In Reboot!, Peg McCormick makes her Duplex Cabaret Theatre debut dealing with the many reasons, consequences and benefits that lead us to start over, begin again, erase, rewind, or reboot our lives. Featuring the songs of Sugarland, Coldplay, Dolly Parton, and The Cardigans, just to name a few. Boots not required but most definitely encouraged. Suzanne Carrico, director. Tracy Stark, musical director. Donna Kelly, drums and percussion.
DATE: December 16 at 7pm
PLACE: The Duplex, 61 Christopher Street at 7th Avenue
PRICE: $10 cover, 2 drink minimum ($5 AEA and Cabaret Hotline)
RESERVATIONS: (212) 255-5438 or www.theduplex.com
PEG McCORMICK's theatrical career began in Houston playing the role of
Doc, one of the seven dwarfs, in a children's production of Snow
White. She subsequently went on to perform with TUTS, Houston Grand
Opera, AD Players, North Shore Music Theatre, TheatreLAB and Turtle
Lane Playhouse. In New York she has appeared in cabaret venues such
as Danny's Skylight, Dillon's and Don't Tell Mama and is thrilled to
be making her debut with REBOOT! at The Duplex. In film, she has
appeared in many student films that you haven't seen and played a
video-happy cat lady in a music video with Fatboy Slim that you might
have seen. Peg holds her Bachelors degree in Music from Moores School
of Music at the University of Houston and her Masters in Music from
the Boston Conservatory.
Suzanne Carrico, Director, won the MAC Award in 2008 for her debut in
THE ART OF THE CAHN, featuring the Sammy Cahn songbook with Musical
Director Tedd Firth & Director Mary Cleere Haran. Their follow up
show, THE FRIENDLIEST THING won rave reviews, called "The Smartest
Show about Sex or The Sexiest Show about Smarts" by Broadway World. In
2010 Suzanne’s first studio album WHAT CHRISTMAS TIME MEANS TO ME,
featuring The Don Rebic Quartet was released to critical acclaim. 2011
will bring a new show to her growing repertoire: BROKEN. In addition
to her work as a singer, Ms. Carrico’s company SuCa Productions is
devoted to promoting New York City songwriters. She is thrilled to be
working with Peg on REBOOT.
Pianist/Arranger/Conductor/Singer-Songwriter, Tracy Stark is a 5-time
MAC Award winner, in the categories of Piano Bar Entertainer
(2008,2009), Music Director (2009, 2010), and Song of the Year (2011).
She is also a Bistro Award winner for Musical Direction, and winner of
the Dottie Burman Songwriter of the Year Award. Tracy has worked with
Lesley Gore, Phoebe Snow, Karen Black, Randy Jones (Village People),
Jimmy Osmond, Tovah Feldshuh, Eric Millegan, Tonya Pinkins, Ann Crumb,
Marni Nixon, and hundreds of other rock, jazz, and Broadway vocalists.
She has conducted, played, and sung at all the finest and the
sleaziest venues all over the world. She has played/conducted on
numerous television shows, including The Today Show. Her songs are
included on at least 20 different compilations, and have been winning
accolades in songwriting competitions for the past 2 decades. Her
last CD, ‘Feast for the Heart’ is exquisitely produced by Richard
Barone, and includes a duet with the inimitable Phoebe Snow. She is
currently in the process of recording a new CD, on the wonderful
MIRANDA MUSIC label.
Donna Kelly, Drums & Percussion, has had the privilege of performing
with Cy Coleman, Chita Rivera, Eartha Kitt, Lucie Arnaz and Leslie
Uggams. She hails from N.Y.C. with a background in recording,
performance, music instruction, movie soundtracks, live television,
record production and musical direction. She appeared twice on Good
Morning America in 2005 & Channel 11 Morning Show with Housewives on
Prozac. She is also currently working with Tracy Stark, Dean Regan,
Amy Coleman, R&B/Soul Artists, Nedra Johnson and Joshua Stedman and
international world music group, Matou, amongst various other Artists
in diverse genres. Some theatre credits are: Spit it out (musical
direction and drums) Lawyers, Lovers and Lunatics; Exactly like you;
Abies Island Rose; La Gioconda (drums & percussion) Donna is currently
working on her own record, an instructional book for young Drummers
and attending Hunter College for a degree in music. Some top venues
played; The Bottom Line NYC; CBGBs NYC; The Playboy Mansion LA; Giant
Stadium NJ; Shubert Theatre NYC; Amsterdam, New Orleans, St. Johns, NE
and more.
