On July 27th at Joe's Pub, Steve Rosen (Monty Python's Spamalot), Sarah Saltzberg (25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), and David Rossmer (Fiddler on the Roof), in conjunction with Joe's Pub, will present the second installment of "Don't Quit Your Night Job," a new monthly comedy benefit featuring a revolving cast of Broadway and Off Broadway's brightest stars performing without a net. A third show will be presented on August 31st; both are at 11:30 PM.
The show is an evening of improv, music, original sketch comedy and backstage anecdotes all to benefit
Wendy Wasserstein's Open Doors Initiative.
The following stars are currently scheduled to appear on July 27th: Rosen, Rossmer, Saltzberg,
Deborah S. Craig (
Spelling Bee),
Lea Delaria (
On the Town),
Marc Kudisch (
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang),
Daniel Reichard (
Jersey Boys), Thomas Canizzaro (
Spamalot), Jennifer Frankel (
Spamalot), Steve Kazee (
Spamalot),
Rebecca Kasper (
Mamma Mia!),
Jason Kravits (
Drowsy Chaperone),
J. Elaine Marcos (
The Wedding Singer), and more to be announced later.
Future scheduled guests include:
Kevin Cahoon,
Sutton Foster,
Brian D'Arcy James,
Richard Kind,
Anthony Rapp and more.
The evening will feature musical direction by Dan Lipton, with
Sean McDaniel on drums.
"Open Doors, TDF's theatre arts mentoring program for high school students, was started in 1998 by TDF with playwright
Wendy Wasserstein. It's goal is to explore the relevance of theatre in the lives of today's youth. Dedicated theatre professionals each mentor a group of eight underserved high school students, who have had no exposure to the theatre, for an entire school year. They attend six Broadway and/or Off Broadway productions, followed by a lively, 90 minute post-performance discussions. The students keep a journal to document, expand and reflect on their experiences."
Tickets are $15. Call 212-539-8778 between the hours of 11-5 daily to purchase tickets and make a table reservation for this show. No on-line tickets are available for this event. There is a two drink minimum or a twelve dollar food minimum per person. Seating or standing room will be on a first-come, first-served basis without table reservations.
