Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Nikki Snelson & Ben Cameron join Anything Goes w/ Marti 1/16

Broadway Speaks OUT and Vig27 are proud to present ANYTHING GOES WITH MARTI hosted by cabaret glamazon Marti Gould Cummings. This weekly show has half off cocktails with a portion of the bar going to support Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS.

On Sunday January 16th at 9pm Legally Blonde star Nikki Snelson and Wicked and Aida's Ben Cameron will join Marti at Vig27. Nikki Snelson Broadway: Annie Get Your Gun w/Bernadette Peters (Winnie Tate), Sweet Charity. Off-Broadway: How to Save the World (Violet),Have a Nice Life (Best NYMF Ensemble). National tours: tick, tick...BOOM!(Susan); Show Boat; Hello, Dolly! w/Carol Channing; Beauty and the Beast. Film/TV: "Desperate Housewives," "All My Children," "Reefer Madness," Julie Taymor's Across the Universe. Mad love and thanks to my amazing Mom, Fam, the C and my CC. www.nicolesnelson.com.

Ben Cameron Cameron is an original cast member of Wicked, having opened in the show in October of 2003. Other Broadway credits include Aida and Footloose. Cameron toured the country in the musicals Footloose, Fame, Tommy and State Fair. On the 12th and 19th, he will present his solo performance piece with music, Different is Good, which charts his Mormon upbringing in Utah, and follows him through his arrival in New York City as a working actor.

Marti Gould Cummings moved to NYC at the age of 17 to study musical theatre. During his time as an actor, he toured nationally, was featured on several hit TV shows, and appeared in the Drama Desk nominated musical TWIST off-Broadway. As time went on he realized he was put on this earth to make a difference for the LGBT community.

Since forming BSO! with Anthony Hollock, Marti has become one of NYCs most influential gay rights activist. He has appeared on LOGO, been featured in top gay and Broadway publications, and presented album of the year at the OUTMusic Awards. Through the red carpet interviews,
sit down interviews, weekly talk show, and benefits he hosts, he truly has given a voice to the younger generation in the LGBT community. Marti will continue to fight for equality until all people have gained equal rights under the law.

ANYTHING GOES with Marti will take place on Sunday January 16th at 9pm at Vig27 located at East 27th Street and Park Avenue South. This event is free and open to the public with half off drinks. Vig27 will donate a portion of the bar to BC/EFA.



Read more: http://cabaret.broadwayworld.com/article/Snelson_Cameron_Guest_At_ANYTHING_GOES_WITH_MARTI_20010101#ixzz1AqqDI3m0

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Edie Falco - Sing Song




Emmy Award winner and all around fab gal Edie Falco will be hitting the Laurie Beechman Theatre for her cabaret debut. Did you even know she sang? I didn't...but this gal can do anything so check her out...Feb 4th-6th at 7pm.

THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES

TICKETS NOW ON SALE TO AMERICAN EXPRESS CARD MEMBERS

BEN STILLER, EDIE FALCO, JENNIFER JASON LEIGH
RETURN TO BROADWAY IN
JOHN GUARE’S COMEDIC MASTERPIECE
THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES
DIRECTED BY DAVID CROMER

PRODUCTION OPENS MONDAY, APRIL 25 AT THE WALTER KERR THEATRE
PREVIEWS BEGIN MONDAY, APRIL 4
www.HouseOfBlueLeaves.com

Tickets for the Broadway revival of John Guare’s comedic masterpiece THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES starring Ben Stiller, Edie Falco and Jennifer Jason Leigh are now on sale exclusively to American Express card members and to the general public beginning January 15. THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES, directed by David Cromer, will open on Monday, April 25, 2011 at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street). The strictly limited 16-week engagement will begin previews on Monday, April 4, 2011.

In addition to Ben Stiller as Artie Shaughnessy, Edie Falco as Bananas Shaughnessy and Jennifer Jason Leigh as Bunny Flingus, the cast includes Alison Pill as Corrinna Stroller, Christopher Abbott as Ronnie Shaughnessy, Mary Beth Hurt as Head Nun and Halley Feiffer as Little Nun. Additional casting will be announced soon.

In THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES, Ben Stiller is Artie Shaughnessy, a zookeeper and wannabe songwriter, who is trying to cope with a schizophrenic wife (Falco), an impatient girlfriend (Leigh) and a visit from the Pope, all while sustaining his dream of hitting it big. THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES is a satirical take on celebrity, religion, and the frequent merging of the two.

The production team includes Scott Pask (Scenic Design), Jane Greenwood (Costume Design) & Brian MacDevitt (Lighting Design).

THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES debuted on Broadway in Lincoln Center Theater’s Tony-winning 1986 production directed by Jerry Zaks, featuring Ben Stiller in his Broadway and professional debut as Ronnie Shaughnessy. The play was first staged in 1966 by the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and opened off-Broadway on February 10, 1971 at the Truck and Warehouse Theatre, winning the New York Drama Critics’ Circle & Obie Awards for Best American Play. Ben Stiller’s mother Anne Meara played Bunny Flingus in that original production.

TICKETING INFORMATION:
Tickets for THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES are available through Telecharge.com by phone at 212-239-6200, or 800-432-7250, or online at www.Telecharge.com. Group tickets are also available through Telecharge.com. Tickets will be available in person beginning March 7 at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street). Box office hours are Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Tickets on Monday through Thursday evenings, Wednesday and Saturday matinees range in price from $122 to $57. Tickets on Friday and Saturday evenings range in price from $132 to $62.

Performance Schedule:
April 4 – 24: Monday through Saturday at 8:00 pm & Saturday at 2:00 pm (added performance on Wednesday, April 20th at 2:00 pm).

Beginning April 25: Monday through Saturday at 8:00 pm & Wednesday and Saturday at 2:00 pm.

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Sunday, January 9, 2011

In The Heights Closes Jan. 9th

In the Heights is closing on Jan 9, 2011. This musical is one of the most uplighting pieces of modern day musical theater. If you get a chance check it out on tour.

A few years back I was blessed to get to interview my friend Karen Olivo after she was in the show and in West Side Story. Check it out!