Here's the Boston Area Cabaret Schedule for This Week(*)
This list is courtesy of Dick Monahan.
For venue addresses and phone numbers, click here
Updated February 5, 2008
Mon 2/4

Michelle Currie @ Machine
617-266-2986 (**)

Open Mic w Steve Heck @ Encore Lounge
9:00, no cover (**)

Tue 2/5

Open Mic w Steven SanSoucie(#) & Rob Wendel (#) @ Club Cafe
9pm, no cover, 617-265-4490 (**)

Open Mic w Bob Femino @ Encore Lounge
9pm, no cover (**)

Wed 2/6

Open Mic w Lynda D'Amour(#) @ Encore Lounge
8:30, no cover (**)

Open Mic w Rich DiMare & Emily Shackleton
@ Terrace Bar in the Marriott Copley (**)

Open Mic w Richard DeMone @ Continental Restaurant, Saugus
8pm, 781-233-2587 (**)

Thu 2/7

Daniel Gewertz @ CCAE
"The Golden Age of American Pop Music: When Did It Leave The Building?:
10:30am, $2 ($1 Sr), www.ccae.org

Open Mic w "Just Brian" Patton(#) @ Encore Lounge
9:30, no cover (**)

Fri 2/8

David Thorne Scott(#), Mark Shilansky(#), et al @ Acton Jazz Café
(452 Great Rd, Acton)
7pm, $10, 978-263-6161, www.actonjazzcafe.com

Open Mic w Colleen Powers(#) @ Encore Lounge
9:30, no cover (**)

Joe Della Penna(#) @ UpStairs on the Square Restaurant
6:30-10:30pm, www.joedellapenna.com (**)

Michael Larson(#) @ The Wharf Restaurant
6-9, NOT open mic (**)

Sat 2/9

Alexia Motley(#) et al w Jill Borenstein @ CCAE
"Stormy Weather Ahead"
8pm, $15 ($13 BACA), 617-547-6789 x1, www.ccae.org, Code CF09

Dane Vannatter(#) w Quartet @ Peabody Essex Museum
"Annual Valentine Concert"
8pm, $?, www.pem.org, 978-745-9500 x3011

Open Mic w Carol O'Shaughnessy(#) @ Encore Lounge
9:30, no cover (**)

Open Mic w John O'Neil(#) @ Frank¹s Steakhouse
9pm (John), 10pm (open) (**)

Michael Larson(#) @ The Wharf Restaurant
6-9, NOT open mic (**)

"Standing Room Only" on WERS (88.9)
10am - 2pm (**)

Sun 2/10

Diana Cole(#) & Carolyn Kingston w Thomas Stumpf @ Waltham Public Library
(735 Main St., Waltham)
"If Music Be The Food Of Love, Sing On"
3pm, free, 781-314-3425

Open Mic w someone @ Encore Lounge
8:30, no cover (**)

"Standing Room Only" on WERS (88.9)
Noon - 2pm (**)

Cabaret on WATD 95.9 (or www.tomorrowsdreamsshow.com)
3-4pm (**)

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Beyond this week.

Wed 2/13

Open Mic w Phil Kassel(#) & Joe Reid
@ Amazing Things Arts Center
featuring Leo Ryan
7:30, $8 ($7 BACA), 508-907-6402

Thu 2/14

Joe Della Penna(#) w Estelle Lindover @ CCAE
"Valentine's Day Cabaret"
10:30am, $2 ($1 Sr), www.ccae.org, www.joedellapenna.com

Fri 2/15

Open Mic w Alexia Motley(#) & Tom LaMark(#) @ CCAE
7pm, $10 ($8 BACA)

Jane Monheit @ Scullers
8 & 10pm, $35

Sat 2/16

Jim Keating(#) & other members of Boston Gay Men's w Bill Casey
@ Club Cafe
"BGMC Annual Chorus Cabaret"
7pm, $30, 617-542-7464, www.bgmc.org/concerts_special.php

Jane Monheit @ Scullers
8 & 10pm, $35

Sun 2/17

Jim Keating(#) & other members of Boston Gay Men's w Bill Casey
@ Club Cafe
"BGMC Annual Chorus Cabaret"
5pm, $30, 617-542-7464, www.bgmc.org/concerts_special.php

Wed 2/20

Bobbi Carey(#) & Will McMillan(#) w Doug Hammer(#) @ Scullers
"The Envelope Please" - Oscar-nominated songs
8pm, $20 show, $60 dinner/show, www.bobbicarey.com, www.willsings.com

Wed 2/13

Diana Cole(#) & Carolyn Kingston @ CCAE
"How Does The Voice Work?" w Focus on Breathing
5:45, $?, www.ccae.org

Fri 2/15

BACA Open Mic @ CCAE
6-10pm, $10 ($8 BACA), www.ccae.org

Sat 2/16

Jim Keating(#) & others from BGMC @ Club Cafe
7pm, $?, 617-542-SING, www.bgmc.org/tickets_special.php

Sun 2/17

Jim Keating(#) & others from BGMC @ Club Cafe
5pm, $?, 617-542-SING, www.bgmc.org/tickets_special.php

Wed 2/20

Bobbi Carrey(#) & Will McMillan(#) w Doug Hammer(#) @ Scullers
"The Envelope Please"
8pm, $20 ($65 w dinner), will@ccae.org, bcarrey@bobbicarrey.com

Wed 2/27

Open Mic w Leslie Holmes(#) & Joe Reid
@ Amazing Things Arts Center
featuring Michelle Mascetta
7:30, $8 ($7 BACA), 508-907-6402

Fri 2/29

B. Iris Tanner(#) & Ashley Lieberman(#) w Doug Hammer(#)
@ First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 630 Mass Ave.
"Animal Instincts"
8pm, $16 ($13 BACA), 781-424-1563, purrform@tiac.net, www.b-iris.com

Singers from the Studio of Diana Cole(#) w John O'Neil
@ First Unitarian Church of Bedford, Great Rd. Bedford
"Leap Year Cabaret"
7:30, Free, 781-643-1289, di-cole@comcast.net

Sat 3/1

B. Iris Tanner(#) & Ashley Lieberman(#) w Doug Hammer(#)
@ First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 630 Mass Ave.
"Animal Instincts" benefit purrformance
8pm, $32, 781-483-3007, purrform@tiac.net, www.b-iris.com

Sun 3/2

Grace O'Connor(#) w Doug Hammer(#) & Bruce Abbott @ Cape Cod Museum of Art
(Cape Playhouse Complex, Rte. 6A, Dennis)
"I've Got Rhythm"; CD Release Celebration.
2:30, $15, 508-385-4477 Ext. 15, Martimcath@aol.com

Fri 3/7

Brian De Lorenzo(#), June Baboian, Liane Grasso, and Mark Morgan
w Branden Grimmett @ Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St
"Night & Day: A Cole Porter Celebration"
7:30, $?, 617-536-3355, www.emmanuel-boston.org
bdl@briandelorenzo.com, www.BrianDeLorenzo.com

Mary Ann Lanier(#) et al @ Follen Community Church
"American Stories - Sandburg and His Songbag"
$20 ($15 BACA), 617-254-1125, www.malanier.com

Sat 3/8

Sophia Bilides(#) w Doug Hammer(#) @ Blacksmith House
"Broadly Speaking: Women Of The American Songbook"
8pm, $20, 508-652-9834, Info@SophiaBilides.com

Brian De Lorenzo(#), June Baboian, Liane Grasso, and Mark Morgan
w Branden Grimmett @ West End Theater, 1 Washington St, Gloucester
"Night & Day: A Cole Porter Celebration"
2pm, $?, 978-887-2045, www.NewEnglandLightOpera.org
bdl@briandelorenzo.com, www.BrianDeLorenzo.com

Brian De Lorenzo(#), June Baboian, Liane Grasso, and Mark Morgan
w Branden Grimmett @ Firehouse Center for 
the Arts, 1 Market Sq, Newburyport
"Night & Day: A Cole Porter Celebration"
8pm, $?, 978-887-2045, www.NewEnglandLightOpera.org
bdl@briandelorenzo.com, www.BrianDeLorenzo.com

Sun 3/9

Brian De Lorenzo(#), June Baboian, Liane Grasso, and Mark Morgan
w Branden Grimmett @ West End Theater, 1 Washington St, Gloucester
"Night & Day: A Cole Porter Celebration"
3pm, $?, 978-887-2045, www.NewEnglandLightOpera.org
bdl@briandelorenzo.com, www.BrianDeLorenzo.com

Mary Ann Lanier(#) et al @ Longy School of Music
"American Stories - Sandburg and His Songbag"
$20 ($15 BACA), 617-254-1125, www.malanier.com

Wed 3/12

Open Mic w Leslie Holmes(#) & William Merrill
@ Amazing Things Arts Center
featuring Elaine Daiber
7:30, $8 ($7 BACA), 508-907-6402

Thu 3/13

BACA March is Cabaret Month event @ CCAE to be announced
6-10pm, www.ccae.org

Thu-Sat March 13-15

BACA March is Cabaret Month Festival @ CCAE
Artists, schedules, and costs TBA

Fri 3/14

Brian De Lorenzo(#), June Baboian, Liane Grasso, and Mark Morgan
w Branden Grimmett @ First Church in Swampscott, 40 Monument Ave
"Night & Day: A Cole Porter Celebration"
7:30, $?, 978-887-2045, www.NewEnglandLightOpera.org
bdl@briandelorenzo.com, www.BrianDeLorenzo.com

BACA March is Cabaret Month event @ CCAE to be announced
6-10pm, www.ccae.org

Sat 3/15

Brian De Lorenzo(#), June Baboian, Liane Grasso, and Mark Morgan
w Branden Grimmett @ Wollaston 
Congregational Church, 48 Winthrop Ave, Quincy
"Night & Day: A Cole Porter Celebration"
8pm, $?, 978-887-2045, www.NewEnglandLightOpera.org
bdl@briandelorenzo.com, www.BrianDeLorenzo.com

BACA March is Cabaret Month event @ CCAE to be announced
6-10pm, www.ccae.org

Sun 3/16

BACA Masterclass @ CCAE
12-5pm, www.ccae.org

BACA Masterclass Showcase @ CCAE
6-10pm, www.ccae.org

Tue 3/25

Jan Peters(#) w Jim Rice @ Club Cafe - http://www.clubcafe.com
"Portraits: Jan Peters Sings The Amanda McBroom Songbook"
8pm, $20 ($18 BACA), www.janpeters.com janpeters@janpeters.com
or 724 774 1099 ( Jan in PA)

Wed 3/26

Open Mic w Leslie Holmes(#) & Joe Reid
@ Amazing Things Arts Center
featuring Sharon DeFronzo
7:30, $8 ($7 BACA), 508-907-6402

Sun 4/6

Cantata Singers Chamber Ensemble @ Jewish Theatre of New England
(333 Nahanton St., Newton Centre)
"In Berlin, on Broadway: A Kurt Weill Cabaret"
3pm, $26 ($24 Sr/Student), 617-965-5226, www.cantatasingers.org

Wed 4/9

Open Mic w Leslie Holmes(#) & Joe Reid
@ Amazing Things Arts Center
featuring Sara Brodsky
7:30, $8 ($7 BACA), 508-907-6402

Thu 4/10

Ida Zecco(#) w Jim Rice @ Wethersfield Historical Society
(150 Main St., Wethersfield, CT)
"Estro-Gin & Tonic"
8pm, $?, www.wethhist.org, www.idazecco.com

Wed 4/16

Open Mic w Leslie Holmes(#) & Steven Sussman
@ Amazing Things Arts Center
featuring Rich White
7:30, $8 ($7 BACA), 508-907-6402

Fri 4/25

American Classics Ensemble(#) et al @ Follen Community Church
"Up Close and Presidential"; Songs inspired by elections
7:30, $20 ($15 BACA), 617-254-1125, amclass.org, www.follen.org

Sun 4/27

American Classics Ensemble(#) et al @ Longy School of Music
"Up Close and Presidential"; Songs inspired by elections
3pm, $20 ($15 BACA), 617-254-1125, amclass.org, www.follen.org

Fri 5/16

BACA Open Mic @ CCAE
6-10pm, $10 ($8 BACA), www.ccae.org

Audra McDonald @ Sanders Theatre
Part of Celebrity Series
8pm, $?, audra.spaceyplum.com, 617-472-6661
www.fas.harvard.edu/~memhall/sanders.html

Sat 5/24

BACA Songwriter's Cabaret Showcase @ CCAE
6-10pm, www.ccae.org

Wed 6/18

Sophia Bilides(#) w Doug Hammer(#) et al @ Scullers
"CD Release: Heart's Desire"
8pm, $20 ($65 w dinner), 617-562-4111, Sophia@SophiaBilides.com

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Seminars & Workshops

Tue 2/26

Debbie Gruber(#) workshop in Burlington
"Piano for Singers"
6:30, $75 (incl materials), 781-238-4454, www.EasyPianoStyles.com

Jul 7-18

Gail Zarren et al workshop in Tuscany, Italy
The Tuscany Project: Voice & Song
16th Annual International Intensive Voice Workshop in Italy
781-599-4718, Gail@TuscanyProject.com, www.tuscanyproject.com

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Theatrical Events

Thu-Sun 2/1-3/2

Greg Bonin(#) is Molokov in "Chess" @ Turtlelane Playhouse
www.gregbonin.com, www.turtleland.org

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(#) BACA Member.

(*) Please remember that all schedules are subject to change.
Always call before making a long trip.

(**) Regular event

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Venues

57 Theatre Studio
200 Stuart Street (in Radisson 57 Hotel)
Boston

711 Bistro & Sushi Bar
711 Boylston St
Boston

Amazing Things Arts Center
55 Nicholas Road
Framingham
508-405-2787
www.amazingthings.org

BCA (Boston Center for the Arts)
539 Tremont Street
Boston

Berklee Performance Center
136 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston
617-747-2261

Blacksmith House
Cambridge Center for Adult Education (CCAE)
Brattle Street
Cambridge
617-547-6789 x1

Blackthorne Tavern
Route 138, Easton
508-238-9017

Boston Center for the Arts (BCA)
539 Tremont Street
Boston
617-426-ARTS (2787)

The Boston Conservatory
8 The Fenway
Boston

CCAE (Cambridge Center for Adult Education)
Brattle Street
Cambridge
617-547-6789 x1
www.ccae.org

Chan's
267 Main St.
Woonsocket RI
401-965-1900
www.chanseggrollsandjazz.com

Club Cafe
209 Columbus Ave (@ Berkeley St)
Boston
617-536-0966

dbar
1236 Dorchester Ave
617-265-4490

Encore Lounge / Cabaret
275 Tremont Street (in Tremont Hotel)
Boston
617-338-7699

Follen Community Church
755 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington

Frank's Steak House
2310 Mass Ave
North Cambridge
617-661-0666

Hi-Hat Club
3 Davol Square
Providence, RI
401-453-6500

Inn at Newfound Lake
1030 Mayhew Turnpike
Bridgewater, NH

Jimmy Tingle's Off-Broadway
255 Elm Street, (Davis Square)
Somerville, MA

Longy School of Music
One Follen Street
Cambridge
617-254-1125

Lyric Stage
140 Clarendon St.
Boston
617-437-7172.

Natick Center for Arts, The
31 Main Street
Natick
508-647-0097
www.natickarts.org

National Heritage Museum
33 Marrett Road / Route 2A
Lexington
781-861-6559
www.monh.org

The Paris Cabaret Starline Room
Monk Street (off Route 138)
Stoughton
www.starlineroom.com

Piccolo's Ristorante
110 Elm St
Westfield MA
413-572-1433

Raffael's at Nantasket Beach
45 Hull Shore Drive
Hull MA
781-925-4515

Regattabar
One Bennett Street (in Charles Hotel)
Cambridge
617-876-7777 or www.regattabar.com

Regent Theatre
7 Medford Street
Arlington
781-646-4849
www.regenttheatre.com

Riverside Theatre Works
45 Fairmount Ave
Hyde Park (outside Cleary Square off Hyde Park Ave)
617-361-7024

Rock Pond Restaurant,
Rte 97, Georgetown MA
978-352-7600

Ryles Jazz Club
Inman Square
Cambridge

Scullers Jazz Club
400 Soldiers Field Road (in Doubletree Hotel)
Boston
617-562-4111 or www.scullersjazz.com

The Stoneham Theatre
395 Main Street
Stoneham, Massachusetts
781-279-2200

The Stuart Street Playhouse
200 Stuart St (in Radisson Hotel)
Boston
800-447-7400

Tavern from Tower Square
Route 1
Plainville
508-699-7600

Upstairs at the Eagle House
89 Haverhill Road (Route 33)
Rowley
978-948-6666.

UpStairs on the Square Restaurant
91 Winthrop Street
Harvard Square, Cambridge
617-864-1933
www.upstairsonthesquare.com

The Wharf Restaurant
543 North Shore Road (Route 1A), Revere
617-532-4404

The Winnipesaukee Playhouse
Weirs Beach
Laconia NH 03246
603-366-7377
info@winniplayhouse.com



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