Marin Mazzie & Jason Danieley Headline Pearl Theatre Cabaret Benefit, 5/2

THE PEARL THEATRE COMPANY (J.R. Sullivan, Artistic Director; Shira Beckerman, Managing Director) will present Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley in a one-night cabaret benefit on Monday, May 2, 2011 at B.B. King Blues Club. The master of ceremonies will be Stephen Wallem of Showtime's "Nurse Jackie." The event is in support of The Pearl Theatre Company.

Having most recently starred in Broadway's Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal, Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley are acclaimed for their work both on Broadway and in concert venues around the country. They have performed with some of the nation's most celebrated orchestras including the San Francisco Symphony, the Boston Pops, and the L.A. Philharmonic. Their concerts have been described as "something to behold" (The New York Times) and "two strong voices mixed with a friendly and happily unpretentious sense of fun" (Variety).

Stephen Wallem is best known as Thor on the Emmy-winning series "Nurse Jackie" on Showtime. He has performed in the national tours on Forever Plaid and Into the Woods, and played Judas/Padre in Court Theatre's Man of La Mancha in Chicago(After Dark Award-Outstanding Performance, Joseph Jefferson Award-Best Ensemble), which he reprised at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven. He recently teamed with Edie Falco for a sold-out run of The Other Steve and Edie at the Beechman Theatre.

The Pearl Theatre Company seeks to connect audiences to great plays. Dedicated to bringing the classics of world theatre to a diverse and growing audience, The Pearl plays a vital role in the cultural life of New York City and its surrounding region by creating productions that explore and illuminate the human condition. The Pearl Theatre is an artistic home for an ensemble company of theatre professionals, especially a core company of resident actors.

Since its founding in 1984, The Pearl has been awarded with a 1992 Obie grant for Continued Artistic Excellence; two special Obie Awards for Sustained Excellence of Performance; four Actors' Equity Association awards for Performance in Classical Plays; an American Theatre Wing grant for consistent commitment to excellence in the professional theatre; and the Board of Education's Friend of Manhattan High Schools Award for Classics in the Classroom, the Pearl's Arts-in-Education initiative which has allowed thousands of New York City high school students to experience classical theatre.

The Pearl recently finished its 27th season, which included critically-acclaimed productions of Molière's THE MISANTHROPE (Lortel Award nomination) and WITTENBERG by David Davalos. The 28th season will begin performances in September with THE BALD SOPRANO, followed by RICHARD II, THE PHILANDERER, and A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN.

Tickets for A Cabaret Benefit with Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley start at $100 and are available for purchase online at www.pearltheatre.org or by calling 212-505-3401.

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