Fri., June 23. GARY BRUMBURGH. At one time an elementary and special education teacher, Mr. Brumburgh moved from Upstate New York to Los Angeles to pursue what became a two-decade career in TV, film, and the stage, landing musical leads in stock and repertory productions of South Pacific (starring John Raitt,) City of Angels, Company,...
Sat. & Sun. June 24 & 25 at 8 p.m. ANDREA MARCOVICCI and MAUDE MAGGART, in “Brave and Foolish Things.” Frequently introduced as “the Queen of Cabaret,” Ms. Marcovicci transformed the genre, has created over 35 nightclub acts at The Gardenia, and holds the record---an unprecedented 25 seasons---at the legendary Oak Room of The Algonquin...
Sat. & Sun. June 24 & 25 at 8 p.m. ANDREA MARCOVICCI and MAUDE MAGGART, in “Brave and Foolish Things.” Frequently introduced as “the Queen of Cabaret,” Ms. Marcovicci transformed the genre, has created over 35 nightclub acts at The Gardenia, and holds the record---an unprecedented 25 seasons---at the legendary Oak Room of The Algonquin...
Keri Kelsey hosts a Singers’ Open Mike Night---the best in town, concluding its 23rd year. Sign-up begins at 7p.m. There is an $8 Cover Charge and a $10 Drink Minimum.
Sat., July 8. JUDY BARRAT. Nearly forty years ago, Andrea Marcovicci surprised and delighted Gardenia audiences by introducing readings from poets Edna St. Vincent Millay and Dorothy Parker into a musical cabaret act---forcing Tom Rolla to eat virtual crow (and maybe even humble pie,) after predicting emphatically that “that’ll never work!” Judy Barrat is a...
An “eclectic, loving group with many a twinkle in its collective eye” share their talents, personalities, and stories.
Keri Kelsey hosts a Singers’ Open Mike Night---the best in town, wrapping up its 23rd year. Sign-up begins at 7p.m. There is an $8 Cover Charge and a $10 Drink Minimum.
Fri., July 14. PIERRE CHAMBERS releases his CD, Shining Moments. Best known to Gardenia audiences as the tenor/baritone harmonic anchor of the celebrated vocalese trio, Chambers, Herbert, and Ellis (who re-introduced local audiences to the works of Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross at The Gardenia,) Mr. Chambers is the son of Paul Chambers, noted bassist who...
Tuesdays, July 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 to celebrate its twenty-third anniversary. Sign-up, libations, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
Fri., July 21. PAMELA CLAY. The late, great, esteemed critic Richard Blackwell once wrote: “Pamela Clay is the rebirth of Edith Piaf…she is fabulous with a voice that will have you mesmerized…She is Piaf you close your eyes…She has that fabulous, gutsy street sound with the emotions that made Piaf an icon not to be...
Sat., July 22. JEUDI. This “vintage-style chanteuse,” Jeudi Cornejo Brealey, comes by her passions naturally, as the daughter of a suave, storytelling Costa Rican tuna pole-fisherman father and a stylish Mexican American mother who competed in USO swing dance contests while working in an airplane factory by day. Encouraged by her family to explore the...
Sun., July 23, at 7:30 p.m. JOHN CICCOLINI parties down for his birthday. Nominated for an LA Weekly Award for Outstanding Solo Performance for his cabaret show, “Frank Sinatra F#@ked Up My Life,” Mr. Ciccolini, the consummate entertainer, has also guest-starred on Raising Hope, Castle, No Ordinary Family, Dexter, Justified, ER, The Sitter, Dirty Sexy...