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The

Christopher

Cabaret

at

The Cotton Club 656 West 125th Street

New York, NY

(212) 663 - 7980

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Barbara Christopher’s musical

journey has taken her from Juil-

liard to the Broadway stage to

traveling across the globe per-

forming in world-renowned oper-

as. She has worked with such

artists as Liza Minnelli, Hal

Prince, Melba Moore, Jack Cassi-

dy, Linda Lavin, Bernadette Peters, Gregory Hines, Alfred Drake, Alvin

Ailey, and Kathleen Battle and has performed such roles as Musetta in

Frank Corsaro’s La Bohème and Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro.

Her journey brings her talent and techniques to New York City.

Currently a staff instructor at Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning,

Barbara has taught at Viterbo University, American Academy of Dra-

matic Arts, The Actors Institute, and the Sol Goldman YM-YWHA. She

was cofounder, producer, and artistic director of Opera Amici, Inc.,

and she continues the 20-year tradition of producing and performing

in the Christopher Cabaret, a semiannual showcase of her students’

talents in New York City.

With her extensive training and experience in performance and in-

struction, Barbara’s vocal teaching and coaching makes a difference

with voices at every level and in most every musical style.

The

Producer

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Andrew David Sotomayor is

thrilled to be working with such

wonderful talent.

Previous credits include music

directing Cutman: a boxing musi-

cal, Erotic Broadway: Vintage Va-

riety, Counting Squares' Woyzeck,

Frankie and Debbie: Live at the Martini Lounge, I Love You, You're

Perfect, Now Change, Providence: A Musical Comedy, and Popesical!

As a composer he has provided scores for Bent, and the short

films Cuba 1961: A Love Story and Timeless.

The

Musical

Director

Cal l for Consu l ta t ion

ANDREW DAVID SOTOMAYOR C o m p o s e r | M u s i c D i r e c t o r | P e r f o r m e r E m a i l - Soto.dd@gmai l . com

Ca l l - (386) 793-4288

• Accompanist and vocalist

• Arrangements

• Transcriptions

• Practice Recordings

• Coaching

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Congratulations

To

Barbara Christopher

&

Christopher Cabaret

25 years of singing and

making people happy!

Life Works at

Christopher Cabaret

Susan Cagen

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The

Players

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The

Natural Nicole Conti is a junior in High School and has been singing since she can remember. She's been in several musi-cals such as “The Wizard of Oz”, “Oklahoma”, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream coat”, and other shows she's written with peers.

Nicole is extremely excited to be performing at the Cotton Club with Barbara and her other students. She's very thankful for the opportunity and appreciates Barbara and Andrew's guidance throughout this process. Nicole wishes to continue singing for the rest of her life.

On Stage:

“MEAN” By Taylor Swift Words & Music by Taylor Swift

“UNFAITHFUL” By Rhianna Words & Music by Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansan & Shaffer Smith

“BEAUTIFUL” By Christina Aguilera Words &Music by Linda Perry

“IF I AIN’T GOT YOU” By Alicia Keys Words & Music by Alicia Keys

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The

Charmer

On Stage:

“I WANT TO SPEND MY LIFETIME LOVING YOU” By Marc Anthony and Tina Arena Words Will Jennings Music by James Horner

“WOODEN HEART” by Elvis Presley Words & Music by Fred Wise, Ben Weisman, Kay Twomey, Berthold Kaempfert

“GOD GIVE ME STRENGTH” by Elvis Costello Words and Music by Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello

“CALL ME MAYBE” By Carly Rae Jepsen

Words and Music by Carly Rae Jepsen, Tavish Crowe, and Josh Ramsay

Cindy Diaz is a bilingual school psychologist that loves singing and music. Her music is inspired by movies and loves other people’s suggestions. As a Libra, she carefully considers her choices and it takes her some time to narrow down al has fun with all of the possibilities.

Cindy is so excited to be singing amongst such great talent tonight at The Cotton Club! She is incredibly grateful that you came and thanks you for coming out to support us!

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We, the friends of

Bennett Silverstein,

of the Community of Bay Ridge,

Brooklyn,

honor

Christopher Cabaret

& its founder, Barbara Christopher

for their debut at New York’s

historic Cotton Club

Dorothy Carroll

Hon Kevin Peter Carroll

Terry Ciotti

Annette Ciotti

Annette Coleman

Jaine Groff

Peter and Patricia Killen

The Krosky Family

Patricia Lobosco

Cynthia Lowney, Esq.

Loretta Monaghan-Dunn

Kathleen Ryan

Richard Zammarioni

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The

Beauty M. Natasha Reid is delighted to be

sharing the stage with the phenomenal

talent of Christopher Cabaret. Natasha

has performed as a member New

Voices of Freedom Choir, appeared in

U2’s “Rattle and Hum” movie and as a

regular feature of the “Allyson Star

Variety Show”. She recently appeared

at the Broadway Comedy Club and the

Iguana Lounge in NYC. This is Natasha’s second appearance with the

Christopher Cabaret. Natasha thanks all of you the opportunity to share

this gift of music with you.

On Stage:

“OFFICIALLY MISSING YOU” By Tamia Words & Music by Channel 7

“LOVE ON TOP” By Beyoncé Words & Music by Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash and Shea Taylor

“LOVE YOU TO THE LETTER” By Anita Baker Words & Music by James McBride

“BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE” By Taste of Honey Words & Music by Janice Marie Johnson and Perry L. Kibble

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The

vixen Dawn Speaks is a singer, actor, poet. Dawn has performed in the triptych “Mama Africa”, “This Little Word of Mine” and most recently in the play “Perfect”. This marks Dawn’s singing debut with the Christopher Cabaret. She is thrilled to be able to be a part of this wonderful group of talent and thanks all of you who have supported her on this journey to Broadway.

On Stage:

“IT MIGHT BE YOU” By Roberta Flack Words by Alan and Marilyn Bergman Music by Dave Grusin

“A THOUSAND MILES” By Vanessa Carlton Words & Music by Vanessa Carlton

“UNFORGETTABLE” By Nat King Cole Words & Music by Irvin Gordon

“GIVE ME ONE REASON” By Tracy Chapman Words & Music by Tracy Chapman

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The

star Celebrating his 8th year with Christopher Cabaret this month, Bennett Silverstein is also celebrating another milestone in just 5 days - he turns 60. Despite his longevity, he persists he keeps learning how to sing by listening to the younger members of the group. He appeared in a com-munity theater production of My Fair Lady in Brooklyn, the borough that he loves.

He loves the cabaret so much that he actually took 4 trains and a shuttle bus to get to rehearsal in Manhattan. Bennett is committed to giving you a good show. There's only one word to describe somebody like that: STAR! Because he is starry eyed...ABOUT YOU!

On Stage:

“FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE” Words & Music by Loinel Bart

“HAPPY TOGETHER” By The Turtles Words & Music by Garry Bonner and Alan Gordon

“THE GOOD LIFE ” By Frank Sinatra Words by Jack Reardon & Music by Sacha Distel

“TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT” By Sammy Davis Words and Music by Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener and George Weiss

“ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE”

Music by Jerome Kern, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

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Congratulations to

Bennett Silverstein

and all the performers in the

CHRISTOPHER CABARET

BREAK BOTH LEGS!

Attorneys and Staff at

Fischer Brothers, Esq

Attorneys and Counselors At Law

Thank you to our amazing band members:

Kai Ando— Bass

Donna Kelly—Drums

Thank you for coming!

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In thanks and in memory of

Maury and Betty Silverstein

For giving us

Bennett Silverstein

and his music

GO, CHRISTPOHER CABARET!

William Skerker, LCSW, LRSW

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