In April and May of 2000, Sam's Restaurant hosted a series of Thursday night cabarets featuring the songs of Nan Knighton. The show included collaborations with Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel), Howard Marren (Paramour), Jonathan Larson (Rent), Robert Lindsey Nassif (Eliot Ness in Cleveland), Martyn Axe, Fred Werner and Tim DiPasqua. Stephen Kaplan and Dale Badway were production supervisors and Ken Lundie was the musical director.

There was a rotating roster of performers for these shows, which included: Farah Alvin (Saturday Night Fever), Tom Andersen (Multiple MAC Award Winner), Bryan Batt (Fever, Pimpernel), Carolee Carmello (Parade, Pimpernel), James Carpinello (Fever), Gilles Chiasson (Pimpernel, Rent), Rob Evan (Jekyll & Hyde, Les Misérables), Tovah Feldshuh (Lend Me A Tenor, Yentl), Dee Hoty (Footloose, Will Rogers Follies), Alix Korey (The Wild Party), Marc Kudisch (The Wild Party, Pimpernel), Frank Mastrone (Fever, Jekyll & Hyde), Kevyn Morrow (Pimpernel), Nancy Opel (Triumph Of Love), Orfeh (Fever), Brad Oscar (Jekyll & Hyde), Paige Price (Fever), Anne Runolfsson (The Dead, Victor/Victoria), Kate Shindle (Jekyll & Hyde, Miss America 1998), Chris Sieber (Triumph Of Love) and Rachel York (Pimpernel).

Performances were held on 27 April and 4, 11 and 18 May 2000.

Photos from this event can be found in the Scrapbook Section.

Related Items:

11 May 2000 - Article posted at Playbill Online
Rachel York Joins Storybook, Nan Knighton Revue, May 11 at Sam's

4 May 2000 - Article posted at Playbill Online
Carmello, Chiasson, Batt & Kudisch Sing Knighton Words At Sam's May 4

27 Apr 2000 - Article posted at Playbill Online
Lyricist Knighton Celebrated w/ Sam's Storybook Cabaret, April 27, May 4, 11, 18

20 Apr 2000 - Article posted at Talkin' Broadway
Storybook: The Lyrics of Nan Knighton