May 1: Mary Stanford: Shall We Dance? at Hollywood’s Gardenia

Mary Stanford returns to Hollywood’s Gardenia with an evening of songs celebrating dance, “Shall We Dance?” with music director Greg Schreiner and special guest baritone Damon Kirsche.

Damon Kirsche and Mary Stanford at
The Gardenia, Hollywood, CA

Mary Stanford

Shall We Dance?

with Special Guest Damon Kirsche

Friday, May 1, 2015 at 9 PM

The Gardenia

7066 Santa Monica Blvd • Hollywood, CA 90038

$15 cover  +dinner or 2 drink minimum

Reservations: (323) 467-7444

7/6: Kritzerland at the Gardenia: Kander and Ebb

Kritzerland at the Gardenia

presents

The Kander and Ebb Album

Wednesday, July 6, 2011 

9:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Starring (in alphabetical order)

Zachary Ford (Tony, PCPA’s West Side Story; Rapunzel’s Prince, Into the Woods)

Juliana Hansen (Millie, Thoroughly Modern Millie, first national tour)

Damon Kirsche (Dentist, Cabrillo’s Little Shop of Horrors; Annie, Carpenter Center)

Marsha Kramer (Broadway: Wendy in Sandy Duncan’s Peter Pan; The Music Man, Hollywood Bowl)

Lauren Rubin (Off-Broadway, The Donkey Show;  NoHo Arts, Having It All)

Also joining us:  Melody Hollis (Broadway: Susan in Irving Berlin’s White Christmas)

Special Guest:  Gregory Harrison (Broadway: Kander and Ebb’s Steel Pier and Chicago)

Music Director:  John Boswell

Damon Kirsche sings the songs of Kander & Ebb (Photos: Daniel G. Lam)

The Cast of Kritzerland at the Gardenia: The Kander and Ebb Album

Our July “Kritzerland at the Gardenia” is another exciting evening devoted to the brilliant songs of John Kander and Fred Ebb.  Over the years, Bruce Kimmel has produced CDs containing many Kander and Ebb songs, including an entire album devoted to their music and lyrics, Brent Barrett’s “The Kander and Ebb Album,” as well as two instrumental presentations of their shows, Chicago and Cabaret, with the Brad Ellis Little Big Band.  Kander and Ebb have written some of the greatest theater songs ever, from shows such as Flora, The Red Menace; Cabaret; The Happy Time; Zorba; 70 Girls 70; Chicago; Woman Of The Year; and many others, including the recent The Scottsboro Boys, which received a Tony nomination for Best Score.  We’ve assembled our usual stellar group of singers, and it’s a treat to have as our special guest, Gregory Harrison, who starred in Kander and Ebb’s Steel Pier, and has played Billy Flynn in Chicago more than 1000 times on the road and on Broadway.  Our musical director is the great John Boswell.

So, join us for an incredibly tuneful evening filled with Kander and Ebb classics as well as some of their more obscure material.

Reservations:   Dinner reservations begin at 7:00 pm and will guarantee you a table.  If you reserve for dinner, you will get a phone confirmation.  If you wish to attend show only, please reserve with your phone number just in case we need to reach you, but you will not receive a confirmation.  Please make your reservation by noon on July 6th.

Cover charge is $15 with a two-drink minimum.

There is no drink minimum with dinner.

The Gardenia, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90038

(323) 467-7444

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1/12: The Stephen Sondheim Albums

Kritzerland at the Gardenia 
presents
The Stephen Sondheim Albums
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
9:00pm - 11:00pm

Starring (in alphabetical order):


Zachary Ford (Tony in PCPA’s West Side Story; Rapunzel’s Prince, Into the Woods)
Juliana Hansen (Millie, Thoroughly Modern Millie, first national tour)
Kim Huber (Broadway’s Belle in Beauty & The Beast; The Marvelous Wonderettes)
Damon Kirsche (Carpenter Center, Annie;  Dentist, Cabrillo’s Little Shop of Horrors)
Alet Taylor (Adelaide in Cabrillo’sGuys & Dolls; Hold Me/Touch Me The Producers)

Special Guest:  Millicent Martin

Music Director:  John Boswell

It’s a new year, and Kritzerland at The Gardenia is starting it off with songs culled from three different albums produced by Bruce Kimmel – Unsung Sondheim, Sondheim At The Movies, and The Stephen Sondheim Album.  While there are some Sondheim classics, you’ll also hear some rarely-performed-but-great Sondheim songs, many of which made their debut on these albums.  The cast includes some of the best voices in town, and one from out of town — special guest Millicent Martin, who was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in both Side by Side by Sondheim and King of Hearts, and appeared in the London production of Follies.

Last month’s shows sold out and there was standing room only!  Kritzerland at The Gardenia shows happen on the first Wednesday of every month (except for January), so mark your new calendar!

Reservations highly recommended.  We suspect this show is going to be a sell-out.  Dinner reservations begin at 7:00 pm and they guarantee you a table, but show reservations are also recommended.

Cover charge is $15 with a two-drink minimum.
There is no drink minimum with dinner.
The Gardenia, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90038
(323) 467-7444

10/6: Unsung Musicals

After last month's launch of the new cabaret series "Kritzerland at the Gardenia: Lost in Boston," I'll be back for more. Based on the series of albums produced by Bruce Kimmel, Unsung Musicals features great songs from flop shows—a treasure trove of wonderful material.

UNSUNG MUSICALS

Starring:

Susanne Blakeslee
Damon Kirsche
Jackie Seiden
Alet Taylor
Andy Taylor

with Musical director, Richard Berent

October 6th at 9:00 PM

at

The Gardenia

7066 Santa Monica Blvd. (at the corner of La Brea)

West Hollywood, CA 90038

323 467-7444

The Kritzerland at the Gardenia shows are on the first Wednesday of every month

Cover charge is $15 with a two-drink minimum. There is no drink minimum with dinner.

Reservations are not necessary but highly recommended. Our first show, Lost in Boston, was completely sold out. Dinner reservations guarantee you a table, but show reservations are also recommended.

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9/1: Appearing at The Gardenia

On September 1st, I'll be appearing in cabaret with Jason Graae, Lesli Margherita, Pamela Myers and Alet Taylor at The Gardenia Lounge in West Hollywood.

The Gardenia is proud to present a new series of shows, Kritzerland at the Gardenia, the first Wednesday of every month, starting in September. Kritzerland is record producer Bruce Kimmel's label, and the first series of shows will be based on the albums Kimmel has produced.

The first show is based on the four-volume set of “Lost in Boston” CDs -- songs from hit shows, which were subsequently cut or replaced -- heard only out of town or in previews. Songs from shows like PROMISES, PROMISES, CHICAGO, APPLAUSE, 110 IN THE SHADE, I DO! I DO! SWEET CHARITY, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, BALLROOM, GYPSY and others. And for this first show, they'll be performed by (in alphabetical order): Jason Graae, Damon Kirsche, Lesli Margherita, Pamela Myers, Alet Taylor. Musical Direction is by the wonderful Shelly Markham.

KRITZERLAND AT THE GARDENIA

Lost in Boston

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Dinner: from 7:00 pm

Show: 9:00 pm

Cover charge: $15

Gardenia Restaurant & Lounge
7066 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90038
(323) 467 7444
Street parking available.

Reservations are for dinner only. If dining, there is no two-drink minimum, and there are several inexpensive meals that can be ordered. For this Kritzerland premiere, reservations are highly recommended, whether dining or just attending the show!

Fun-fact: Alet Taylor (then Oury) and I last appeared together in a concert presentation of The Gershwins' TIP–TOES, performed at Carnegie Hall's Weill Concert Hall with Rob Fisher and his Orchestra and later recorded at Edison Recording Studios in NY.