Senior Moment People?

Hi Everyone. It's me Barry coming at you from San Antonio Texas. Are you fans having a senior moment? I think you having a senior moment. Now my wife Carly didn't. She knew what happened twenty five years ago on Saturday August twenty seventh back in nineteen eighty three.  A very important one night only concert on the grounds of the Duke of Marlboro's palace. It was turned into a VHS tape called The Concert At Blenheim Palace. There was also a documentary. Then later on a DVD that included the concert in it's entirety along with the documentary. Carly said wouldn't it be nice if you could do another concert at Blenheim to commemorate the one twenty five years ago. I thought she's got a super idea. So I decided to contact the Duke's family to ask about doing another one night only concert on the Blenheim palace grounds. Guess what they called me first about me doing another one night only concert on their palace grounds. So on Monday August twenty seven two thousand eighteen I'll be doing my second Concert At Blenheim Palace This is to celebrate the twenty fifth anniversary  of the first Concert at Blenheim Palace. By doing a second concert on the exact same spot. This time I'm hoping more of you fans will be able to come. I'll be opening the show with You're Looking Hot Tonight just like I did twenty five years ago. I've also dusted off my conga drums. That's to open the second half with The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Now "Drums say I'm going on a Target run. What do you need?" Then I'm bringing my safari jacket out of the moth balls. It will definitely get a good cleaning before I wear it. Can't forget Some Kind Of Friend so you can follow  my bouncing tush  Or taking you back to NYC to do a little New York City Rhythm and No Other Love. Of course  I'll do It's A Miracle and One Voice with a chorus. 'll definitely have some surprises for all of you fans who come. Tickets for this one night only concert on the Blenheim Palace grounds will go sale Friday March ninth at one PM eastern time. That's one eastern, twelve central, eleven mountain and ten pacific.
Barry

Great News Barry Buddies.

Great news Barry Buddies. I've been asked by the Cort Theatre people if I would extend my Cort Theatre run through the end of November. I said yes to them. David did let them know about the Thursday November fifteen 2:00AM Paradise Café album debut concert. Other then the four Mondays that Broadway is dark and the night of my album debut. I will on the Cort Theatre stage doing my Paradise Café shows in  November. That's a total of  twenty five more concerts. Twenty six in September, twenty six in October and twenty five in November for a grand total of seventy seven shows. Tickets for the November shows are on sale right now. I'll be on the June 2018 cover of GQ magazine. I only said I'd do the magazine under one condition. The one condition is the entire GQ magazine deals with me, my family and friends. That the cover would be me on stage at the piano which  it is. I will be introducing your to my songwriting partner Bruce Sussman. My co-producer Eddie Arkin. Eddie's been my co-producer since my Swing Street album that came out in nineteen eighty six. Calling Dr. Carly Manilow DVM. Meet our fur babies Maggie yellow Labrador Retriever age six and Max age four.  Thunder was a male Labrador Retriever that Brooklyn Pet Care was a puppy raiser for. Thunder went back to America's Vet Dogs. Thunder was placed with a veteran named Charlie Fordham. Charlie has PTSD so Thunder will be a great comfort to him. Now the staff at Brooklyn Pet Care found a basset hound puppy their garbage dumpster inside a cardboard box. Carly went outside to throw out the garbage bag when she heard a little whimper coming out of a box inside their dumpster. She ran and got Dr. Jeff who jumped into the dumpster. He found the closed up cardboard box handed it to Carly. She took the cardboard box inside then she  used a knife to split the duck tape and open the cardboard box. Inside was a little Basset Hound puppy. He got checked out, Dr. Jeff Houston adopted him. Dr. Jeff named him Fred after the Fred The Basset Hound comic strip.
So that's how Fred got his name. Got to go do some stuff.
Barry

Text Message

Carly got a text message from her Barry Buddy Rita. Rita mentioned that Brian Murphy announced on his Facebook page that he was doing Wolf Trap in Vienna Virginia for two nights Friday June 8th and Saturday June 9th. Fans who like Shirley's Facebook page were wondering what happened to Las Vegas. Brian Murphy was supposedly going to announce Las Vegas real soon. That was something the Review Journal's Katz posted in his entertainment column. Brain said he wanted to go back to Las Vegas. I just got a text message from Rita Carly told Barry.  Rita said Brian Murphy is doing Wolf Trap in Vienna Virginia in June for two nights. That's Friday June eighth and Saturday June  ninth.
Fans over at Shirley's Facebook page for you were wondering why Brian Murphy hadn't announced his Westgate dates yet. Some of your fans are also Brian Murphy fans. That's why those fans over on Shirley's Facebook page are wondering why Brian hasn't announced Las Vegas yet. Rita did check
a ticket site that  has tickets on sale for Westgate shows. They have shows on sale for Clint Holmes and Earl Turner, Dirk Arthur and Sexy. But nothing for Brian Murphy and Dee Snyder's musical.  Who knows why Brian Murphy hasn't announced his Westgate run yet. Barry and Carly were met at the Portland Amtrak train station by Garry and Denise.  Garry and Denise took Barry and Carly to their house. Now tomorrow afternoon we're going to a Portland winery for a wine tasting said Garry. Now that sounds fine to me said Barry. Once they got to Garry and Denise's house Garry showed them to the guest bedroom. Barry brought with him the DVD of him on stage with Tears For Fears singing their song Shout with them. He actually made Garry a copy of the original video tape. Next week I'll have to take you and Carly to my newest venture said Garry.  Now what have you gotten yourself into said Barry. I've started my own Craft Brewery company. It's called GCK American Ale said Garry.   Can we carry this in my 1943 British American Gastro Pub's asked Barry. Garry said sure you can carry it in your gastro pubs.  By the way I'm going to be on the June cover issue of GQ said Barry. I know my fans have been wanting me on the cover of GQ for a longtime.  I just sent  Cyndi Lauper's Joni Mitchell album to the mastering studios. Cyndi and I did two duets on the album. Chelsea Morning and River said Barry. By the way David Taylor has gotten me a two month run on Broadway at the Cort Theatre for September and October. Carly heard from her Barry Buddy Abby that Brian Murphy wanted to do another Broadway run. He one in nineteen seventy six/nineteen seventy seven at the Uris Theatre and in two thousand thirteen at the St. James. I've only done one stint on Broadway at the Gershwin Theatre. I was there with my Barry Manilow Live On Broadway show from April eighteen to June tenth nineteen eighty nine. I did a total of forty six shows. Barry got a call from David. He told Barry that the Cort Theatre wanted to extend his run through the end of November. Barry got off the phone with David. With my Cort Theatre shows I was doing a total of fifty shows in September and October. That was David who just called the Cort Theatre just asked David if I would extend my run through November thirtieth. I told David yes. He then said he would tell them about my 2:00AM Paradise Café II album debut at the Rose Theatre on Thursday November fifteenth. September twenty six shows plus  October twenty six shows plus November twenty five shows equals seventy seven shows total so far. When I get back I'll have to announce the November dates at the Cort Theatre said Barry. Barry and Carly left on Saturday to come back to New York City. Barry would home for a week before he headed down to San Antonio Texas.

Barry's Latest Message.

 

 

Hi Friends

It's me Barry again with some photos to share with you. Photo one is the Cort Theatre with the marquee that has my Barry Manilow's Paradise Café logo on it. Below it is the description of my show. Photo two is a bigger picture of the marquee logo. Photo three is a bigger picture of the description on it. The description reads. "The night is new. The faces are friendly. So have a few and let me play. Some new songs. Some blues songs. The mood is always right. While your here at the Paradise Café." "The Paradise Café is a cool jazz club in Greenwich Village. Let jazz recording artist Barry Manilow take you there." "Listen the city is singing her Night Song. Listen!" Yes I'm going back to my roots which is steeped in jazz. I started out back in nineteen eighty four as a jazz artist with the release of my first jazz album called 2:00AM Paradise Café. It has been a wonderful ride for the last thirty four years. And I have enjoyed every minute of this incredible ride that I've been on. It's all thanks to you my dear ones. Here to more incredible rides for all of us to come.

Love you all forever and a day,

Barry



Tropicana Schedule 20189 and 2019.

Hi Fans
It's men coming at you from the rails. Yes I said rails. Today is Wednesday January 31st. I am on Amtrak's Empire Builder headed towards Portland Oregon. Me and Carly got an invite to spend some time with Garry and Denise. So while I'm on two weeks of much needed vacation. I'm giving you all the schedule for this year and next years Tropicana dates. As you can see it's two weeks in December two thousand eighteen. Three weeks in February, June and October of two thousand nineteen. If you go over top my Facebook page and go into the Convention/Parties section you will see all the latest information for this years Party Weekend in Atlantic City at the Tropicana. That's New Years Eve weekend. Friday December twenty eighth through Monday December thirty first. The Tropicana is where I'm kicking off my Paradise Tour II in December. The stage sets will be an intimate New York Jazz club called the Paradise Café. Dean Lighting Company is creating my Paradise Café night club sign. With this tour I'm going back to my roots which is being a jazz artist. That's how my career started as a jazz artist back in nineteen eighty four. Nineteen eighty four was the year I put out my 2:00AM Paradise Café jazz album. During the show's we'll be doing songs from 2:00AM Paradise Café, Swing Street, Singing With The Big Bands and 2:00AM Paradise Café II. Along with taking a few of my contemporary songs that I have given them them a jazz feel. Kion and I worked on a duet to Big City Blues. That's the song I did with The Velvet Fog Mel Torme'. Then Shelly and I will duet on the song Blue. I did that song as a duet with Sarah Vaughan. Then on my Big Fun On Swing Street special I did that song with Carmen McRae. Then Billy, Kion and Me will be a trio on the song Hey Mambo. That song I did with Kid Creole and the Coconuts on  the Swing Street album. Kid Creole and the Coconuts were also on my Big Fun On Swing Street special. Along with Gerry Mulligan, Dana Robbins, Stanley Clark, Carmen McRae and Phyllis Hyman. I'm thinking about doing a 2:00AM Paradise Café television special for this coming fall. Take care everyone.
Barry

Exciting News Everyone.

 

 

 

Exciting news everyone. David Taylor just called me while I'm out here in Portland. He said he was on a conference call with The Shubert Organizations Chairman Philip J. Smith and President Bernard E. Wamkel. David said both gentlemen said yes to my doing a two month run at their Cort Theatre this year. I'm doing a short run on Broadway In September and October of this year. Yes my musical The Mayflower will still be at the Forrest Theatre in Philadelphia in September and October for it's second regional. Bruce and Jack will be in Philadelphia to check up on things as needed.  I'll be on Broadway at the Cort Theatre with my Barry Manilow's Paradise Café show. My Paradise Café show runs from Saturday September 1st through Wednesday October 31st. Now I won't be on stage on Mondays . Since Mondays are lights out for theatres in Times Square. Now underneath the add for my Cort Theatre shows is the September and October 2018 calendar dates for my shows. That's so you can see the dates I'll be at the Cort Theatre. I'm doing fifty two shows at the Cort Theatre. Tickets will go on sale Friday March second at 10AM ET. Brian Murphy told his manager Gregory Knofler he wanted to do a short Broadway Theatre run. However Gregory told Brian he couldn't get him a theatre right now. You know the saying It's all in who you know. Well it's so true since I know a lot of people connected to Broadway Theatre. Right now I've got four musicals on Broadway. Gershwin Theatre revival of Copacabana, Marquis Theatre Harmony, Palace Theatre 15 Minutes and Broadway Theatre Here At The Mayflower. So get ready for me Barry Manilow on Broadway once again.

Barry

More News.

Barry heard from Marc that Brian Murphy would be at Clive' Davis' Pre-Grammy party. Marc also heard Clive's party was going to be at the Sheraton Times Square.  Someone asked me yesterday if I was going to Clive's Pre-Grammy Party Barry told Marc. I told them no I was not. Why not they asked me? I said I Clive Davis didn't invite me and he hates me. Brian Murphy was the one who got Clive Davis to give me a recording contract. Clive figured my first album would tank. Well it did not tank at all said Barry. In fact my first album 2:00AM Paradise Café came out certified quadruple platinum. It debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 200 Album chart. My first single When October Goes came out certified quadruple platinum too. As well as debuting at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart. I went on the road to promote my first record album. I called the tour my Paradise Café Tour which morphed into my Copacabana Tour. Tickets for both tours sold out within a half hour of tickets going on sale. 2:00AM Paradise Café won me every Grammy I was nominated for. So that's why Clive hated me because I was so successful with my first album. Then every album after that one that I put out on Arista did the same thing. Clive wanted me to bomb and my first album to tank so he could let me go from Arista. Well I didn't bomb and my first album didn't tank so he couldn't let go of me. Now I left Arista when Clive was told to retire and LA Reed got his job. In two thousand I was at a party that was attended by Glen Barros the head of Concord Records. I liked what Concord Records stood for. AT that party Glen Barros asked me if I wanted to join his Concord Record label. I said yes I would love to sign with Concord Records since I was now looking for a new record label.  That's just what I did I signed with Concord Records and I've been with them ever since. My Williamsburg album came out to late to get nominated for Grammys this year. Maybe in two thousand nineteen it will get nominated for Grammys. Brian Murphy's album This Is My Town also came out to late for this years Grammys. I heard that Brian Murphy sang New York New York, This Is My Town, Mandy and Copacabana last night said Marc. Now tonight I'm going to the Concord Records Grammy Party with Carly said Barry. I'm entertainer for the party. The party is at The Grand Hyatt's Empire State Ballroom. I found out that my good friend Kenny G. is coming to The Concord Records Grammy Party. I asked him to bring his saxophone with him.  I told him I was doing two songs off of 2:00AM Paradise Café II. So I wanted him to play saxophone on the songs I'm doing tonight. I told Kenny I was going to do two songs off my next album 2:00AM Paradise Café II which he is on. I've decided to do  these songs The Paradise Café and New York City Blues from 2:00AM Paradise Café II, Then Big City Blues duet with Kion and Billy and Night Song from 2:00AM Paradise Café. My band and backup singers will be on stage to preform with me said Barry. Tomorrow afternoon Carly and are leaving at 3:40PM on Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited heading towards Chicago. We get into Chicago Tuesday at 9:45AM. There's a four and a half hour layover in Chicago. We're taking the 2:15PM Empire Builder out to Portland. We should arrive in Portland on Thursday at 2:55PM.  Garry invited Carly and me for a visit. We're staying with him and Denise at their house. We'll be there for one week and two days. Then we leave on the following Thursday at 4:45PM. We get into Chicago Saturday at 3:55PM. We have a five hour layover in Chicago. We're leaving at 9:30PM. We'll get back here to New York City on Sunday at 6:23PM. We will be gone for two whole weeks. I definitely need this vacation said Barry. Dr. Jeff Houston who works at Brooklyn Pet Care Veterinary Hospital will be taking care of the dogs. Dr. Jeff Houston use to work with Carly at the Bronx Zoo. We're leaving Monday January the twenty- ninth and we get home on Sunday February the eleventh. Then I'm home till Monday February  twenty-six. When I leave for San Antonio Texas. I'll leave Monday on Amtrak's Crescent for New Orleans. I'll spend one night there. Then I leave on the Sunset Limited for San Antonio. I'll be in San Antonio with my songwriting partners during March and April. Then I'll come back home at the beginning of May.  If you get a chance Marc you need to try Diet Coke's bold new flavors. Ginger Lime, Feisty Cherry, Zesty Blood Orange and Twisted Mango. I like the Ginger Lime and the Feisty Cherry. I already love the Diet Coke with Lime said Barry. I also love Fresca which is a grapefruit flavored soda. I'm taking my favorite metal container with me when I go to San Antonio. My metal container keep my cold drink cold drink for hours. Vikki and I finished the It's Just Another New Years Eve Party Weekend  itinerary. I'll be announcing the party weekend in March so fans can start planning their trip to AC said Barry.