VANGARI! THE Mother/Daughter cabaret
VANGARI: Cautionary Tales Returns!
THE mother/daughter cabaret: Evangeline Johns and Ariana Johns with Darryl Curry on piano return to Don’t Tell Mama for an Encore performance! Nominated for 2 Broadway World awards, the show features songs ranging from The Beatles to Bessie Smith, Johnny Mercer to The Cure, tales from the raucous to the sublime. With choreography by Max McGuire and Mark Mindek and musical direction by Darryl Curry, this show brings their unique chemistry (well, they share a whole lotta DNA) back to delight audiences once again. When: Sunday, March 27th @ 4:00 pm Where: Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, New York, NY 10036 Reservations: donttellmamanyc.com 
Nominated for 2 2021 Broadway World awards: Best Musical Comedy show, Best Musical Director!
'Evangeline and Ariana have gifted us with talent, variety and class--they are the real deal!' --Sondra Lee 'The selection of music, the arrangements, the performances, the harmonies, the choreography all were wonderful, so funny and moving and Ariana and Vangie hit it out of the park'. - Debra Vogel 'I had a wonderful time and also got a kick out of the choreography...all in all ,a fun and loving performance!' - Randi Levine-Miller ''With top-notch arrangements by Curry, Evangeline brought her deep strong voice and daughter Ariana’s higher pitch and emotive expression...Among the favorites of the show were the Johns’ harmonies on “Blue Blues” and “Java Jive” (with the terrific Darryl delightfully joining in on both), intended to leave the audience with a smile on their faces (it did). - Deb Miller, DC Metro Theatre Arts 'Two legendary Theatrical Goddesses using their unique interpretive skills to set Don't Tell Mama ablaze with nostalgia, humor and a whole lotta' heart. To see (and hear) the world through their eyes is to remember what a beautiful woman, some serious talent, and a microphone can bring to our world'--Daniel McDonald, The View From the Trailer Park 'A fabulous show! If you're in New York, drop by Don't Tell Mama, and see two delightfully talented ladies entertain you and bring the house down! It's a HIT!!! It should run FOREVER!!!' --Michael Citriniti |
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VANGARI IN THE NEWS: FROM DC Metro Theatre Arts 3/30/2022: No matter what your taste in music and entertainment, NYC’s legendary nightclubs have it, as proven by three selections that kicked off the week at don’t tell mama, Birdland and Joe's Pub. And though they were one-night-only performances, you can be sure that the popular artists who packed the houses will return for future engagements – just as they did this time following their past successes at the venues. VIEW ARTICLE HERE From DC Metro Theatre Arts 3/8/2022: I spoke with Ariana during rehearsals to give our readers an idea of what to expect in this upcoming one-date-only performance of Cautionary Tales and what it means to her. VIEW ARTICLE HERE From Nite Life Exchange 9.25.2018: NiteLife Exchange celebrates Evangeline and Ariana with Six Questions: VIEW ARTICLE HERE 
A bit about Vangie:
Evangeline began performing in the Copacabana chorus line--then came summer stock and regional theatre, followed by experimental theatre with Laurie Carlos, Suzan-Lori Parks and many others. She performed Off-Broadway in the solo show LATE NIGHT CATECHISM, and in 2017, she joined lyricist Ariana Johns and composer Darryl Curry in the premiere of the new musical, 'BUZZ, SON OF A BEE…AN ACTOR'S LIFE FOR ME'. She has performed 2 solo cabaret shows, RADIO SONGS and TORCHING THE BLUES st Don't Tell Mama, and was a finalist in TOMATOES GOT TALENT at The Triad. A bit about Ari: Ariana has performed with Darryl Curry in her cabaret series, THE DREAMER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY (also at DTM), and they are currently in development for their new musical, GLAMOUR AND GRIT. She began in comedy/improv with Chicago City Limits, and she's performed her solo show, VAMPINGO…A COMEDY WITH BITE on both coasts. Musical performances include new works at The National Opera Center, The Metropolitan Room, and Musical Theatre Factory.' Check out our YouTube channel here
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Ariana Johns
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THEATRE
Theatre Productions
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 ARTWORK BY ANDREW JOHNS
Fine Art: paintings, prints, murals and greeting cards by Andrew Johns: click above, or:
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