Archive for February, 2009

A Night in Ireland: Food, Wine, Whiskey and Irish Folk Band

Can’t afford a big vacation this year? Let Lannie’s take you ’round the world with our wine/food and music nights on the last Tuesday of the month. We’ve been to Spain, France, Italy and now in honor of the month of St. Patty’s Day we are going to…..IRELAND.

Join us for this special evening 6PM Tuesday, March 31st for a Night in Ireland to sample the wines, tastes and special music of this passionate country. And we’ve added something unique to this tasting to honor our Irish friends and ancestors: Whiskey samples!

A certified Sommelier will guide you through the basics of wine tasting as you enjoy tastings of specially selected Irish food, wine and whiskey pairings – catered by Flavor Catering.

The tasting will be followed by a concert by the famed Irish folk band: Potcheen.
* Potcheen has been touring nationally from coast to coast delivering their rapid fire delivery of traditionally based Irish music.
* Listed in Denver Post music poll “Best Bands in Colorado” 2006-2009.
* Nominated: 2006 Westword Music Showcase. “Best Avante Garde-Eclectic Band in Colorado”
* Nominated: 2007 & 2008: Westword Music Showcase. “Best World music Band in Colorado”
* Awarded: “Best Way to Drink and Drive while Invoking the spirit of the Irish. “Best of Westword” 2006
* Winners of the 2006 South Park Music Fest ” Immersive Studios VIP Award”.
* Named “Best Celtic Band” The Celtic Connection 2007
* Named “Best Encore” at the South Park Music Festival: Colorado Music Buzz.
* 2005 Runner Up: Coors New Sound Throwdown

$45.00 includes: Wine, Whiskey, Food and Concert. Click here to see the menu.

Seating is reserved based on the order of purchase. Seats will be given up 10 minutes after showtime.

Broadway at the Cabaret: Evolution Theatre

Back by POPULAR DEMAND…BROADWAY AT THE CABARET!!!
Their first show in December was standing room only…come see why!!!

BROADWAY AT THE CABARET is an evening of Broadway Blockbusters and Hidden Treasures performed by some of Denver ’s hottest theatrical talent.  Evolution Theatre Company’s inaugural fund-raising event features selections from well-known Broadway favorites such as Wicked, Rent, Chicago , Guys and Dolls, Anything Goes, Phantom of the Opera and MANY MORE! The evening also contains equally-astounding gems from shows such as Spring Awakening,  Lestat, and Songs for a New World. The brilliant, Marsha Whitaker will accompany this top notch cast of talent on piano.

Admission to BROADWAY AT THE CABARET is $25 in advance and $30 on the night of the event.  Lannie’s food and beverages will be available for purchase menu.

“Join the Evolution” by helping us launch our first season in 2009, and see why we had to bring BROADWAY AT THE CABARET back for YOU!  Seating is limited, so get your tickets early!

More info at www.evolutiontheatredenver.com

Just a few of the performers you will see: (and some of their credits) include:

Bryan Bell: ETC Artistic Director, Multiple Denver Post Ovation Award Nominee and Winner; Joseph and Anything Goes at the Arvada Center; West Side Story and The King and I at the Country Dinner Playhouse; Director of Titanic, Beauty and the Beast, Joseph, and Man of La Mancha at the Lakewood Cultural Center

Eric Mather: Master of Ceremonies- Eric Mather has been performing stand-up, improv, and sketch comedy for 12 years. He’s been nominated for The Denver Post Ovation award and has finished as a finalist in numerous stand-up comedycompetitions.  Eric has performed at The Aurora Fox, The Avenue Theater, Rattlebrain, Madcap, Impulse, and the Bovine Metropolis and on STARZ and Encore movie channels in between the movies.

Kent Randell: 3 Denver Post Ovation Awards, Colorado Theatre Guild Henry Awards and Nominations; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (The Pharaoh) at the Lakewood Cultural Center; West Side Story (Bernardo) and A Chorus Line (Paul) at Town Hall Arts Center; Dog Sees God (Matt) at The Avenue Theater; The Italian American Reconciliaton (Huey)

Seth Caikowski: Beauty and the Beast (Beast), Jekyll and Hyde (Jekyll), and Titanic (Barrett, Out Front Marlowe Award) at the Lakewood Cultural Center; I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change and The Bible: The Complete Works… at The Avenue Theater; Grease (Kenickie) and Altar Boyz (Matthew) at the Union Colony Dinner Theatre

Staci Jackson : Titanic, Beauty and the Beast (Belle), Joseph (Narrator) at the Lakewood Cultural Center; Jekyll and Hyde (Lucy) and Grease (Rizzo) at the Union Colony Dinner Theatre; Bye Bye, Birdie (Rosie) at Town Hall Arts Center; Multiple Denver Post Ovation Award Nominee

Britta Laree: Pure Piaf at Bas Bleu and the Denver Civic; Titanic (Alice Beane), Beauty and the Beast, Hello Dolly (Dolly), and Man of la Mancha (Aldonza/Dulcinea) at the Lakewood Cultural Center

Monique Laster: Cabaret and Footloose at Town Hall Arts Center , West Side Story at the Country Dinner Playhouse

Rob Riney: Chorus Line at Town Hall Arts Center ; The Last Session ( Denver Post Ovation Award Nominee) and The History Boys at Theatre Off Broadway; Hello Dolly (Barnaby), Beauty and the Beast, Jekyll and Hyde, and Titanic (Charles) at the Lakewood Cultural Center; Grease  (Doody) and Altar Boyz (Mark)

Elisa Spencer : Les Miserables at the Arvada Center (Denver Post Ovation Award winner and nominee); Titanic (Kate Murphy)
Jalyn Webb: Nunsense (Sister Hubert), Fiddler on the Roof (Golde), Little Shop of Horrors, Jekyll and Hyde

Dates: Prices, Times:
March 2 and 3rd (Monday and Tuesday)
$25.00 tickets 7:30 Show.     Doors 7:00

The Kinsey Sicks: Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet from San Fran

“The Kinsey Sicks, that legendary troupe of…drag a cappella chanteuses, performs spotlessly, while serving up dish after dish of humor and political satire….A must-see from beginning to end.” Genre Magazine

“Drag performers with angelic voices, acid tongues, and a fiery wit that bounces around the stage like a dodgeball, the Kinsey Sicks are quickly making their annual contribution to the holidays a must-see tradition.” San Francisco Bay Guardian

“If laughter is the best medicine for a world run amock, then the Kinsey Sicks are brain surgeons…
The Sicks wield wit and satire like surgical knives; their play with words is as funny as it is laser sharp,
and their perfect a cappella harmony is nothing less than a cure-all for whatever ails you.” Key West Citizen

For nearly 15 years, The Kinsey Sicks, America’s Favorite Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet, have served up a feast of music and comedy to audiences across the United States and internationally. Combining award-winning a cappella singing, sharp satire and over-the-top drag, The Kinsey Sicks have developed a large and loyal following.

Off Broadway and Las Vagas
In 2001, the girls produced and starred in their critically acclaimed Off-Broadway hit, “DRAGAPELLA! Starring the Kinsey Sicks” at New York’s legendary Studio 54. That production received a nomination for a Lucille Lortel award (the Off-Broadway Tony) as Best Musical of 2001 and wowed audiences with a much- coveted extended run at the Las Vegas Hilton. The show was ranked by critics as one of the best shows in Vegas, and heralded by reviewers as “a feast for the eyes, the ears and the funny bone.”

Recordings, TV and Print
The Kinsey Sicks have recorded six CDs:Dragapella, Boyz 2 Girlz, Sicks in the City, I Wanna Be a Republican, Oy Vey in a Manger: Christmas Carols and Other Jewish Music and their latest and most devilish offering, Sicks! Sicks! Sicks! They have been profiled on national television, including “20/20″ and “CBS Early Show with Bryant Gumbel,” and were the subjects of a lengthy cover feature in the arts section of the New York Times.

Film
The Kinsey Sicks are the subjects of two feature films. Their concert film, “I Wanna Be a Republican” premiered in 2006. The behind-the-scenes documentary, “Almost Infamous”, which premiered in June, 2008 at the 32nd San Francisco International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, chronicles the adventure of the group’s extended run at the Las Vegas Hilton in 2006.

The Boyz Behind It
Original member Ben Schatz (“Rachel”) is a Harvard-trained civil rights lawyer, former Director of the national Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, and one-time presidential advisor on HIV issues. Schatz created the first national AIDS legal project and authored Clinton’s HIV policy during the 1992 presidential campaign. Irwin Keller (“Winnie”) is a University of Chicago-trained lawyer and linguist and former director of the AIDS Legal Referral Panel of the San Francisco Bay Area. Keller authored Chicago’s gay rights ordinance, passed into law in 1989. In 2004, the KINSEY SICKS were joined by actor/singer/designer Jeff Manabat, who is responsible for Trixie’s inordinate glamour and soaring counter-tenor, as well as the entire group’s hot couture. Beginning in October of 2008, the Kinsey Sicks are joined by the hilarious and talented Spencer Brown (“Trampolina”), a Kansas City-based actor and singer, already known for his drag character Daisy Bucket (pronounced, of course, “bouquet”).
March 6th Friday: Two shows: 7:00pm and 9:30pm
….. from San Francisco!
7:00pm  $30.00
9:30pm  $30.00

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