Baltimore Hebrew Congregation welcomes comedians SARGE and Cory Kahaney for the first annual Summer and Wayne Newton, just to name a few. These high profile gigs enabled SARGE’s act to evolve from a comefundraising event, Night of the Stars. On Saturday, April 2, 2011, the community is invited to enjoy an evening of hilarious entertainment at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation. Honoring community leaders Laura Black and Charles Klein, Night of the Stars will benefit BHC Religious School Scholarships and Youth Programs.
SARGE is an entertainer who has performed worldwide to adoring audiences. His side- splitting comedy, touching vocals and stunning display of dexterity as a pianist have wowed crowds for decades. He was born in Miami Beach, Florida during the Civil Rights Movement to a Jewish mother and black father, but given up for adoption soon after birth.
After playing clubs and colleges all over America for three years, SARGE found himself opening for some of the biggest names in music – Natalie Cole, Aretha Franklin, Paul Anka, The Beach Boys, The Four Tops, Taylor Dayne, Donna dy appearance to an entertainment performance because he learned to weave his own musical talents into his shows. SARGE’s ability to improvise and tailor his show to specific audiences is uncanny. He is one of the most high-energy, multi-talented acts in show business today.
Cory Kahaney has been called one of the funniest female comedians working today. Most recently, she appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Bonnie Hunt Show, became a regular guest on The Joy Behar Show, and is about to make her fifth appearance on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Cory appeared in the first season of NBC’s Last Comic Standing and made it to the finale, where host Jay Mohr called her performance “flawless.”
Her off-Broadway hit “The J.A.P. Show” ran for six months in New York City and continues to tour the country under a new name, “The Princesses of Comedy.” Her new show, “Pastrami on Rye with Mayo,” about the last four comics who work the Catskills, has been selling out theaters to rave reviews. Cory also conceived and developed “The Radio Ritas,” a nationally syndicated radio show for Greenstone Media, a company created by Gloria Steinem and Jane Fonda to provide radio programming for women.
Cory’s one-woman show, “Having it all and other Myths,” premiered at the 1999 US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen. “Having it all and other Myths” was subsequently produced as a half-hour special for HBO, leading to development deals with Warner Brothers and CBS. She has also been featured three times at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. She was voted best comedian in NYC by Backstage Magazine and Best Female Comedian by the Manhattan Association of Cabarets.
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation is a leader in the Reform Movement, offering an extensive variety of social, spiritual and educational opportunities.
Tickets are available at www.bhcong.org or call 443-524-0284 and cost $75 – $125. Higher priced tickets will include cocktails and hors d’oeuvres prior to the entertainment.