Unfortunately, I'm going to be in Arkansas doing a show during this time. But if you're in the city, you have to check Lauren out. She has an amazing voice and plays like 122 instruments. Not to be missed! Here's the notice:
Hi Friends,
I hope this email finds you healthy and happy.
I wanted to invite you to my upcoming solo show at the Duplex, May
20th, 9:30pm.
It will be a night of my original folk/poppy whimsical, harmony filled
music, classic musical theatre songs (gotta have Sondheim!), and
rock/pop tunes...And of course I'll be rocking the guitar, cello, and
ukelele.
Please call the Duplex at (212) 255-5438 to make a reservation.
Hope to see you soon!
All the best,
Lauren
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From my friend Lauren Lebowitz:
Hi everyone!
I would like to invite you to "Where's Darfur?" ...a benefit concert that I have co - produced to raise funds for and awareness of the genocide in Darfur on April 23rd at the Knitting Factory. My co-planners and I have been working day and night to make a very special evening that we hope will inspire people to stand up to the atrocities that are occurring before our eyes.
I hope you will all join me. .
Tax deductible tickets can be purchased at:
http://www.rocktosavedarfur.org/wheresdarfurevent.html
Thank you for your support!
:-) Lauren
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"Darfur Children" Photographs by Richard Levine
So if you live in the New York area...it's a great cause. I'll be in Chicago visiting family...but if my plane arrives on time, I will also be photographing this event. Please come out....we'd love to see you there.
Thanks!
The cast of The Full Monty will be appearing Tuesday the 24th along with the cast of Wicked at the opening of the new Hot Tix office located in the Chicago Cultural Center.
We'll be cutting the ribbon (or rather tearing the tickets) at 9am sharp.
The Full Monty cast will be appearing on the WLS TV (ABC Channel 7) morning show to promote our opening. We'll most likely do interviews and a few songs.
You can catch us Wednesday May 18th @ 5am.
It's early, so set your TiVo's and VCRs accordingly.
I will be performing a scene from WNEP Theater's Let There Be Light at their annual Benefit Cabaret on September 29th. Tickets are $25.00 and it's for a great cause. Tons of live performances, food & drink, and even a silent auction where you could win........Haikus. Written by Celebrities. Specifically for this event!
You could walk away with sweet, sweet words written by the likes of William H. Macy, Alfred Molina, or even......
Chuck Norris.
It's a guaranteed good time, so please come check it out. If for nothing else than to see a haiku written incorrectly by Walker Texas Ranger himself.
For more information about the benefit or to buy tickets, please click here.
With assistance from Claire Geall and the City of Chicago Dept. of Cultural Affairs, the cast and crew of "Let There Be Light..!" raised over $2,000.00 in two nights of benefit performances at the Loop Theater this weekend.
Company members Amanda Cohen (decked out in 1940's garb to sell her self-made LTBL war bonds) and Rebecca Langguth (who ran the "Split the Dough" Raffle) were on hand, as well as a number of WNEP folks who turned out to support the boys' trip.
"It really exceeded expectations," commented Director/Co-Playwright Jen Ellison. "I wish we could do another night."
The cast will be performing in August as a part of the New York International Fringe Festival and has thus far raised (with the help of a matching amount from WNEP) $3,900.00 for travel and lodging while in the Big Apple.
WNEP Theater is very pleased to announce Benefit Performances of Let There Be Light..!
The WWII drama will be performed, for two nights only, at the Loop Theater (8 E. Randolph) on Sunday and Monday, July 25 and 26 at 8PM to raise funds for the East Coast premiere at FringeNYC. Tickets will be $20.00.
LTBL premiered in the Midwest in the fall of 2003 and received high praise from critics and audiences alike. It was subsequently named the number one best new play of 2003 by NewCity.
Visit http://www.wneptheater.org to purchase tickets online.