Nightlife in NYC: Jazzy Cabaret Night with Mark Berman and Ken Ard

Jazzy cabaret show on Saturday, April 28, 2018 from 7 pm staring Mark Berman on piano and Ken Ard, vocal at the iconic Don’t Tell Mama music club in the theater district

Experience the intimate, one-of-a-kind cabaret show with a New York City music scene regular Mark Berman at the piano and a renown Broadway actor Ken Ard, vocal on a rare night when they are not performing on Broadway or are on tours. The show will take place at the iconic music club Don’t Tell Mama which sits in the heart of New York’s theater district. The club is a place to get close to and experience authentic NYC with Broadway luminaries and jazz legends on stage and in the audience. Space is limited so reserve your seat here and get your two drinks at the club later. It will be an unforgettable night full of great music and surprise guests in the audience! 

Berman, a well-known pianist, composer, and arranger, has performed and recorded with the who’s who of jazz, pop and rock from Aretha Franklin to Wycliffe Gordon and many others. He has written and produced music for television and film including Sex and the City, Nurse Jackie and more. Berman has also been a powerful presence on Broadway, where he has conducted orchestras for Rent, Smokey Joe’s Cafe and Blood Brothers, and played lead piano/keyboards on Bullets Over Broadway, The Boy from Oz and many other popular plays. He is a graduate of Hartt School of Music.

Ard, an American singer, dancer, choreographer and actor. Born in Oakland, California in 1960, grew up in a home visited by a large number of jazz greats such as Joe Williams, Paul Chambers, and Carmen McRae. Music and dance had permeated his early years. At age 17 Ard started performing with Oakland and San Francisco Ballet. He later moved to NYC and took principal roles on Broadway in Cats, Starlight Express, Song and Dance, Jelly’s Last Jam and Smokey Joe’s Cafe. Ard is also known for his work in film. His next career chapter had brought him to Europe touring and performing with various jazz musicians. 2009 marked the release of his debut jazz CD “Ballads, Blues & Cocktails”.

Berman and Ard perform regularly together at various jazz clubs in New York city.

This show is taking place at an iconic music venue in the heart of New York’s theater district, Don’t Tell Mama. Countless luminaries have come through their doors, such as Liza Minnelli, Paul Newman, Joan Rivers, Bette Midler, Rosie O’Donnell, Chita Rivera, Kathy Griffin, Audra MacDonald, Kristin Chenoweth, Mario Cantone, & Cuba Gooding Jr., to name but a few!

Dates: Saturday, April 28, 2018

Venue: Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th Street, NY, NY 

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