Sweeney's Donna Lynne Champlin at The After Party on Friday, 9/29
Sweeney's Donna Lynne Champlin at The After Party on Friday, 9/29
#0Sweeney's Donna Lynne Champlin at The After Party on Friday, 9/29
Posted: 9/28/06 at 3:02pm
THE LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE
is pleased to continue our new Friday Night Soiree
THE AFTER PARTY
an informal midtown schmoozefest for the theatrically inclined
Every Friday, 10:30pm – 2am
with special guest this Friday, 9/29:
DONNA LYNNE CHAMPLIN
The Laurie Beechman Theatre, located within The West Bank Café (407 West 42nd St.), is pleased to continue THE AFTER PARTY, an informal social gathering for the theatrically inclined. Every Friday from 10:30pm till 2am, join hosts BRANDON CUTRELL (MAC & Bistro Award winner) and ALYSHA UMPHRESS (XL Star), as well as RAY FELLMAN (Captain Louie) at the piano, for this weekly party in the heart of Manhattan’s theatre district. There is no cover charge and no minimum. Come and sing yourself as the mic is always open, or sit back and enjoy a cocktail with friends. Located just blocks from the Great White Way, you never know who might drop in.
On Friday, September 28th, we’re pleased to welcome special guest, DONNA LYNNE CHAMPLIN! Recently seen in the hit Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd, Donna will be on hand to perform a few numbers as only she can.
The Laurie Beechman Theatre is located downstairs, within The West Bank Café, 407 West 42nd St at 9th Avenue. There is a full bar and bar menu available, and reservations are not necessary for this event.
DONNA LYNNE CHAMPLIN's Broadway credits include the revival of Sweeney Todd (Pirelli), Hollywood Arms (Older Helen), By Jeeves (Honoria Glossop), James Joyce's The Dead (Mary Jane) and Bloomer Girl (Daisy). Off-Broadway/NYC: My Life With Albertine, Reunion, Carnegie Hall's Very Warm for May, First Lady Suite, The Audience, and Meet John Doe. Recent regional: Harold and Maude (Paper Mill), Flight of the Lawnchair Man (Goodspeed), and Master Class (BRT). Recordings include Albertine, By Jeeves, 3hree, Reunion, Carols for a Cure 2002 and 2005. Training: Carnegie Mellon University (BFA) and Oxford University (Shakespeare/Chekhov scholarship). Visit www.DonnaLynneChamplin.com.
BRANDON CUTRELL is a Bistro Award and two-time MAC Award-winner. New York credits: Broadway By The Year at Town Hall, The 2nd Annual Broadway Unplugged Concert at Town Hall, Pippin (with Ben Vereen and Rosie O’Donnell), La Gioconda at TheatreSource, David Friedman’s King Island Christmas and Liz Swados’ Waiting For Lefty. National: Theatre of the Stars, Goodspeed Musicals, the Human Race Theatre and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. For nearly two years, Brandon was the original host of the MAC Award nominated show, Mostly Sondheim. Last December, Brandon made his debut in the world-famous Oak Room at The Algonquin Hotel. Last month, Brandon made his solo debut at Feinstein’s at the Regency, New York’s legendary nightclub on Park Avenue. Please visit www.BrandonCutrell.com.
ALYSHA UMPHRESS, a recent graduate of The Boston Conservatory, made a splash last year at the Chelsea bar, XL, winning their American Idol-type competition, XL Star. She recently opened for Diana Krall at the Fujitsu Jazz Festival, soloed along side Carlos Santana at San Francisco’s Fillmore Auditorium and performed with the Boston Pops. Regional roles include the Witch in Into the Woods, Trina in Falsettos and Winnifred in Once Upon a Mattress. Alysha is the recipient of two Bay Area Theatre Critics Awards for her work in Rags and FAB! She has belted out the National Anthem for The Oakland A's, San Francisco Giants, Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings and San Jose Sharks.
RAY FELLMAN recently made his Off-Broadway debut when he was handpicked by Stephen Schwartz to musical direct his off-Broadway musical, Captain Louie. Other Musical Director credits include The Tutor by Wood/Gerle (59 E. 59th), Reluctant Pilgrim (The Barrow Group), Blood Drive: A Musical Triptych by Sheinkin/Derfner (workshop at the O’Neill Theater Center) and Amahl and the Night Visitors (national tour directed by David Aiken). Ray has been seen behind the piano in The Storefront Theatre’s New Mondays (with Bill Russell and Emily Skinner), No Reservations (starring Brandon Cutrell with special guests Karen Mason and Shoshana Bean), Broadway Downtown (with Kristy Cates) and We Miss Nancy: The Storefront Sings Lamott (with Liz McCartney). He has also served as accompanist for Utah Festival Opera Company, The Opera Company of Brooklyn, Mid America Productions at Carnegie Hall (with John Rutter) and A Yuletide Celebration with the Indianapolis Symphony starring Judy Kaye. As a singer, Ray has sung with some of the finest opera companies in the country, including Florida Grand, Glimmerglass and New Orleans operas. Ray holds degrees in piano and voice from the Indiana University School of Music.
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