THE ICE PALACE, located within the Grove Hotel in Cherry Grove, continues the third season of BRANDON & RAY'S BROADWAY AT THE BEACH, an open-mic musical theatre party on Fire Island featuring Broadway's best! On Monday, August 11th, from 9pm till 11pm, join host Brandon Cutrell (MAC & Bistro Award winning host of THE AFTER PARTY) with Ray Fellman (Captain Louie) at the piano for this weekly party on Fire Island. There is no cover charge and no minimum. Rain or shine, all audience members are welcome to sing as the mic is always open, or sit back, breathe the ocean air and enjoy a cocktail with friends.
Monday, August 11th, joining will be special guests
Kevin Meaney of NBC's "Saturday Night Live" and Broadway's
Hairspray,
Susan Mosher of Broadway's
Hairspray and the underground cult-hit Cashino,
Marissa Perry of Broadway's
Hairspray,
Josh Franklin of Broadway's
Legally Blonde,
Alysha Umphress of The After Party, and The Ice Palace's own
Logan Hardcore. All will be on hand along to greet fans and perform a few numbers as only they can.
The Ice Palace on Fire Island is located within the Grove Hotel, just steps away from the Cherry Grove ferry pier. There is a full bar and reservations are not necessary for this event. For more information, visit www.GroveHotel.com.
Emmy Award winner
Kevin Meaney currently is a member of the Broadway cast of
Hairspray. Kevin is a nationally known standup comedian with HBO Comedy Specials, Comedy Central Specials, and numerous appearances on the Tonight Show and Saturday Night Live. He starred in the CBS Television situation comedy, "Uncle Buck" and made his film debut in 0A
Penny Marshall's, Big. Please visit KevinMeaney.com.
Susan Mosher is Prudy Pingleton in the Broadway production of
Hairspray. Before joining the Broadway company of
Hairspray, she performed was a member of its cast in Las Vegas. Off-Broadway: Suds, Back to Bacharach & David. TV: "Without a Trace," HBO's "If These Walls Could Talk 2" w/
Vanessa Redgrave, "Veronica's Closet," and a recurring role on Showtime's "The L Word." Recent Film: "A View from the Top," "The Wedding Planner." Los Angeles and New York audiences know Susie as "
Pepper Cole" in the long-running cult hit, Ca$hino. Please visit www.CashinoOnline.com.
Marissa Perry is making her Broadway debut as Tracy Turnblad in
Hairspray. Previously, Marissa was seen playing Tracy Turnblad in one of the first regional theatre productions of
Hairspray at the Weston Playhouse in Vermont. Other regional credits include Wild Mushrooms (Seven Angels Theatre), Princesses (World Premiere,
Goodspeed Musicals). Pre-Broadway/Original Cast: Princesses (
5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle).
Josh Franklin currently is a member of the Broadway cast of
Legally Blonde. Before joining
Legally Blonde, Josh made his Broadway debut in
Grease! His national tours include All Shook Up,
Grease, and Disney's On The Record. In addition to being a songwriter, Josh is also a member of the T.V.I. Actor's Studio. He earned his B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from the Webster Conservatory for the Theatre Arts in St. Louis, Missouri. Please visit www.JoshFranklin.net.
Alysha Umphress, a graduate of The Boston Conservatory, recently made her Off-Broadway debut in Make Me A Song: The Music of
William Finn. Every Friday night in Manhattan, Alysha co-hosts The After Party with
Brandon Cutrell. Prior to The After Party, Alysha made a splash at the Chelsea bar, XL, winning their American Idol-type competition, XL Star. She recently opened for
Diana Krall at the Fujitsu Jazz Festival, soloed along side Carlos Santana at San Francisco's Fillmore Auditorium and performed with the Boston Pops. Regional roles include the Witch in Into the Woods, Trina in Falsettos and Winnifred in Once Upon a Mattress. Alysha is the recipient of two Bay Area Theatre Critics Awards for her work in Rags and FAB! She has belted out the National Anthem for The Oakland A's, San Francisco Giants, Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings and San Jose Sharks.
Logan Hardcore is the newest addition to the 2008 entertainment roster at The Ice Palace. He can seen every Monday night at The Ice Palace in Brandon and Ray's Broadway At The Beach as well as various other shows throughout the week. In Manhattan Logan regularly performs at NYC nightclubs, including The Ritz, Vlada, and Therapy. Logan is widely known for his renditions of musical theatre songs. Most recently, he appeared in MTV's "
Legally Blonde: The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods." Please visit www.MySpace.com/MissLoganNYC.
Brandon Cutrell is a Bistro Award and two-time MAC Award winner. Brandon is co-host of The After Party, the wildly popular, weekly Friday night musical theatre "schmoozefest" at The
Laurie Beechman Theatre on 42nd Street in Manhattan. Time Out New York proclaims The After Party is "the thing to do in New York on a Friday night." Brandon's New York credits include Broadway By The Year at Town Hall, Broadway Unplugged at Town Hall, Pippin (with
Ben Vereen and
Rosie O'Donnell), La Gioconda at TheatreSource,
David Friedman's King Island Christmas, and
liz swados' Waiting For Lefty. National: Theatre of the Stars,
Goodspeed Musicals, the Human Race Theatre, the Fulton Theatre and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. In June of 2006, Brandon made his solo debut at Feinstein's, New York's legendary nightclub on Park Avenue. Brandon's self-titled debut cd is available on iTunes and www.BrandonCutrell.com.
Bistro Award winner
Ray Fellman recently made his Off-Broadway debut when he was handpicked by
Stephen Schwartz to musical direct his off-Broadway musical, Captain Louie. Other Musical Director credits include The Tutor by Wood/Gerle (59 E. 59th), Reluctant Pilgrim (The
Barrow Group), Blood Drive: A Musical Triptych by Sheinkin/Derfner (workshop at the O'Neill Theater Center) and Amahl and the Night Visitors (national tour directed by
David Aiken). Ray has been seen behind the piano in The Storefront Theatre's New Mondays (with
Bill Russell and
Emily Skinner), No Reservations (starring
Brandon Cutrell with special guests
Karen Mason and
Shoshana Bean), Broadway Downtown (with
Kristy Cates) and We Miss Nancy: The Storefront Sings Lamott (with
Liz McCartney). He has also served as accompanist for Utah Festival Opera Company, The Opera Company of Brooklyn , Mid America Productions at
Carnegie Hall (with John Rutter) and A Yuletide Celebration with the Indianapolis Symphony starring
Judy Kaye. As a singer, Ray has sung with some of the finest opera companies in the country, including Florida Grand, Glimmerglass and New Orleans operas. Ray holds degrees in piano and voice from the Indiana University School of Music.
Photo Credit Mark Rupp
