Multiple award winning Broadway actresses,
Anita Gillette and
Penny Fuller to bring back their critically acclaimed cabaret SIN TWISTERS, TOO! to the Metropolitan Room, Sept 25th.
New York. NY, September 5, 2016: Multi-award winning Broadway actresses,
Anita Gillette and
Penny Fuller entertain and delight with more adventures from the Golden Age of Broadway: stories and songs of their glories and disappointments, adventures in the land of motherhood, friendship, romance, and life on the Great White Way. These vibrant and savvy veterans of over two dozen Broadway productions have even both tackled some of the same parts, including the plum role of Sally Bowles in the original Broadway production of Cabaret. Now, in their sequel show packed with new stories, songs and unexpected revelations. Directed by
Barry Kleinbort, with musical direction by
Paul Greenwood, SIN TWISTERS is a must for anyone who loves theater music and show biz lore, and who cherishes the enduring bonds of friendship. Performance is Sunday, September 25, 2016 at 7pm. Tickets $29.00-$115.00, Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd St, New York, NY 10010. Tickets available at
metropolitanroom.com or by calling
212.206.0440.
Anite Gillette received both a MAC and BISTRO Award for her debut cabaret solo show, After All, and has continued to work in the cabaret world ever since. She may be best known for her film work, appearing in such films as Moonstruck, Shall We Dance, The Guru and
Bob Roberts, or possibly her theatre work, having done fourteen Broadway shows such as Chapter Two (Tony nomination,) Cabaret, They're Playing Our Song, Mr. President, All American, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Los Angeles Civic Light Opera shows Knickerbocker Holiday with
Burt Lancaster and The Great Waltz, which she recorded for Capital Records. She recently played the female lead in A Confederacy of Dunces at the Huntington in Boston. She is also familiar to television audiences from such shows as 30 Rock (
Tina Fey's mom,) Quincy, Modern Family, Blue Bloods, Law & Order, CSI, and many game shows including Pyramid, Password and Match Game, to name a few. Website:
anitagillette.com
Penny Fuller began her Broadway career starring in Barefoot in the ParkA, three Shakespeare-in-the-Park productions, and the musicals Cabaret, Rex and Applause (Tony nomination for "Eve Harrington"). Her television work garnered her six Emmy nominations and the Emmy Award for ABC's The Elephant Man. Recent Broadway:
Horton Foote's Dividing the Estate,
Neil Simon's The Dinner Party(Tony nomination). Lincoln Center:
William Finn's A New Brain. Off-Broadway: Love, Loss, and What I Wore, Beautiful Child, Southern Comforts, Three Viewings, New England. Regional: "Amanda" The Glass Menagerie, "Arkadina" The Seagull, "Desiree" A Little Night Music, "Leona" Do I Hear a Waltz", "Claire" A Delicate Balance. With the encouragement of cabaret director,
Barry Kleinbort she has embarked on a new career as cabaret artist in New York clubs and theaters. Their latest collaboration is a solo musical play: Thirteen Things About Ed Carpolotti, (book, music and lyrics by
Mr. Kleinbort) seen at 59E59Theaters and MerrimAack Rep in MA. For which she won an IRNE Award.
