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NY SINGER BRINGS A COSMOPOLITAN FEEL TO IT EVENT

Cabaret returns to Arizona Inn

By Cathalena E. Burch Arizona Daily Star | Posted: Friday, June 17, 2011

Invisible Theatre launches its 2011 Sizzling Summer Sounds cabaret concert series this week with two events - "High Standards" with a cast of popular Tucson performers and "An Evening With Ann Hampton Callaway" featuring the critically acclaimed New York cabaret singer.

PHOTO COURTESY OF INVISIBLE THEATRENew York cabaret singer Ann Hampton Callaway will perform as part of Invisible Theatre's Sizzling Summer Sounds.

"We wanted to be able to showcase world-class talent that lives here and comes in in a setting where people really listen to the music," Claassen said. "I like to say it's a cosmopolitan experience on Tucson time: Have dinner, a cabaret show and hang out with the artists in the lounge and still be home by 10."

Performances: "High Standards" featuring Jeffrey Haskell, Jack Neubeck and Katherine Byrnes at 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; "An Evening With Ann Hampton Callaway" 8 p.m. Thursday, next Friday and June 25.

• Where: Arizona Inn, 2200 E. Elm St.

• Tickets: $35, $99 for three-event sampler by calling 882-9721. Discounts available.

• Details: www.invisibletheatre.com

• Et cetera: Sizzling Summer Sounds continues through mid-July.

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Cabaret returns to Arizona Inn

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