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OAK ROOM’S NEW SEASON OPENS AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 11

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Aug 262010

OAK ROOM’S NEW SEASON OPENS AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 11

WITH 10^TH ANNIVERSARY ORIGINAL CAST

PRODUCTION OF “OUR SINATRA”

It began in the Oak Room little more than a decade ago and has been performed

nearly 2,000 times coast to coast to universal acclaim. Now, with its original cast of

co-creators Eric Comstock, Hilary Kole and Christopher Gines, OUR SINATRA returns to its first home for a limited two-week run from August 31^st through September 11–a singing complement to Broadway’s current dancing tribute to Ol’ Blue Eyes. Kurt Stamm is director, and Richard Maltby, Jr., production supervisor. Producer is Jack Lewin.

OUR SINATRA is a celebration of the magic and music of the legendary Frank Sinatra, and features over 50 Sinatra classics from his early years (“All or Nothing at All” –his first recording), from his movie career (“My Kind of Town,” “All the Way”), saloon songs (“One For My Baby,” “In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning”) and the hits of the 50s and 60s (“Night and Day,” “Fly Me to the Moon,” “The Lady is a Tramp”), among countless others.

OUR SINATRA plays Tuesday through Thursday at 8:30 and Friday and Saturday at 8:30 and 11, with a $50 cover charge per person plus either $30 food and beverage minimum or $60 prix fixe dinner. Reservations: bmcgurn@algonquin hotel.

com or 212 419-9331 (after 8/23) or 212 840 6800, Ext. 122.

Following this engagement, OUR SINATRA will perform in the Oak Room Monday evenings at 8:30, with new casts. The cover charge will be $40 per person plus $30 minimum or $60 prix fixe dinner

KAREN OBERLIN BRINGS “HEART & SOUL” TO THE OAK ROOM IN A FRANK LOESSER CENTENARY SALUTE JUNE 1-19

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May 252010

One of the most sought-after singers in the world of cabaret, multi-award-winner Karen Oberlin returns to the Oak Room with a centenary salute to the great Hollywood and Broadway songwriter Frank Loesser. Karen will lend her matchless interpretations to such classics as “Heart and Soul,” “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve,” “Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year” and “I Don’t Want To Walk Without You.” She will sing “I Believe in You” and “If I Were A Bell” from the Broadway output of the quadruple Tony, Academy Award, Grammy Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and lyricist.

Shows are Tuesday through Thursday at 8:30 and Friday and Saturday at 8:30 and 11, with a $50 cover charge ($25 for late weekend shows) plus either a $30 food and beverage minimum or $60 prix fixe dinner. Acclaimed jazz pianist Jon Weber and incomparable bassist Sean Smith completes the trio. Award-winning Eric Michael Gillett directs.

IN HIS OAK ROOM DEBUT, JOHNNY RODGERS PRESENTS

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May 152010

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“WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD” MAY 11 – 29

Johnny Rodgers, internationally celebrated singer-songwriter and pianist will transform the Oak Room into a sophisticated upbeat party, taking audiences on a pleasure tour of American music from May 11^th thru 29^th. With his boy-next-door charm and creamy crooner’s voice, Johnny and his band will offer Louis Armstrong’s “What A Wonderful World”, Hoagy Carmichael’s playful “Huggin’ and Chalkin”, Johnny Mercer’s “Too Marvelous For Words”, Tex Williams’ “Smoke!, Smoke! Smoke!,” the classic “Birth Of The Blues” and Randy Newman’s “You Can Leave Your Hat On.” Rodgers will also include his award-winning songs “Home To Mendocino”, “One More Moment”, and the tribute ballad “The Best Of You In Me.” The show is directed by Mark Waldrop with Brian Glassman on bass, Danny Mallon on drums and Joe Ravo on guitar.

Johnny Rodgers’ “What A Wonderful World” will play Tuesday through Thursday at 8:30 and Friday and Saturday at 8:30 and 11. There is a $50 cover charge per person ($25 for late shows Friday and Saturday) plus either a $30 food and beverage minimum per person or a $60 prix fixe dinner. Reservations: (212) 419-9331 or bmcgurn@algonquinhotel.com.

Johnny Rodgers is a recent recipient of the NY Nightlife Award for “Outstanding Cabaret Vocalist”. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Feinstein’s at the Regency, The Colony Hotel Palm Beach, Los Angeles Ford Amphitheater and throughout North America, Europe, and South America as Liza Minnelli’s featured guest artist. He starred on Broadway in Liza Minnelli’s Tony Award-winning Liza’s At The Palace which was presented by PBS and released on DVD.

The Johnny Rodgers Band departs for the renowned Rhythm Road tour in November to Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands sponsored by Jazz at Lincoln Center and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs. Johnny’s recordings include CD’s “Box of Photographs”, “Bound Together” and “Let’s Make A Date.”

William Hill Estate Winery: Blending the Best Vineyard Lots from Napa Valley

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Apr 252010

Blending the Best Vineyard Lots from Napa Valley

The best wines are crafted by winemakers who are intimately connected to their wines. Winemakers who are close to the vineyard, who select their grapes by hand at the perfect moment of ripeness. Winemakers who taste their barrel selections and blend the individual lots together to create an exquisitely balanced wine.

This is how wine is made at William Hill Estate Winery.

Our best wines, our collection of Bench Blend and Meritage wines, embody the quintessential characteristics of Napa Valley: lush, expressive fruit. “These wines are a testament to the extraordinary vineyards of southern Napa,” says winemaker Ralf Holdenried.

Bench Blends

A complement to our range of acclaimed Napa Valley wines, our Bench Blends are soft, elegant and beautifully integrated. They meld grapes from hand selected vineyard blocks that deliver intense flavor characteristics.

Chardonnay

To craft our Bench Blend Chardonnay, Ralf selects the grapes from specific lots on a handful of vineyards in Southern Napa. He chooses vines with stressed soils and lower yields to showcase the incredible flavor concentration of Chardonnay from this region. The result is a complex, creamy wine with intense ripe fruit aromas and flavors. “We look for balanced vines that will ripen consistently and give us a refined, elegant character in our Bench Blend Chardonnay,” explains Ralf.

Cabernet Sauvignon

Our Bench Blend Cabernet Sauvignon is an intense, expressive wine with opulent aromas and a plush mouthfeel. An artful interpretation of our home vineyard, this Cabernet comes from the best vineyard blocks on our Silverado Bench estate. “Our Bench Blend Cabernet is the boldest expression of the William Hill property,” says Ralf. “We pick one or two of the best vineyard blocks to make a Cabernet that really speaks to the unique characteristics of this special place.”

Meritage

William Hill Meritage is the culmination of our extraordinary estate vineyard. Ralf carves out the best vineyard blocks for each red Bordeaux varietal – Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot – and harvests each varietal at its optimal ripeness. “By fermenting each varietal separately, we can express them individually and evaluate their contributions to the final wine before blending,” explains Ralf.

The result is a multi-dimensional blend with integrated layers of rich flavor. Cabernet Sauvignon gives the wine a framework of soft tannins and chocolate spice notes. Merlot contributes a refined character to the blend, offering lighter tannins and raspberry jam flavors. At the opposite end of the spectrum, Petit Verdot is a bolder component, with more tannins and a rich, dark color. Cabernet Franc adds a green, herbal character to the wine, while Malbec offers delicate flavors to soften the palate.

MITZI GAYNOR HER NEW YORK CITY DEBUT

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Apr 202010

FEINSTEIN’S AT LOEWS REGENCY

PRESENTS

AWARD-WINNING HOLLYWOOD LEGEND

MITZI GAYNOR

HER NEW YORK CITY DEBUT

“RAZZLE DAZZLE! MY LIFE BEHIND THE SEQUINS”

NOW EXTENDED MAY 18 – 29, SECOND WEEK ADDED

WINNER OF THE 2010 NEW YORK EMMY AWARD FOR “BEST SPECIAL”

FEINSTEIN’S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed “Best of New York” by New York Magazine, and “an invaluable New York institution” by The New York Post, will continue its star-studded Winter/Spring 2010 season with the New York City debut of Hollywood legend MITZI GAYNOR in a limited engagement from May 18 – 20. After decades of television, film and touring, she is excited to make her New York performance debut in an intimate setting like Feinstein’s to get up close and personal with her fans. In her show, Razzle Dazzle! My Life Behind the Sequins, Ms. Gaynor will bring her incomparable brand of showmanship to the stage in a glittering multimedia one woman tour-de-force of music and memories from her show-stopping life and career. The evening will feature classic elements of her fabled concert performances interspersed with video footage culled from her television, concert and film work and rare personal photos embraced in an all new, up-to-date setting. This multimedia theatrical extravaganza is a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience the electrifying magic and incredible spirit of a true entertainment icon. The show runs at the Regency Hotel Ballroom (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street).
Gaynor says “over the years I’d been asked to play New York on numerous occasions but the stars never quite aligned. That’s why I was thrilled when Michael Feinstein asked me to bring my show to his club and said I could have the Regency’s Ballroom so I’d have more room to play. I really can’t wait to be there. There’s no city in the world like New York.”

SHEERA BEN-DAVID IN HER NEW SHOW “A HEART IN NEW YORK”

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Mar 282010

FEINSTEIN’S AT LOEWS REGENCY

PRESENTS

THE DEBUT OF AWARD WINNING VOCALIST

MARCH 31 – APRIL 3

FEINSTEIN’S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed "Best of New York" by New York Magazine and "an invaluable New York institution" by The New York Post, will continue its all-star Spring 2010 season with the debut engagement of award winning vocalist, SHEERA BEN-DAVID. Her new show, "A Heart in New York" is a valentine to the pulse and romantic push and pull of New York City, including music from composers from Irving Berlin, George Gershwin and Stephen Sondheim to Annie Lennox and Carly Simon. The show is directed by Eric Michael Gillett with musical direction by Jersey Boys conductor, Adam Ben-David and also features Mat Fieldes on bass, Matt Zebroski on drums, Jake Ezra Schwartz on guitar and Robert Burkhart on cello. “A Heart in New York” runs at the Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street).

SHEERA BEN-DAVID is a graduate of New York University -Tisch School of the Arts where she studied Musical Theatre and Acting at the Stella Adler Conservatory. She has spent the greater part of her life performing: In 1993, a selection of Gershwin songs at The Caramoor Festival; a full solo concert at Merkin Hall; shows at various clubs and venues in and around Manhattan such as The Metropolitan Room, The National Arts Club, Rose Theatre at Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel, The Royal Room of The Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida and many other benefits and events.

MAUDE MAGGART’S “THREE LITTLE WORDS”

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Mar 282010

SWEEPS SPRING LOVE INTO THE OAK ROOM APRIL 13-MAY 8

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Cabaret’s “it” girl, the beautiful and bewitching Maude Maggart, returns to the Oak Room with a new show celebrating love as interpreted by Cole Porter, Noel Coward, Stephen Sondheim, Harry Warren, Rodgers & Hart and Marshall Barer…and as youthfully reinterpreted by Maude with a voice, according to The New York Post, that “radiates beauty.” John Boswell is musical director and accompanist.

The engagement runs from Tuesday April 13^th through Saturday May 8^th. Shows are Tuesday-Thursday at 8:30 and Friday-Saturday at 8:30 and 11 pm. Cover charge is $50 per person plus either a $30 food and beverage minimum or $60 prix fixe dinner, with dinner seating at 7 pm. Reservations: 221 419 9331 or bmcgurn@algonquinhotel.com

KT SULLIVAN & MARK NADLER DECLARE “GERSHWIN… HERE TO STAY” IN NEW OAK ROOM SHOW MARCH 9-APRIL10

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Feb 242010

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Having triumphed in their recent Oak Room salute to Cole Porter (“oo la la! C’est magnifique!”…NY Times)…KT Sullivan and Mark Nadler now turn their considerable talents to two more greats of the musical pantheon, George and Ira Gershwin. From March 9^th through April 10^th in their new Oak Room show—GERSHWIN…HERE TO STAY—KT and Mark will lend their unique vocal and pianistic interpretations to such classic tunes as “Of Thee I Sing,” “Do It Again!,” “I’ll Build A Stairway to Paradise,” “Embraceable You,” “But Not For Me” and “Who Cares.” Chicago jazz pianist Jon Weber will make a special guest appearance. Shows are Tuesday through Thursday at 8:30 and Friday and Saturday at 8:30 and 11:00, with a $50 cover charge per person plus either a $30 food and beverage minimum or a $60 prix fixe menu. Reservations: 212 419 9331 or bmcgurn@algonquinhotel.com

Outstanding Cabaret: Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano at The Oak Room

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Feb 132010

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ERIC COMSTOCK & BARBARA FASANO HEADLINE OAK ROOM’S VALENTINE SHOW, “THIS THING CALLED LOVE” FEBRUARY 9-MARCH 6

Just named winners of the prestigious 2010 Nightlife Award as “outstanding cabaret duo,” Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano will make their first joint appearance at the legendary Oak Room Supper Club in a special Valentine show, “This Thing Called Love,” from February 9^th through March 6^th. Modern romance–expressed through such classic standards as “Last Night When We Were Young,” “Old Devil Moon,” “Isn’t It A Pity,” “In the Still of the Night” and “But Beautiful”—will be explored with humor, tenderness and insight. They will be joined by Sean Smith on bass. Shows are Tuesday through Thursday at 8:30 and Friday and Saturday at 8:30 and 11:00, with a $50 cover charge per person plus either a $30 food and beverage minimum or a $60 prix fixe dinner. Reservations: 212 419 9331 or bmcgurn@algonquinhotel.com.

STEVE ROSS WILL BE “PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ”

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Jan 212010

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A SALUTE TO FRED ASTAIRE JANUARY 19-FEBRUARY 6

His most recent Oak Room triumphs have celebrated the creative genius of Stephen Sondheim and Alan Jay Lerner. In his new show, “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” from January 19^th thru February 6, Steve Ross will focus on one of the great interpretive artists of the 20^th century, the sublime Fred Astaire. While performing “Night and Day,” “Cheek to Cheek“ “Let’s Face the Music and Dance,” “AFoggy Day,” “’S Wonderful” and other classic standards, Steve will explore Astaire’s appeal to the great songwriters of Broadway and Hollywood, among them Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern and Johnny Mercer. Brian Cassier will assist on bass.

Shows are Tuesday through Thursday at 8:30 and Friday and Saturday at 8:30 and 11, with a $50 cover charge per person plus either a $30 minimum or $60 prix fixe dinner. Reservations: 212 419 9331 or bmcgurn@algonquinhotel.com

Steve Ross is today’s leading interpreter of the words and music of Cole Porter and Noel Coward, and he has helped sustain their popularity in such venues as the Ritz in London and Paris, the Imperial in Tokyo, and festivals in Hong Kong, Perth and Spoleto. He has hosted radio series for BBC and NPR, and has appeared in celebrated concert series at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the 92^nd Street Y. He made his Broadway debut in 1997 in the acclaimed revival of Noel Coward’s Present Laughter at the keyboard and as Fred, the Cockney valet, opposite Frank Langella. He anchors the Oak Room’s annual Noel Coward Birthday Celebration, which features performances by Broadway actors and popular singers.

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