Tony Nominee Orfeh Will Be Part of June 18 B.R.A.T.S. Reading
By Andrew Gans
Orfeh, nominated for a 2007 Tony Award for her performance as Paulette in Legally Blonde The Musical , will be part of the by-invitation-only reading of B.R.A.T.S. The Musical June 18 at 3 PM at the Manhattan Theatre Club.
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Presented by the New York Theatre Barn, the reading will feature direction by Christopher Gattelli (
Altar Boyz, High Fidelity ). The cast will also include Don Richard (
Jane Eyre, Urinetown ), Brad Bass (
Wicked ), Jenny Dinoia (
Mamma Mia! ), Adam Fleming (
Hairspray, Wicked ), Ryan Weiss (
Wicked ) and Kate Loprest (
The Drowsy Chaperone ).
B.R.A.T.S. was written by Bobby Cronin, the artistic director of Ergo Theatre Company. His other works include That's Andy and From This Day Forward .
Cronin's musical, according to press notes, is an "hilarious and moving contemporary musical [that] follows six troubled teens sent to a wilderness boot camp. Will they remain the burdened, reckless, adolescent troubled souls that they are or will they conquer their demons in time to go home for Christmas?"
A previous reading of B.R.A.T.S. was presented in December 2006 in Chicago by the Porchlight Music Theatre.
Orfeh is a 2007 Tony Award nominee for her performance as Paulette in Legally Blonde . She has also appeared on Broadway in Saturday Night Fever, Fascinating Rhythm and Footloose and Off-Broadway in Love, Janis . Her television credits include "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," "Sex & the City" and "Chappelle's Show." Orfeh was also founder and lead singer of the group Or-N-More on EMI Records.
For more information about the New York Theatre Barn, visit www.NYTheatreBarn.org.
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On June 11 four songs from B.R.A.T.S. will be heard at the D-Lounge as part of the New York Theatre Barn's Songwriters' Concert. The 7 PM performance will also feature the work of composers Joe Iconis, Brian Feinstein and Adam Gwon
Performing the selections from B.R.A.T.S. will be Brad Bass, Ryan Weiss and Jenn Furman.
The D-Lounge is located at 101 East 15th Street, between Union Square East and Irving Place. There is a $10 cover charge and a one-drink minimum; cash only at the door.
