MARIO CANTONE TO HOST "LATE NIGHT 2001" A BENEFIT FOR THE JOSEPH PAPP PUBLIC THEATER/NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

PERFORMANCES BY DANNY HOCH, ALEXIS, ANTONY AND THE JOHNSON'S ORCHESTRA

The Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival, George C. Wolfe, Producer, Fran Reiter, Executive Director, announces that the second annual late night benefit, "Late Night 2001", will be Friday, May 18th at THE PUBLIC THEATER, 425 Lafayette Street. Cocktails begin at 8:00 pm, followed by dinner and performance at 9:00 pm, and Late Night events in JOE'S PUB (425 Lafayette Street, NYC - http://www.joespub.com/) from 11:00 pm until. . . Tickets to "Late Night 2001" are $500 and can be purchased by calling 212-539-8738.

"Late Night 2001", representing the multi-faceted programming of THE PUBLIC THEATER/New York Shakespeare Festival and JOE'S PUB will be hosted by Mario Cantone. "Late Night 2001" is co-chaired by Public Theater Board member Alexandra Shiva and Ginny Bond Donohue. There will be performances by Danny Hoch, alexis and Antony and the Johnson's Orchestra.

Mario Cantone is a comic of extravagant tantrums and extravagant gifts. The Village Voice writes that Mr. Cantone is a "comic genius". Recent credits -- Film: And She Was and Crooked Lines. TV: "Ed", "Sex and the City" and Comedy Central Presents "Premium Blend" Æ his own ü hour special. Mario's Public Theater credits include The Tempest and The Taming of the Shrew.

Danny Hoch is an actor, writer and solo performer. His award winning play, "Some People" enjoyed an acclaimed run at THE PUBLIC THEATER in 1994. "Some People" and his other two solo shows, "Pot Melting" and "Jails Hospitals and Hip-Hop" have toured over 50 cities to sold out houses, and have won numerous awards. He has also written and acted for television and several films including HBO's "Subway Stories," Terrence Malick's "Thing Red Line," Fox Searchlight's "Whiteboys" and New Line's "Prison Song." "Some People" was made into a highly acclaimed HBO special, and was nominated for a Cable Ace Award.

alexis, a singer, writer and performer, is a South sole with an urban spirit. Her debut CD, "Lucy's Blues" has sold out every week since its debut at the Virgin Megastore in the winter of 2000. She has performed in New York's hip-hop and poetry circuits and has appeared on the stages of off-Broadway in "Bright Lights, Big City" and "The Princess and the Black-Eyed Pea."

Antony, is a vocalist, composer and performance artist. He has sung in nightclubs, theaters and art venues throughout Manhattan, including JACKIE 60, LIMELIGHT, WEBSTER HALL and PS 122. The self-described sex-punk torch diva's look has been described as "postdrag," and his voice has been called "absolutely hypnotic" by TIME OUT NEW YORK.

The benefit committee for "Late Night 2001" is Serena Altschul, Jodie Becker, Sandra Bernhard, Tina Chai, Billy Crudup, Jeff Klein, Alexandra Kramer, Laura Linney, Julianna Margulies, Jack Merrill, Rob Morrow, Eric Nederlander, David Netto, Fernanda Niven, Amanda Peet, Matthew Pincus, Laurie Prince, K. Cooper Ray, Daniella Rich, Liev Schreiber, Jonathan Marc Sherman, Anne and Andrew Shiva, Rena Kirdar Sindi, Marisa Tomei and Jeffrey Wright

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