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<h3>Ding, Dong! The Old Year’s Dead!<br>
Byron Nilsson and Malcolm Kogut in Cabaret Performance</h3>
Help us put this year out of its misery by subjecting yourself to a
program of songs and stories guaranteed, if not to bring a smile to
your face, at least to crinkle your lips into a wry grin. “Songs to
Amuse,” the duo of actor-singer Byron Nilsson and Malcolm Kogut,
keyboardist, presents a New Year’s Eve program titled “Ding, Dong!
The Old Year’s Dead” with not a single holiday song on tap. <br>
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It takes place at 7:00 PM at Albany’s Steamer No. 10 Theatre (500
Western Avenue), costs a mere $15 – you’ll spend more on champagne
if you know what’s good for you - and finishes early enough to send
you back out into the cold to find a more satisfying party to finish
the night with.<br>
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But at least you’ll have the sounds of Tom Lehrer’s “The Irish
Ballad,” Noël Coward’s “Uncle Harry,” and a complete, full-body
rendition of “Lydia, the Tattooed Lady” ringing in your ears. Not to
mention oddball Victorian-era ballads, temperance songs like
“Father’s a Drunkard and Mother Is Dead,” a rather coarse number
titled “The Butler’s Song” that suggests more than you ever wished
to know about Dolores Del Rio, and timeless ditties by Flanders
& Swann. <br>
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It’s a literate, witty show, but don’t let that scare you. It’s also
funny as hell. Nilsson and Kogut have proven themselves at venues
like Caffe Lena, the Van Dyck, Mohonk Mountain House, the Otesaga
Hotel, and other places where the swells hang out. They also
participated in the first First Nights that Albany held, and like to
think that this performance gives you all the diversity of a First
Night without asking you to freeze your butt off going from place to
place.<br>
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Ring in the new year by driving the old one to a well-deserved
death: “Ding, Dong! The Old Year’s Dead!” Laughter, song, and some
comestible surprises. Call Steamer No. 10 at 518-438-5503 to reserve
tickets, or go to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.steamer10theatre.org">www.steamer10theatre.org</a>.<br>
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