• Bleeding Love - Cabaret Salon Series
• 5:00pm Seating / 5:30pm Show

Join us for our continuing Cabaret Salon Series at City Winery. Starring the acclaimed singer Susan Lambert accompanied by her band of seasoned session musicians, this show will begin at 5:30pm and conclude at 6:30pm on Sunday September 19th. Directed by the talented Laura Esposito

Tickets are only $10, but if purchased before August 1st a special rate of $8 will apply.

SUSAN LAMBERT

Internationally acclaimed cabaret songstress and actress, Susan Lambert has premiered over 30 new works, many written for her, in New York, regionally and abroad. Her cabaret and one woman shows are hailed as "sizzling", "imaginative", and "compelling" and can be described as eclectic with a European flare and a touch of burlesque. As a singer/songwriter, Susan's originals are intimate and provocative and musically sophisticated. Don't miss this intriguing artist and her top notch musicians, Ian Herman on piano; John Benthal on guitar and Nydia "Liberty" Mata on percussion.

"A show that takes you on a journey where you are surprised by a tear, laugh from the belly, and leave feeling just a little bit better about the ups and downs of love, lovers, and loving." "Susan Lambert exudes soul and mastery of voice."  - Audience responses to "Bleeding Love"

" A performer who gets under your skin" - Boston Globe

LAURA ESPOSITO

Laura Esposito is proud to have directed the first presentation of “Bleeding Love” at the Beechman.  She began her work as a director at NYU and has directed in Los Angeles and at the Yale School of Drama where she earned her MFA in acting.  She recently completed a tour of Romeo and Juliet with The Acting Company and has performed in various venues in NYC including Here, The Brick, and The Flea.  Laura looks forward to a long and exciting relationship with Cabaret Salon Series and is very blessed to have a creative home for many passions.

IAN HERMAN

Ian Herman began his musical career studying classical piano. At the age of thirteen he was a guest soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. After attending Manhattan School of Music, Ian began working with performers including Jane Olivor, Donna McKechnie, Anita Morris, Judy Kaye, Tom Andersen, Karen Mason, Sharon McKnight, Marilyn Sokol, Angela LaGreca, Carole Demas, and Joy Behar in nightclubs in New York and around the country.

In 1999 he received the Backstage Bistro Award for best Musical Director. He was a pianist and vocal coach at the Broadway revival of Grease, working with guest stars such as Al Jarreau, Jon Secada, Sheena Easton, Chubby Checker, and Darlene Love. His other Broadway credits include "Jelly's Last Jam", "The Who's Tommy", "Song and Dance", and "Swing" for which he wrote vocal and dance arrangements. Recently Ian conducted the Broadway show "Laughing Room Only" with Jackie Mason and was also the Musical Director for "Dorian Gray" at the New York Musical Theatre Festival and the York Theatre.

Ian recently performed a solo concert of his original music at the Zipper Factory Theater in New York. He was also conductor for "The Toxic Avenger" at New World Stages.

JOHN BENTHAL

Guitarist John Benthal has done U.S. and world tours with: R&B/pop singer Regina Belle, Ute Lemper, saxman Warren Hill, jazz artists Chico Hamilton, Charles Earland, and also the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. In New York, he has performed with the American Symphony Orchestra, the New York City Ballet, many jingles and film scores, as on-camera mandolinist in the movie "The Royal Tenenbaums", and was the principal guitarist in the  Broadway shows Footloose, Rocky Horror Show, Little Shop of Horrors, Lennon, Cry-Baby, Everyday Rapture and was an alternate player on many others.

Mr Benthal tours internationally with the New-music ensemble "Bang on a Can All-stars" and also specializes in Latin music and will play in the upcoming Capeman production at the Delacorte. John can currently be heard on the soundtrack of the movies "Enchanted", "Nanny Diaries" ,"Doubt", and "Sin Nombre".

NYDIA "LIBERTY" MATA

Rooted in the rhythms of her native Cuba, Nydia “Liberty” Mata is a dynamic percussionist and electrifying performer best known for her recording credits with Laura Nyro, Isis and Latin Fever. She has performed with such legends as Patti Labelle, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey and Pete Seeger as well as playing for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton.

In recent years multi-talented percussionist extraordinaire, Nydia “Liberty” Mata has added the magic of the Steel Pan to expand her rich tapestry of sound. Last but not least Nydia has appeared at Concert Halls, Festivals and Universities throughout Canada, South America, and the USA including; Carnegie Hall, Town Hall, Nassau Coliseum, The Beacon Theater, The Bottom Line, and The Palace of Fine Arts at The San Francisco World Drum Festival.