'Sex & The Ritz' Post-Show Discussions Nov.27 & Dec.4

Roundabout Theatre Company's announces "Sex & The Ritz", a two-week series of post-show discussions moderated by Jason Bellini, anchor of "CBS News on LOGO." "Sex & The Ritz" will take place on Tuesday, November 27 and Tuesday, December 4 following the performance at Studio 54 (254 West 54th Street) on Broadway.

Jason and various experts will participate in provocative discussions regarding the sexual revolution following the emergence of AIDS and how the behavior represented in The Ritz (and at Studio 54) changed in the '80s. 

Scheduled to participate are: Shelley Ackerman (comedian and former bathhouse performer), Richard Berkowitz (Author, "Stayin' Alive: The Invention of Safe Sex, A Personal History"), Wayne Hoffman (Author of "Hard", a novel that takes an inside look at gay men's lives today), Ephen Glenn Colter (Editor and Contributor, "Policing Public Sex: Queer Issues and the Future of AIDS Activism").  All participants are subject to change.

Jason Bellini (Moderator) is the anchor of "CBS News on Logo's," a new weekly half-hour news program aimed at lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) viewers that airs on the Logo channel, and online at Logo's Web site, www.365gay.com.

The limited engagement of Terrence McNally's The Ritz, directed by Joe Mantello, was recently extended though December 9.

The Ritz stars Rosie Perez (Googie Gomez) and Kevin Chamberlin (Gaetano Proclo) with Brooks Ashmanskas (Chris).

Tickets are available by calling Roundabout Ticket Services at (212)719-1300, online at www.roundabouttheatre.org or at the Studio 54 Box Office (254 West 54th Street). Ticket prices range from $31.25 - $96.25.

The Ritz plays Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8:00PM with a Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinee at 2:00PM. www.roundabouttheatre.org