Special Guest Star Annie Golden will appear Saturday, August 19th in Dog Run Rep's Into the Weeds - Selections from the Bill Weeden Songbook, a musical revue conceived and directed by Jeff Cohen.
Golden (
Assassins, The Full Monty, On the Town) will perform this Saturday, August 19th at 11 PM.
Into the Weeds has been extended at the West Bank Cafe (407 West 42nd Street at 9th Avenue) through September 30th - Saturday nights at 11 PM, except for Saturday, September 9th which will be a 5 PM curtain.
The show features the following cast:
Ted Anderson,
Melissa Center,
Grey Garrett,
Hilary Mann,
Kristen Rozanski,
John Paul Skocik,
Michael Vaccaro,
Eddie Varley,
Amanda Weeden,
Bill Weeden and
John Weisenburger. The show features the premiere of the New York Yankees song "One Big Team" and some special Broadway Guest Stars.
Into the Weeds is an eclectic sampling of songs written and performed over the last forty years by composer/performer
Bill Weeden and a host of friends and collaborators including
Sally Fay,
Ethan Fein and
David Finkle. The team of Weeden, Finkle and Fay won the 1980 NACCA Award (which later became the MAC) as Best Cabaret Comedy Group. Their musical
Move It and It's Yours was named New Jersey's "Best New Musical" in 1998. Several of their songs are featured in
Martin Charnin's popular
The No-Frills Revue. Mr. Weeden wrote the song "One Big Team" for the 1988 New York Yankees' Old Timer's Day - and an updated version of the song will be premiered at
Into the Weeds prior to its airing on the YES Network and at Yankee Stadium this August.
Tickets for all shows are $15 and there is a two-drink minimum. For
reservations, call 212-696-6909 between noon and 8 PM. For information,
go to
westbankcafe.com.
