M Bar June 3rd, Standup Rising

A night of some of the best musical comics and comical musicians.

Check out some highlight reels of our past shows. We always have great line ups.

Alison Block (AlisonBlock.com) is a stand-up comic with a guitar or a musician with a sense of humor. Her “sophisticatedly raunchy” songs mix the wild and witty with the feminine tenderness found in themes about gay ex-boyfriends and male gynecologists.

Evan Wecksell (EvanWecksell.com) They don”t make them like Evan Wecksell anymore. As one of the funniest and most energetic performers to emerge from New York’s comedy clubs and musical venues, Comedian and Singer/Songwriter Evan Wecksell is often compared to comedic superstars Adam Sandler and Stephen Lynch. Evan’s act, a blend of comedy and music, celebrates dysfunctional relationships, endorses unorthodox career paths and makes fun of bad music.

Michael Goldstrom (Goldstrom.com), a tremendous talent called a “tour de force that will leave you roaring” by the Los Angeles Times, is one of the most dynamic performers on the national stage. With his ability to morph from an African god to a neurotic mouse, Michael translates the world into a multi-dimensional land of comedy that LA Weekly describes as “blisteringly funny.”

Byron Walls (myspace.com/byronwalls) In the early 60s, as a member of the San Francisco folk trio, The Travellers, Byron appeared at the Purple Onion with PHYLLIS DILLER and the Hungry I with MORT SAHL. Soon he was one-half of the singing/comedy duo, Byron and Howard, which appeared regularly at the Ice House in Pasadena, the Red Onion in Aspen, and the Tropicana in Las Vegas, opening for ROSEMARY CLOONEY. Byron used to open for the Kingston Trio when the Purple Onion was the heart of the SF music scene. As a Warner Brothers Music staff songwriter in the mid-70s, his songs have been recorded by Andy Williams, Emmy Lou Harris, Burl Ives, and Ronnie Milsap, among others. And, oh yeah… He performed the Super Bowl Halftime show in 1970! 

Chris Valenti (ChrisValentiMusic.com) is a romantic comedy expert. A gifted songwriter, wry stand up comic, and award-winning filmmaker, Chris allows his vulnerability to guide his writings about the hazards of love and relationships. He appears in the hit film in theaters now, “17 Again” and is currently making a monthly short film for FunnyOrDie.com – he premieres each month’s new short at every Strings of Comedy show.

The cover charge is $10, but half-price tickets can be ordered at

http://www.goldstar.com/events/hollywood-ca/the-strings-of-comedy-1.html. 

Dinner reservations are suggested (323) 856-0036. Doors open for dinner at 7pm. The show starts at 7:30.

Directing Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito – One Weekend Only

FRIDAY, MAY 1, 8 PM
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2 PM & 8PM
SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2 PM

Listen to the amazing Overture:

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The Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
Opera Institute at California State University, Long Beach
Presents Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus)
Sung in Italian with English Supertitles.

Conducted by Johannes Müller-Stosch
Music Direction by Dr. David Anglin
Stage Direction by Michael Goldstrom

FRIDAY, MAY 1, 8 PM
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2 PM & 8PM
SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2 PM

CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
$25 /$15 students with valid ID.
$50 for reserved seating and post-performance reception Sat. May 2nd at 8 pm.
Reception Generously sponsored by the George L. Graziado Center for Italian Studies.

Call Ticket Box office at: 562-985-7000

http://www.csulb.edu/coleconservatory

DIRECTIONS
The University (Link) Theater
Entrance: East 7th Street and Campus Drive, Long Beach, CA 90803
Park in LOT 7.

Download CSULB Directions to Campus

Download Cal State Long Beach Campus Map.

Or

Click on the marker to see the Address Tab, and the Driving Directions Tab from where you are.

At APCA – Say What?

Yes,  Michael AND Dr. Fazni, are performing at The Association for the Promotion of Campus activities.

We were both confused for a time because we thought it was the All Pakistan Clerks Association, but when we arrived we only met one Sri Lankan!

Everyone else was American, and there were no clerks!

We’re here showcasing for a bajillion schools (an official new number since the Madoff scandal), and they will want us to perform for them throughout the country – because they’re in desperate need of multicultural, enlightened comedy. And Jews.

Fortunately, I happen to fulfill all of that.

We’re literally at a waterpark: 

 

Saturday, Nov. 29th, Standup at the M Bar: With Chris Valenti and Tony Boswell

Performers in our next show Saturday Nov 29th at the M Bar:
Chris Valenti!
Tony Boswell
Michael Goldstrom
SHHH…IT’S CHRIS VALENTI’S SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY
(thrown by Chris Valenti)
1253 N Vine St, Hollywood, CA

Reserve a table – (323) 856-0036

Pre-pay cover charge: only $6!

Cover charge at door: $10

*Approaching Union Square on the Sundance Channel*

I perform in the feature film APPROACHING UNION SQUARE, which will have its BROADCAST PREMIERE on SUNDANCE CHANNEL this SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8 at 7pm!

The lives of eleven passengers on a New York City bus are revealed in a series of individual monologue vignettes in this debut feature from Marc Meyers. While largely anonymous to each other, the travelers – including a tourist, an immigrant, a sex addict and a psychic – harbor secrets, longings, connections and intriguing inner lives otherwise invisible. Adapted from Meyers’s original stage play Love & Sex: Tales From the Trenches. “A startlingly accomplished debut … smart, confessional, rueful, funny and sad” – Montreal Gazette.

Click here for details: www.sundancechannel.com/films/500327610

“A startlingly accomplished debut … smart, confessional, rueful, funny and sad” – Montreal Gazette “thought-provoking … touches with skilled insight” – Variety

Currently scheduled screenings on Sundance Channel include: Saturday, November 8 at 7pm Thursday, November 13 at 6am Sunday, November 16 at 7:30am Wednesday, November 19 at 11am Friday, November 28 at 2pm

Don’t forget to set your DVRs.

www.approachingunionsquare.com

Standup at the M Bar!

When: Thursday
October 23, 2008
7:00 PM

Price: $6.00 per person

Where: Click Here

Make your reservations now – 323 856-0036

If you’ve been to the M Bar before, you know what a great spot it is. The M Bar is a Vegas style dinner theater.  Come have a great meal, a glass of wine or a martini, and see “one of the best musical comedy shows LA has to offer.”

This line up will be terrific – Oded Gross, Phil Johnson, and Chris Valenti - plus a surprise guest performer.

The cover is down to $6 online, $10 at the door. There is also a ten-dollar dinner minimum.

Call for your reservation as soon as you can.  This place is not that big.

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