Still Sterling Entertainment

Catching up again with Sterling’s Upstairs at Vitello’s, the charming cabaret venue in Studio City, provided great fun on Memorial Day weekend. Producer Michael Sterling introduced luminous Jantre Haskin, the sultry songstress who won last December’s annual LA’s Next Great Stage Star competition, sponsored by Sterling’s. Her prize was $1,000 in cash and this one-night showcase. She started things off smashingly with Michael John La Chiusa’s “Welcome to My Party” from The Wild Party, and sizzled in other numbers such as the 1940s classic “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” and Sondheim’s “There Won’t Be Trumpets.” She was joined by two talented guests: vivacious Nikkema Taylor, at her showstopping best in “Make Them Hear You” from Ragtime; and the superb DeReau K. Farrar, who crooned smoothly with Haskin in the sexy duet, “Honeysuckle Rose.” Fine cuisine and stellar entertainment are served up with style at Sterling’s, a habit-forming entertainment spot. http://myspace.com/sterlingsupstairs.

Pictured: Jantre Haskin