Fri., May 24. GEORGE STEEVES. Singer, songwriter, stand-up comedian, and short-film-maker (Noirdivergent,) Mr. Steeves returns to The Gardenia 9 years after his first show here. He presents his “third and final” one-man show, which completes his “Spectrum Trilogy:” 1.) “Magic 8-Ball, My Life with Asperger’s;” 2.) “Love & Sex on the Spectrum;” and this show,...
Sat., May 25. DENISE MORGAN. A Los Angeles native, Ms. Morgan studied performing arts, classical vocals, and acting at LACC, USC, and the Inner City Cultural Center in Los Angeles, and has performed with many gospel choirs and groups She studied with the late Howlett Smith, and was a member of his World Stage Jazz...
Tuesdays, May 7, 14, 21, & 28. The Gardenia’s OPEN MIKE, with Keri Kelsey, host. Starting at 8:30 p.m., Keri Kelsey hosts a Singers’ Open Mike Night---the best in town, now in its twenty-fourth year. Sign-up, libations, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
Fri., May 31. JOHN CICCOLINI continues to inhabit Goombah “Johnny Balboa,” who began his slightly tarnished yet formidable comeback at The Gardenia in February after “many years of boozing and carousing.” John Ciccolini’s shows at The Gardenia have become legendary for the humor infusing his impressive command of the material. Nominated for an LA Weekly...
Sun., June 2 at 8 p.m. (Door opens and dinner service begins at 6 p.m.) ANDREA MARCOVICCI and MAUDE MAGGART present “The Love Songs of WWII.” Perhaps the most popular of Andrea’s earlier shows and recordings, “The Love Songs of WWII” has been updated and re-imagined in this third in their series of monthly performances...
Tuesdays, June 4, 11, 18, & 25. The Gardenia’s OPEN MIKE, with Keri Kelsey, host. Starting at 8:30 p.m., Keri Kelsey hosts a Singers’ Open Mike Night---the best in town, soon celebrating its twenty-fourth year anniversary. Sign-up, libations, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
Thu., June 6. CAROLYN HENNESY. The “deliciously vicious” “Penelope Ellis” on the ABC series, Revenge; “Rosalyn” on True Blood; “Diane Miller” on General Hospital (“17 years and counting;”) and “Mrs. Valentine” on Dawson’s Creek, Ms. Hennesy received training at the American Conservatory Theater and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. She is also...
Sat., June 8. JOHN DESTLER, in “Setting the Standards,” featuring Julie Gile and Kevin Sasaki. With a lifetime love of jazz and The American Songbook, Mr. Destler performed as an actor in theater and television in New York after serving three years in the U.S. Navy, then started a new career as an international advertising...
Sun., June 9. (Doors open at 6 p.m., show at 8 p.m.): KAREN MORROW’s SINGERS’ WORKSHOP. Karen Morrow, Broadway, TV, and cabaret personality, brings her Singers’ Workshop students, “An eclectic, loving group with many a twinkle in its eye” to share their talents, personalities and songs, with musical direction provided by Greg Schreiner. This season’s...
Tuesdays, June 4, 11, 18, & 25. The Gardenia’s OPEN MIKE, with Keri Kelsey, host. Starting at 8:30 p.m., Keri Kelsey hosts a Singers’ Open Mike Night---the best in town, soon celebrating its twenty-fourth year anniversary. Sign-up, libations, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
Fri., June 14. LAURAL MEADE, in “Ms. Tucker Will See You Now.” During nearly all of 2023, Laural Meade continued to perfect her rollicking Sophie Tucker show, tinkering with each iteration to ever more closely approach the asymptote of perfection. Those in attendance in December who had previously seen the show only in its infancy...
Sat., June 15. PHYLLIS CAUSEY. Having studied with Barbara Morrison and Howlett Smith, Ms. Causey now conducts her own vocal workshops in her hometown of Detroit and at West L.A. College. In addition to appearances in Los Angeles and Detroit, she has also taken her shows to Houston, Atlanta, and Paris, France. She is the...