Sue’s Muse: An Interview with David Sabella

This man and his very small team have re-created the Cabaret scene down in Puerta Vallarta, Mexico at a club called Act2PV. While there has been a Cabaret and Piano Bar presence down there, he went there several years ago to perform as David and as his alter ego Amanda Reckonwith, fell in love with the place and has now moved there to be the Creative Managing Director of this beautiful Theater/Cabaret/Piano Bar. As a performer, he has International Cabaret, Opera and Broadway acclaim credits along with being the co-author (with me) of So You Want to Sing Cabaret, all of which informs his business skill set across the board. There is a surprise pop up guest in this interview! He is currently booking and bringing INCREDIBLE talent down there for their new season (I just signed my contract for February!) but let me let him tell you about it…please meet David Sabella…

Here is a link to the Fiesta de Cabaret. NOTE: Registration ends October 15th so if you want to join us, you had better register now. https://act2pv.com/fiesta-de-cabaret/

Here is a link to Act2PV’s website: https://act2pv.com/

Here is David’s website where you can hear him sing and also book a vocal coaching with him via Zoom: https://www.davidsabella.com/

Here is Amanda Reckowith’s website where you can hear her sing:  https://www.amandareckonwith.com/

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SUE MATSUKI is an award-winning singer and songwriter, producer, open mic host, educator, columnist and the author of So You Want to Sing Cabaret. She is a Bistro Award winner for Outstanding Collaboration with her Musical Director, Gregory Toroian; she is the very first recipient of the Julie Wilson Award given by the Mabel Mercer Foundation; and she is a multi-award-winning MAC Award winner (Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs) for Jazz Vocalist, Special Events, and Songwriter and has been nominated 11 times in 8 different categories. Matsuki is a Cabaret/Jazz singing veteran who has played every NYC Cabaret room including: Feinstein’s at the Regency, 54 Below, Town Hall, and several major Jazz Clubs including: the legendary Village Gate, Birdland, The Iridium and Sweet Rhythm. She’s even played Carnegie Hall and appeared in five seasons as a Diva Double at the Metropolitan Opera. She plays many theaters across the country and has appeared at Crazy Coqs in London. As an educator she has taught Cabaret and performance/business classes at: Mac-to-School, Cabaret Hotspot! Cabaret U, The Ridgefield Theater Barn, Peddie Town School (Town Heights, NJ), UCONN’s Osher’s Lifelong Learning Institute, the Vancouver School of Performing Arts and at Fordham University at Lincoln Center. Matsuki is the Producer of the annual Urban Stages’ Winter Rhythms series, NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singers) NMTC National Musical Theater Competition as well as many other benefits and shows. Sue’s Views has been an on-going Cabaret advice column that has appeared in Cabaret Hotline On-Line, NiteLife Exchange and Cabaret Hotspot, It now lives on her website. Sue’s Muse comes back to the NiteLife Exchange family in May. For more information please visit: www.SueMatsuki.com