Tag: Bernie Furshpan
New York News: March/April 2015
It’s here again! “March Is Cabaret Month” with award ceremonies from the Cabaret Hotline Gala 3/2 (Metropolitan Room) to the 30th Annual Bistro Awards 3/4 hosted by Jason Graae (Gotham Comedy Club) to the MAC Awards 3/26 hosted by Karen Mason (B.B. King Blues Club & Grill). The nominees and the winners for the Cabaret […]
Kiddie Kabaret: Metropolitan Room
The Metropolitan Room presents Kiddie Kabaret, a Saturday afternoon variety show series for children and families, in Winter/Spring 2015.
New York City: January/February News 2015
Mark your calendars and set your alarms as the Metropolitan Room attempts to set a Guinness World Record for the “Longest Variety Show Ever.” The marathon begins at 7:00 pm 1/1 and runs through 7:00 am 1/5. There will be four days and 60 hours of continuous entertainment: singing, comedy, burlesque, instrumentals—250 artists and 25 […]
Lynn DiMenna Interviews Bernie Furshpan
Bernie Furshpan is not only managing partner and booking director of New York’s hot Metropolitan Room, he’s a chiropractor, a stand-up comedian, a concert producer, and now – a contender to achieve a Guinness Book of World’s Record with the Metropolitan Room’s upcoming longest variety show ever.
Metropolitan Room Goes for a Guinness World Record
The club in Chelsea will begin a non-stop 60-hour entertainment marathon at 7:00 PM on January 1st that, when it finishes on January 4th, will win it the Guinness title as “the World’s Longest Variety Show.”
The Pro Shop: Booking Your Show
What’s it like to be a booking manager? With over 30 years of experience in this industry, I know a thing or two about it, and about performers.
Metropolitan Room to Stage Longest Variety Show Ever
New York’s Metropolitan Room will shock the entertainment world with an unprecedented, pull-out-the-stops programming initiative to kick off 2015.
Dorothy Bishop: The Dozen Diva Show at Metropolitan Room
Dorothy Bishop: The Dozen Diva Show Metropolitan Room, NYC, May 5, 2014 Reviewed by Rob Lester for Cabaret Scenes Briefly ducking behind a screen, making quick changes of dresses and wigs, uber-talented Dorothy Bishop transforms herself into one female superstar after another. Spinning their famous songs, magnifying mannerisms, toying with tics, she visually and vocally […]
