11th Annual Orlando Cabaret Festival

Make Someone Happy!

Emily Skinner

Tony DeSare

Shoshana Bean

Orlando Cabaret Festival April 25-May 12, 2013

TICKETS: Phone: 407.297.8788 |Online: orlandocabaret.com For Group Sales, Box Lunches, and Dinner/Show Package please call the Box office: 407-297-8788

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

APRIL 25 APRIL 26 APRIL 27

Calendar of Events

APRIL 29 APRIL 30

MAY 1

Laura Hodos Noon

Trevor Southworth Noon

It Was a Very Good Year: 1955 Noon

MAY 6

MAY 7

MAY 8

It Was A Very Good Year: 1965 Noon

It Was A Very Good Year: 1955 Noon

Laura Hodos Noon

Opening Night Fundraiser 7:30 p.m.

Michael Trevor Walters Southworth 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

— — Emily Emily Skinner Skinner 8:15 p.m. 8:15 p.m.

— — Janine Michael Klein Walters 10:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m.

SUNDAY

APRIL 28 Emily Skinner 3:15 p.m.

— Melissa Minyard 5:30 p.m.

MAY 2

MAY 3

MAY 4

MAY 5

It Was a Very Good Year: 1965 Noon — Lee Lessack 7:00 p.m.

— Tony DeSare 8:15 p.m.

— Janine Klein 10:00 p.m.

Melissa Minyard Noon — Lee Lessack 7:00 p.m.

— Tony DeSare 8:15 p.m.

— Mel & El 10:00 p.m.

Lee Lessack 7:00 p.m.

— Tony DeSare 8:15 p.m.

— Mel & El 10:00 p.m.

Laura Hodos 2:00 p.m — Tony DeSare 3:15 p.m — It Was A Very Good Year: 1955 5:00 p.m

MAY 9

MAY 10

MAY 11

MAY 12

Melissa Minyard Noon

Janine Klein Noon

Mother’s Day Cabaret Lunch

It Was A Very Good Year: 1965 7:00 p.m.

— Lindsey Alley 8:15 p.m.

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It Was A Very Good Year: 1955 7:00

Lindsey Alley 7:00 p.m

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Shoshana Bean 8:15 p.m.

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Lindsey Alley 10:00 p.m

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Shoshana Bean 8:15 p.m Trevor Southworth 10:00 p.m.

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Featuring a performance

by Jayne Trinette soon to be seen in our upcoming production of Dreamgirls.

Jayne will entertain you with her tribute to one of the best jazz vocalists of our time, Lena Horne.

2:00 p.m.

TICKETS: Phone: 1 1 T H407.297.8788 A N N U A L O R L A N D|Online: O C A B A Rorlandocabaret.com ET FESTIVAL For Group Sales, Box Lunches, and Dinner/Show Package please call the Box office: 407-297-8788

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Make someone happy ...

Tony DeSare

What is Cabaret?

Cabaret is a celebration of song and personality; it can be personal and delicate, or bombastic and hysterical, a painstaking journey or the party at the end of the trip.

But always it is pure musical entertainment in an intimate setting.

Each year we make Central Florida happy when we invite you into our intimate home to share some great music performed by amazingly talented artists, and this year is no different. Join friends old and new, relive memories and build new bonds — all the while making each other happy.

Emily Skinner

In our 11th year, we are excited to present a record seven national artists performing at this year’s festival right along with some of our Central Florida favorites and the return of the popular It Was A Very Good Year series.

Make Someone Happy from the 1960 musical Do Re Mi has been recorded by everyone from Jimmy Durante to Judy Garland and even The Supremes, and it has helped make their fans very happy, and we hope you can join us at this year’s festival and spread the joy too.

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Shoshana Bean

Headliners Now you can experience this “true Broadway great” (USA Today) in her special solo concert celebration.

Broadway Her Way is a dazzling evening filled with glorious music by landmark composers such as Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Lowe, Kander and Ebb, Stephen Sondheim, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern and Irving Berlin as well as the theater’s hottest up-and-comers!

In this truly high-octane concert, “dynamic Broadway powerhouse Emily Skinner” — (New Jersey Star Ledger), takes the audience on a musical journey through the best of the Great White Way!

Emily Skinner

Broadway Her Way

Friday Saturday Sunday

April 26 April 27 Alpril 28

Tony Award® nominee Emily Skinner has captivated audiences around the world with her rich, expressive singing voice and vivacious, magnetic stage presence.

Joined at the hip

Emily Skinner is widely known for her performance as Daisy Hilton in the cult favorite Side Show on Broadway. In this Tony-nominated role she played conjoined twin Daisy Hilton to Alice Ripley’s Violet — talk about making someone happy!

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8:15 p.m.

8:15 p.m.

3:15 p.m.

Headliners

GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL !

VIP seating is available for Headliner performances.

Tony DeSare Tony DeSare performs with infectious joy, wry playfulness, and robust musicality. His takes on classic standards and sophisticated original compositions have earned him the reputation as one of country’s hottest young singer/pianists.

His sound is romantic, swinging and sensual, but what sets Tony apart is his ability to write original material that sounds fresh and at the same time blends seamlessly with the Great American Songbook.

Tony has the capability to glide from a standard by George Gershwin to a contemporary classic by Bob Dylan or Phil Collins to one of his inventive original songs with ease.

Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

May 2 May 3 May 4 May 5

8:15 p.m.

8:15 p.m.

8:15 p.m.

3:15 p.m.

Shoshana Bean AbSOULutely

Paying homage to the artists and sounds that inspired her latest album, O’Farrell Street, Shoshana’s show will feature hits from the late 1960’s by legends like Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Etta James, Sam Cooke and Ray Charles. These beloved classics flow seamlessly into and out of her own original music and promise to deliver a high-energy, refreshingly nostalgic and moving experience.

Friday Saturday

May 10 May 11

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8:15 p.m.

8:15 p.m.

Featured Artists Mel & El

naughty) original songs, Mel & El will make you pee in your pants ... in a good way. With a cult New York following, these funny femmes have performed at legendary venues such as Birdland, Joe’s Pub and the Stonewall Inn, and they are regulars on board Atlantis cruises. They won Best Comedy Music Song in the NY Funny Songs Festival as well as a Backstage Bistro Award for their hit song Fagnet.

Get ready to laugh until your face hurts

Do you bring your cellphone to May 3 10:00 p.m. the bathroom? Mel & El do, and Friday 10:00 p.m. they want to sing about it! Join this Saturday May 4 knockout comedy team as they discuss a bevy of important topics,

from sex to breastfeeding to Britney Mel & El grew up in Florida, Spears. With outrageous (and often attended the University Center for the Performing Arts together, and due to a shortage of boys in the summer camp program, Too Marvelous for Words: one of them often played a man.

True story.

Songs of Johnny Mercer

Friends Forever

Lee Lessack

award-winning recording artist Lee Lessack in a powerhouse evening as he sings his way through the heart-warming music of Georgia’s favorite son. Lessack brings Mercer to life weaving heretofore unknown stories with such timeless tunes as Moon River, Autumn Leaves, Black Magic, My Shining Hour, Come Rain or Come Shine and many more.

2009 marked the 100th Birthday of American master Johnny Mercer and music lovers around the world Thursday celebrated all year long. The Orlando Friday Cabaret Festival is proud to present Saturday

May 2 May 3 May 4

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7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

Guest Artists Michael Walters

Showtunes Made Me Gay

Join renowned singer, actor, and celebrity impersonator Michael Walters for an evening of show stopping songs, Hilarious stories and some good old fashioned diva worship as only this die-hard

Lindsey Alley

Blood, Sweat and Mouseketears

Broadway fanatic can deliver.

Walters’ powerful baritone will wow you with songs from the world’s most beloved musicals. Mix that with his personal account of starting out that “special” little boy from Arkansas, singing along in his beroom to recordings of Carol Channing and trying to tap like Ann Miller to living the showbiz dream by working with some of Broadway’s most legendary stars! It’s a touching, tunefully daring and side-splittingly funny tour de force.

Friday Saturday

7:00 p.m.

10:00 p.m.

Aguilera, Ryan Gosling and Keri Russell. On Broadway, Lindsey covered the role of Older Helen in Hollywood Arms (written by Carol Burnett and directed by Harold Prince). In 2006, her one-woman show, Look Ma ... No Ears ran for six weeks at the Laurie Beechman Theatre in New York City.

Thursday Friday Saturday

Lindsey Alley has been performing in theatre, television and film since the age of six. In 1989, Lindsey was cast as a Mouseketeer on the Disney Channel’s All New Mickey Mouse Club, performing alongside Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Christina

April 26 April 27

May 9 May 10 May 11

Sing a Song

8:15 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

10:00 p.m.

Lindsey Alley was one of only three cast members to appear all 7 seasons of the All New Mickey Mouse Club Show.

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LOCAL SPOTLIGHT Laura Hodos

Melissa Minyard

Songs from the roles I’ll never play, the parts I didn’t get, and the shows that passed me by …

With her childhood dream of Broadway achieved, Melissa shares stories and songs about her experiences along the way.

Monday April 29 Sunday May 5 Wednesday May 8

Sunday Friday Thursday

Never Gonna Get It

To All the Shows I’ve Done Before …

And the Ones That Got Away

Noon 2:00 p.m.

Noon

Janine Klein

April 28 May 3 May 9

5:30 p.m.

Noon Noon

Trevor Southworth

Janine with a “J”

The Library is Now Open

A big, belting, Jewish Diva Momma sings original, reworked cabaret hits and classic Broadway songs.

Songs inspired by great literature — Drood the Musical, The Secret Garden, Les Miserables and many more.

Friday Thursday Friday

Saturday Tuesday Friday

April 26 May 2 May 10

10:00 p.m.

10:00 p.m.

Noon

April 27 April 30 May 10

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7:00 p.m.

Noon 10:00 p.m.

SPECIAL EVENTS ONE NIGHT FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT MAD COW EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS

Thursday, April 25, 2013 Cocktails: 6:30-7:30 p.m.

On April 25, Mad Cow will be kicking off the 11th Annual Orlando Cabaret Festival featuring guest artists from around the county as well as some of the best talent from around Central Florida.

On this night we will be celebrating the launch of several new community outreach programs and honoring a “local hero” who Mad Cow would like to recognize for Outstanding Achievement in Community Enrichment Through the Arts.

The evening will begin with a catered cocktail hour in the lobby of Mad Cow Theatre followed by a kick off night of cabaret in the new Harriett Theatre featuring performances from Mad Cow favorites — Robby Pigott (Twelve Angry Men), Jayne Trinette (Dreamgirls), and festival artists Michael Walters and Tony Award nominee Emily Skinner.

Mother’s Day Brunch Sunday, May 12, 2013 at 2:00pm This will be a Mother’s Day to remember when you and your loved ones take part in our first evet Cabaret Festival Mother’s Day Brunch.

It will feature brunch at one of the finest restaurants on Church Street followed by an unforgettable performance from one of Mad Cow’s newest artists, Jayne Trinette, soon to be seen as Effie in our upcoming production of Dreamgirls.

Jayne Trinette — My Tribute to Lena Horne A witty and playful jazz-filled concert featuring songs made popular by the unforgettable stage, television and film actress Lena Horne. Jayne Trinette is a singer, actor and songwriter from Tampa seen on Broadway and national tours of The Lion King and Caroline, or Change. Other regional credits include Ain’t Misbehaven, Smokey Joe’s Café, Nuncrackers, Purlie, The Wiz, and Little Shop of Horrors.

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It Was A Very Good Year Enter into a Time Machine as you walk thru the doors of Club Moo, Mad Cow Theatre’s intimate nightclub room. Grab a chair at your table as you sip a cool drink and enjoy It Was A Very Good Year, a celebration of one year in the life of America: the news, the lifestyles, the gossip, and most important - the music.

It Was A Very Good Year: 1955

It Was A Very Good Year: 1965

Wednesday May 1 Sunday May 5 Tuesday May 7 Saturday May 11

Thursday May 2 Monday May 6 Thursday May 9

Noon 5:00 p.m.

Noon 7:00 p.m.

Noon Noon 7:00 p.m.

$25.00 – Table Seating – advance reservations recommended $20.00 – Platform Seating $12.00 – Lunchtime shows all seats

Save up to 25% off with these fantastic package deals!

The Debut Package - $85.50 – Two It Was A Very Good Year shows and Two Guest Artist Shows.

The Guest Star Package - $136.00 - Two It Was A Very Good Year shows, Two Guest Artist Shows, and Two Featured Artist Shows.

The Spotlight Package - $170.75 - Two It Was A Very Good Year shows, Two Guest Artist Shows, Two Featured Artist Shows, and your choice of One Headliner show.

The Groupie Package - $204.50 - Two It Was A Very Good Year shows, Two Guest Artist Shows, Two Featured Artist Shows, and your choice of Two Headliner shows.

The All Star Package - $221.25 - Two It Was A Very Good Year shows, Two Guest Artist Shows, Two Featured Artist Shows, and all Three Headliners.

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Out to Lunch Series

April 25 - May 12, 2013 at Mad Cow Theatre.

TICKETS Phone: 407.297.8788 | Online: orlandocabaret.com | 54 West Church Street Downtown Orlando

The 11th Annual Orlando Cabaret Festival features intimate performances from some of the world’s preeminent cabaret and jazz artists.

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A festival favorite, the Out to Lunch series allows you to enjoy a fabulous show and delicious lunch right in the middle of the day! It’s perfect for downtown workers who are looking for a unique daytime experience. Performances last 45 minutes and you are encouraged to bring your lunch or order a box lunch from the theatre prepared by Virgin Olive Market, your “neighborhood noshery”.

Whole Sandwich Lunch Box­– your sandwich comes with the choice of pasta salad or potato chips, fresh fruit, a sweet treat, and choice of non-alcoholic beverage. $10.00 Lite Sandwich Lunch Box – your half sandwich comes with the choice of pasta salad or potato chips, fresh fruit, a sweet treat, and choice of non-alcoholic beverage. $8.00

The Brute – rare roast beef and Havarti on ciabatta, with organic baby lettuce, tomato, onion, house dressing and horseradish mayo.

The Wise Guy – Genoa salami, pepperoni, hot cappacola and provolone with organic baby lettuce, tomato, capers, onion, roasted red peppers, house dressing and black olive feta spread on focaccia bread

The Laughing Ucello – roasted turkey breast, provolone cheese, fresh basil, tomato & onion with a sundried tomato aioli on focaccia bread

The Bird – roasted turkey breast and Swiss with alfalfa sprouts, cucumber slices, tomato, onion and pesto mayo on multi-grain bread.

T he Swine – Black forest ham & sharp cheddar, with organic baby lettuce, tomato, onion, sweet-n-hot peppers, house dressing and deli mustard on marble rye.

The Albatross – Albacore tuna tossed with raisins, apples, pears, walnuts, honey, mayo a nd dijon mustard. Served with alfalfa sprouts on multi-grain bread.

VOM Chicken Salad Wrap – Curry chicken salad tossed with apricot preserves, walnuts, dijon mustard and mayo, with organic greens and cucumber in a whole wheat wrap.

The Big Cheese* – Buffalo mozzarella, roasted red peppers, and fresh basil with pesto mayo, served on focaccia bread

Hummus Wrap* – Homemade hummus, fresh spinach, tomato, cucumber slices, roasted pumpkin seeds and shredded carrots on a whole wheat wrap.

The Flower Child* – Swiss cheese, cucumber slices, pumpkin seeds, tomato, onion and alfalfa sprouts on multi-grain bread with apricot cream cheese. *Vegetarian selections You must order your lunch at least 24 hours in advance.

Call: Mad Cow Theatre Box Office 407-297-8788 to order.Your lunch will be waiting for you 45 minutes prior to the performance time. Box Lunches are welcome inside the theatre.

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Out to Lunch Series APRIL 29

APRIL 30

MAY 1

MAY 2

MAY 3

Noon

Noon

Noon

Noon

Noon

Laura Hoods Never Gonna Get It

Trevor Southworth The Library is Now Open

It Was a Very Good Year: 1955

It Was A Very Good Year: 1965

Celebrate Pop Culture and the music and stories of 1955.

Celebrate Pop Culture and the music and stories of 1955.

Melissa Minyard: To All the Shows I’ve Done Before … And the Ones That Got Away

MAY 6

MAY 7

MAY 8

MAY 9

MAY 10

Noon

Noon

Noon

Noon

Noon

It Was A Very Good Year: 1965

It Was A Very Good Year: 1955 Celebrate Pop Culture and the music and stories of 1955.

Melissa Minyard: To All the Shows I’ve Done Before … And the Ones That Got Away

Janine Klein: Janine with a “J”

Celebrate Pop Culture and the music and stories of 1965.

Laura Hodos: Never Gonna Get Get It

Tear out this card and invite a friend!

Come to the Cabaret!

You must order your lunch at least 24 hours in advance.

Call: Mad Cow Theatre Box Office 407-297-8788 to order.

Your lunch will be waiting for you 45 minutes prior

Laura Hodos

Melissa Minyard

Never Gonna Get It

To All the Shows I’ve Done Before … And the Ones That Got Away

Janine Klein

Trevor Southworth

Janine with a “J”

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The Library is Now Open

Emily Skinner

Tony DeSare

Shoshana Bean

Orlando Cabaret Festival

April 25-May 12, 2013

TICKETS Phone: 407.297.8788 | Online: orlandocabaret.com

ORLANDO CABARET FESTIVAL INFORMATION MAD COW’S BOX OFFICE

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THEATRE LOCATION

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Box office is available to answer your questions. Tickets may be purchased over the phone at: 407.297.8788 or online: orlandocabaret.com

Discounted Reservations care available at the Sheraton Orlando Downtown Hotel.

Visit orlandocabaret.com or call the Box Office for details.

Mad Cow Theatre Location: Downtown Orlando: 54 West Church Street, second floor.

Mailing address: P.O. Box 3109, Orlando, FL 32802.

REFRAIN from bringing cameras or recording devices to the theatre. There is no photography of any type allowed in the theatre. Turn off all cell phones and pagers prior to entering the theatre and when re-entering after intermission.

Text messaging devices must remain off throughout the performance.

THEATRE PARKING

NEW! Now you can save time and money with reserved parking at Parkwhiz.com. OR you can select from the many nearby garages including the SunTrust Center Parking, The Central Garage, and 55 West.

Due to the nature of live theatre, all artists, schedules and programming are subject to change. We regret any inconveniences.

LUNCHTIME PERFORMANCES

SPECIAL NEEDS

The Orlando Cabaret Festival, performs weekdays, April 25-12 at 12 noon.

Especially for downtown workers and those looking for daytime entertainment.

Performances last 45 minutes, bring your lunch or order a box lunch from The Virgin Olive Market and have it waiting for you when you get to the theatre.

Pre-ordered lunches start at $8.00. All Lunches need to be ordered 24-hours in advance by calling: 407.297.8788.

Tickets: $12.00.

For special seating needs, please advise the Box Office when purchasing your tickets. and give us a 24-hours notice. You must be at least 8 years old to attend The Orlando Cabaret Festival.

TICKET EXCHANGE

Single tickets may be exchanged, subject to availability through the Box Office for a service charge of $2.50 per ticket and must be made 24-hours in advance.

We regret there are no refunds.

LATE ARRIVALS

For the safety of our audience and performers, patrons arriving after the start of the show will be sat at a suitable break at the managers discretion. We regret refunds cannot be given.

TICKETS: Phone: 1 1 T H 407.297.8788 A N N U A L O R L A N D O| Online: C A B A R Eorlandocabaret.com T FESTIVAL For Group Sales, Box Lunches, and Dinner/Show Package please call the Box office: 407-297-8788

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P.O. Box 3109 Orlando, FL 32802.

Orlando Cabaret Festival Mad Cow Theatre Company Nonprofit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 2880 Orlando, FL

TICKETS: Phone: 407.297.8788 or Online: orlandocabaret.com | 54 West Church Street | Downtown Orlando

“Always awesome” — The Orlando Sentinel

“Cabaret heaven” — The Orlando Sentinel

We are also bringing you Lee Lessack, one of the most influential names in cabaret, and the sassy stylings of Mel & El. Rounding out the year’s festival are Michael Walters and Lindsey Alley, two faces familiar to Central Florida who have made their names on the national cabaret stage, as well as being local favorites!

This year, we are excited to host Broadway greats Emily Skinner and Shoshana Bean, as well as Tony DeSare, one of the country’s hottest, young, singers/pianists.

Mad Cow Theatre — The stunninmg 2-theatre complex in Downtown Orlando plays host to The 11th Annual Orlando Cabaret Festival, featuring intmate performances from some of the world’s most preeminent cabaret and jazz artists.