TRU BENEFIT FEATURES DIVA GYPSY BATTLE

A benefit for TRU (Theater Resources Unlimited - http://www.truonline.org/ ) starring Richard Skipper as Carol, Steven Brinberg as Barbra, Rick Skye as Liza, Quinn Lemley as Rita Hayworth, Cayte Thorpe as Ethel Merman, and Janet Fanale as other desperate divas, will be held at DILLON'S (245 West 54th Street, NYC - 212-307-9797 - http://www.dillonslounge.com/ ) on Saturday, April 17th at 6:30 pm. The show is called THE WAR OF THE MAMA ROSES - the Ultimate Audition for Gypsy!. Rick Skye is director. Tickets are $40 in advance, $50 at the door and the event includes a buffet, a drink and a Silent Auction. Show is at 8:00 pm. Tickets are $40 in advance, $50 at the door or at http://www.theatermania.com/.

Steven Brinberg (Barbra Streisand) is the premier Barbra Streisand impressionist, performing his incredible show, Simply Barbra, to international acclaim both on stage and television (and performing twice with none other than Marvin Hamlisch!) as he pays homage to all that is Streisand! He has won the MAC and Bistro Awards for his amazing portrayal.

Janet Fanale (Kristen Chenoweth) is used to being around so many Diva's, having played many herself in the Japan company of Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back! She was in the original companies of Nunsense in both Pittsburgh and West Virginia, and has recently been seen in a reoccurring role on "One Life to Live".

Quinn Lemley (Rita Hayworth) combines classic beauty and film star glamour while enchanting audiences with passion and humor with her enthralling act of jazz standards, lounge and cabaret. Quinn has appeared at major jazz, torch and swing clubs around the U.S. and Europe. A theatre actor as well as jazz vocalist, Quinn has impressed audiences with her clear, melodic vocals and her ability to evoke the glamour of screen sirens from the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Richard Skipper (Carol Channing) is a two-time winner of the MAC Award and three time nominee and a Backstage Bistro Award for Outstanding Achievement in Impersonation, a recent nominee of an IRNE (Independent Reviewers of New England), and a member of THE FRIARS. Skipper has been wowing audiences and critics alike around the country and Canada. Other recent highlights include Carnegie Hall, LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN, and an appearance with Carol Channing and the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco.

Rick Skye (Director/Lyricist/Liza) is a multi-MAC-nominated, BISTRO Award-winning singer and comic who has been performing ever since he substituted a comic monologue for his list of sins at his first Holy Communion. A pupil of the famed Stella Adler, he has appeared on Television, on Broadway (under Nathan Lane) and has carved out a tiny niche-within-a-niche in the world of cabaret. Rick is also a composer and lyricist, whose productions include "The Flip Side of Neil Sedaka", "MaCabaret - a tabloid fable", and most recently, "A Slice O' Minnelli".

Cayte Thorpe (Ethel Merman) is an accomplished stage actress and singer who's special brand of brass and musicality brings to life her amazing portrayal of theater giant Ethel Merman.

TRU (Theater Resources Unlimited) was organized in March, 1992 by Bob Ost, the group's current president, Cheryl Davis, its vice-president, and Gary Hughes, its treasurer. TRU's goal is to bring together a supportive network of both established and newly developing Producing Organizations in the New York City area, in order to nurture an exchange of ideas and experiences, and to explore the possibility of sharing existing resources; to interface these Producing Organizations with other potentially valuable resources both within and beyond the theatrical community; to give newly formed Organizations a forum in which to clarify their goals and become more effective in communicating and pursuing them; and to provide all participationg Organizations with the opportunigy to learn and benefit from the knowledge of each other's successes and disappointments, and to offer everyone a forum in which to make specific requests for what they need.

 

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