Dancing, Dames, Disney and Drinking-While-Dubbing are on the docket this WEEK AHEAD.
Riverdance dances its last dance in New York…Valerie Harper gets a little loopy…Disney spills some dirty little secrets…and a purple haired Dame named Edna brings her big, sassy mouth back to Broadway with Michael Feinstein.
Dah-lings,
Blake
Friday, March 12th
GO→ Lea Salonga (tiny lady, BIG voice) makes her New York cabaret debut at the Café Carlyle with her show The Journey So Far. Salonga, who rose to fame during her Tony-winning run in Miss Saigon, will perform the songs she’s most known for including “On My Own” from Les Miz and “A Whole New World” from Aladdin, as well as some songs from her native Philippines. (Through March 27, The Café Carlyle, 35 East 76th Street at Madison Avenue, $75-$85 plus drink minimum, For reservations calls 212.744.1600)
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Saturday, March 13th
BEFORE IT CLOSES→ The second year of the transatlantic theatre collaboration that is “The Bridge Project,” comes to a close with the final performance of the Sam Mendes directed Shakespeare classic The Tempest. (Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Harvey Theatre, 651 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, $35-95, info/tickets)
GO→ The flower children of the stage, the cast of Hair, perform at the 21st annual GLAAD Media Awards, honoring those outlets and reporters who have fairly covered the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Tony winner Alan Cumming hosts with Sigourney Weaver, Bryan Batt, John Tartaglia and Sandra Bernhard among the attendees. Honorees include Tony winner Cynthia Nixon and Joy Behar. (4pm coctails and auction, 6pm awards show and dinner, call 212-219-0111 for ticket availability)
Sunday, March 14th
OPENING→ Looped, starring the infinitely talented Valerie Harper, chronicles a day in the life of Hollywood star (and original wild child) Tallulah Bankhead. Set in a recording studio during a dubbing (or looping) session for Bankhead’s last film “Die! Die! My Darling!” Looped illustrates the “looped” star’s fast wit, wicked sense of humor and joie de vivre (and de booze). (Lyceum Theatre, 149 West 45th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues, Click Here For Playbill Club Discount Tickets)
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Monday, March 15th
GO→ The NY Philharmonic sets off a plethora of Sondheim tributes, celebrating the icon’s 80th birthday and the release of Sondheim on Sondheim (his third show currently on the Broadway boards), with Sondheim: The Birthday Concert featuring a roster of big stars including David Hyde Pierce, Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald, (more…)
