Events

Fri. & Sat., March 21 & 22.  CRAIG POMRANZ.  After moving to New York from St. Louis, where at the age of 12 he made his professional debut as “Tom...

Fri. & Sat., March 21 & 22.  CRAIG POMRANZ.  After moving to New York from St. Louis, where at the age of 12 he made his professional debut as “Tom...

Tuesdays, March 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,...

Fri., March 28.  GINA ZOLLMAN.  Born in Long Beach and raised In Garden Grove, Ms. Zollman started singing at age 6, participated in many musicals and choirs during her formative...

Sat., March 29. STEVE SIECK, “Unplugged.”  Songwriter, pianist, and singer, Mr. Sieck completes his monthly three-show “residency” at The Gardenia with this third installment, which features his most personal songs and stories. Since relocating to L.A. from New York in late 2021, Mr. Sieck has become a popular presence in the local jazz and cabaret...

Tuesdays, April 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29. 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-fifth year.  Sign-up, libations, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.

Fri., April 4.  BILL LARKIN.  Mr. Larkin has fused his strengths---comedy, award-winning acting, writing, and musicianship---into a unique package not seen in L.A. since he moved from Los Angeles to Chicago in 2002.  While in L.A. “the last time,” he became known for his performances with “Houseful of Honkeys,” and recorded his first album, Bill’s...

Tuesdays, April 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29. 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-fifth year.  Sign-up, libations, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.

Fri., April 11.  LORRAINA MARRO.  A talented and sophisticated jazz vocalist who was born and raised in Los Angeles, Ms. Marro was lead vocalist in a four-piece band for 10 years, and has performed in nitespots in New York, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas---including The Aladdin, The Hilton, and The Four Seasons Hotels.  Her debut...

Sat., April 12.  CAROLYN HENNESY.  After spending last summer exercising her creative theatrical muscles in The Berkshires “and beyond,” Ms. Hennesy returns to The Gardenia to continue to exercise her musical muscles.  The “deliciously vicious” “Penelope Ellis” on the ABC series, Revenge; “Rosalyn” on True Blood; “Diane Miller” on General Hospital (“17 years and counting;”)...

Tuesdays, April 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29. 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-fifth year.  Sign-up, libations, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.

Sat., April 19.  MARY VAN ARSDEL, with MICHAEL ORLAND.   Widely known for originating the role of “Miss Shingle” in the first National Broadway tour of the Tony-Award-winning A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, and for originating the role of “The Bird Woman” in the first National Broadway tour of Mary Poppins, Ms. Van Arsdel...