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Enjoy the Festivities at Feinstein’s This Holiday Season!
Writer // Janelle Morrison • Photography // Submitted
It is indeed the most wonderful time of the year, and Feinstein’s at Hotel Carmichael has a spectacular lineup of holiday entertainment to add to the long list of local festivities this month! There is a variety of talent coming to this intimate and fabulous venue, but tickets are selling fast, so don’t wait too long to purchase yours at feinsteinshc.com!
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CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS WITH ATI LIVE! THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15 AND FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16 / DOORS 5:30 P.M., START 7:30 P.M. / FEINSTEIN’S CABARET – CARMEL, IN
Join Judy Fitzgerald, Cindy Collins and special guest, Matt Branic, as Actors Theatre of Indiana celebrates the Holiday Season! Come hear the music we all know and love, plus Carmel High School’s elite acapella group, SELECT SOUND, will join in the fun and, of course, there will be an appearance by Santa! A $25 food and beverage minimum is required per ticket holder. Both Judy Fitzgerald and Cindy Collins expressed that they enjoy performing at Feinstein’s at Hotel Carmichael and are excited to share the holidays with their fans and friends. “We’ve performed in so many different venues, but like the Studio Theater [in Carmel], we love the intimacy and warm setting of Feinstein’s,” Fitzgerald shared. “It’s very inviting to the audience, and as performers, we can really communicate with them and see them! People can escape [the hustle] to Feinstein’s, and once you walk into the Hotel Carmichael and then into Feinstein’s [downstairs], you’re like, ‘Oh, my gosh!’ You’re instantly transported into this warm and inviting space and love it!” Expect to be entertained and engaged during these two performances! Fitzgerald and Collins shared a few teasers ahead of their two performances at Feinstein’s. “We’re going to do some fun stuff with the audiences this year,” Collins said. “And we’re going to be bringing in some new material to the show like we do every year to keep it fresh and energetic. So, we’ll be doing a variety of songs that the audiences love and have heard before, but there’s always a different variety [of songs], and it’s never the same show every single year!”
BLAIR CLARK PRESENTS: HOLIDAY CABARET SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17 / DOORS 5:30 P.M., START 7:30 P.M. / FEINSTEIN’S CABARET – CARMEL, IN
Take a little pop, throw in some R&B, mix it with some soul and add a touch of jazz, and the result is the electrifying sounds of Blair Clark. Clark has had the privilege of working with Grammy award-winner/producer Narada Michael Walden, BMI® award-winner Preston Glass and New Orleans jazz legend Henry Butler, to name a few. He’s enjoyed collaborating and recording with Evelyn “Champagne” King and Ron Tyson of The Temptations. Clark shared his thoughts on why he enjoys the local venue and what he hopes his audience will take away from his performance later this month. “The layout [of Feinstein’s] is perfect for the way that I perform,” Clark said. “It is very cabaret, and it allows an entertainer to reach the audience on a very close level. I can literally walk up to them and sing and dance with them. It’s a very intimate setting with class that goes all the way from the entertainment to the food and the service.” Clark added, “We will have a nice full band [accompanying] these arrangements, and that will really make these songs resonate with the audience. The audience is going to hear these songs in a different energy, and they’ll walk away feeling that warm feeling that goes with this holiday. We want them to walk out feeling that it was a great experience! It’s not just a show — we collaborate with the audience, and we put on a party!”
FRANC D’AMBROSIO’S CHRISTMAS IN CARMEL SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18 / DOORS 6:00 P.M., START 7:30 P.M. / FEINSTEIN’S CABARET – CARMEL, IN
Join Franc D’Ambrosio on a nostalgic stroll through one of his favorite cities as he joyously celebrates the music and magic of the holidays. You will immediately get into the spirit of the season with classics like “Here Comes Santa Claus” and “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas.” You’ll enjoy hearing Broadway standards, such as Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” and “My Favorite Things” from The Sound of Music. Franc will close the night with songs that made him famous from The Phantom of the Opera, and The Godfather Part III. A $25 Food and Beverage minimum is required of all patrons. Fans of this internationally renowned vocalist and actor will be thrilled beyond measure to see D’Ambrosio perform again at Feinstein’s. D’Ambrosio has performed many times at Feinstein’s at the Nikko in San Francisco. When asked what about Feinstein’s in Carmel he enjoys so much that it keeps prompting him to return, he replied, “The room at Feinstein’s and the staff is first rate. So, whenever I have the chance to play at Feinstein’s and to have people that close to me, it’s so nice and so intimate. For me, if feels like I’m playing in my living room, and I have the opportunity to see the faces of every single person in the entire room, and that’s what makes it wonderful for me.” As D’Ambrosio takes his audience on an imaginary tour of Christmas in New York City and into his vault of beloved holiday childhood memories, the evocation of nostalgia and wonderment will leave the audience feeling emotionally fulfilled. “The show is called ‘Christmas in New York,’” D’Ambrosio shared. “It’s basically a musical walk around New York City at Christmas time. I tell the story of when I was a kid on Christmas Eve in the Bronx. We would always go into Manhattan to see the sights and sounds of Christmas. And the first stop was always Macy’s. I will perform ‘Ave Maria’ and some songs from Phantom of the Opera at the end. It’s a really nice feelgood show, and it’s light and fun. It’s one of my favorite shows to perform.” TO READ THE FULL CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS, GO TO CARMELMONTHLYMAGAZINE.COM.
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