O'Hara, Lewis, Shaiman, Etc. Set for 'Night Job 7,' 12/21

On December 21st at Joe's Pub, />Steve Rosen (Monty Python's Spamalot), />Sarah Saltzberg (25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), />David Rossmer and (Fiddler on the Roof), in conjunction with Joe's Pub, will present the seventh 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.  The show will be presented 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 evening will feature musical direction by Dan Lipton, with />Sean McDaniel on drums. The show is aided and abetted by People's Improv Theatre Teachers Yang Miller and />/>/>Ali Farahnakian.

"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."