Jesse Tyler Ferguson, the red-headed performer who plays Leaf Coneybear in the hit
Broadway musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, will bring his
solo show, Adios Pantalones!: The Music of William Finn and Michael John
LaChiusa, back to Joe's Pub for three performances only—June 13, June
20 and July 4 at 9:30 PM.
The
evening will be directed by Jason Eagen and will feature music
direction by Vadim Feichtner. In it, Ferguson will pay homage to the
two musical theatre luminaries, both of whom featured Ferguson in
shows. As well as singing songs from LaChiusa's upcoming See
What I Wanna See and Finn's current hit, Spelling Bee, Jesse will
sing from their lesser-known shows including Little Fish (LaChiusa) and The Royal
Family (Finn). Ferguson appeared on Broadway as Chip in the Public Theater's
revival of On the Town. In addition to The 25th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee (for which he received a Drama League Nomination and a
Drama Desk Award), his other theatrical credits include Where Do We
Live, The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told, Little Fish, The Complete
Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) and newyorkersas well as the
City Center Encores! production of Hair. Ferguson's screen credits
include Absolutely Fabulous, Sally Hemings: An American Scandal, Ordinary Sinner and Mercury in Retrograde.
LaChiusa is the composer-lyricist whose Broadway credits include The Wild Party, Marie Christine and Hello, Again. Shows that have been produced regionally include R Shomon (which has been renamed See What I Wanna See), Little Fish, The Highest Yellow and The Petrified Prince; his First Lady Suite received a revised staging at off-Broadway's Transport Group last year.Finn's musicals A New Brain, March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland have all been produced off-Broadway at Playwright's Horizon, with the latter two consolidated into Broadway's Falsettos.Joe's Pub is located at 425 Lafayette St. Tickets, which are $25, can be ordered by calling (212) 239-6200 or by visiting www.telecharge.com.Visit www.jessetylerferguson.com for more information.
