High Line Renegade Cabaret!

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Salmaan Khan

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Like any respectable New York City park, the High Line has attracted its fair share of recurring characters (anyone have any video of Boba Fett playing video game songs on his accordion?), but none have been quite as popular as the “Renegade Cabaret” that has emerged from an apartment building adjacent to the Line at 20th Street. Patty (the emcee) and Elizabeth (the singer) have begun “exploiting the captive audience” on the High Line, treating the late night guests at the northern end of section 1 to some good old fashioned sing-song.

More images and video after the break.

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Check out the High Line Renegade Cabaret group on Facebook for updates on showtimes: as they say, “When the Party Patio lights are on, something is going to happen.” Be sure to check out the High Line on Facebook as well.

Here are some videos; if anyone has any better pictures or videos, please share!

Elizabeth Soychak – “Behave”

Elizabeth Soychak – “April in Paris”


Filed under: On the High Line, Video

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7 Responses

  1. elizabeth, on June 20, 2009 at 11:58 am Said:

    Totally loved walking on the High Line yesterday.We were so thrilled it finally opened.
    See my blog
    elizabethwix.com
    today.

    cheers

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  2. Van, on June 22, 2009 at 9:42 am Said:

    Nice. Take requests?

    Moon River please.

    Reply
  3. Peter, on June 26, 2009 at 9:50 am Said:

    Love this!

    BTW you may want to move this blog to Tumblr – all kinds of buzz about you over there :)

    Reply
  4. The Art of the Prank » Blog Archive » High Line Park Renegade Cabaret, on June 26, 2009 at 3:42 pm Said:

    [...] after 9 p.m. on June 17, the third installment of the High Line Park Renegade Cabaret was held on Patty Heffley’s fourth-floor fire escape. There were colored lanterns, and a festive [...]

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  5. Getting High Downtown - Travel - Chic Today Entertainment, Lifestyle and Style, on July 28, 2009 at 1:44 am Said:

    [...] with all things New York, there are already stories attached to the High Line. Stop and listen to “The Renegade Cabaret”, which enthralls thousands of evening passerbys from a fire escape on 20th Street. Celebrity [...]

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  6. Karin, on August 2, 2009 at 3:44 am Said:

    That’s great :) Only just came across this, but it’s now on my list of must-sees! It’s so nice to see the High Line being successful already at bringing people together and even injecting a little humor into NY life!

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  7. Fire Escape Music « High Line Blog, on January 5, 2010 at 12:08 pm Said:

    [...] you visited the High Line this past Summer, you may have been pleasantly surprised by the High Line Renegade Cabaret, a free show of Jazz singing played for park patrons from a fire escape on 20th Street. Justin [...]

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