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                                                            Dana Lorge’s new variety show sounds exciting, but the title sounds, well, kind of boring and ordinary. The temporary, generic name is (are you sitting down?) ---- Dana Lorge’s Variety Show. She wants a new title and is at her famous wit’s end. So, we’re helping her with a contest. Come up with the name she likes best and win free admission to her show. May 24’s guests at her Metropolitan Room 7 pm, um, whatever are: songwriter David Friedman, award-winning cabaret male vocalist Jeff Harnar, Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins, songstress Jillian Laurain, comedienne Nancy Redman (TV’s “America’s Funniest People”) and a special guest singer: Marilyn Maye. Barry Levitt is at the keyboard and Jon Burr is on bass. Now, about that contest….

Send your suggestions (Limit: 753 titles) to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and I’ll pass them on to Dana. She will choose what she thinks is the best name for her monthly show

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                                                                                                                          NITE is upon us!: NITE, NiteLifeExchange.com's new online magazine is coming!!

Yes, it's NITE time.  This separate companion format, a photo-filled cornucopia of readability joins our ongoing website --- the site where you are reading this--- which is updated regularly, with new items, updates and the Cabaret Pick of the Week (a recommendation with details, appearing each Monday). NITE will come monthly, and we are putting the finishing touches on the first issue for its debut for a sweet 16th of May.  It's "where Broadway meets cabaret," with looks at NYC theatre's offerings and singers in clubs and what makes them tick.  It's NITE.  That's "N" for Nightclubs," the "I" is for "Interviews," the "T" is for "Theatre," and the "E" is for "Eating" (our restaurant reviews). 

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The Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs is pleased to announce the winners of the 2013 MAC Awards, which were presented last night at the 27th Annual MAC Awards Show. The awards ceremony was held at B.B. King Blues Club, and the show was directed by Lennie Watts and produced by Julie Miller.

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                                                                                                                             The remarkable theatre icon Elaine Stritch will be saluted as her material is addressed by cabaret veteran Ricky Ritzel at 54 Below on Friday, March 15 in the first of three shows at the popular nightclub 54 Below on West 54 Street.  It takes one multi-decade-careered raspy-voiced comedian and daredevil performer to boldly embrace another.  It's Ritzel, entertainer/raconteur/music maven and half of a pseudo-Lounge Lizard act

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                                                                           Top NYC female vocalists KT Sullivan, Marissa Mulder and Karen Oberlin are all guested on Febrary 26 in Terese Genecco's monthly big band blast-off at Iridium on Broadway. That's a lot of  talent and a lot of estrogen on one stage.  Talk about a win/win situation: What these women have in common

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                                                                   The Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs will present the 27th Annual MAC Awards on Thursday, March 21st, at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City. The theme of this year’s show is Where Broadway Meets Cabaret. 

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         We have finished our 2012 outdoor concert season and now it is time to vote for your favorite song from our Songwriting Contest. We will keep you informed of all CFCG (Concerts for City Greens) news and schedules via email and at www.concertsforcitygreens.com and on our Facebook Fan Page (see below under "Ideas" block).

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                        The Annual Duplex Gala is a fun-filled roster guaranteed to entertain. We will be highlighting some of the outstanding performers from the past year who you might have missed seeing, as well as previewing some of the upcoming shows at the Duplex.

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                                  New York’s Metropolitan Room is extending its deadline for applications for this year’s 2012 MetroStar Talent Challenge to July 4. “Many potential contestants have been waiting to clear their schedules for the summer,” explains Joseph Macchia, a MetroStar producer who is in charge of artist relations.  “We’re giving some singers a few extra days to make sure they can commit to us.”