Cabaret series starts sizzling July 6 in Tucson

The Invisible Theatre has this habit of making our hot summers even hotter.

And we are grateful for it.

The company’s almost-annual Sizzling Summer Sounds launches Thursday, July 6 and keeps the heat on through July 14.

The cabaret series brings in some of Tucson’s top musicians and singers — and even a few from out of town.

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And to make this a big city kind of experience, IT is teaming up with the Skyline Country Club, which provides the venue, and, if you so desire, a dinner (brunch on Sundays) before the show — those folks will be getting primo seats.

Here’s what’s on the cabaret bill:

• “Pure Imagination,” 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, July 6-7. Jack Neubeck, Katherine Byrnes and Daniel “Sly” Slipetsky team up to croon tunes by award-winning composer Leslie Bricusse. Among his hits: “What Kind of Fool Am I?”,and “Pure Imagination” from the “Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” movie.
• “An Evening with Steve Ross,” 8 p.m. Saturday, July 8, and 2 p.m. Sunday, July 9. Ross cruises in from the Big Apple, were the New York Times once called him the “crown prince of New York cabaret.” He sings the standards — think Gershwin, Porter, Sondheim, Coward — with a voice that instantly seduces. His performances will include a tribute to Fred Astaire.
• “Reflections,” 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 12. Julie Anne, backed up by Richard Katz on keys and Mike Levy on bass, takes a trip through the Great American Songbook.
• “In the Limelight,” 8 p.m. July 13. Rob Boone, Christine Vivona and Ray Templin jazz things up performing tunes that were made famous in Vaudeville and on Broadway.
• “I Love Paris,” 8 p.m. July 14. Neubeck, Byrnes and Slipetsky return with music with a French flair to celebrate Bastille Day.