Recent And upcoming appearances
COMING IN JANUARY-FEBRUARY-MARCH 2023
Richard Maltby Jr. and David' Shire’s “Starting Here, Starting Now”
January 21-22: Theater Pantalone, IJsselstein, Netherlands
February 5: Torpedo Theater, Amsterdam
February 18-19: Kerk van Beets, Beets, Netherlands
March 25: St Paulus, Saarbrücken, Germany
April 15-16: Venues Pending Confirmation, Cologne, Germany
May 21, May 28, June 18: De Kleines Theater, Bonn, Germany
More dates coming soon!
Presented by the Jewel Box Musical Theater
Tickets and info: www.jewelboxmusicaltheater.com
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John’s One Man Cabaret Show
“John Rinaldi, Not Just a Phase”
Premiered: October 31, 2021
At De Kerk van Beets
Beets, Netherlands
(Available for future bookings)
NOW STREAMING:
See me as Mr. Mushnik in “Little Shop of Horrors Online Cabaret”. It’s FREE and available ON DEMAND!
Presented by Tenacious Theatrics
https://www.tenacioustheatrics.com/littleshopofhorrorsonlinecabaret
NEW RECORDINGS:
“JB Presents The Best of Broadway”
I’m singing Sondheim’s “Take Me To The World” with my talented and beautiful colleague Krissy Dorn as part of the new “JB Presents The Best of Broadway” album. This is a truly international undertaking with Krissy in Germany, me in the Netherlands, Matthew Martin Ward (MD/Piano/Arranger) in NYC and our producer in San Jose. The album features 60 songs from amazing Bay Area theater talent. For more info, and to purchase, please check out this link and be sure to scroll down.
https://www.jbpresents.org/thebestofbroadway/
“Home, Hope and Holidays” Holiday CD (also available on streaming platforms) featuring worldwide alumni of Broadway By the Bay in Redwood City, CA (where I was in “Kiss Me, Kate”). I’m in the two big choral numbers (“Let There Be Peace on Earth” and “Hallelujah Chorus”), with over 50 of the best voices on the planet. Huge congrats and thanks to Alicia Jeffrey for her amazing producing/music directing/musician skills, and our fabulous music director/musician/vocalist, Sean Kana. This was truly a labor of love for all.
https://bbbay.org/homehopeholidays
RECENT STREAMING PERFORMANCES:
“The Perfect Year” (online cabaret event with the P3 Theatre Company), Aired on December 31, 2020. See my gallery for a recording of my performance of “Before the Parade Passes By”
https://facebook.com/events/s/the-perfect-year/738815456678837/?ti=icl
“If You Knew My Story” (online cabaret event with the Palo Alto Players, streamed six performances in November, 2020. See my gallery to watch my performance.
https://paplayers.org/event/if-you-knew-my-story/
“Holiday Family Sing-Along” (online cabaret event with the Palo Alto Players, streamed for six performances in December 2020.
https://paplayers.org/event/sing-along/
RECENT PERFORMANCES IN NYC AND THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA:
"He Said/She Said" (Don't Tell Mama, NYC, September-November, 2018)
“He Said/She Said” is an irreverent look at my life and loves through the eyes of some of my favorite musical theater characters, both male and female. I had the pleasure of performing the show three times at NYC’s legendary club “Don’t Tell Mama”. This show features a wild cast of characters: Crazy Italian film directors, long suffering Real Housewives of Ancient Rome, neurotic Broadway composers, and at least one controversial First Lady. The show features songs from sources as varied as "The Music Man" and “Kiss of the Spider Woman” to "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Yentl", along with some selected picks from the Great American Songbook.
Matthew Martin Ward was my fantastic Musical Director for this production.
“Emotionally Powerful…”Good company”…”Delightful personality”, ”Witty patter”: Read Bart Greenburg’s review for Cabaret Scenes here
Cranky Cabaret (NYC, March-April, 2018)
My NYC debut was with the wonderful crazies at the Cranky Cabaret in March, 2018. I did a mini-set of two very-pissed-off songs in order to keep with the evening's overall theme of disgruntlement, anger and agita. The Cranky happens regularly, and is a guaranteed good time, no matter who is singing.
"Another Hundred People" (San Francisco and San Jose, July 2017 and April 2018)
I performed my second cabaret show, "Another Hundred People", at the Society Cabaret in San Francisco in July of 2017, and again at Society Cabaret/LVL 44 in San Jose, in April, 2018. This show is all about the musicals that shaped my view of NYC as a youngster in far-away Orange, California. The songs are all from shows that take place within the five boroughs. Note: if you know a musical set in Staten Island, please e-mail me immediately.
"He Said/She Said" (San Jose, San Francisco and Sausalito, July 2016, January 2017 and April 2018)
I performed my original cabaret show "He Said/She Said", under the auspices of the Sausalito Song Society in the serene setting of Campbell Hall at Christ Episcopal Church in Sausalito in April 2018. This show is all about the search for love, and the pitfalls of romance as seen through the eyes of some of my favorite musical theater characters, both male and female. I am happy to report, lightning did not strike the church at any time during my performance. I originally conceived this show in the summer of 2016, performing it at Society Cabaret San Jose in July 2016, and at Society Cabaret San Francisco in January, 2017.