August 6, 2005

Friends,

Thank you so much to all of you who were able to attend the CabFab event last night, and for being a part of my cabaret debut!  I really can't express how very much it meant to me to have so many of you there supporting me.  I hope you had as much fun as I did - it really was a great, fun experience for me, and I can't wait to do it again!  We taped the performance last night, and will hopefully have the video up on my website sometime in the next week or so for those of you who were unable to make it.

I tried to get around and speak to as many of you as I could last night, but in case you weren’t there, or we didn't get a chance to talk, let me give you a little preview of the exciting things that are coming in the next few months...

First,  I will once again be working with the fabulous folks at 42nd Street Moon, in the first show of their 2005-2006 season, Cole Porter's "Red, Hot & Blue!", starring the incredible cabaret star Klea Blackhurst! Klea is well-known for her one-woman Ethel Merman tribute show, "Everything the Traffic Will Allow" and will be starring in Merman’s original role as “Nails” O’Reilly Duquesne, a New York socialite involved in a delightfully daffy caper with assorted oddballs and eccentrics. The Porter classics include It’s De-lovely, Down in the Depths on the 90th Floor, Ridin’ High, Ours, Red, Hot and Blue, and You’re a Bad Influence On Me.  The show will be directed by Greg MacKellan, Moon's co-Artistic Director (and director of the riotously funny "Minnie's Boys", which we did together last season).   The show will run September 22 - October 16 (a special four week run) on Thursdays & Fridays at 8:00pm, Saturdays at 6:00pm, and Sundays at 3:00pm.  There will be a special early Wednesday performance at 7:00pm on October 5. I'm told that tickets are already selling very quickly, so please don't wait to order yours!

Second, I am delighted to say that my own full-length cabaret show "A Little Travelin' Music" is really starting to come together!  I am beside myself with excitement to announce that Kelly Park (owner of the jazz & cabaret club, Kelly's of Alameda, a veteran record producer, and one of the best damn jazz pianists you will EVER hear) has agreed to be my Musical Director!  The dates aren’t set yet, but watch the website for an announcement of the show’s debut at Kelly’s of Alameda sometime in the November-December timeframe.

Third, Kelly has also agreed to produce my debut CD, and we hope to have that done before the end of the year, with a launch party sometime in the early part of 2006 – stay tuned for more details!!

Again, I just want to say thank you to all of you for your support…it’s an exciting journey I’m on, and I’m glad I get to share it with all of you!

Hugs-