Shepard & Jourdan’s Nationally Famous Singers Showcase is seeking talent for Gotta Sing, an open-mike talent search performing every FRIDAY at Purnima Dillon’s Reprise Room. Billy Shepard & Judi Jourdan, prods. & talent bookers. Singers discovered at the open mike are chosen to showcase their talent future cabaret shows at Purnima Dillon’s Reprise Room and may also be submitted for consideration by record producers and TV, cruise, and Atlantic City productions. There is no cover charge or entry fee, but there is a $5 food/beverage minimum required. The public is welcome.
No call or appointment is required for the Open Mic! Just come on down and sign in to sing!
Producers Shepard & Jourdan are also casting the NYC Singing Idol $1,000 SING OFF, in search of the new NYC singing idol. To participate in the contest, first attend Shepard & Jourdan’s weekly Gotta Sing open mike at the Dillon’s Singers Showcase; singers will only be eligible to participate in the $1,000 sing-off if they are chosen (from the open mike) to participate in one Shepard & Jourdan’s Saturday-night cabaret shows. Only the first 35 singers that are accepted into one of the cabaret shows will be eligible participate in the $1,000 sing-off contest. There is no entrance fee required to participate in the $1,000 sing-off and there is no cover charge or entry fee for the FRIDAY night Open Mike, but there is a $5 food/beverage minimum on FRIDAY'S at Purnima Dillon’s Reprise Room Cabaret Cafe.
We are seeking—Singers: all types and ages, newcomers and experienced singers, all styles, including pop, gospel, Broadway, hip-hop jazz, opera, country, singer-songwriters and karaoke singers who wish to go to a more professional level and appear in a cabaret.
Open mike will be held every Friday night from 5:30-8:00 p.m. (sign-in begins at 5:30 p.m.) at Purnima Dillon’s Reprise Room, 245 W. 54 St. (btwn. Broadway & Eighth Ave.), NYC. Pianist provided; or you can bring tracks, be self-accompanied, or sing a capella. For more info, call Shepard & Jourdan at (212) 874-7956 or visit www.gottasingnyc.com . The winner will receive $1000, plus submission to record labels and a 30-minute performance on Shepard & Jourdan’s NYC TV show on Time Warner Cable.
