2013
JANUARY
* USA Tuesday,
January 8. The Friars Club, NY. Attendance
restricted to members of the Friars Club. The Friars Club
Presents ELVIS: THE KING IN NEW YORK - A JAZZ & CABARET BIRTHDAY
TRIBUTE (aka THE NIGHT OF A THOUSAND ELVISES). Steve Ross - special
guest. Hosted by Will Friedwald with Bill Boggs. Produced by Jeff
Leibowitz & Will Friedwald. Special consultants: Bill Boggs, Bill
Zeffiro & Michael Katsobashvilli. Jon Weber, musical director.
* USA Saturday,
January 12 at 8:00pm. Vitello’s Jazz Club, Studio City, CA.
For information call (818) 769-0905 or visit
www.vitellosjazz.com. PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ – Steve Ross
Sings and Plays Fred Astaire (with Brian Cassier on bass)
* USA Sunday,
January 13 at 7:00pm. Vitello’s Jazz Club, Studio City, CA.
For information call (818) 769-0905 or visit
www.vitellosjazz.com. PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ – Steve Ross
Sings and Plays Fred Astaire (with Brian Cassier on bass)
* USA Monday,
January 14 at 7:00pm. Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at The
Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 W. 42nd Street (at 10th Ave), NYC.
For more information visit
actorsfund.org or
KathiMoss.com.
To purchase tickets,
visit The Pershing Square Signature Center box office, online at
Ticketcentral.com or call (212) 279-4200. KATHI MOSS' RAMA-LAMA-DING
DONG REUNION! - A ONE-NIGHT-ONLY BENEFIT FOR THE ACTORS FUND. Original
Broadway cast members and creators from the landmark musicals GREASE,
NINE and GRAND HOTEL reunite. The gala three-show reunion will
benefit The Actors Fund, the human services non-profit that helps
everyone in entertainment and performing arts in need, crisis or
transition.
The evening will
honor fellow cast member and Broadway veteran Kathi Moss, who was
diagnosed with the rare disease cardiac amyloidosis in 2011. Ms. Moss
originated the roles of Cha-Cha Di Gregorio in GREASE, Saragina in NINE
(in which she introduced the show-stopping "Be Italian"), and Mme.
PeePee in GRAND HOTEL.
Scheduled to
appear are Tony Award nominee and Theatre World Award winner Karen
Akers, Mark Baker, Tony Award nominee and Emmy Award winning
choreographer Pat Birch, Jeanie Bowers, Shelly Burch, Andrew Casses,
Carole Demas, International Ballroom Champions Pierre Dulaine and Yvonne
Marceau, Taina Elg, Josh Franklin, Julie Hafner, David Jackson, Ken
Jennings, Laura Kenyon, Dorothy Kiara, Tony/Olivier Award winner, Golden
Globe and Emmy nominee Jane Krakowski, Ilene Kristen, Nancy McCall, Tony
Award winner Liliane Montevecchi, Rita Rehn, Ken Leigh Rogers, Steve
Ross, Camille Saviola, Tony Award nominee Bob Stillman, Patrick Wilcox,
Tony Award nominee and Theatre World Award winner Walter Willison, Penny
Worth, Alaina Warren Zachery, Tony Award winning songwriter Maury Yeston
and other surprise guests.
Written and
Directed by Laura Kenyon and Walter Willison, with Musical Supervision
by Steve Ross and Musical Direction by Greg Jarrett and Daniel Sefik.
The event is being produced by Paul F. Burchett, Ted Seifman and Nick
Padgett for The Actors Fund.
* USA Tuesday,
January 15 at 9:30pm. Stage 72, 158 West 72nd Street, 2nd
floor (between Broadway and Columbus Avenue), NYC. For Tickets and
Reservations call (800) 838-3006. ALL THE WAY - A LOOK OF LOVE
ON... SAMMY CAHN, in celebration of his 100th birthday.
Starring Fernand Gabrielli with special guests Steve Ross and Russ
Kassoff
FEBRUARY
* USA Sunday,
February 10. 54 Below, 254 W. 54th St, Cellar, NYC. For information call (866) 468-7619 or visit 54below.com. SONDHEIM UNPLUGGED - Original cast members and others sing the songs of Stephen Sondheim. Joining Steve will be Pamela Myers (Company), Sarah Rice (Sweeney Todd), Eric Michael Gillette and Tony DeSare
* USA Monday,
February 11. Bruno Walter
Auditorium, New York Public
Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, New York City.
Admission is free to the public, but early arrival is suggested.
www.nypl.org OUT WENT THE SONG, ON WENT THE SHOW.
A program of songs dropped from shows en route to Broadway. With special
guests.
* USA Wednesday,
February 20 at 6:45pm. Smithsonian, S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive, SW, Washington, DC. smithsonianassociates.org THE SUBLIME WORLD OF NOEL COWARD - STEVE ROSS CELEBRATES “THE MASTER”. Evening Seminar - A tribute to Coward’s work and his stellar contribution to American and British theatrical culture. Steve Ross uses songs, poems, and diary excerpts to provide a glimpse into his world that we know— and a closer look into one he kept nearer his heart. The evening also offers a rare chance to hear previously unrecorded songs from his new CD, Noel Coward: Off the Record.
* USA Friday,
February 22. The Arts Club, Washington, DC. For more information visit www.artsclubofwashington.org. A MARVELOUS PARTY - STEVE ROSS SINGS THE SONGS OF NOEL COWARD
* USA Sunday,
February 24 at 4:00pm-6:00pm. 54 Below, 254 W. 54th St, Cellar, NYC. For information call (646) 476-3551 or visit 54below.com. 007 REDUX: 50 YEARS OF JAMES BOND MOVIE THEMES. A special benefit for Hurricane Sandy relief in the Rockaways (before the start of the Academy Award ceremony). The singer Lauren Fox, who will be part of the program, has coordinated a relief effort to help out victims of the hurricane in Far Rockaway. Fellow artistes include Marilyn Maye, Colleen McHugh, Tony DeSare, Natalie Douglas, and Shana Farr.
MARCH
* USA Thursday,
March 7. Four Arts Society, Palm Beach, FL. Private Party
* USA Thursday,
March 28. Neue Galerie, 1048 Fifth Avenue, New York City. www.neuegalerie.org For information call (212) 628-6200 x485 or contact cabaret@neuegalerie.org. I'M IN LOVE WITH VIENNA - STEVE ROSS SINGS THE WEIMAR-AMERICAN SONGBOOK
APRIL
* USA Saturday,
April 13. Lotos Club, New York City. Private Party
* USA Tuesday,
April 16. Dutch Treat Club, New York City. Performance at Dutch Treat Club monthly luncheon
* USA Tuesday,
April 23 at 7:00pm. The Players Club, 16 Gramercy Park, New York City. www.noelandcompany.org For information call (646) 469-6402. Steve Ross and Andrea Marcovicci perform (poetry reading and singing) the prelude to a staged reading of Liliom, by Ferenc Molnar
MAY
* USA Saturday May 4 at 5:00pm. Birdland, 315 West 44th Street (between 8th and 9th Ave.) NYC. Birdland Info: (212) 581-3080. www.birdlandjazzz.com Doors open at 4:30pm. Tickets available online at www.ticketfly.com or to place an order call Ticketfly at (877) 435-9849. A benefit concert for ZANI'S FURRY FRIENDS - a wonderful animal rescue organization. LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO 'ROUND - An Afternoon of Song to Help Our Furry Friends. Artists to include co-hosts Stephanie D'Abruzzo and Eric Michael Gillett, Jim Brochu, Carole Demas, Natalie Douglas, Joanna Morton Gary, La Tanya Hall, Lee Roy Reams, Sarah Rice
* USA Thursday May 16. Town Hall, 123 W. 43rd St., New York City. For ticket info call (212) 980-3026. Mabel Mercer Foundation presents “REMEMBERING MABEL AND BOBBY” – the 45th anniversary of a legendary concert starring Mabel Mercer and Bobby Short. Other artistes: Joyce Breach, Barbara Brussel, Barbara Carroll, Eric Comstock, Natalie Douglas, Barbara Fasano, Lauren Fox, Gregory Generet, Alan Harris, Clint Holmes, Tanya Holt, Andrea Marcovicci, Karen Mason, Karen Oberlin, T. Oliver Reid, Ricky Ritzel, Catherine Russell, Spider Saloff, KT Sullivan, Lumiri Tubo and Larry Woodard. Hosted by Rex Reed.
* CRUISE May 20-28. Aboard the Sea Cloud II - Rome to Naples. For more information visit www.arrangementsabroad.com ITALIAN MASTERPIECES: ROME TO NAPLES ABOARD SEA CLOUD II
JUNE
* CRUISE June 13-22. Aboard the Sea Cloud II - Honfleur to Hamburg. For more information visit www.arrangementsabroad.com A SHARED HERITAGE: FRANCE, ENGLAND & THE LOW COUNTRIES ABOARD SEA CLOUD II
JULY
* USA Friday, July 19 at 8:00pm. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY. www.spac.org I'M IN LOVE WITH VIENNA - STEVE ROSS SINGS THE WEIMAR/AMERICAN SONGBOOK
* USA Saturday, July 20 at 2:15pm. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY. www.spac.org I'M IN LOVE WITH VIENNA - STEVE ROSS SINGS THE WEIMAR/AMERICAN SONGBOOK
AUGUST
* USA Saturday,
August 10. Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, Westhampton, Long Island, New York. For information call (631) 288-1500 . whbpac.org IT'S DELOVELY - AN EVENING OF COLE PORTER - Other artistes on the bill: Sally Mayes, T. Oliver Reid, Karen Akers, Anna Bergman
SEPTEMBER
* CRUISE September 28-October 6. Aboard the Sea Cloud II - Catania to Venice. For more information visit www.arrangementsabroad.com ADRIATIC ODYSSEY ABOARD SEA CLOUD II
NOVEMBER
* USA Thursday,
November 21. Overture Center Cabaret Series, Madison, WI. overturecenter.com RIDIN' HIGH - STEVE ROSS SINGS AND PLAYS COLE PORTER
