Gambatese and Blumenkrantz Set for 2/19 'New Voices'

The third season of "Monday Nights, New Voices" will continue February 19th at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre.

Jenn Gambatese, who currently stars as Jane in Broadway's Tarzan, will host the evening, which will feature the talents of Matthew John Kacergis, Reymundo Santiago, Nicholas Rodriguez, Christy Morton and Anna Bergman.  Alysha Umphress, a past 'New Voices' alumna, will also perform. Show time is 7 PM.

Jeff Blumenkrantz, a Tony-nominated Composer for his work on Broadway's Urban Cowboy, will be the evening's guest composer and will accompany the singers on selections from his songbook. Barbara Anselmi will serve as musical director.

Composer Scott Alan launched the "Monday Nights, New Voices" series to "showcase some of today's brightest new talent in New York."

Gambatese is currently starring as Jane in Disney's Tarzan. She most recently starred on Broadway in All Shook Up as both Natalie and Ed (Outer Critics Circle nomination). Other Broadway credits include Penny Pingleton in Hairspray; Mouse and Bird and Young Frog in A Year With Frog and Toad; and Urleen in Footloose. Off-Broadway credits include Reefer Madness, while she has appeared as Serena Katz in the national tour of Fame. She has also been seen on TV in "All My Children" and on screen in The Good Shepherd.

Blumenkrantz contributed songs to the Broadway musical Urban Cowboy, as well as to Off-Broadway's The Audience. His one-act pieces, Woman with Pocketbook and Precious Little Jewel, have been performed regionally, and his songs have been performed by Audra McDonald, Victoria Clark, Liz Callaway, Judy Kuhn, and many more. As an actor, he appeared in the Broadway companies of Into the Woods, The Threepenny Opera, Damn Yankees, How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying and A Class Act.

The Duplex Cabaret Theatre is located in Manhattan at 61 Christopher Street.  There is a $12 music charge and a two-drink minimum. For reservations, call (212) 255-5438 or visit www.theduplex.com.

Photo of Jenn Gambatese by Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.