Charles West at Don't Tell Mama's

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Lampkin Music Group is proud to present the NY cabaret debut of  actor/singer, Charles West in Charles West…Feeling Good!  at Don’t Tell Mama’s, 343 West 46thStreet, NY. Thursdays,  December  9th at 9:15pm and December 15th at 11:15pm. Tickets are $15.00 with a two drink minimum.$10.00 for MAC, AEA, seniors and students. Cash Only. Reservation number is (212)757-0788 

Charles is currently standby for El Gallo in the NYC production of The Fantasticks. He appeared on Broadway in The Scarlet Pimpernel, and Cyrano, the  Musical and played Chris in the 1st National tour of Miss Saigon. Other credits include: the concert production of Show Boat at Carnegie Hall; appearing as Emile in South Pacific, Freddy in My Fair Lady and Tony in a European tour of West Side Story.  Recently, Charles has appeared with John Anthony Gilvey, author of the recent book, Jerry  Orbach, Prince of the City: His Way from The Fantasticks to Law & Order at Borders, while also appearing as a guest on The Johnny Mandolin Show on radio. Charles adds why he wanted to approach this genre:  "I like where I've been. The ups and downs of my life onstage and off have taught me a lot. It took me a while, but now I love where I am.  When words alone aren't enough, all I can do is sing about it...and I'm feeling good!"

With Music Direction by Steven Ray Watkins; Direction by Mark Hawbecker; Musical Arrangements by Steven Ray Watkins and Charles West and Written by Mark Hawbecker and Charles West,  Charles West....Feeling Good is a showcase of where Charles stands as a talent in the city where dreams come true.

Steven Ray Watkins, Musical Director/Arranger, is well known for his work with stars a Patti Lupone, Karen Mason, Amanda McBroom, Beyonce, Hugh Jackman and Alexandra Billings. Steven is the winner of 2 Bistro Awards and 3 Mac Awards.

Mark Hawbecker, Director/Writer, Recent theatrical work includes the role of Pirelli in Sweeney Todd; appearing at the birthday celebration for icon Stephen Sondheim; sharing stages with Marilyn Horne, Kaye Ballard and Alice Ripley; and many appearances in Midwest  nightclubs. Mark met Charles while both were living in Chicago. Their working relationship began with a parody lyric Mark wrote especially for West to use in his cabaret appearances. Lampkin Music Group has presented concerts/cabarets cross country, featuring the best in the business: Tony winners Donna McKechnie, Alice Ripley and Hinton Battle, Alexandra Billings, Karen Mason, Suzanne Palmer,   Linda Clifford, Spider Saloff and Billy Stritch to name a few. For more information, TV/Print interviews, please contact, Ralph Lampkin, Jr; at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it    www.lampkinmusic.com   www.donttellmamanyc.com