Tenor/comedian John Burns, will perform an encore of his cabaret Don’t Call Me Shirley!, a tribute to Shirley Bassey, at The Duplex Theatre in Greenwich Village, on Monday, October 1, at 7 pm. Music direction is by William Demanlow. The show will feature songs made famous by Dame Bassey, such as “Let Me Be the One,” “I (Who Have Nothing),” “History Repeating,” “Never, Never, Never” and her signature classic, “Goldfinger,” among many more.
John Burns made his cabaret debut in January 2016 with What Are You Waiting For? and followed that production with the premiere of Gay Kid on a Cattle Ranch later the same year. In 2017, joining with singer/comedienne Holly Dunn, he premiered their musical rom-com pastiche, 50 Shades of Gay. All three shows were presented at The Duplex.
John Burns has been performing in New York City for nearly 30 years, working with such composers as Tony Award-winner Jeanine Tesori, Ricky Ian Godon, Steve Alper and Sara Knapp, and David Friedman and Deborah Brevort. He has performed in Stonewall, Night Variations directed by Tony-nominated writer/director Tina Landau and in The Singapore Mikado directed by David B. Fuller and Judith Jarosz. He was featured in two Alper/Knapp productions—Chamberlain: A True Civil War and Rappaccini’s Daughter.
Don’t Call Me Shirley!, Monday, October 1, at 7:00 pm at The Duplex Cabaret Theatre, 61 Christopher Street (at 7th Avenue) in New York City. Advanced tickets are $20.00 and can be purchased at johnburns.live or click here. Tickets at the door will be $25.00. There is a two-drink minimum purchase for all audience members.
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