Brian Gari, the composer/lyricist of Late Nite Comic, will celebrate his birthday today with an evening of song at "Don't Tel Mama." Gari will be joined by Liz Larsen (Tony nominee for The Most Happy Fella) and there's a low cover for this annual event – it's just $5.00 with a 2 drink minimum. I'm imagining that you'll hear some selections from "Late Nite" should you drop by Don't Tell Mama….he's just released a new recording of the now-infamous show – one that features Larry Hochman's original orchestrations.
I've not had a chance to take a listen to the new "Late Nite" – which has been released to coincide with the show's 20th anniversary, but the disc (which Gari's produced) features some pretty incredible talent including: Liz Callaway, Brian D'Arcy James, Larsen, Howard McGillin, Julia Murney, Mary Testa, Karen Ziemba and Chip Zien. The 20th Anniversary recording of Gari's musical is another way Gari is working to raise money for the Actors Fund. All proceeds from sales of the disc (from Original Cast Records) will go to benefit this worthy organization.
Expect a review of "Late Nite" later this week or early next….tomorrow, some news about some Broadway rarities on CD.
Andy
Quick links:
Actors Fund: http://www.actorsfund.org/
Don't Tell Mama: http://www.donttellmama.com/
Original Cast Records: http://www.originalcastrecords.com/
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment