3 Shows Only: CHAWbaret 4 – “Cabaret Connections”

The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) and the GLBT Arts Consortium are presenting “CHAWbaret 4: Cabaret Connections” an evening of pop songs, standards, and show tunes about family, friends, and the ties that bind us. “Cabaret Connections” will be performed on Friday, October 24, Friday, November 7, and Saturday, November 8 at 8:00 PM at CHAW, 545 7^th Street SE . Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door, available at: www.chaw.org or 202-547-6839. (Advance purchase is strongly encouraged for this popular program). Refreshments will be available before the show to facilitate mixing-and-mingling. Proceeds from the performances benefit CHAW’s and the GLBT Arts Consortium’s missions of building community through the arts.

CHAWbaret will feature five D.C. Cabaret Network members, including: Emily Leatha Everson, Matt Howe, David McMullin, Dean Reichard, and Catherine Satterlee.

Musical direction is by Alex Tang, who has played for national tours of “Mamma Mia!” and “Lion King”. Tang was pianist-conductor for the Helen Hayes Award-winning production of “Urinetown” (Signature Theatre) and he regularly plays open mics and singers’ showcases for the D.C. Cabaret Network.

The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop is a non-profit, multidisciplinary arts education facility, located on the corner of 7^th and G Streets, SE (just two blocks south of Eastern Market). For more information about classes, performances, exhibitions, and programs, visit www.chaw.org.

The GLBT Art Consortium is a voluntary collaboration of varied arts organizations from the Washington , D.C. metro area which works to raise the visibility of GLBT arts. Since 2000, the Consortium has offered a summer production of a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta in CHAW’s black box theater. For more information, visit: www.dcglbtarts.org.

For more information about “CHAWbaret 4: Cabaret Connections,” call CHAW at 202-547-6839 or visit www.chaw.org.

CHAWbaret 4: Cabaret Connections

CHAWbaret 4: Cabaret Connections (An evening of songs about family, friends, and the ties that bind us) will be presented by The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) and the GLBT Arts Consortium on three nights: October 24, November 7 and November 8, all at 7:30 p.m. Proceeds benefit CHAW’s mission of building community through the arts.

The performers in Cabaret Connections are Emily Everson, Matt Howe, David McMullin, Dean Reichard, and Catherine Satterlee.  All are D.C. Cabaret Network members. Musical direction is by Alex Tang. Cabaret Connections will feature show tunes, pop songs, and standards.

Capitol Hill Arts Workshop is located at 545 7th Street, SE, Washington DC 20003.  Parking is limited.  The closest Metro stop is Eastern Market on the Blue and Orange line.

Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.

* Our first rehearsal was tonight, and the show is going to be fantastic, with a great selection of tunes that go with our “theme” and some amazing performances.

CHAWbaret III on April 18-19

“CHAWbaret 3: This STILL Isn’t Over!” will be performed on Friday and Saturday, April 18 and 19th, 2008 at 7:30pm at CHAW, 545 7th Street SE (near Eastern Market metro stop, and at the corner of 7th and G SE).  Tickets $15 and $20

That’s A Wrap!

Thank you to everyone who came to see Dean and Matt perform this weekend!

“Double Entendre” was a success.  We sold out Friday night’s show.  And Saturday night was a near-sell-out.

We enjoyed performing for you all!

We’ll update the blog when we perform again.

Meanwhile, both Dean and Matt — and several other cabaret singers — will perform a variety of standards and show tunes at the third CHAWbaret on April 18 & 19.

Karen Akers & Kander & Ebb

Dean and Matt attended cabaret singer Karen Akers’ opening night last evening at Signature Theatre.  She sang a show dedicated to the songs of Kander & Ebb.

Dean and Matt are actually singing a few K&E songs in “Double Entendre”, so it was interesting to see what Ms. Akers did with them.

“Double Entendre”, meanwhile, is a little over 2 weeks away, and Matt & Dean are rehearsing and preparing for the 2 night run.  Reservations are coming in, and so far it seems like Saturday night is going to be the most attended performance.

See you all there!

Dean & Matt Perform (Individually) on Sunday 10 February 2008

Catch Dean and Matt performing individual songs at this year’s DC Cabaret Network Member Showcase.

Other performers in the show are: Davey Brown, Emily Leatha Everson, Jill Leger, Kate McCann, Gita Morris, Barbara Papendorp, Mary Reilly, Justin Ritchie, Michael Sazonov, and Eileen Warner.

Music direction is by Alex Tang.

See you next week at the Arts Club of Washington, Sunday, 10 February at 7:00pm. $10 General / $5 DCCN Member.

Dean & Matt Perform at DCCN Member Showcase: February

Dean and Matt are performing in the upcoming D.C. Cabaret Network (DCCN) Member Showcase, at The Arts Club on Sunday, February 10th.

More info about this performance can be found at the DCCN’s blog.

They’ll each have separate performance spots in the show.

Matt and Dean were in the audience watching last year’s Member Showcase and we both agree it is a fantastic night where, in one sitting, you get to see a cross-section of D.C.’s cabaret talent. We’re both excited that, this year, we get to be on stage performing.

Dean and Matt agree that this short performance opportunity will be a great “warm up” for our show in March!