Jeff Harnar is an American

cabaret Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, a casino, a hotel, a restaurant, or a nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining or d ...

singer and recording artist.

Appearances

CARNEGIE HALL:

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appearances include the Cole Porter Centennial (1991) and Noël Coward Centennial (1998). Carnegie Weill Recital Hall appearances include "A Talent To Amuse", a

Noël Coward Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 189926 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what ''Time'' magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and ...

Celebration Hosted by Sheridan Morley (1992); The

Mabel Mercer Mabel Mercer (3 February 1900 – 20 April 1984) was an English-born cabaret singer who performed in the United States, Britain, and Europe with the greats in jazz and cabaret. She was a featured performer at Chez Bricktop in Paris, owned b ...

Foundation's celebrations of

Cole Porter Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in film. Born to ...

(2015) and

Jimmy Van Heusen James Van Heusen (born Edward Chester Babcock; January 26, 1913 – February 6, 1990) was an American composer. He wrote songs for films, television and theater, and won an Emmy and four Academy Awards for Best Original Song. Life and care ...

(2017) and a sold-out solo concert in 1993. Carnegie Zankel Hall appearances include

Michael Feinstein Michael Jay Feinstein (born September 7, 1956) is an American singer, pianist, and music revivalist. He is an archivist and interpreter for the repertoire known as the Great American Songbook. In 1988 he won a Drama Desk Special Award for cele ...

's celebration of

Jule Styne Jule Styne (; born Julius Kerwin Stein; December 31, 1905 – September 20, 1994) was an English-American songwriter and composer best known for a series of Broadway musicals, including several famous frequently-revived shows that also became s ...

(2012). TELEVISION: "The 1959 Broadway Songbook" (PBS); "Remember: Songs of the Holidays" with

KT Sullivan KT Sullivan is an American singer and actress known for her performances in cabaret and musical theatre. Early years Born Kathleen Sullivan in Boggy Depot, Oklahoma to Elizabeth, a poet and composer, and James A. Sullivan, a director of the Agricu ...

(PBS); as the Singing Narrator of " Gershwin on Ice" starring

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(A&E); CBS This Morning (

Rodgers & Hammerstein Rodgers and Hammerstein was a theater-writing team of composer Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) and lyricist-dramatist Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960), who together created a series of innovative and influential American musicals. Their popular ...

Centennial) and "American Songbook Live from NJPAC:

Stephen Sondheim Stephen Joshua Sondheim (; March 22, 1930November 26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist. One of the most important figures in twentieth-century musical theater, Sondheim is credited for having "reinvented the American musical" with sho ...

" with KT Sullivan (PBS) SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS "I Got Rhythm: Mickey & Judy's Hollywood" co-starring Shauna Hicks with The San Diego, Raleigh North Carolina, Spokane, Des Moines, Albany, Middletown Ohio Symphony Orchestras and at New York's Town Hall with the Barry Levitt Orchestra. MAJOR CABARET ENGAGEMENTS: NEW YORK: The historic Oak Room at The

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; Feinstein's/54 Below; Feinstein's at The Regency, The Ballroom; The Firebird Cafe, The Russian Tea Room, and The Laurie Beechman Theater. LOS ANGELES: The Cinegrill at The Hollywood Roosevelt SAN FRANCISCO: The Plush Room at The York Hotel CHICAGO: Talouse, Davenport's, The Mayfair Hotel FLORIDA: The Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, The Delray Beach Playhouse, Mizner Cultural Park in Boca Raton, The Asolo Repertory Theater in Sarasota OFF-BROADWAY "The 1959 Broadway Songbook" 59e59 Theatres FILM: The Nightclub Singer in "A Portrait if James Dean" (2012, Iconoclast) PERFORMING ARTS CENTERS: The Kravis (Palm Beach FL); NJPAC (New Jersey); Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center (NY), The Bay Street Playhouse (Sag Harbor, NY), The Signature Theater (Arlington VA); The Arts Garage (Delray Beach, FL); The Crest Theater (Delray Beach, FL); BlackRock Center For the Arts (Germantown, MD) TOURING: As the Singing Narrator of "Gershwin on Ice" starring Dorothy Hamill: The Orpheum Theater in Memphis, The Hilton Atlantic City; and

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(1998) OPENING ACT: For the

McGuire Sisters The McGuire Sisters were a singing trio in American popular music. The group was composed of three sisters: * Ruby Christine McGuire (July 30, 1926 – December 28, 2018) * Dorothy "Dottie" McGuire (February 13, 1928 – September 7, 2012) * Ph ...

at The Carousel Dinner Theater Akron, OH (1991) For

Julie Wilson Julie May Wilson (October 21, 1924 – April 5, 2015) was an American singer and actress widely regarded as "the queen of cabaret". She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in 1989 for her performance in ''Leg ...

(1996), Vivian Reed (2005) and

Barbara Carroll Barbara Carroll (born Barbara Carole Coppersmith; January 25, 1925 – February 12, 2017) was an American jazz pianist and vocalist. Early life and career Carroll was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. She began her classical training in piano at ...

(2008) at Guild Hall in East Hampton, NY CRUISE LINES: Include Regent, Oceania, Cunard, Crystal, Holland America, Celebrity, Norwegian, Royal Caribbean and Royal Viking

Awards

Jeff Harnar is a multi-Award-winning performer and Director

Performer

2012 THE NOEL COWARD FOUNDATION AWARD 2015 THE DONALD F. SMITH AWARD 2022 NATIONAL HONOREE OF THE CHICAGO CABARET PROFESSIONALS 2022 THE MABEL MERCER FOUNDATION’S MABEL MERCER AWARD

BROADWAY WORLD CABARET AWARD

Best Male Vocalist 2014 Best Male Vocalist 2015 Best Male Vocalist 2017 Best Vocalist 2022

MANHATTAN ASSOCIATION OF CABARET AWARD (MAC AWARD)

Best Male Vocalist 1988 Best Male Vocalist 1990 Outstanding Revue 2016 - "Another Hundred People" with KT Sullivan Major Male Artist 2018 Major Male Artist 2020 Major Recording 2023 "I Know Things Now: My Life in Sondheim's Words" Celebrity Artist 2023 Major Recording 2024 "A Collective Cy: Jeff Harnar Sings Cy Coleman"

BISTRO AWARD

Best Newcomer 1987 Outstanding Male Vocalist 1988 Outstanding Show 1989 - "Carried Away: Jeff Harnar sings Comden & Green" Outstanding Show 2006 - "A Collective Cy" Outstanding Revue 2016 - "Another Hundred People" with KT Sullivan

Director

BROADWAY WORLD CABARET AWARD

Best Director 2018

MANHATTAN ASSOCIATION OF CABARET AWARD (MAC AWARD)

Best Director 2017 Best Director 2018 Best Director 2024

BISTRO AWARD

Outstanding Director 2017

Directing

Major Directing projects include:

TOVAH FELDSHUH Terri Sue "Tovah" Feldshuh (born December 27, 1948) is an American actress, singer, and playwright. She has been a Broadway star for more than four decades, earning four Tony Award nominations. She has also received two Emmy Award nominations fo ...

: "Tovah is Leona!" Feinstein's 54 Below The Guild Hall (East Hampton NY) Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center (NY) MAC Award Celebrity Artist nomination (Tovah Feldshuh) MAC Award Best Director Broadway World Award Best Director "Aging is Optional" Feinstein's 54 Below Feinstein's at The Niko (San Francisco) The Razz Room (Philadelphia PA)

RITA GARDNER Rita Gardner ( Schier; October 23, 1934 – September 24, 2022) was an American actress and singer. Career Gardner made her stage debut Off-Broadway in Jerry Herman's musical review ''Nightcap'' (1958) before her breakout turn as Luisa in the ...

: "Much More: A Tom Jones & Harvey Schmidt Songbook" The Laurie Beechman Theater MAC Award Best Director DAWN DEROW "My Ship: Songs from 1941" The Laurie Beechman Theater The Cape May Playhouse The Crown & Anchor (Provincetown MA) MAC Award Female Vocalist Dawn Derow Bistro Award Best Director "The House That Built Me" The Laurie Beechman Theater JOSEPHINE SANGES "Come Rain or Come Shine: Josephine Sanges sings Harold Arlen" The Laurie Beechman Theater Davenport's (Chicago IL) MAC Award Female Vocalist (Josephine Sanges) CELIA BERK: "You Can't Rush Spring" The Metropolitan Room Broadway World Cabaret Award Best Show MAC Award New York Debut (Celia Berk) Margaret Whiting Award (Celia Berk) "Manhattan Serenade" The Metropolitan Room MARGO BROWN "Margo sings Mercer" The Metropolitan Room Don't Tell Mama Broadway World Award New York Debut (Margo Brown)

ANNA BERGMAN Anna Bergman (born 5 May 1948) is a Swedish former actress. She is the daughter of film and theatre director Ingmar Bergman and choreographer-director Ellen Lundström, sister to Eva, Jan, and Mats Bergman (twin); and half-sister to Daniel Be ...

: "You're All The World To Me" Feinstein's 54 Below "You and The Night and The Music" Feinstein's at The Regency JUDI MARK: "Dancing Through Life" The Triad The Laurie Beechman Theater "Merely Marvelous: The Songs Of Gwen Verdon" Don't Tell Mama RICHARD HOLBROOK: "Twenty Plus Three/Four In 2023/2024" 54 Below BECCA C KIDWELL: "Together Inside" Don't Tell Mama "If You Hadn't But You Did, songs of love, sex, and murder" Don't Tell Mama Club Cafe Boston

Discography

Albums

*''A Collective Cy: Jeff Harnar Sings Cy Coleman ''(PS Classics, 2023) *''I Know Things Now: My Life in Sondheim's Words'' (PS Classics, 2022) * ''Dancing In The Dark'' (PS Classics, 2005) * ''Sammy Cahn: All the Way'' (Jerome Records, 2001) * ''Because of You: Fifties Gold'' (Varèse Sarabande Records,1997) * ''1959 Broadway Songbook'' (Original Cast Records, 1991)

References

External links

Jeff Harnar's home page
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