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Photo Coverage: FOLLIES Stars Visit Jason Graae's PERFECT HERMANY
By: Jennifer Broski Oct. 25, 2011
Jason Graae, the L.A. DRAMA CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD winner and Broadway and cabaret star, opened his acclaimed tribute to Jerry Herman, "PERFECT HERMANY" at The Laurie Beechman Theatre in West Bank Cafe, 407 West 42nd Street, on Tuesday, October 18 at 7 PM. Performances continue through tonight, October 25th at 9:30 PM. The cast of Broadway's FOLLIES recently stopped by his show, and you can check out photos of Graae with his visitors below!
Graae celebrates Herman's 80th birthday with songs from such beloved Herman classics as HELLO DOLLY!, THE GRAND TOUR, MAME, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, MACK AND MABEL and MILK AND HONEY. "PERFECT HERMANY" features Musical Director John Boswell with direction by Lee Tannen.
PERFECT HERMANY grew out of Jason's long association with Jerry Herman and his respect and admiration for his work. Jason toured the country with Jerry Herman in ASCAP's HELLO JERRY!; starred in the West Coast revival of THE GRAND TOUR, repeating the role at the York Theatre's Musicals in Mufti; was featured in MACK AND MABEL in Concert at Lincoln Center, and recently appeared on PBS in the Jerry Herman documentary "Words and Music". Jason said: "Jerry Herman is the reason I got into this business. I don't know whether to hug him or to hit him! I've been so lucky to have worked closely with Jerry over the last 10 years. When you're with him it's easy to forget he is Broadway royalty. He is also unbelievably generous, has an INCREDIBLE sense of humor, and has impeccable taste in just about everything. And to top it all off, he is so supportive of singers performing his material - as long as it still SOUNDS like his material!"Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski
Dee Hoty, Jason Graae, Liz Callaway, John Boswell
Mary Beth Peil, John Boswell, Jason Graae, Ron Raines, Elaine Paige
Charlotte Raines, Jason Graae, DOna Vaughn, Ron Raines
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