THE
(BELATED) BIG BARRY BIRTHDAY BASH RETURNS
Manilow Mania Enters
Eighth Annual Year!
Celebrating
the Birthday and Music of Barry Manilow, THE (BELATED) BIG BARRY BIRTHDAY
BASH returns to DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 1-212-757-0788
- http://www.donttellmama.com/)
with two performances on Monday, July 7th, at 7:00 & 9:30 pm. Tickets.
$14.00 plus a 2-drink minimum.
It's been going on for
eight years! It was nominated for a NY Nightlife Award this past year.
The birthday of Brooklyn-born singer/songwriter Barry Manilow is a
cabaret holiday. This unabashed bash, which originated in Minneapolis
in 1996, is back for its eighth annual incarnation, in its fifth year
at Don't Tell Mama. Tickets are $14 plus a 2-drink minimum.
The Big Barry Birthday
Bash is belated this year, due to the schedules of participants, but
the spirit is the same and as strong as ever. The show salutes the
music that the number one adult contemporary artist of all time has
composed, arranged and sung for over two decades. Jazz, swing, jingles,
and the legendary power ballads, drawn from the thirty-plus albums
Manilow has recorded. The winner of Tony, Grammy and Emmy Awards,
Barry Manilow is also the recipient of the 2000 MAC Board of Directors
Award honoring his roots as a musician in the New York cabaret scene
of the 1970s.
The (Belated) Big Barry
Birthday Bash performer list includes Doug Anderson, Caren Cole, Michael
Ferreri, Karen Mack, Jeanne MacDonald, Sidney Myer, Georga Osborne,
Jay Rogers, Chanelle Schaffer, Thom Christopher Warren and Lennie
Watts. The lineup of songs includes "Trying To Get The Feeling," "I
Was A Fool To Let You Go," "Man Wanted" and the "Very Strange Medley."
Producer Laura Davis originated
The Big Barry Birthday Bash in Minneapolis in June of 1996. This tribute
to The Man of Many Modulations - complete with key changes and cake
- was successfully reprised for three years in Minneapolis before
Davis and the show then moved to New York. This ongoing party has
a cast as big as some Broadway shows, and many of the participants
have Broadway show credits.
This year's show features
the talents of top-notch performers with a wide range of musical credits.
Sean Sullivan, who recently performed in the national tour of "Saturday
Night Fever," originated the role of Tony in the Atlantic City production
of "Copacabana"; Thom Christopher Warren, currently on Broadway in
"The Lion King," performed in the national tour of Barry Manilow's
musical "Copacabana" and performed in a production of his upcoming
musical "Harmony"; Rosemary Loar has appeared on Broadway in "Once
Upon A Mattress" and "Chess," and recently performed in regional productions
of "Footloose."
Georga Osborne appeared
on Broadway in "Meet Me in St. Louis"; she is a 2003 MAC Award winner
who recently presented her cabaret show "Summer In The Attic (Some're
Not)." Jay Rogers (this year's special guest "Lola" in the incarnation
of the tropical disco drama "Copacabana") has appeared Off Broadway
in "When Pigs Fly," among many other shows. Multiple MAC Award winners
Karen Mack and Lennie Watts are stalwart performers at Don't Tell
Mama; Karen Mack, along with Michael Holland, has presented the highly
popular "Gashole" series, and Lennie Watts has presented various solo
cabaret shows, as well as directing other performers.
Sidney Myer, who has appeared
in New York productions of "Grandma Sylvia's Funeral" and "Dressing
Room," and has received 5 MAC and Back Stage Bistro Awards. Jeanne
MacDonald has earned a MAC nomination for Best Female Solo vocalist;
Chanelle Schaffer, a singer/pianist, is a DramaLogue winner who has
entertained internationally and is currently the Musical Director
for Judson Church. Minneapolitan Doug Anderson, a veteran performer
in the Twin Cities theater scene, has been with The Big Barry Birthday
Bash since its inception. Caren Cole, who appeared on Broadway in
"Buddy" and Off Broadway in" Tony and Tina's Wedding," has been the
Musical Director for Lesley Gore, and is currently a bandleader for
Starlight Orchestras.
The (Belated) Big Barry
Birthday Bash band is led by Jim Abbott, currently the first keyboard
player/dance arranger at Disney's "Aida" on Broadway, dance arranger
for the upcoming Broadway show "Wicked," and keyboard player for numerous
Broadway shows and tours. He was recently the conductor for Disney's
"Aida" in Amsterdam and received a gold record for the cast album.
Ray Grappone, on drums, recently played in "Flower Drum Song" on Broadway,
and is seasoned in both Broadway and road shows; he is also the creator
of Hipbone Records. Owen Yost, on bass, has played with Tommy James.
For more information,
visit the wacky website of The Big Barry Birthday Bash at http://www.tomschmid.com/barry.
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