Natalie Hill & Kevin Smith Kirkwood at 'After Party' Tonight

The Laurie Beechman Theatre is pleased to continue their Friday Night Soiree "The After Party," an informal midtown schmoozefest for the theatrically inclined every Friday at 10:30PM.

Special guests Friday night November 30 are Natalie Hill (Grease) and Kevin Smith Kirkwood (Spelling Bee).

Join hosts Brandon Cutrell (MAC & Bistro Award winner) and Alysha Umphress (XL Star), plus Ray Fellman (Captain Louie) at the piano and featuring Lisa Asher (Nightlife Award Winner) for this weekly party in the theatre district. There is no cover charge for this event. Come and sing yourself as the mic is always open, or sit back and enjoy a cocktail with friends. Located just blocks from the Great White Way, you never know who might drop in.

Natalie Hill currently appears as "Cha Cha DiGregorio" (understudies Rizzo and Marty) in Kathleen Marshall's Grease on Broadway. Natnl Tours: Joseph…Dreamcoat ("Narrator" w/ Patrick Cassidy); Hairspray ("Shelley" u/s "Tracy," "Velma"). Regional: Romeo and Bernadette (PaperMill/Coconut Grove Playhouse – Carbonell Nom); Frank Wildhorn's Camille Claudel (with Michael Nouri and Linda Eder) & Brigadoon (Goodspeed); Footloose ("Rusty", Las Vegas); West Side Story ("Anita", Marriott-Lincolnshire & NYU, "Maria", Utah).

Kevin Smith Kirkwood, fresh from Broadway's Spelling Bee, is currently garnering rave reviews as Mitch on the National Tour. Off B-way: How to Save the World...in 90 Minutes (original cast recording), Dragapella! and It's Karate, Kid! The Musical (NY IT Award Nom.--Outstanding Lead Actor). Nat. Tours: Godspell (tour cast recording), Jesus Christ Superstar (Europe), and Grease (w/ Cindy Williams and Eddie Mekka). Some regional credits include: Smokey Joe's Café (Victor), Songs For a New World (Man #1), The Wiz (Scarecrow), Batboy (Rick/Lorraine), and Big River (Huck Finn). Kevin is a proud founding member of Jaradoa Theater.

The Laurie Beechman Theatre is located downstairs, within The West Bank Café, 407 West 42nd St. at 9th Ave.   There is a full bar and bar menu available, and reservations are not necessary for this event.  "The After Party" highly recommends audience members arrive early.  Seating is first come, first serve.  Priority seating may be given to those who wish to order from the menu and/or the bar.

Photos: Natalie Hill & Kevin Smith Kirkwood