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I’VE GOT TO BE THERE!: A Cocktail Cabaret with Margaret Cross

Jad Bernardo, Musical Director, Conceived and Directed by Michael Dale

Sundays in November at 7:00pm

At Roses’ Turn Upstairs Cabaret Room,

55 Grove Street (at 7^th Ave), New York, NY 10014

Call (212) 366-5438 (after 4pm)

$10 cover, Two drink minimum

MAC and Cabaret Hotline discounts apply.

Join vocalist Margaret Cross and musical director Jad Bernardo for an elegant, absurd, and intoxicating soiree every Sunday in November at Roses’ Turn. I’ve Got To Be There features Gershwin, Coward, Strouse, and ukulele. Conceived and directed by Michael Dale of BroadwayWorld.com. 

"A young lady with striking beauty, charm, a delightful sense of fun, and one of the absolutely loveliest voices in all of cabaret..." - Peter Haas, Cabaret Scenes

“Her voice is a thing of beauty, worthy of any stage” – Florida Today 

"I've Got To Be There!" a quick hour of splendid songs performed to near perfection... Mr. Bernardo's fluid arrangements were exquisitely suited to this "cocktail cabaret." Ms. Cross promised on her fliers an "elegant, absurd and intoxicating soiree" and her promises were more then fulfilled. There is even a ukulele in the show!” - Stu Hamstra, Cabaret Hotline

Further info: www.margaretcross.net   www.rosesturn.com  www.dry2olives.com

Songs include:

• “I’ve Got To Be There” from the musical Pardon My English

Music by George Gershwin, Lyrics by Ira Gershwin

• “Giving it Up for Love” from the musical Boy Meets Boy

Music and Lyrics by Bill Solly

• “It’s  Superman”  from the musical Its’ a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Superman!

Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Lee Adams

• “Vodka”  from the musical Song of the Flame

Music by George Gershwin, Lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II

MARGARET CROSS was born in Ohio, raised in Florida, and moved to New York in 2001. She grew up performing in a cabaret duo with her mother, Leeann. NYC cabaret debut in 2004 with A Little Too Unique at the West Bank Café. Favorite past roles: Eliza, My Fair Lady; Sarah Bradford, Harriet Tubman; Postman, The Most Happy Fella; Antonia, Man of La Mancha.  Critic for BroadwayWorld.com, holds a B.A. in Music from Florida State University, and enjoys comic books.

MICHAEL DALE is a theatre critic for BroadwayWorld.com and his other theatrical musings can be found at www.dryolives.com. The buildings which once housed the five off-off Broadway plays he penned have all been destroyed or turned into Starbucks, but his name remains the answer to the popular trivia question “Who wrote the official play of Babe Ruth’s 100^th birthday?”

JAD C. BERNARDO holds an M.M. in accompanying from the U of Tennessee and a B.M. in Piano Performance from FSU.  Voice coach and musical director for operas and musicals around the country, coach for Grammy winner, Nathan Best, and accompanist for New York City Opera baritone Scott Guinn. Musical director for Extraordinary, Winner – Best music and lyrics 2005 NYFringe Festival.  Currently coaching and accompanying at NYU and NY-OFFSTAGE.  He appeared in concert at Weill Recital Hall with Soprano Denise Dyce in June 2006.