Fri., Dec. 6. CAROLYN HENNESY. After spending the 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;”)...
Sat., Dec. 7. JEUDI presents “Jeudi’s Vintage Holiday Special.” Here is a description of the show in her very own words: Once again, I'm putting together a terrific vintage variety show program that harkens back to the beloved TV Holiday Specials of yore, inspired by those of my idol, Judy Garland. I'm delighted to be...
Sun., December 8, at 8 p.m. (Door opens and dinner service begins at 6 p.m.) ANDREA MARCOVICCI and MAUDE MAGGART cap off 2024’s residency of monthly shows with what may be becoming an annual Christmas tribute, a potpourri featuring well-known and well-loved Christmas musical fare gifted with a sprinkling of not-so-well-known gems, surprises, and the...
Tuesdays, Dec. 3 and 10. 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., Dec. 13. MELANIE CHARTOFF. “Dot” in the West Coast premiere of Sunday in the Park with George, Ms. Chartoff also was in the L.A. premieres of March of the Falsettos and Big River. She appeared on Broadway in Via Galactica and Scapino, and appeared in the 1978 motion picture American Hot Wax. On TV,...
Sat., Dec. 14, BRANDON MAGGART’s 91st Birthday Bash. Although longtime Gardenia patrons know Brandon Maggart best as the Dad of Maude Maggart (and Fiona Apple,) Mr. Maggart himself had a storied career on Broadway, and was connected with The Gardenia even before either Maude or The Gardenia were born, having starred on Broadway in Applause!...
Sun., Dec. 15. Doors open for dinner at 6p. Show is at 8p. DOLORES SCOZZESI and MARK WINKLER. Making her start “years ago, when Budd Friedman’s Improv sprinkled singers between its comedy acts,” Ms. Scozzesi studied with The Groundlings and with J.D. Lewis and Aaron Speiser. As “an actress who sings,” she was cast in...
Tuesday, Dec. 17. The Gardenia’s OPEN MIKE, with Keri Kelsey, host, including Holiday Toy Drive. Starting at 8:30 p.m., Keri Kelsey hosts a Singers’ Open Mike Night---the best in town. Sign-up, libations, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
Tuesdays, Jan. 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-fifth year. Sign-up, libations, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
Tuesdays, Jan. 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-fifth year. Sign-up, libations, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
Sun., Jan. 26. Doors open at 6. Show at 8. MAUDE MAGGART, in “Strangers.” One of the privileges available to Gardenia patrons is witnessing the transformation of Miss Maggart’s shows. This show, presented freshly conceived at The Gardenia in September, now returns fully mature, burnished by a run at Birdland in Manhattan. Andrew Poretz, writing...
Tuesdays, Jan. 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-fifth year. Sign-up, libations, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.