Elaine Stritch Plays the Town Hall Tonight

By: Oct. 22, 2011
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Broadway legends Elaine Stritch and Lorna Luft are set at New York City's Town Hall. Stritch will appear tonight at 8pm, while Luft will tribute Judy Garland and Gene Kelly on October 28 at 8PM.

Elaine Stritch AT THE TOWN HALL
From her musical comedy beginnings on Broadway to her Tony-nominated performance in the revival of Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance, to her unforgettable rendition of "The Ladies Who Lunch" in Company. Elaine Stritch continues to wow audiences on Broadway, Film, TV as well as in her cabaret performances. Tickets are $55 & 50.

A TRIBUTE TO Judy Garland& Gene Kelly
Scott Siegel hosts this unique tribute with interviews with the award-winning entertainer and daughter of Judy Garland, Lorna Luft, & the award-winning Broadway director/choreographer Susan Stroman, starring Noah Racey and the New York Song & Dance Company. Tickets are $55 & 50.

Now celebrating its 90th Anniversary Season, The Town Hall was built in 1921 by a group of suffragettes and began as a lecture hall and public forum for debates where "American Town Meetings on The Air" was broadcast live for 25 years. Over the decades, the stage has been graced by Eleanor Roosevelt, Carl Sandberg, Margaret Sanger, Billie Holiday, Igor Stravinsky, Bob Dylan, MiLes Davis and most recently, The Dalai Lama and President Obama. Today the hall flourishes as a popular, affordable venue, boasting the hottest acts in rock, pop, folk, cabaret, world music, comedy and dance, including Billy Joel, Blondie, Elvis Costello, Natalie Merchant, Graham Nash, Liza Minnelli, Cyndi Lauper, Norah Jones, Andre Watts, Henry Rollins, Joe Jackson, Pink Martini, Regina Spektor, Bryan Adams, Aimee Mann, Robin Williams, Dawn Upshaw, Woody Allen, Alec Baldwin, Al Gore, Bruce Springsteen, Johnny Mercer, Jay Leno, Dave Matthews, Vanessa Williams, and Ben Folds. For over a decade, The Town Hall has hosted live broadcasts of Garrison Keillor's "Prairie Home Companion." In its annual show, "Rising Stars," The Town Hall gives recent graduates from the nation's leading performing arts schools a chance to showcase their talents and perform on the legendary stage. The Town Hall Educational Outreach Program helps schools build their arts programs and advance student learning through standards-based, collaborative arts residencies. Over the past two-and-a-half decades, The Town Hall has produced the Feature Film Seminar Series and a number of new and critically acclaimed musical series, which include Not Just Jazz, Broadway By The Year®, The Broadway Cabaret Festival and The Summer Broadway Festival.

For more information, visit www.the-townhall-nyc.org.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride/WM Photos



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