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Sam Harris aims for Jolson & ‘Reclamation’

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Posted by Chad Jones on 18 Jun 10 - 1 Comment

First, two issues that need addressing: – Why isn’t Sam Harris performing his new gay marriage anthem “My Reclamation” at San Francisco’s Gay Pride celebration? It’s a beautiful, moving ode to love and equal rights — part defiant manifesto, part gorgeous ballad. So far, Harris is not slated to appear on any Gay Pride stage, [...]

Cabaret classic: A valentine to Paula West

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Posted by Chad Jones on 03 Feb 10 - 0 Comments

Paula West is going to do things to you in the dark, and you’re going to like it. Now that she can actually be considered a veteran of the San Francisco cabaret scene, West is letting loose in her new show at the Rrazz Room in the Hotel Nikko, and man does it feel good. [...]

Ballet and belts: Smuin Ballet and Sam Harris

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Posted by Chad Jones on 09 May 09 - 1 Comment

It was a perfect Friday-night cultural double feature: opening night of Smuin Ballet’s spring season at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and then a quick dash to the Rrazz Room in the Hotel Nikko for Sam Harris’ late night cabaret gig. I’m no dance critic, so I won’t even try to analyze the [...]

Cabaret review: Ben Vereen

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Posted by Chad Jones on 06 May 09 - 2 Comments

Legendary performer Ben Vereen sang standards and songs from Broadway in his Rrazz Room show. Photos by Isak Tiner   Kick, kick, turn and SING! Ben Vereen does the cabaret thing«««« Toward the end of his exhilarating show at San Francisco’s gorgeous Rrazz Room, Ben Vereen was musing on the state of the world and [...]

Mr. Harris and the wham of Sam

Posted by Chad Jones on 05 May 09 - 2 Comments

Let’s get one thing out of the way right now: Sam Harris is well aware of Adam Lambert. Harris, the big winner on the first-ever season of “Star Search” back in the ’80s, has a gorgeous, seamlessly streamlined voice with an incredible range. Lambert, the current favorite on this season of “American Idol,” has a [...]

The Bay Area’s resident superstar, Rita Moreno, opens a new cabaret act at San Francisco’s Rrazz Room on Wednesday, Nov. 5. But she was recently at the Rrazz Room as an audience member for her dear friend Chita Rivera’s Bay Area cabaret debut. “We got together afterwards and just laughed and laughed,” Moreno says. Moreno [...]

Clinton Leupp doesn’t pretend to be a girl. He’s a man in a dress with a drag alter-ego named Coco Peru. He’s very much a man and very much Coco – two personalities for the price of one. Now that’s value for your entertainment dollar in this economically unsteady world. Leupp brought Coco to the [...]

Cabaret review: Russ Lorenson’s `Standard Time’

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Posted by Chad Jones on 13 Oct 08 - 1 Comment

Keep your eyes and ears open for Russ Lorenson’s next show. If you care about quality cabaret – the elusive art that lives in a specific region where pop, jazz and theater intersect – you’ll care about Lorenson, a local singer making his way steadily through the best rooms in the country. Lorenson made his [...]

Cabaret Review: Terese Genecco & Her Little Big Band

Archived in the category: Concerts, Rrazz Room, Terese Genecco, cabaret
Posted by Chad Jones on 05 Oct 08 - 1 Comment

Here’s a recipe for a perfect Saturday night: go see a play, but make sure it gets out around 10, and then head to the Rrazz Room in the Hotel Nikko and see Terese Genecco and her Little Big Band’s Last Call show. I had the perfect Saturday night when I saw Shining City, a [...]

When her stint on season two of “American Idol” flared into controversy, Frenchie Davis became infamous. The promising young singer had been kicked off early on because of some risqué photos found on the Internet. The singer managed to turn that infamy into hard-won fame through sheer hard work and by maintaining a focus on [...]