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The vocal you are listening to is that of Broadway legend Bernadette Peters singing "Some People" from the timeless Broadway musical "Gypsy." Throughout her illustrious career, Tony Award-winning actress Bernadette Peters has dazzled audiences and critics with her performances on stage, on television, in concert, and in the recording industry. In 2003, she received her seventh Tony Award nomination for her electrifying portrayal of Momma Rose in Sam Mendes’ record-breaking Broadway revival of Gypsy. Her brilliant performance was captured on the Grammy award-winning Gypsy cast recording, released by Angel Records in August 2003. Peters’ latest CD, Sondheim, Etc., Etc.: Bernadette Peters Live at Carnegie Hall (The Rest of It),also on Angel Records (August 2005), features never-before-released highlights from her historic 1996 solo debut at Carnegie Hall.
In June 1999, Peters earned her second Tony Award, her third Drama Desk Award, and an Outer Critics Circle Award for her showstopping portrayal of Annie Oakley in one of Broadway’s most popular musicals, the smash Tony Award-winning hit Broadway revival of Annie Get Your Gun.
Peters made her Broadway debut in 1967 in Johnny No-Trump, and in 1968 starred with Joel Grey in the musical George M!, earning a Theatre World Award for her memorable portrayal of Josie Cohan. That same year, she received a Drama Desk Award for her showstopping performance in the smash hit off-Broadway musical Dames at Sea, and quickly became one of the most sought-after stars in musical theatre.
One of Broadway’s brightest stars, Peters received both the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for her critically-acclaimed performance in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical Song and Dance. She garnered Tony nominations for her memorable performance as Momma Rose in Sam Mendes’ critically-acclaimed revival of Gypsy. “Bernadette Peters is a revelation!” Ben Brantley of The New York Times declared of her star turn in the show. Peters also received Tony nominations for her work in the 1992 musical The Goodbye Girl; Stephen Sondheim’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Sunday in the Park With George; the Jerry Herman/Gower Champion ode to the movies, Mack and Mabel; and the Leonard Bernstein/Comden and Green musical On The Town. In addition to these honors, Peters earned a Drama Desk nomination for her memorable portrayal of the Witch in Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods. Ms. Peters is the epitome of top tier talent presented at Sterling's Upstairs.
SPEAKING OF TOP TIER TALENT, CHECK OUT OUR FAVORITE BRITISH RECORDING STAR AND PERFORMER RAY QUINN IN HIS "VOTE RAY" VIDEO TO THE LOWER RIGHT OF YOUR SCREEN. THE VIDEO OF RAY SINGING "AIN'T THAT A KICK IN THE HEAD" IS FROM RAY'S 2006 PARTICIPATION IN ENGLAND'S "THE X FACTOR" PRODUCED BY SIMON COWELL OF AMERICAN IDOL. THOUGH RAY TOOK SECOND PLACE IN THE X FACTOR, HIS CAREER IS FAR MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN THAT OF THE WINNER'S. HE WAS ENGLAND'S FAVORITE GOING INTO THE COMPETITION AND IS NOW HEADLINING THROUGHOUT ALL OF GREAT BRITAIN WITH A HIT CD PRODUCED IN LOS ANGELES AT THE HISTORIC CAPITAL RECORDS - IN THE VERY STUDIO THAT FRANK SINATRA RECORDED THE MAJORITY OF HIS TIMELESS HITS. AGAIN, CHECK OUT RAY'S VIDEO. YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID. RAY, LIKE BERNADETTE PETERS, EXEMPLIFIES THE HIGH STANDARD OF ARTISTS AT STERLING'S UPSTAIRS.
Sterling's Upstairs is located at the world renowned Vitello's Restaurant in Studio City, CA: 4349 Tujunga Blvd., Studio City, CA 91604.
It is the only supper-club of its kind in the San Fernando Valley and one of only two in the greater Los Angeles area dedicated to presenting the best of Broadway Performers and Nightclub Artists on a weekly basis. See your favorite stars from Broadway, Musical Theatre, Television and Film and Recordings in an intimate, romantic, up-close and personal setting. Be sure to view our slide show below of upcoming and past headliners. Attendance is by reservation only. To make reservations and/or obtain additional information, please call Sterling's Upstairs at Vitello's (818) 981-3077. Please note that our reservation number is not located at Vitello's Restaurant. We look forward to seeing you!
Music
WITH OUR 2006 AND 2007 SEASONS BEHIND US, AND ANOTHER IN PROGRESS, WE THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING STERLING'S UPSTAIRS AT VITELLO'S. IN THAT SHORT TIME, WE HAVE BECOME THE MOST POPULAR VENUE OF ITS KIND ON THE WEST COAST AND ARE RECOGNIZED BY THE EAST COAST AS "THE VENUE TO PLAY IN L.A."
SATURDAY, JULY 26, 2008 - JEANNE PAGE. We are pleased to present a return engagement by the glorious and much loved Jeanne Page. During her diversified singing and dancing career, Ms. Page appeared at The Golden Nugget Hotel in Las Vegas, Harrah’s Hotels in Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe and Reno, and shared the spotlight with such superstar legends as Sammy Davis, Jr., Wayne Newton, Lou Rawls, the Righteous Brothers, Bonnie Raitt, Boz Scaggs, Nancy Wilson and Gladys Knight. Eqaully impressive, Ms. Page’s musical theatre career includes starring and featured roles in such popular shows as Oklahoma!, Bye Bye Birdie, Peter Pan, Kiss Me Kate and Gigi.
SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2008 - YVETTE AYRES - Chosen as one of eighteen competitors in LA's Next Great Stage Star 2007/08 produced by Sterling’s Upstairs, Yvette Ayers not only brings her all new show Not Ready To Make Nice to the Sterling stage, but celebrates her new CD Putting on Ayers, a diverse collection of self-penned compositions; and collaborations with award-winning songwriters. Ms. Ayers has been singing on the Cabaret circuit since 2000 when she was named the Best New Cabaret Artist by the prestigious Cabaret West organization. She has since appeared in San Francisco, New York, Las Vegas and Los Angeles with her first show See What I Hear. She has also appeared in the stage productions of Venus in Orange, the musically-enhanced A Steetcar Name Desire, Lady Sings the Blues, Working, and three musicals commissioned by the American Musical Theatre Association. Last year, Ms. Ayers was selected to attend the 2007 Cabaret Workshop at Yale University.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2008 - A light brown haired, blue eyed beauty, Danyelle Bossardet lit up many of the country’s most prominent theatre stages as “Belle” in the third national tour of Beauty and The Beast. She has also starred in Guys and Dolls with both Tom Wopat and Adrien Zmed and co-starred in such classics as Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Chess, Grease, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, My Fair Lady, Oklahoma, Singin’ In The Rain, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, La Cage Aux Folles and Oliver. Graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honors from the University of Arizona, Ms. Bossardet has appeared numerous times at the distinguished Arizona Repertory Theatre in They Shoot Horses Don’t They, Sunday in the Park with George, Dragons, Grease, Richard III, A Tale of Two Cities and Chamber Music. In New York City, Danyelle was an original member of Disney Theatrical’s Workshop production of The Little Mermaid and has guest starred as a soloist with the National Repertory Orchestra in Breckenridge, Colorado. Sterling's Upstairs is proud to welcome Ms. Bossardet to thier roster of headliners.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 2008 - BAULPOINTPEN. Composed of Ben McLain and Paul Peglar, BaulPointPen is the most refreshing and innovative musical comedy duo ever TO emerge on LA's constantly growing theatre scene. Composed of Ben McLain and Paul Peglar, Ben McLain hails from the tiny town of Kenwood in the heart of the wine country. After attending UC Irvine and double majoring in both Vocal Performance and Drama, Ben relocated to North Hollywood. His stage works include lead roles in Little Shop of Horrors, Grease, West Side Story, Lucky Stiff, Guys and Dolls, and Ask Dorothy. In June, 2008, Ben co-starred in Murder, Mayhem and Music: Showstoppers from the Dark Side of Broadway for the Interact Theatre Company located in the NoHo area of Los Angeles. Ben’s love of acappella music runs infinitely deep and he is currently a member of the alternative vocal group Sonos. He recently spent 6 months aboard Celebrity Cruises singing in the Acappella group On Point. Ben often performs oratorio with select symphonies, the Long Beach Chorale, and the Men in Blaque. He is also a top ten finalist for the prestigious acappella male ensemble Chanticleer which tours the world annually.
Paul Peglar is a midwesterner by birth. Californian by relocation and a Los Angelino by choice. Paul is proud to say that he plays for a living. His stage work includes lead roles in Songs for a New World, The Crucible, West Side Story, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Into The Woods in which he will appear again as “Jack” at the legendary Starlight Bowl in San Diego, CA. In film, Paul's projects have made their way to the Tribeca, South By Southwest and Shorttakes Film Festivals, and he recently wrapped his first feature-length movie musical Before We Close. In an effort to keep life interesting, Paul's career history includes singing on-board Celebrity Cruise lines, improv-ing at Universal Studios Hollywood, musical directing several shows in Southern CA, recording an album with the acappella vocal group Sonos, playing in a rock band, doing commercials, starting a theatre company, arranging music for an original holiday show, working as a vocal coach, writing/performing in an online sketch group and playing piano for an improv troupe. Paul is an alumni of UCLA’s School of Theatre, Film and Television. www.paulpeglar.com
Broadway and Nightclub Performers who would like to potentially headline at Sterling's Upstairs are invited to email their web site for viewing and consideration of contact.
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About me: MICHAEL STERLING (Producer) - Sterling’s Upstairs at Vitello’s opened its doors June 9, 2006 and is produced by Michael Sterling of Michael Sterling & Associates (MS&A), the Los Angeles-based entertainment public relations company - in conjunction with Vitello's; the legendary, world renowned restaurant. The prestigious Cabaret West organization cited Sterling's Upstairs with its coveted "Spotlight" for the September and October, 2007 issues of their monthly membership magazine.
Associate Talent Producers are musical theatre aficionado John Peters and MS&A associate and musical theatre star Tony Monsour.
Sterling's Upstairs is the only supper-club of its kind in the San Fernando Valley and one of two in the greater Los Angeles area dedicated to presenting the best of Broadway performers and Nightclub artists on a weekly basis. Its seductive decor is reminiscent of the quietly elegant supper clubs of New York back in the day.
Upon its opening, Mr. Sterling dedicated the club to his longtime friend and mentor: the late Rosemary Clooney (1928 - 2002). For 56 years, Ms. Clooney was one of music's most radiant stars and a critically acclaimed interpreter of the Great American Songbook. She not only taught Mr. Sterling about timeless American music and its brilliant composers, but to always pursue his dreams. Producing a supper-club was one of them.
Since Mr. Sterling began his career, he has represented such stellar clients as The Bee Gees, Donny and Marie Osmond and the Osmond Brothers, George Harrison, Richard and Karen Carpenter, "Mama" Cass Elliot, Jim Croce. Elizabeth Taylor, Lance Armstrong, Scott Hamilton, David Copperfield, Joan Collins, Alan Thicke, David Brenner, Susan Anton, Andy Gibb, Tai Babilonia & Randy Gardner, and Robert Goulet, to name but a few.
Aside from his celebrity clientele, he has also represented various national theatre tours including the 30th anniversary, full scale production of "The Fantasticks" starring Robert Goulet; the U.S. National tour of "Broadway on Ice" starring Scott Hamilton and Dorothy Hamill; and "Sometimes Late at Night" with Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager. National arena tours include eight consecutive seasons (2000-2007) of "Stars on Ice" and the 2002 U.S. "Tour of World and Olympic Gymnastic Champions."
In Los Angeles, he has represented such award-winning theatre productions as "Like A Dog on Linoleum" starring Leslie Jordan, "Don’t Buck with Me!" (later titled "Now Hear This!") starring Kathy Buckley; the much heralded "Renaissance Geek" (later titled "Straight Up with a Twist") starring Paul Stroili; "Lemonade" starring Maxwell Caulfield and Heather Tom; and "Behind the Counter with Mussolini" starring Marco Greco, among others. He has also handled numerous Emmy Award-winning television specials, celebrity books and albums.
As a producer, Mr. Sterling not only co-produced (with Scott Hamilton) "Time Traveler" for Sea World of California but wrote and directed the production which played to nearly one million visitors at the park’s 7000 seat Nautilus Amphitheatre. He also co-produced (with Vera Goulet) "Together Again for The First Time" starring Robert Goulet, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O’Connor and Rip Taylor at the Aladdin Theatre for The Performing Arts in Las Vegas; "Now Hear This!" on Broadway(with co-producers Scott Hamilton and David Hyde Pierce) starring five-time American Comedy Award nominee and America's first hearing impaired comedienne Kathy Buckley; and the highly successful "Joan Ryan and A Few Good Men" with special guest stars composer David Friedman, Broadway star Sean McDermott and American Idol Associate Musical Director Michael Orland at Feinstein’s at the Cinegrill located in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
Mr. Sterling has also returned to directing Broadway musical theatre in Los Angeles and received critical acclaim for both the 2005 West Coast revival of "Dames at Sea" and "The Sound of Music" at the beginning of 2006.
Since its opening, Sterling’s Upstairs has hosted some of the most prominent Broadway and Nightclub performers in Los Angeles. Among them: Broadway stars and Television stars Eric Millegan (Fox Network's hit series "Bones;" Jenna Gavigan and Heather Lee from Gypsy with Bernadette Peters); Broadway star Rachel York,one of the most radiant stars of the Great White Way ("City of Angels," "Les Miserables," "Kiss Me Kate," "Victor/Victoria," "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," and many more - www.rachelyork.net); Tam Bernier Evans (www.tamevans.com) star of over 1500 performances of "Mamma Mia!" on Broadway, in Toronto and Las Vegas; Kevin Earley (www.kevinearley.com), star of "Thoroughly Modern Millie" on Broadway and a frequent guest soloist at the Hollywood Bowl; Nita Whitaker (www.nitawhitaker.com), Musical Theatre star and thirteen-time, undefeated Star Search Champion; International singing sensation Toni Morrell (www.tonimorrell.com); San Francisco Cabaret star Russ Lorenson (www.russlorenson.com); Stepfanie Kramer (www.stepfaniekramer.com), co-star of the NBC hit series “Hunter”); Ilene Graff (www.ilenegraff.com), multiple Broadway star, Grammy nominee and co-star of the ABC hit series “Mr. Belevdere”; Broadway star and two-time Grammy nominee Amick Byram (www.amickbyram.com); Composer, Performer, Arranger and Musical Director Nelson Kole (www.nelsonkole.com); 2007 Los Angeles Ovation Award nominee and Musical Theatre star Tricia Kelly (www.triciakelly.com; Musical Theatre star Joan Ryan (www.joanryan.com), and Theatre, Television and Film star Maura Knowles (www.mauraknowles.com); the phenomenal award-winning power pop trio of Filipino-American Broadway stars Three of a Kind who set an unprecedented record of five sold-out engagements at the club between April 7 and November 4, 2007; and the distinguished Broadway star Mary Gutzi.
Additionally, Southland Theatre and Musical Theatre stars such as Steve Kirwan (www.stevekirwan.com), Jeanie Brandes, Stewart Rose, 4 Friends (Wayne Moore, Brenda Silas Moore, Bryan Miller, and Gilmore Rizzo - www.ducylee.com), Tricia Ridgway & Allyson Jones, Amanda Abel (www.amandaabel.com), Emily Allerton, Eydie Allyson, Erika Amato (www.erikaamato.com), Sylvia Brooks, Kathy Buckley (www.kathybuckley.com), Maripat Davis & Richard Osborn, Matt DeMars & Sierra Rein, Julie Dickson Jackson (www.juliedixonjackson.com), Renee Laramore, Bernadette Colette Peters, Paul Stroili (www.straight-up.com), Kelby Thwaits (www.kelbythwaits.com) and Robert J.Townsend (www.jillandrobert.com) Jeanne Page, crooners Perry Wood and Tiba! and Nightclub and Recording Stars Sandy Zacky and Mike Clifford have played the stage at Sterling’s.
In November and December, 2006, Sterling’s Upstairs created "LA’s Next Great Stage Star," one of the most electrifying live talent searches ever presented in Los Angeles. Out of two hundred hopefuls, eighteen competitors were selected to compete weekly in front of a live audience and a rotating panel of ten of LA theatre’s most distinguished producers, directors, casting directors, agents and vocal coaches. The seven night, sold-out competition was won by Merissa Haddad who received a $1000 cash prize and a headlining debut at Sterling’s Upstairs which was presented to a sold out audience on April 14, 2007. Now an annual event, LA's Next Great Stage Star II sold out once again in November and December of 2007 and awarded Jantre Haskin another $1000 cash prize and a headlining debut at the club.
MEDIA SUPPORT OF STERLING’S UPSTAIRS:
Local, national and international media support has included such positive remarks as:
“LA’s Cabaret Destination” – Los Angeles Times (2006);
“Sterling’s Upstairs at Vitello’s Restaurant in Studio City celebrated their 1st anniversary with a crowded house and a cool sense of chic cabaret. Over the last eight months, Sterling’s has provided Los Angeles a splendid supper-club atmosphere unmatched in this sprawling city.” – Broadwayworld.com (2006);
“If life is indeed a cabaret, then entrepreneur Michael Sterling is about to start living” – Los Angeles Daily News (2006);
“Most Welcome New Venue in Los Angeles - 2006.” – Reviewplays.com;
“There was a time when the Greater Los Angeles area rivaled New York City for the status of world capitol of the cabaret. During the heyday decades of the 40s, 50s and 60s, there were well over a hundred local live music venues featuring standup singers, live bands, comics and a plethora of novelty acts. Though the Cabaret has become nearly extinct, Studio City-based Sterling’s Upstairs at Vitello’s Restaurant is carrying on this highly entertaining tradition within its cozy confines.” – Pacifica Radio Network (national, but heard locally on KPFK FM (90.7)- (2006).
Sterling's Upstairs at Vitello's is located at 4349 Tujunga Avenue, Studio City, CA 91604. Attendance is by reservation only. For reservations and further information - call Sterling's Upstairs at (818) 981-3077. Please note that our reservation line is not located at Vitello's Restaurant.
PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO VIEW THE PHOTOS BELOW TO YOUR LEFT UNDER THE "MUSIC" SECTION. PHOTOS INCLUDE THE GREAT ROSEMARY CLOONEY AND THE MANY GIFTED PERFORMERS WHO WILL BE HEADLINING STERLING'S UPSTAIRS OR HAVE HEADLINED THE CLUB IN THE PAST. THEY ARE MR. STERLING'S "HEROES" BY THE SIMPLE FACT THAT THEY HAVE OR ARE HELPING PRESERVE THE ART FORM OF CABARET.
Who I'd like to meet: Potential Broadway performers and Nightclub artists who may be interested in headlining Sterling's Upstairs at Vitello's; just like international triple threat Ray Quinn - first runner-up of England's "The X Factor" Talent Competition produced by Simon Cowell of American Idol fame in late 2006. Please view Ray Quinn's video below to the right of your screen - "Vote Ray" (from "The X Factor"). He is the type of entertainer typical of artists headlining Sterling's Upstairs.
Such performers are welcome to email information to me with regard to their web site for my listening to their music and viewing any video performances in consideration of headling Sterling's Upstairs at Vitello's.
Sterling's Upstairs would also like viewers of this site to join an ever growing clientele of theatre-goers and patrons-of-the-arts who have experienced a romantic evening of dinner and live performance at the unheard of, phenomenal value package price of $50 per person! (Package Price may vary pending the performer).
Known for its exquisite cuisine, extensive wine list, and superior service, Vitello's provides a four-course, prix-fixe, upscale menu and we provide the entertainment. Performances and dining have been met with rave reviews.
So, come to the Cabaret at Sterling's Upstairs at Vitello's. Come taste the wine. Come hear the band. Come blow your horn; start celebrating. Right this way your table's waiting!
Ray - Ain't That A Kick In The Head
Hello again Michael:-) Stopping by to visit and to wish you a great day and wonderful Memorial day. We are looking forward to one day meeting you, and visiting Sterling Upstairs!!! Your friends in the East, Julian Sage, Paulette and Dee.
Hey Michael! I just wrote Tony a comment. He should audition for Joseph down at Moonlight. I'm going to audition. He really should call and make an appt., he'd be GREAT!! Talk him into it, would ya!?? How are you doing?? Things are good here... just pluggin' along. Hope all is well with you!! Hope to see you soon! XO ;)
Hi Michael! I got your message! Thanks soo much! No worries about not being able to be at my 25th B-day party. We need to take you up to the Castaway for dinner one of these nights... SOOOOOO BEAUTIFUL! Feel better soon, ok!! Love you!! XO =)
Hi Michael, Yeah, I know its February, but I wanted to stop by anyway and wish you a very happy, healthy New Year (so what if I'm late...MEA CULPA). I hear Mike Clifford and Sandy Zacky are returning to Sterlings Upstairs in April! Oh, how I wish I could be there...I would even like to be a fly on the wall...oh, well, I'll be thinking about them from Roatan, The Bay Islands. Take care and have a great, successful 2008. Marcia
Hello again Michael. Stopping by on this lovely Monday here in the east to say hi:-) Have a great Monday and week. Your friends, Julian Sage and family.
Hey Michael: CONGRATULATIONS on Week-Number-Two of the Competition... Here's rooting SUCCESS for the third and final week & LA's NEXT GREAT STAGE STAR NUMBER-TWO!!!
The 18 competitors are slowly beginning to realize how lucky they are to be a part of something so special and unique, and one-of-a-kind in the nation!
You are offering them ALL a chance of a life time!
