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It’s unlike the Monster, where singers cluster around the piano and are oblivious to the bar patrons. It’s long and ungainly, with the piano off to one side of a three-tiered barroom. There is a microphone for both you and your accompanist (who will often contribute harmonies, if asked), but the room itself isn’t particularly conducive to its own entertainment. Uncle Charlie’s (139 East 45th Street)Ī relatively intimate setting where the pianist often has his or her own fanbase and everyone is throwing an impromptu party for everyone else. And be aware: the bartenders also sing, and shade will be cast if you stink. A $20 in the tip jar, and they’ll let you sing anything they can find sheet music for, whether or not you should be singing it. Not surprisingly, the entertainment is wide and varied, both in song choice and quality of performance.
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The bar (there’s a cabaret upstairs) attracts throngs of tourists - being two doors down from the legendary Stonewall Inn - as well as aspiring Broadway talents. The emphasis here is on soloists, and because there is a microphone and a makeshift stage of sorts next to the piano, the Duplex is a bit of an intermediate step, perfect for those who have sung before, or are too hammy and in their cups to care. There is no microphone, so the crowd often sings along - to the frustration of those who come to solo, and the delight of those who know that the soloists are not always the best singers in the bunch. Upstairs is a round-robin of regulars, tourists and new arrivals that runs the gamut from “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” to Backstreet Boys, Whitney Houston, Britney and Beatles classics, with long detours into Broadway favorites. Here’s our ever-evolving list of NYC gay-friendly places where the pianist will, to paraphrase Smash, “Let you be their star.” The Monster (80 Grove Street)ĭownstairs is a disco, replete with retro ’70s tea dance music on Sundays. Likewise, you’ll often be able to test the depth of your knowledge of Billy Joel and Elton John’s catalogs, where the farther you get from “Piano Man” and “Your Song,” the better the pianist will like you.
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Songs from The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and The Lion King are in regular rotation.
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If you like Disney tunes, you’re in luck.