Watts, Savior Adore & Hooray For Earth Perform At Page 73 Benefit 6/22

Acclaimed performer REGGIE WATTS and up-and-coming bands SAVOIR ADORE and HOORAY FOR EARTH join forces and perform on Tuesday, June 22 at the 92YTribeca (200 Hudson Street) as part of PAGE 73's benefit for the company's development programs (the P73 Playwriting Fellowship, I-73 writing group, and the Yale Summer Residency). Playwright TOMMY SMITH serves as the master of ceremonies.

The benefit takes place at the 92YTRIBECA (200 Hudson Street) on TUESDAY, JUNE 22 at 7:00 PM with performances by REGGIE WATTS, SAVOIR ADORE and HOORAY FOR EARTH at 8:00 PM. Tickets can be purchased at www.p73.org/benefit.

ABOUT PAGE 73: Page 73 (Liz Jones and Asher Richelli, Executive Directors) produces and develops the work of early-career playwrights who have yet to receive production opportunities in New York. Each year, Page 73 offers four programs to early-career playwrights: two New York City or world premiere productions of new plays by early-career playwrights; the P73 Playwriting Fellowship which provides cash, development and career support to one writer for a full year; a week-long summer residency program on the Yale University campus for 3 to 4 playwrights; and Interstate 73, a writing group that consists of six to seven playwrights. Past P73 Playwriting Fellows are Kirsten Greenidge, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Jason Grote, Krista Knight, Tommy Smith and Heidi Schreck. Eliza Clark is the 2010 P73 Playwriting Fellow. The current members of Interstate 73 are Aaron Landsman, Alex Lewin, Heather Lynn MacDonald, Sam Marks, Sally Oswald and Emily Schwend. Page 73 produced the world premiere of Creature by Heidi Schreck (directed by Leigh Silverman and co-produced with New Georges), the world premiere of Sixty Miles to Silver Lake by Dan LeFranc (2010 New York Times Playwriting Award; directed by Anne Kauffman and co-produced with Soho Rep), the New York premiere of 1001 by Jason Grote (directed by Ethan McSweeny and "Top 10 of 2007" - TIME OUT NY), and the world premiere of Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue by Quiara Alegría Hudes (directed by Davis McCallum; 2007 Pulitzer Prize finalist). Find out more about Page 73 at www.p73.org.

ABOUT REGGIE WATTS: Reggie Watts has played sold-out runs at Fusebox, SXSW, Bonnaroo, Soho Theatre (London), Brian Eno's Luminous Festival at the Sydney Opera House, Montreal Comedy Festival, PopTech!, Vancouver Comedy Festival, Bumbershoot, Sydney Festival, Outside Lands Festival and cities throughout the world including Amsterdam, Paris, Cologne, Madrid, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Melbourne, Cape Town and Rekjavik, among others. In New York, Reggie regularly performs at The Box, UCB, Comix, the Bellhouse, Slipper Room, Caroline's, Union Hall and Moonwork. Reggie also received the ECNY Award (2009) and Andy Kaufmann Award (2006) for his brand of innovative stand-up performance. As a musician, Reggie recently recorded the EP Pot Cookies through Normative Records, sang on Regina Spektor's "Dance Anthem of the 80s" and contributed two tracks to DFA Records' Spaghetti Circus. Also the frontman for Seattle rock outfit Maktub, Reggie and his band recently released their fifth album, Five. Reggie also creates absurd comedic theatricals for modern performance spaces in collaboration with playwright Tommy Smith. Their stage shows Transition, Disinformation, Radio Play, Dutch A/V and Occurrence have played around the country at The Public Theater, On The Boards (Seattle), The Portland Institute for Contemporary Art's Time Based Art Festival, Seattle Rep, MCA (Chicago), The Warhol Museum (Pittsburgh), Ars Nova and others; they've also won numerous awards including the 2008 & 2009 MAP Fund and 2008 Creative Capital award. Reggie has been called by The New York Times "[s]harp, wry and elusive ... Reggie moves seamlessly from skits to songs to off-kilter stand-up, while talking in a subway train full of accents." ABOUT SAVOIR ADORE: Savoir Adore is Paul Hammer and Deidre Muro. After their first foray in the studio, the duo continued to create music constantly. "Their songwriting now seems inspired by the musical chemistry Muro and Hammer had upon meeting; it is a chemistry which is kicking and stronger than ever" (Obscure Sound). Their instinctive approach to songwriting combines varied personal influences with their a "recording-while-writing" technique, which NPR considers "magical." Says This Week In New York: "[their] pure pop delights and sweet instrumental-heavy tunes.. walk the fine line between nature and technology." The Cantora Records issue of their full-length debut album, In The Wooded Forest, created further buzz and the enthusiasts have steadily followed. They have been called "One of 8 NYC Bands You Need To Hear" - L Magazine and "10 Musicians to watch in 2010 - The Best Kept Secret" - NY Post.

ABOUT HOORAY FOR EARTH: Hooray For Earth formed in Boston, MA in 2005 and soon after self-released their rock-leaning eponymous debut album in 2006. When band leader Noel Heroux moved to New York City after the release of their Cellphone EP (Dopamine) in 2008, the city's bustling energy instantly inspired him to explore his electronic leanings, using a love of Eno, Aphex Twin and Autechre to create his own style of synthesizer processing. The result is Momo (Dovecote Records / June 1st, 2010), an EP that expertly blends crunchy rock with layered electronic pop and countless influences in between. A wash of warm synths coasting under Heroux's languid delivery opens Momo on single "Surrounded By Your Friends," a combination so inviting it was picked for play on Good Morning America. "Comfortable, Comparable" follows with rollicking keyboards and perky drums, while distorted guitars buzz over heavy-hitting rhythm and 60s-style vocal harmonies on "Form."

ABOUT 92YTRIBECA: 92YTRIBECA is the 92nd Street Y's exciting new arts and entertainment venue, opening this Fall at 200 Hudson Street at the corner of Canal Street in New York City. With the mission of bringing together and inspiring a diverse community of young adults from New York City and beyond, 92YTRIBECA will offer outstanding live experiences for audiences, performers and participants alike, including musicians, artists, educators, filmmakers, writers, comics, sports enthusiasts and others. 92YTRIBECA showcases new and emerging work; explores current trends and news; offers a fresh look at Jewish culture and ideas; and supports a sustainable, healthy environment.