Beverly & Kirby Ward Perform at Birdland March 3

Jim Caruso's Cast Party and TheaterMania.com are proud to announce the Birdland debut of Beverly Ward and Kirby Ward, performing partners on-stage and happily married for over two decades off-, Monday, March 3, 2008 at 7PM, as part of the long-running, critically-heralded and popular concert series Broadway at Birdland.

A rare perfect example to the age-old adage that "the couple who performs together, stays together," To Have and To Hold offers an intimate and telling glimpse into the life and love of Beverly Ward and Kirby Ward, coming off 23 years of blissful marriage, all spent in musical theater. Filled with stories from the road and their trademark personal spin on music ranging from Gershwin to The Beach Boys, the WARDs offer true onstage chemistry; indeed, they were once dubbed "the most romantic couple in southern California."

Kirby Ward has been in the entertainment industry for over 35 years and is a veteran of over 60 theatrical productions. As the original Bobby Child in the London West End premiere of Crazy For You, he received an Olivier Award nomination and later a Helen Hayes Award nomination at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. Kirby was also featured in Hal Prince's hit Broadway revival of Show Boat. As director and choreographer, he has created material for Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor, worked with Bette Midler and James Caan on the film For The Boys, and directed and choreographed both off-Broadway and regionally all over the US. He was named Best Director of 2002 and 2005 in Boston for his critically-acclaimed productions of Singin' in the Rain and Crazy For You, and recently received the San Diego Critics Circle Craig Noel Award for Best Director of a Musical.

Beverly Ward also starred in the U.S. national tour of Crazy For You, for which she too received a Helen Hayes Award nomination while playing the Kennedy Center in Washington DC – alongside fellow nominees and musical theater icons Carol Channing and Chita Rivera. Coming off a very musical family, Beverly has recently added composer to her list of accomplishments. As a singer/songwriter, she has performed at The Bitter End in Greenwich Village, New York City; the Thataway Café in Greenwich, CT; and The Space in New Haven, CT.

Beverly and Kirby Ward perform Monday, March 3, 2008 at 7PM at Birdland, 315 West 44th Street (between 8th & 9th Aves).

Tickets: $25.00 + $10.00 Food/Drink Minimum (Per Person). Tickets can be purchased Online: www.BirdlandJazz.com; or by Telephone: 212.581.3080.

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