Nov 2: Put on Your Sunday Clothes: The Songs of Jerry Herman - Kritzerland at Sterling’s at The Federal

Kritzerland at Sterling’s presents
Put on Your Sunday Clothes:
The Songs of Jerry Herman
Produced and Hosted by Bruce Kimmel, co-produced by Adryan Russ

with Tom Griep, Music DIrector

Sunday, November 2, 2014 at 7:00 PM

at The Federal Bar 

5303 Lankershim Blvd in the NoHo Arts District

Put on Your Sunday Clothes for the 51st Kritzerland show, a tribute to Jerry Herman. Bruce Kimmel produced the revival cast album of Mr. Herman's HELLO, DOLLY! for which he was nominated for a Grammy, and he produced Paige O'Hara's all-Herman album, as well as Jason Graae's "Perfect Hermany" CD. Songs from HELLO, DOLLY, MACK AND MABEL, DEAR WORLD, THE GRAND TOUR, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, MAME, plus a few rarities, and Broadway’s Karen Morrow. 

Starring:

David Engel (Broadway’s LA CAGE AUX FOLLES & SEUSSICAL; SIX DANCE LESSONS with Leslie Caron; Ovation Winner & 2014 nominee.)

Chelsea Emma Franko: (Winner: LA’s Next Great Stage Star 2012; 3D Theatricals: HAIRSPRAY, DAMN YANKEES; MTW, SUNSET BLVD.)

Damon Kirsche (42ND STREET (Marsh) MTWest; MARY POPPINS (Banks) MTWichita; PARADISE LOST (Logos) Disney Hall, Carnegie Hall)

Valerie Perri (Broadway, Nationals; (Eva) Evita; Jerome Robbins’ Broadway; Musical Theatre West: (Norma Desmond) Sunset Blvd.

Sami Staitman (ANNIE (Annie), Pioneer; (Young Cosette) LES MISÉRABLES; SINGING IN THE RAIN, Cabrillo; L’IL ABNER. TV: House of Lies)

Shannon Warne (Maria) SOUND OF MUSIC, Cabrillo; Nat’l Tour (Guenevere) CAMELOT; NoHo Arts, HAVING IT ALL; 3rd St.,THE FULL MONTY)

and very special guest

Karen Morrow: (Broadway: A JOYFUL NOISE; I’M SOLOMON; THE GRASS HARP; MUSIC, MUSIC; THE SELLING OF THE PRESIDENT; MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD; Off-Broadway: SING MUSE; THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE; five seasons with the New York City Center; national tour, SHOWBOAT. TV: Tabitha, Friends, The Tonight Show, Too Close for Comfort, Murder She Wrote; Great Performances for PBS, and on the Tony Awards. She received an Emmy, Los Angeles Drama Critics Award, Theater World Award, an Ovation nomination. She appears on many albums, including the latest cast recording of WHITE CHRISTMAS, the stage musical.

The cast of “Put on Your Sunday Clothes: The Songs of Jerry Herman”
(Photo: Rob Stevens)

Sterling’s at The Federal
5303 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601

For more information, visit: Sterling’s Upstairs at The Federal

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“Damon Kirsche was in glorious voice and provided that sparkle of old Broadway / Hollywood glamour that makes every role he takes on magical... I’m still waiting for someone to write him a role set in the 1920s/’30s that captures all of the things he does so well and lets him put his stamp on an original character.” 

- Ellen Dostal, BroadwayWorld

“Bruce Kimmel’s winning Kritzerland formula: talented singers, special guest stars and entertaining narration by Kimmel himself.”

–  Les Traub, Cabaret Scenes

“Once again the inimitable Bruce Kimmel has brought together a group of superior singers to present an informative, delightful, musically satisfying evening of song.” 

— Robert Machray, Stage Happenings

Tom Griep, Shannon Warne, Damon Kirsche (Photo: Edward Donovan)

11/3: SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS! The Songs of the Sherman Brothers

Robert B. and Richard M. Sherman

Kritzerland at Sterling's presents
SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS!
The Songs of the Sherman Brothers
Sunday, November 3 at 3 PM & 7 PM
Sterling’s at The Federal, 5303 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601

The Sherman Brothers — Richard M. and Robert B. — are responsible for making some of the most beloved, well known and iconic songs ever written, from pop to film to stage. The award-winning songwriting brothers’ songs have been delighting entire generations since the 1950s, and whether you were around then and discovering their songs when they were new, or if you were born in any subsequent decade, the Sherman Brothers songs were most assuredly part of your life.

Starring:

Brent Barrett (Olivier nominated, Kiss Me Kate; Broadway: Annie Get Your Gun, Chicago, Brigadoon; The Broadway Tenors)

Susan Egan (Broadway, original Belle, Beauty & The Beast, Tony & Drama Desk nominated; Millie, Thoroughly Modern Millie; Sally Bowles, Cabaret; Triumph of Love, State Fair. TV: WB’s "Nikki," PBS Great Performances, ABC, CBS and Disney; solo concerts)

Kim Huber (Broadway: Belle, Beauty & The Beast; Sunset Boulevard, Marie Christine. LA: Having It All, Marvelous Wonderettes)

Damon Kirsche (Julian Marsh, 42nd Street, Musical Theatre West; George Banks, Mary Poppins, Musical Theatre Wichita)

Jane Noseworthy (Reprise’s Carousel; Taming of the Shrew, A Noise Within; Kodak Theatre’s A Christmas Carol)

Jenna Lea Rosen (Disney’s "Sofia The First"; Parade, The Sound of Music, 3D Theatricals; "Outside The Box: The Exorcist")

Sami Staitman (Annie, Annie, Pioneer; Young Cosette, Les Misérables; Singing in the Rain; The King & I, Cabrillo Theatre)

and Mr. Richard M. Sherman

Tom Griep, Music Director

Reservations: 818 754-8700. Your phone reservation will be confirmed.
Brunch from 2:30 pm - 3 pm / Dinner from 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm.
Cover charge $15 + $10 food minimum + $3 facility charge.

Sterling’s at The Federal
5303 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601

The Federal Bar is adjacent to the El Portal Theatre. The North Hollywood Stations for the Metrolink Red Line and Orange Line are directly across the street, north of Chandler on Lankershim. Parking is available – entrance for Federal lot is on Weddington Street (directly behind the building) at $3.50. There is also available street parking.

More information at BroadwayWorld.com

5/6: Broadway Bound – Unsung Songwriters

UPDATE: We received a great review from Don Grigware at BroadwayWorld.com.

Kritzerland Upstairs at Sterling’s

presents

Broadway Bound—

Unsung Songwriters

Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 7:00 pm

Starring:

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

Damon Kirsche (Musical Theatre West: Man of La Mancha; Cabrillo’s Little Shop of Horrors)

Beth Malone (Broadway: Ring of Fire; off-Broadway: The Marvelous Wonderettes)

John Massey (Dad, Happy Days; Dave, The Full Monty; Nicely-Nicely, Guys & Dolls)

Jane Noseworthy (Carrie, Reprise’s Carousel; Disney: The Princess and the Frog)

and Special Guest: Tony Award Winner Daisy Eagen

Music Director, Tom Griep

“Once again the inimitable Bruce Kimmel has brought together a group of superior singers to present an informative, delightful, musically satisfying evening of song.” — Robert Machray, Stage Happenings

“If you have never experienced a Kritzerland show, you do not know what you are missing. Forever humorous Bruce Kimmel presents a dazzling array of talent singing some very precious material. And there are always surprises.”

— Don Grigware, Broadway World

Our show for May is kind of a put-together of Bruce Kimmel’s Broadway Bound CD (New Writers for the Musical Theatre) mixed with some songs by composers and lyricists who, while having written shows that made it to Broadway, never quite got in the front rank of musical theatre writers. These unsung songwriters have written some pretty terrific stuff, so we’re happy to resurrect some of their wonderful songs. It’s an evening of songs you probably haven’t heard before, along with a couple of songs that actually became hits but were from unsuccessful shows. It’s the kind of show Kritzerland loves to do, so come on down and hear some absolutely brilliant material delivered by a stellar cast. 

By Reservation Only: (818) 754-8700 or, for more information, visit:

http://www.msapr.net/Sterling-s-at-The-Federal.html

Your phone reservation will be confirmed. Dinner reservations: From 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm.

$28/person — includes $10 food minimum. Reservations highly recommended.

COCKTAIL ATTIRE

Sterling’s at The Federal

5303 Lankershim Blvd.

North Hollywood, CA 91601

The Federal Bar is adjacent to the El Portal Theatre.

The North Hollywood Stations for the Metrolink Red Line and Orange Line are directly across the street, north of Chandler on Lankershim. Parking is available – entrance for Federal lot is on Weddington Street (directly behind the building).

At a Kritzerland performance in March, 2012 (L to R): Melody Hollis, Jane Noseworthy,  Lauren Leigh Barker, Shannon Warne and Damon Kirsche. Photo: Daniel G. Lam Photography.

3/4: Kritzerland at Sterling's Presents "The Ira Gershwin Album" Concert

The Kritzerland series celebrates songs from
the many albums Bruce Kimmel has produced.
His latest memoir features cover
art by Justin "Squigs" Robertson.

BroadwayWorld.com's announcement of the upcoming Kritzerland at Sterling’s: 

Kritzerland at Sterling’s presents The Ira Gershwin Album with Lyrics by Ira, Music by George Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Burton Lane, Kurt Weill and other greats on Sunday, March 4, 2012 at 7:00 pm.

The concert stars (in alphabetical order):
Lauren Leigh Barker (Sweet Charity, Knightsbridge Theatre; Lucinda, Into the Woods)
Damon Kirsche (Dentist, Cabrillo’s Little Shop of Horrors; Annie, Carpenter Center)
Melody Hollis (Broadway: Susan in Irving Berlin’s White Christmas)
Jane Noseworthy (Carrie, Reprise’s Carousel; Disney: The Princess and the Frog)
Shannon Warne (National tour, Camelot, Guenevere; Maria, Cabrillo’s Sound of Music)

Special Guest: Andrea Marcovicci

Music Director: Shelly Markham

What could be more s’wonderful and s’marvelous than an evening of lyrics by Ira Gershwin? Based on the CD The Ira Gershwin Album, produced by Bruce Kimmel, some of the best voices in town gathered together to sing some of the best songs ever written. Of course, you’ll be hearing many classics, such as “The Man Who Got Away,” “Someone to Watch Over Me,” “The Man I Love,” “The Saga of Jenny,” “I Got Rhythm/Fascinatin’ Rhythm,” but, being a Kritzerland evening, you’ll also be hearing some obscure and little-known but equally wonderful material.

For Reservations call 818 754-8700. Your phone reservation will be confirmed. Dinner reservations are From 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm. Please reserve for dinner before the 7:00 pm show. $31/person — food and drink minimum — includes cover charge. Reservations highly recommended, to ensure proper service. Since no credit card info is taken in advance, kindly cancel if you cannot make it.

The concert will be held at Sterling’s at Vitello’s, 4349 Tujunga Avenue, Studio City, CA 91604 Parking is $3.75 in Vitello’s lot. Ample street parking in the vicinity. Read signs for restrictions.

Read more: http://losangeles.broadwayworld.com/article/Kritzerland-at-Sterlings-Presents-The-Ira-Gershwin-Album-Concert-34-20120219#ixzz1nhANngrP