DON'T QUIT - JANUARY 17!

[DontQuitYourNightJob]

Posted: 1/10/08 at 5:21am

HAPPY 2008 from DON'T QUIT YOUR NIGHT JOB!!
Thursday, January 17 at 11:30 PM @ The Zipper Factory (336 W 37th St/9th Ave)

This month, STEVE ROSEN, DAVID ROSSMER, SARAH SALTZBERG and DAN LIPTON are joined by...

DERRICK BASKIN (The Little Mermaid)
ASMERET GHEBREMICHAEL (Legally Blonde)
JEFF HILLER (MTV’s Boiling Points)
Tony nominee MARC KUDISCH (The Glorious Ones, The Apple Tree)
NORM LEWIS (The Little Mermaid, Les Miserables)
J. ELAINE MARCOS (A Chorus Line)
Tony-nominated director JASON MOORE (Avenue Q, Speech and Debate)
MAURICE MURPHY (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee)
ANTHONY RAPP (Rent)
GREG REUTER (Monty Python's Spamalot)
JENNIFER SIMARD (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee)

plus musical guests THE PETERSONS:
KEIRA NAUGHTON (Hunting and Gathering)
MATTHEW SALDIVAR (Grease) and ADAM STEIN (The Lion King)

AND MORE!!

with DAMIEN BASSMAN (Next to Normal) on drums and YOU on audience!

For $20 tix goto zippertheater.com or call 212-352-3101
Proceeds benefit Wendy Wasserstein's TDF/Open Doors program
Don't Quit on MySpace

[broadwayfan7]

Posted: 1/10/08 at 11:01am

Thanks for sharing! Sounds like a wonderful cast!

[liotte]

Posted: 1/11/08 at 10:34am

Just saw that Bebe Neuwirth was added- I missed her when she performed at HA with Don't Quit, so I am excited to see her do it this time around.

[broadwayfan7]

Posted: 1/11/08 at 10:42am

Neat! I saw Bebe at HA and enjoyed her very much!

[Eris0303]

Posted: 1/11/08 at 3:01pm

Hmm...I'll already be in the city since I have Chicago tickets for that night and I have off the next day so staying out late won't be an issue. But, the last train home is at 1:41 am and the next isn't until several hours later. I wonder if I could make it. Is "Don't Quit" still a little over an hour long?

[liotte]

Posted: 1/16/08 at 11:00am

I am so excited! I have always loved the show, but now that it's not 6 times a week anymore, it is even more special and enjoyable!

If you have never gone, go check it out! Tomorrow night!

[WaltSummersPI]

Posted: 1/16/08 at 11:01am

I'm in! YAY

[Anakela]

Posted: 1/16/08 at 6:11pm

I'm in- Bebe Neuwirth was one of my favorite Musical Madlibs when DQYNJ was at HA, can not wait to see her perform again!

[broadwaybaby086]

Posted: 1/18/08 at 2:36am

Bebe Neuwirth brought Madlibs to an entirely new level.

Nothing like a good spade to bring out a little comedic racial tension. Jeff Hiller is outrageous.

[Anakela]

Posted: 1/18/08 at 2:39am

So I think my new goal in life is to fangirl Jeff Hiller- I've missed him so from the HA days. The spade line was genius, but the "you assume?" and the Jenga bits *killed* me- I love everything 'the tall one' does.

Fyi for anyone who might want to go next month, they announced tonight that February's show is going to be on Thurs Feb 14.

[Eris0303]

Posted: 1/18/08 at 2:39am

I ended up not going. I was so cold and wet that I just decided to head home after Chicago.

But I'd love to hear more about how the night went from those of you who did go.

[broadwaybaby086]

Posted: 1/18/08 at 9:56am

"It was at that precise moment that I discovered that my father was a freakin' bitch."

I was practically on the floor.

[broadwayfan7]

Posted: 1/18/08 at 10:43am

Sounds like it was a fun night!

[Anakela]

Posted: 1/18/08 at 11:13am

It was an absolutely fun night!
Not that I don't usually have fun at DQ, but there is something about the show being back on the once/month schedule, plus the space that is the Zipper, that has just really been working for the past few shows.

Other fun bits I enjoyed last night:
- The Barack opening sketch, complete with the "Barack-ettes," Asmeret getting to be fierce, and Hillary Clinton in Legally Blonde
- The new Overactors Symphony, where instead of emotions the actors have to verbalize shows from choices pulled out of a bag- if only for Bebe Neuwirth's reaction on not knowing "All Shook Up," hee. Oh- and Jeff Hiller being told to give back his gay card because he'd never seen "Grey Gardens," lol.
- Bebe Neuwirth *owning* Musical Madlibs. I saw her do it at HA back in the day, but that was nothing compared to last night, she looked like she was having so much fun with it (and really- getting to watch Bebe Neuwirth singing "All That Jazz," but with lyrics like 'L. Ron Hubbard is gonna blow the ladies' is worth the price of DQ admission alone)
- the director game with Jason Moore from Avenue Q- the emotion is Jenga, make it work.

Ok, stopping now, before I end up just listing the whole show. :) There was no Marc Kudisch, but I barely missed him what with everyone and everything else going on. Functioning at work today off of about three hours of sleep is sooo worth it to catch DQ.

[Anakela]

Posted: 1/18/08 at 12:18pm

bumping for photos...




Photo Coverage: Don't Quit Your Night Job

[liotte]

Posted: 1/18/08 at 1:07pm

Loved the show last night, as always!

Bebe was one of my favorites, not just madlibs but not knowing what my fav show was, oy! But her Elvis "Huh" was great.

The alphabetical scene... Queer you are...Unless...Vag...WAIT! What happened to the other letters??

Jenga, the replay scene in an igloo (community theater never fails to be great), NY2, just everything was fabulous. Looking forward to the next show!

[broadwayfan7]

Posted: 1/18/08 at 2:43pm

All the pictures look great!

[JTube]

Posted: 1/18/08 at 4:48pm

this was SO much fun last night! everybody was so funny!
anyone know when it's happening again?

[broadwaybaby086]

Posted: 1/18/08 at 5:04pm

Thursday, February 14.

[Anakela]

Posted: 2/9/08 at 12:06pm

fyi the cast for the "we hate Valentine's Day" edition of DQYNJ has been announced...Sara freakin' Ramirez people!! (sorry- I kinda love her)


The Zipper Factory Theatre
presents:
DON'T QUIT YOUR NIGHT JOB
The Critically Acclaimed Comedy Variety Show

Featuring Co-Creators
STEVE ROSEN (The Farnsworth Invention)
DAVID ROSSMER (Fiddler on the Roof)
SARAH SALTZBERG (. . . Spelling Bee)
and DAN LIPTON (The Coast of Utopia)

With Special Guests
CHRISTIAN ANDERSON (Avenue Q)
DERRICK BASKIN (The Little Mermaid),
NICOLE BOCCI (Mary Poppins), TARA COPELAND (30 Rock, Chicago City Limits), JARED GERTNER (Spelling Bee, Gravid Water), ASMERET GHEBREMICHAEL (Legally Blonde),
JASON KRAVITS (Drowsy Chaperone, The Practice),
Grammy Winner and Oscar nominee MICHAEL MCKEAN (The Homecoming, Spinal Tap, Saturday Night Live), ASHLEY MORRIS (Die Mommie, Die),
MAURICE MURPHY (…Spelling Bee), Tony winner SARA RAMIREZ (Grey's Anatomy, Spamalot), JIMMI SIMPSON (The Farnsworth Invention), plus musical guests DAVID JOSEFSBERG (The Wedding Singer) and JEFF GURNER (The Lion King)

with DAMIEN BASSMAN (Next to Normal) on the drums

Stage Managed by MELANIE MORGAN (Curtains)

DQ on mySpace

[broadwayfan7]

Posted: 2/9/08 at 10:44pm

Sounds like a great cast!

[Anakela]

Posted: 2/15/08 at 11:20am

Great we hate Valentine's Day edition of DQYNJ last night!
Sara Ramirez rocked the Musical Madlibs, Nicole Bocchi from Mary Poppins doing a scene from August as Violet (complete with Sarah as her daughter, and prop pill bottle) was genius, and I loved the audience participation dating sketch.
Oh- and the 2 Girls 1 Cup interpretive dance opening number? So right and oh so wrong.

Next show is going to be March 27th, I think it was announced last night.

[Anakela]

Posted: 2/15/08 at 1:22pm

bump for photos...which reminds me, props to whoever worked "McDreamy" into Sara's Madlibs- I laughed.



the rest can be found here:

Photo Coverage: DQYNJ Valentine's Edition

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 2/15/08 at 1:29pm

We had the BEST time. I laughed until my cheeks hurt. I went home with visions of something about masterbating with Reba McEntire and I had nightmares about a seal/fish. I may never be the same. Ugh, I wanted to throw something at whoever yelled "DR. MCDREAMY!" But I did laugh.

[Anakela]

Posted: 2/15/08 at 1:35pm

JerseyGirl- was that your first DQ? (Just curious.) Yeah McDreamy was totally a cheap laugh, but I did laugh...and getting to hear Sara belt it out like that was just awesome.