Film and Broadway stars Matthew Broderick, Elaine Strich and comedian Jim Breuer will join FOX TV star Sue Costello and other special guests for a storytelling evening at 7pm on Thursday, March 12th in the Penthouse at Barney's NY (61st and Madison Ave).
Conceived and hosted by comedian/actor Sue Costello, the evening is the first in a series that will recreate the intimacy and feeling of an old fashioned artists salon but with the emphasis on comedy and fun. Actors, writers, and comedians will tell stories from their own lives and recall times when hope helped them to overcome their fears.
"I think, with all the bad news and the hard times we're facing, we could use a fun night out filled with laughter and hope," remarked Costello. "I envisioned a beautiful, intimate setting where people could meet and mingle and not only enjoy our celebrity storytellers but also each other. We're all ready for a good laugh "
The evening stars
Matthew Broderick,
Elaine Stritch and Jim Breuer, along with some very special surprise guests.
The event will begin with mingling and cocktails at 7, followed by the show at 8. "I want people to feel like they're guests in my home," quipped Costello, "that is, if I lived in a gorgeous penthouse on top of the poshest store in New York City "
"HOPE TRIUMPHS FEAR" will take place on Thursday, March 12th at the Penthouse at Barneys, 61st St and Madison Ave, at 7pm. Tickets are $25 and are on sale now. For more information and to purchase tickets go to
www.suecostello.com . All performers subject to change.
Elaine Stritch'S long career has spanned the worlds of Broadway, television and film, both here and abroad. She began her career in the original casts of Call me Madam and Pal Joey and was nominated for a Tony after stunning audiences with her rendition of "Ladies Who Lunch" in Company. She showed off her storytelling skills and won a TONY award for her smash one woman show, At Liberty. In 2007, she won an EMMY award for her work on NBC's hit comedy show, 30 ROCK.
Matthew Broderick has been a fixture on Broadway and in films since his debut in Torch Song Trilogy. He has starred in The Producers, The Odd Couple, Biloxi Blues and won Tony Awards for his roles Brighton Beach Memoirs and How to Succeed in Business. His long film career includes such comedy hits as Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Freshman, The Producers and the upcoming Wonderful World. Matthew's new Broadway comedy,
The Philanthropist, opens in April.
JIM BREUER rose to fame as a star on NBC's Saturday Night Live and has gone on to have a successful career in standup comedy, television and radio. For years he was a regular on the Opie and Anthony radio show and now hosts his own show on Sirius/XM. Jim tours extensively doing standup and will be appearing at NYC's Comix Club on April 9-11.
SUE COSTELLO recently wowed NYC theater audiences with her one woman show, Minus 32 Million Words, at the Cherry Lane Theater. She began her comedy and acting careers in her native Boston and went on to star in her own sitcom on Fox Television, "Costello." In addition to appearances in several feature films, Sue is a regular on many radio and TV shows and recently was a finalist on NBC's Last Comic Standing. She will be performing her one woman show in Boston on April 10 and 11.
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