Tue Apr 15 2025
8:30 PM (Doors 7:00 PM)
$36.33 - $82.56
All Ages
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The Broadway starlet JULIE BENKO, whose meteoric rise following her turns in Funny Girl and Barry Manilow’s Harmony, returns to Hollywood after her triumphant run at Café Carlyle in NYC, and after stepping into her newest role: mom. Only at Catalina Jazz Club, Hollywood! Join us…
LIVE! TUES & WEB, APRIL 15 & 16 at 8:30PM. Dinner begins at 7:00PM.
Accompanied by award-winning jazz pianist (and her baby-daddy/spouse) JASON YEAGER, Benko gives her most personal and heartfelt performance yet, offering mesmerizing new interpretations of standards (“Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man,” “A Sleepin’ Bee”), contemporary favorites (“You’ll Be In My Heart”), musical theater classics (“Children Will Listen”), and more.
Join Julie for a transcendent evening as she explores the challenges and joys of this transformational period in her life with her sterling vocals and signature humor. But be warned: You may leave with baby fever!
Tickets: $30-75, Artist Circle and VIP Seating Available. Online at CatalinaJazzClub.com or TicketWeb.com.
Catalina Jazz Club
6725 West Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028
Proudly presented by Chris Isaacson Presents & Catalina Jazz Club
*Tickets purchased online receive priority seating.
*Single Entree or Drink minimums apply for all tickets
Back by Popular Demand!
JULIE BENKO: A STAR IS BORN (Broadway: Funny Girl, Barry Manilow's Harmony)
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JULIE BENKO is an actor, singer, and writer based in New York City. She recently marched her band out on Broadway as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl, joining the annals of theatrical lore for her sensational understudy-to-star trajectory in the show. Between her tenure as the standby, alternate, and full-time Fanny, she played the role over 180 times and received numerous accolades for her interpretation, including Theatre World’s Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theatre. She was also called the 2022 “Breakout Star for Theater” in The New York Times, named among “10 Broadway Stars to Watch for 2023” by Variety, honored as one of “40 Under 40” for Crain’s New York Business, hailed by CBS Mornings as “Broadway’s breakout star,” and profiled in numerous national media outlets such as The New York Times and Time. She is currently back on Broadway, originating the role of Ruth in the long-gestating Barry Manilow musical Harmony. She has played leading roles in many Off-Broadway and regional productions and enjoys a vibrant concert career, having headlined sold-out shows at Birdland, 54 Below, and many other venues around the country.
Julie's holiday EP Christmas With You (Club44 Records) will be released on December 1st. Other recordings include Hand in Hand (Club44 Records), an award-winning duo effort with her pianist-composer spouse Jason Yeager, and Introducing Julie Benko. She won first prize and the Johnny Mercer Award in the national American Traditions Vocal Competition. She holds a BFA in Drama and an MFA in Acting from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. As a writer, Julie has worked across mediums. In 2020, she wrote, directed, and starred in her first short, The Newlywed’s Guide to
Physical Intimacy, which has won praise in numerous international festivals. Her first full-length play, The District, was named a semifinalist at the 2022 Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference.
For more, follow Julie on Tiktok/Instagram @Jujujuliebee or visit her website at www.JulieBenko.com. -
What do Kurt Vonnegut, Thelonious Monk, and Latin American folk music have in common? All find their way into the music of award-winning pianist/composer Jason Yeager. An adroit and sensitive accompanist as well as an imaginative soloist and bandleader, JASON YEAGER has released eight critically acclaimed albums of original music, including most recently Sanctuary (Sunnyside Records, 2024), a collaborative effort with virtuoso jazz violinist Jason Anick. In 2022 Jason celebrated the release of two records: Hand in Hand (Club 44 Records) with his spouse and Broadway star Julie Benko, and Unstuck in Time: the Kurt Vonnegut Suite (Sunnyside) with his eponymous septet and special guest Miguel Zenón. His music has been featured in Down Beat, The New York Times, Jazz Times, and the Boston Globe.
Jason has performed across six continents, at such storied venues as Carnegie Hall, Birdland, Smalls, the Blue Note, and the Panama Jazz Festival. In addition to his work as a bandleader, Yeager has recorded on over 30 additional albums and performed with such luminaries as Sean Jones, Matt Wilson, George Garzone, and Luciana Souza. An honors graduate of the Tufts/New England Conservatory Double Degree Program and the Berklee Global Jazz Institute, Jason is currently an Associate Professor of Piano at Berklee College of Music and adjunct instructor at MIT.
“...[Jason] always impressed me with his talent, his curiosity and his desire to create his own music while really investigating the jazz piano tradition.” -Fred Hersch, Grammy-nominated pianist/composer and Doris Duke Fellow
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Chris Isaacson Presents (CIP) has created, produced, and promoted over 1500 events since the company’s founding in 2004. From small clubs to major theatres, CIP has presented many of the most influential stars of this generation including Grammy, Tony, Emmy, and Academy Award-winning musicians, actors and recording artists.
Highlights include coordinating and producing an elaborate premiere celebrations for Emmy Award-winning series POSE (FX Networks) starring Billy Porter, Janet Mock and Our Lady J , Emmy Award-winning series Feud: Bette & Joan (FX Networks) starring Susan Sarandon, co-produced the Grammy Award-nominated "Considering Matthew Shepard" at Ford Theatres (earning CIP a proclamation from City of West Hollywood) with guests hosts Tim Bagley, Candis Cayne, & Joely Fisher, producing the West Coast charitable event GAIN: Brighter Futures starring Alisan Porter (winner of NBC’s The Voice) for Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, high-flying events for LA Pride, Rolling Stone, The Grove LA and Americana at Brand, serving as Producer on the critically acclaimed feature documentary Studio One Forever directed by Marc Saltarelli starring Thelma Houston, Chita Rivera, Melisa Rivers, Lance Bass, and Bruce Vilanch, and most recently, working with Dick and Arlene Van Dyke, and Tony Danza on "Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic" for CBS Television.
Isaacson returned to produce the 2023 Creative Business Awards ceremony in West Hollywood at The 1 Hotel honoring the Sunset Marquis Hotel, presented by West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. This event was hosted by Kate Flannery and Jackie Tohn with special presentations by Academy Award-winner Billy Bob Thornton.
Isaacson’s concerts have been featured on MTV, CNN, Access Hollywood, Extra, ABC's On the Red Carpet, KTLA Morning News, Good Day LA (Fox), and in the Los Angeles Times, New York Post, and The New York Times.
He is committed to humanitarian and social causes including Ronald McDonald House Charities, Youth Emerging Stronger (Yes!), La Fuente Recovery, Entertainment Community Fund, and The Trevor Project.
For more information on upcoming CIP events, visit ChrislsaacsonPresents.com -
The American dream came true for Catalina Popescu in October of 1986 when she and her husband Bob created a supper club devoted to serving an experience of superb eats and the shared magic of live performance. That grand experience began at the door where every night her mother Maria would greet each guest as family and share in their love of music. Housed in Hollywood and decked out in a timeless charm, the club offers a cozy ambience under sparkling stage lights garnished with its signature concoction — Jazz. The first artist to grace the stage was the masterful flutist and saxophonist Buddy Collette, and ever since then, over the past 36 years, the Catalina Jazz Club has hosted the most illustrious legends of all time — from the powerful puffers of Dizzy Gillespie to the electrified fingers of McCoy Tyner, the bubbly belt of Dee Dee Bridgewater and Lynda Carter, the flirtatious saxophone of Joshua Redman, the slick strumming of Kenny Burrell, the insane drum clinic of Steve Gadd, the romance of Steve Tyrell, and the masterclass of Mike Stern.
For Catalina, Jazz is our way of life. It breathes pain. It knows love. It dreams hope. It bleeds courage. Whether we’re showcasing Broadway, Soul, R&B, or stand-up comedy, the lesson learned from all the greats who have serenaded our spirits is how to connect to one another. And that’s why the Catalina Jazz Club will always have a table ready for you.
The Catalina Jazz Club has been honored by A.S.M.A.C., California Jazz Foundation, Los Angeles Jazz Society, and a City of Los Angeles Certificate of Appreciation on their 25th Anniversary, which was awarded by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the LA City Council which included then City Council member and current Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.
$36.33 - $82.56 All Ages
The Broadway starlet JULIE BENKO, whose meteoric rise following her turns in Funny Girl and Barry Manilow’s Harmony, returns to Hollywood after her triumphant run at Café Carlyle in NYC, and after stepping into her newest role: mom. Only at Catalina Jazz Club, Hollywood! Join us…
LIVE! TUES & WEB, APRIL 15 & 16 at 8:30PM. Dinner begins at 7:00PM.
Accompanied by award-winning jazz pianist (and her baby-daddy/spouse) JASON YEAGER, Benko gives her most personal and heartfelt performance yet, offering mesmerizing new interpretations of standards (“Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man,” “A Sleepin’ Bee”), contemporary favorites (“You’ll Be In My Heart”), musical theater classics (“Children Will Listen”), and more.
Join Julie for a transcendent evening as she explores the challenges and joys of this transformational period in her life with her sterling vocals and signature humor. But be warned: You may leave with baby fever!
Tickets: $30-75, Artist Circle and VIP Seating Available. Online at CatalinaJazzClub.com or TicketWeb.com.
Catalina Jazz Club
6725 West Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028
Proudly presented by Chris Isaacson Presents & Catalina Jazz Club
*Tickets purchased online receive priority seating.
*Single Entree or Drink minimums apply for all tickets
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