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                       Paul Trueblood passed peacefully on January 16, 2012. A native of Evansville, Indiana, educated at Memorial High School and Northwestern University, Paul spent most of his life in New York City and was an accomplished musician, composer, musical director, arranger and vocal coach. Upon arrival in the city, Paul's talent was welcomed in a theatrical world, and he worked with Mary Martin, Elaine May and Mike Nichols. He went on to lengthy collaborations with lyricist Alan Jay Lerner, legendary director Joshua Logan and the prolific partnership of Betty Comden and Adolph Green. He toured the world with Marianne Faithfull and appeared at Carnegie Hall with Michael Feinstein. Along the way, he was musical director/pianist for Elaine Stritch, Dorothy Loudon, Helen Gallagher, Carol King, Matthew Broderick, Diane Keaton, Julie Wilson, Nancy Dussault and Jose Ferrer, among other, appearing at the White House in October, 1989,  with Judy Kaye. He was a Master Teacher at the Cabaret Symposium of the O'Neill Theater Center and the annual Cabaret Conference at Yale University. Paul also helped young performers prepare and perform their cabaret shows. His compositions have been performed in Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Radio City Music Hall and cabarets everywhere. He leaves behind his sister Rosann Hoehn and her family. Funeral Service were Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at Ziemer Funeral Home, 800 S. Hebron Ave., Evansville, IN 47714. Memorial contributions may be made to Memorial High School, 1500 Lincoln Ave, Evansville, IN 47714 or St. Benedict Cathedral, 1328 Lincoln Ave., Evansville, IN 47714. Condolences may be made to the family online at www.ziemerfuneralhome.com

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                       Alysha  Umphress got it backwards. You’re supposed to appear in Broadway musicals first, then become a gay icon. But Umphress had her gay following  before she ever performed on Broadway. In 2005, still pretty new to New York  City, she won “XL Star,” an American Idol-style singing competition at  the now-closed Chelsea bar XL. Among her prizes: a monthlong engagement at XL  and the cover of gay men’s magazine Next. She then began performing at other gay  bars around town, including Splash, the Duplex, Vlada and Industry, as well as  the Tides and the Ice Palace on Fire Island, and went on to be one of the  original cohosts of the After Party, a weekly late-night show at the Laurie  Beechman Theatre for the theater crowd.

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Singer/music and food entrepreneur, ELLEN KAYE, grew up in the nooks and crannies of the Russian Tea Room, which her family owned in its heydey from 1947 to 1996. Theater and movie stars populated her world along with socialites, political movers and shakers and all the eccentrics this great city has to offer.  Her quintessential New York origins inform her fearless, layered interpretations of many favorite songwriters of the 20th and 21st Centuries as she performs "Ice Wine: songs for dark winter nights" at The Metropolitan Room in January and February.  Music by Annie Lennox, Dar Williams, Bruce Springsteen and Rickie Lee Jones, among others, will be on tap. Joining Kaye will be Musical Director and arranger Ethan Fein on Banjo and Guitar; Benjamin Brown: bass; Claire Daly: saxophones, flute, clarinet; Cleve Douglass: vocals; Ricky Martinez; drums.

“ drown your sorrows the Kaye way with a serving of Ice Wine, in or out of season.” .... Rob Lester TalkinBroadway.com

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FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed "Best of New York" by New York Magazine and "an invaluable New York institution" by The New York Post, will continue its 2011-12 season with the debut engagement of two time Grammy Award winning singing legend, actress and songwriter PETULA CLARK.Making her first New York nightclub engagement since the 1970s, Ms. Clark will perform her chart-topping pop hits like “Downtown,” “I Know A Place” and “My Love,” as well as highlights from her stage and screen roles in Sunset Boulevard, Blood Brothers and Finian’s Rainbow. Ms. Clark’s show at Feinstein’s has been extended with shows to run Sat. Feb. 4th (8: & 10:30) - Thursday Feb. 9th (8pm) - Friday Feb. 10 (8pm) and  Saturday Feb. 11th (8pm).

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                  Famous playwright Chris Durang launched a unique comic nightclub act in 1989 called Chris Durang & Dawne (John Augustine and Sherry Anderson) that became an immediate hit, coming back to play clubs all over the New York area for the next eight years until they made their last public performance in January of 1996. Now, sixteen years later, Nightlife Awards creator/producer Scott Siegel is re-uniting Chris Durang & Dawne (all of the originals) for the first time since this award-winning musical comedy revue disappeared from New York nightclub stages.

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Kim Grogg returns to Don't Tell Mama this weekend with her One Hit Wonder Woman Show! Saturday, January 21st at 6pm, Sunday, January 22nd at 3pm and Monday, January 23rd at 7pm.  Kim sings "One Hit Wonders" from the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's. Lending their talents to the stage will be Wendy Russell and Rain Collazo as the Wonderettes. Special guest is the fabulous Sidney Myer. Steven Ray Watkins leads the band and Lennie Watts directs. Fans have been quoted as saying......"Fantastic Show!" and "Bring on Part Two of One Hit Wonderland!"   Come and join the fun! NO COVER CHARGE for MAC and EQUITY Members!  (2 drink minimum applies.)