for her incisive, humorous lyrics and impeccable melodic sense. She recently toured Britain as a featured vocalist in Richard Thompson's 1,000 Years of Popular Music, and regularly performs alongside her husband, actor Harry Shearer. Learn more...

The Metropolitan Room welcomes The Kurt Weill Project. Composed of pianist Frank Ponzio, bassist Peter Donovan, drummer Vito Lesczak, and vocalist Hilary Gardner, they offer a compelling jazz interpretation of the legendary German songwriter's music. They recently released A Song About Forever, an album featuring Weill's music. Learn more...

A fixture in New York's performing world in clubs here and gone, Cynthia Crane returned to a singing career in the '80s after 10 years and 100 shows as founder/producer of the Impossible Ragtime Theatre. Crane has performed cabaret concerts in French at the American Embassy on the Place de la Concorde and the Musée de Montmartre in Paris, played Helen Morgan at the Russian Tea Room, and sung for the Players and the Friars. Learn more...

Anne Steele, a two-time MAC nominee, won the Metropolitan Room's MetroStar competition. She now debuts her new show, Strings Attached. She'll be singing a dizzying range of tunes, from Stephen Sondheim to Bob Dylan to Queen to Britney Spears, daringly reimagined with lush and evocative string arrangements. Learn more...

Broadway and cabaret star Julie Wilson sings the songs of Billie Holiday at the Metropolitan Room. Known for her dramatic delivery and her trademark gardenia, Wilson's musical career stretches back over six decades; a friend and admirer of "Lady Day", she pays homage to the late jazz legend in this show. Learn more...

After her run as Madame DeFarge in A Tale of Two Cities and the release of her critically acclaimed new CD, Broadway's Natalie Toro is coming to the Metropolitan Room. Her vocals and arrangements are sensational, from standards to Broadway and everything in between. Each performance will feature a special guest star. Learn more...

Fresh off the tails of her recent CD release, up-and-coming cabaret singer Jenna Esposito returns to the Metropolitan Room with an all-new show, Takin' A Chance On Love. Featuring a wide selection of love songs from writers including Harold Arlen, the Gershwins, Jerome Kern, Kander & Ebb, and Leonard Cohen, the show is a musical journey through the course of a romance. Learn more...

Amanda McBroom sings a series of special Valentine's Day concerts at the Metropolitan Room. One of the most renowned American interpreters of Jacques Brel, her set list will include passion renditions of the French master's work, as well as an assortment of romantic standards and originals. Learn more...

Cabaret singer Suzanne Carrico presents her newest show The Friendliest Thing. It's an alluring collection of songs by songwriters ranging from Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, and Harold Arlen to Jimmy Roberts, Carole Bayer Sager, and Melissa Manchester. Cabaret legend Mary Cleere Haran directs. Learn more...

The Metropolitan Room welcomes Michael Winther with Dan Tepfer. Winther is a Drama Desk-nominated Broadway actor and acclaimed vocalist; he performs with award-winning jazz pianist Dan Tepfer in a show that explores the intersection between jazz improvisation, musical theatre and popular music. Learn more...

A brand new show from smoky-voiced cabaret and jazz singer Mary Foster Conklin, Moon and Sand focuses on songs about the moon and the sea. A veteran of the New York club scene, Conklin has been praised for her blending of the traditional and the contemporary, and her eclectic choices of material. Learn more...

Eric Michael Gillett, one of the nation's most popular cabaret performers, presents his first new solo show in five years, Best of My Love. Considered by some to be cabaret's greatest male performer, the MAC and Bistro Award-winning Gillett tackles the subject of love, performing songs ranging from Sondheim to Madonna. Learn more...

The Metropolitan Room presents three legendary singers in concert: Marni Nixon (the voice of West Side Story, The King & I, My Fair Lady), Sarah Rice (Sweeney Todd, Phantom) and Edd Clark (3 Tenors in Search of an Act). This concert is an evening of songs celebrating life, love and the slings and arrows of relationships. Learn more...

The Metropolitan Room hosts Tim Draxl's return to new York cabaret. The Australian singer launched his career in New York a decade ago at the age of 17. Meteoric success, a MAC Award, and a successful recording career followed. A decade after his first successes, he's now a rising film star; he returns to the city where it all started for a much-anticipated engagement. Learn more...

Morgan Sills celebrates the centennial of legendary songwriter Johnny Mercer at the Metropolitan Room. He'll sing such Mercer classics as "Blues in the Night", "Moon River", and "That Old Black Magic", plus some great lesser-known tunes by the four-time Oscar winner. Learn more...

Australian Variety Entertainer of the Year recipient Darren Williams sings the songs of Peter Allen. Known as "The Boy From Bondi", Darren explores the works of his countryman Allen, who became famous for such songs as "Arthur's Theme" and "I Honestly Love You". Learn more...

Drag queen Hedda Lettuce presents her latest holiday show, Lettuce Rejoice 2008. Mixing stand-up comedy with wacky music and song parodies, Lettuce displays the irreverent style that has made her a six-time HX Magazine Drag Queen of the Year Award winner. Learn more...

The Metropolitan Room welcomes Klea Blackhurst and Billy Stritch in Dreaming of a Song, a concert featuring the music of Hoagy Carmichael. The popular duo recently released an album of Carmichael songs by the same name. Carmichael, one of the leading names in the Great American Songbook, wrote such classic tunes as "Skylark," Georgia On My Mind," and "Star Dust." Learn more...

Teri Ralston presents her new cabaret show, Home Again. Ralston is best known for her long association with the great Stephen Sondheim; she was in the original Broadway casts of Company, A Little Night Music, and The Baker's Wife, and has directed or performed in eleven of his shows. She'll be performing material by Sondheim, plus some of her favorite songs from other roles and original material. Guest: Pamela Myers. Learn more...

Acclaimed singers Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano pay tribute to the works of John Wallowitch, Lew Spence, and Murray Grand. The three songwriters, all of whom passed away recently, were known for their contributions to musical theatre and cabaret, writing tunes for singers ranging from Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett to Blossom Dearie and Eartha Kitt. Learn more...

Legendary songwriter and producer Jason Darrow, known most notably for producing and introducing Jane Olivor (as well as working with Johnny Mathis, Bette Midler, Gilbert Becaud, and more), delivers the new show by celebrated young singer Marcus Simeone to the Metropolitan Room. The show will feature new songs by Jason Darrow, Stephen Schwartz, David Zippel, Heather Sullivan and others. Learn more...

Manhattan crooner Tony Messina performs Dino: A Tribute To Dean Martin at the Metropolitan. The veteran singer performs the greatest hits of the legendary Rat Pack member, while telling stories from his illustrious career and life. Learn more...

Returning to New York from London for her fourth Metropolitan Room engagement in over a year, cabaret alchemist Barb Jungr premieres I Got Life, a new show packed with songs identified with Nina Simone, plus selections from other signature inspirations including Bob Dylan and Jacques Brel. This unprecedented concoction is Jungr's most personal show to date. Learn more...

She won a Best New Artist Grammy in 1965. She appeared 76 times on the Tonight Show -- more than any other singer. Now, Marilyn Maye returns to the Metropolitan Room to continue her much-praised comeback. Her newest show, Love on the Rocks, explores themes of romantic heartbreak and alcohol. Learn more...

Kevin Dozier celebrates the release of his CD Love-Wise at the Metropolitan Room. The award-winning cabaret performer's debut album contains an assortment of classic tunes from the Great American Songbook. Learn more...

Jazz vocalist Russ Lorenson performs a show full of "new standards" to prove that well-written songs with meaningful lyrics are still being written today, just waiting to be interpreted by thoughtful, jazz-inspired vocalists. With San Francisco Bay Area jazz favorites Kelly Park on piano and Terrence Brewer on guitar, Standard Time explores the Great American Songbook of the New Millennium. The show will be recorded for an upcoming CD release. Learn more...

The Metropolitan Room presents accomplished singer/songwriter Tim Di Pasqua's song cycle Notes on New York. Tim leads a cast of five as they present observations and scenes from life in the Big Apple; the music and lyrics are alternately witty and poignant, sketching a musical picture of the metropolis. Learn more...

Singer Jeff Harnar celebrates the words and music of Cole Porter at the Metropolitan Room. Harnar has appeared at Carnegie Hall in both the Cole Porter and Noel Coward Centennial Galas, and most recently as Michael Feinstein's special guest in a Jule Styne tribute. The show features musical direction by Alex Rybeck, with Mark Winkler on bass. Learn more...

Marianne Challis presents her new show, What Will the Neighbors Say? The 2008 Bistro Award winner for Outstanding Vocalist has crafted a witty, satirical look at the challenges facing the Baby Boomer generation, with songs by writers ranging from Jerome Kern and Cole Porter to Joni Mitchell and Christine Lavin. Learn more...

Jill Whelan presents her new show, An Evening in Dry Dock. The former child star will sing an array of musical numbers, reflect on her thirty-year show business career, and offer hilarious behind-the-scenes anecdotes about the many stars she's worked with. Learn more...

Scottish singer and actor Euan Morton presents Stranger in a Strange Land. Morton, who earned Tony, Drama Desk, and Olivier Award nominations for his role in the musical Taboo, presents an introspective show in which he reflects on his recent near-death experience, explores the writings of John Lennon, and more. Learn more...

Singer Gay Marshall sings the songs of Edith Piaf in a CD release celebration at the Metropolitan Room. A musical theater veteran whose roles range from Broadway's A Chorus Line to the original French cast of Cats, Marshall's love for Piaf's music led her to create the international hit one-woman show Piaf: La Vie l'Amour. Learn more...

The Metropolitan Room presents I'm Confused, Therefore, I am, a show from veteran cabaret singer Cynthia Crane. Crane, a 2007 MAC award nominee, will sing songs about life, love, and a variety of other topics. Learn more...

Broadway star Neile Adams (The Pajama Game, Kismet) presents her new cabaret show, Something Cool. It's a musical memoir of her early days in New York, when she rose to stardom and met her first husband, the late actor Steve McQueen. Learn more...