Heart to Heart: Carol Fredette on communicating with an audience…and much more

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By Wendy Lane Bailey To interview jazz singer Carol Fredette is to get a master class in the art of musicianship taught by a smart savvy woman who is passionate about her craft. Bronx born and raised, she says what she thinks and her thoughts are always worth hearing.   WENDY LANE BAILEY: What was...

Farr and Lowe: Concepts in Cabaret, Twitter Chat Transcript

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2015 Bistro Awards winners Shana Farr and Kristoffer Lowe discus Concepts in Cabaret - how to create a focused show. [View the story "Concept Cabaret Twitter Transcript" on Storify] Shana Farr's Bistro award is specifically for her outstanding concept show “In the Still of the Night: A Poetical Journey Through the Music, Lyrics and Verse of Noel...

Spotlight: Jeff Harnar, Appearing March 4

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Jeff Harnar is one of the 10 past Bistro Award winners who will be at the 30th annual gala March 4th. Beginning his career at age 10 as a television jingle-singer, Harnar replaced clients Mattel and Kentucky Fried Chicken with Noel Coward and Cole Porter, two of the American Songbook composers he has made his...

Spotlight: Dee Dee Bridgewater, Performing March 4

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Dee Dee Bridgewater is one of the 10 past Bistro Award winners who will be performing at the 30th annual gala March 4th. A New York fixture on the jazz scene since 1970, Dee Dee Bridgewater is a consummate and versatile artist who has racked up awards -- a Tony Award as best featured actress...

Dee Dee Bridgewater, Marilyn Maye, John Fugelsang, Mary Testa Appearing at 30th Bistro Awards Gala

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When cabaret’s oldest award, the Bistro Awards, turns 30 on Wednesday, March 4, ten honorees from the past will be appearing, in addition to the 11 2015 award winners. In alphabetical order, the past Bistro Award winners at the 30th annual bash include: Aaron Lee Battle, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Darius de Haas, John Fugelsang, Rita Gardner,...

I Made Myself An Album: Twitter Transcript

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2015 Bistro Award winners Stearns Matthews, Marissa Mulder, Eric Comstock and other cabaret artists chat about their albums -- how to choose material, how you use the recording to draw attention to yourself as a live performer, studio album vs. live album, etc. [View the story "Cabaret Artists: I Made Myself An Album" on Storify]...

Breaking Into Cabaret: Transcript of Chat by Celia Berk, Joshua Dixon and Surprise Guest Natalie Douglas

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2015 Bistro Award winners Celia Berk and Joshua Dixon chat about breaking into cabaret. An edited (and slightly reordered) transcript follows: [View the story "Breaking Into Cabaret: Bistro Awards winners Celia Berk, Joshua Dixon, Natalie Douglas" on Storify] "Celia Berk proved that one's 'second act' can be most satisfying, that singing was her destiny," Melody...

Cabaret 101 With Gabrielle Stravelli: Twitter Chat Transcript

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Read the first #BistroAwards Twitter chat, with 2015 winner Gabrielle Stravelli, joined by fellow winners Celia Berk, Shana Farr, and Stearns Matthews. [View the story "Cabaret 101: Gabrielle Stravelli " on Storify]

Jensen Joins with Mayes to Tribute Bistro’s 30th

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Singer-songwriter-musical director Rick Jensen has joined up with actress and cabaret and concert singer Sally Mayes to write a song, specially for the 30th Anniversary of the Bistro Awards. Both are past Bistro winners (Jensen won in 1988; Mayes in 1987), and both have strong roots in the cabaret community.

PRESS RELEASE: 2015 Winners Announced!

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Carol Fredette and Lillias White are among the winners to be honored at the 30th ANNUAL BISTRO AWARDS GALA Wednesday, March 4, 6:30 pm / Gotham Comedy Club Jason Graae to Host A special lineup of past Bistro Award-winning artists will help celebrate three decades of cabaret's oldest award (New York City, January 29, 2015)...