The next few weeks, you'll find me at The Carlyle Hotel Bemelmans Bar, where I play and sing a jazzy poppy holiday brunch for families, called Tea With Madeline. It is so named because Ludwig Bemelmans, author and artist, painted the walls there. Make reservations at (212) 744-1600. We have two shows every Saturday through December 26, and we will sell out! Here is one of my favorite shots, from a couple years back!
Tina deVaron Celebrates the Re-Release of Tuckerman’s Ravine at Pangea on 11/9. Folk-Pop Album Explores Creativity, Family and a Woman’s Place in the World
New York – September 14 - Tina deVaron, a deeply rooted New York musician, singer and hit songwriter, will appear at Pangea on November 9th at 7:30pm to celebrate the independent re-release of her CD, Tuckerman’s Ravine. On this original melodic and contemplative folk-influenced recording, deVaron reflects on family, creativity and a woman's place in the world. Her son, Billboard Top 100 songwriter and producer Nick Lerangis produced Tuckerman’s Ravine. The CD will be available November 6th on CD Baby and all major online retailers. There is a bonus track available on the digital download only. Pangea is located in the East Village at 178 2nd Avenue between 12 and 13th Streets in the East Village. The chic music listening room (in the rear of the restaurant) serves dinner and has a full bar. To make a reservation, call: (212) 995-0900. There is a $20 cover in advance and a $25 cover at the door. Purchase tickets here.
The multi-talented deVaron has a wide-ranging career. She is a two-time Billboard-charting songwriter for the songs Adore You – which was recorded by the Grammy-nominated group, Anointed, and reached #1 on the Gospel chart – and If I Close My Eyes, which rose to #2 on the dance radio chart. Her musical, Perfect Mothers, was chosen as one of broadway.com’s Top Ten NYMF Shows to see in the 2013 New York Musicals Festival’s Reading Series and was a Next Link NYMF finalist in 2014. The reading featured Tony® winner Adriane Lenox and Tony® nominees Nancy Opel and Jenn Colella, along with other Broadway veterans Kenita Miller (The Color Purple) and Amy Bodnar (Ragtime). Last winter, deVaron presented an evening of her original music at Metropolitan Room, and once again was joined by a group of Broadway stars, including Liz Larsen and Sal Viviano. She is currently a member of the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop. Tuckerman’s Ravine is her 4th studio album.
deVaron plays jazz piano at New York’s most swank rooms, and will begin her 11th season in November at Bemelmans Bar at the Carlyle, hosting Madeline’s Tea. She began her career as an undergraduate at Princeton University, and after moving to New York secured a long-running engagement as pianist at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel performing on Cole Porter’s piano. She lives in Manhattan with her husband, New York Times bestselling author Peter Lerangis, where they raised their two sons, Nick and Joe.
Tuckerman’s Ravine will be available on Nov. 6th on all major digital retailers, and there is a new dance track included in the re-release by digital download only.
Press Contact: Betsyann Faiella at SavoyPR bafaiella@savoypr.com or 310.283.2415
My sons Nick and Joe are in town together for a brief time, and they'll BOTH be joining me in concert at one of my favorite spots, Caffe Vivaldi, for one night only.
We will sing some of my brand-new songs plus a standard or two, and we'll throw in some a cappella covers as well.
We'll begin at 7 PM. There is no cover (!!!), and the food and wine list are awesome. Nick's band's tour starts July 15. Joe returns to Mongolia July 18. We're excited to share music with you and hope to see you there!
Thursday July 9
7 PM to 8 PM
Caffe Vivaldi, 32 Jones Street, New York, NY 10014
http://caffevivaldi.com/events/category/caffe-vivaldi/
They don't take reservations, and they are an intimate room, so plan to get there early!
Nothing but the Love, an evening of songs by
Tina deVaron
With Jenn Collela, Liz Larsen, Adriane Lenox, Kenita Miller, Nancy Opel, and Sal Viviano/ Arrangements by Charles duChateau /Music Direction by Annbritt duChateau. February 9 at 7 p.m. (Doors open at 6:15)
Cover $22.50/two-beverage minimum
Reservations: 212-206-0440 or click here for tickets
32 West 22nd Street NYC Website: www.metropolitanroom.com
Perfect Mothers, Tina deVaron’s musical in development, was named one of NYMF 2013’s Ten Shows to See by Broadway.com. Her songs have climbed the Billboard charts; CBS TV’s Family Matters dubbed her The First Mother of Songwriting; columnist Lisa Belkin called Tina’s CD Water Over Stones “The soundtrack of my life!” and best-selling author Anne LaMott called her songs “brilliant, funny, and wise.”
Audiences coast-to-coast have flocked to the Carlyle and Langham Place where she has developed and performed two events that have become New York holiday institutions, Madeline’s Tea at Bemelmans Bar, and Tunes with Tina, a sold-out family jazz brunch.
Now six of Broadway’s brightest stars gather to present a full evening of her original music — a song cycle about grownup love and everything that comes (and goes) with it.
Jenn Colella, currently co-starring in If Then, also starred as Hedda Hopper in Chaplin; Liz Larsen, currently co-starring in Beautiful, was nominated for a Tony in Most Happy Fella; Adriane Lenox is a Tony winner for Doubt and a Tony nominee for After Midnight; Kenita Miller is a Drama Desk Award winner for Working and a Drama Desk nominee for Langston; Nancy Opel is currently co-starring in Honeymoon in Vegas, and was nominated for a Tony for Urinetown; and Sal Viviano, a Broadway World Award winner for Best Actor in Closer Than Ever, has performed in over 300 Pops concerts and on over 70 recordings. Charles duChateau, whose conducting credits include Spider Man and South Pacific, has created spare and surprising arrangements for these songs. Annbritt duChateau has conducted dozens of Broadway shows and is currently assistant conductor of Aladdin.
Tina deVaron is a brilliant, award-winning composer/lyricist making her Metropolitan Room debut. This Broadway A-list brings Tina’s soulful, heartbreaking, funky, and downright hilarious music to life.
BROADWAY SUNDAYS AT THE LANGHAM -- BEST JAZZ BRUNCH FOR KIDS IN NYC!
This just in! Ashley Blanchet, currently starring as Little Eva in Beautiful, has signed on for our fourth Broadway Sunday! Now we have stars from WICKED, AVENUE Q, IF/THEN, and BEAUTIFUL! There is no other event in the city—in the world!—where your kids can gather around the piano and sing songs with Broadway stars. I urge you to join us!
November 2: Lisa Helmi Johanson is currently in Avenue Q. Lisa will be bringing her very own puppet, the mischievous and hilarious Molly!
November 9: Donna Vivino! The one-and-only Donna originated the role of Young Cosette in Les Miz and has gone on to portray Elphaba in Wicked! This Sunday is a must for any child who wants to star on Broadway: you get to ask Donna how she did it!
November 16: Jenn Colella raises the roof nightly with Adele Dazeem Idina Menzel in If/Then, and has also starred in Chaplin and The Times They Are a Changin'.
November 23: Ashley Blanchet! The amazingly talented Ashley sings "The Locomotion" eight shows a week in Beautiful, and before that, she starred in Annie.
This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for your kids: I am so thrilled to be curating this event.
What: New York City's only piano cabaret for kids: a musical interactive brunch for families, where children can sing and dance around the piano -- in November, four Broadway stars join us!
When: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sundays (Note: Broadway Sundays are 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, and 11/23.)
Where: “Measure Lounge,” Langham Place Fifth Avenue, 400 Fifth, between 36th and 37th Streets.
New lower pricing! Kids 12 and under are now only $20! $40 for everyone over 12. Includes a custom tasting menu for kids and a two-course lunch for adults. Very yummy.
To reserve, call 212-613-8667 or michael.smith@langhamhotels.com WE WILL SELL OUT!!!
Also, for all you Madeline's Tea fans! We begin our limited run this Saturday at 12:45! For reservations, call 212-744-1600. For more info, go to The Carlyle's Entertainment Calendar and scroll down to Madeline Tea.
Cheers,
Tina
Save the Date! Sidewalk Café on Friday, October 10 at 8 p.m. Join me for more originals with my amazing band from our Caffe Vivaldi gig: Nanny Assis on percussion, making us sound extra Brazilainly hip, Charles duChateau on cello and accordion, though not at the same time, and Nick Lerangis on guitars, background vocals, uke, and filial connection.
Here I am with the band at Caffe Vivaldi. We are playing to a sold out crowd here! If you couldn't get in, come join us October 10 at the Sidewalk Café, on Avenue A at 6th Street, for some of the same songs, and some new ones I am writing this summer!
For my younger fans, and fans with youth in tow: Tunes with Tina restarts on the first Sunday after Labor Day. We have all sorts of surprises planned, from Youtube contests to mini-songwriting workshops. Make your reservations now, so you can save a slot!
Here we are at Tunes with Tina, deciding what the next song will be. Get ready for all kinds of musical surprises this fall!
Families of all ages are invited to join us at Tunes with Tina, a rollicking interactive musical brunch with fantastic music, yummy food, and a view of Fifth Avenue
Sunday September 7 and every following Sunday: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Measure Lounge at Langham Place, Fifth Avenue
400 Fifth Avenue, NYC, NY, Call 212-613-8667 or michael.smith@langhamhotels.com Reservations are recommended.
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