Christopher Sieber, Klea Blackhurst & More Set for VILLAIN: DeBLANKS at 54 Below, Today

54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents an encore benefit performance of "Villain: DeBlanks," a fill-in-the-blanks whodunnit, at 11:30 pm on November 7. The performance will benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Written by Billy Mitchell, "Villain: DeBlanks" had a three embarrassingly fun late-night fundraisers this summer. @Shoshanarf tweeted: "Dying of laughter at ?@VDeblanks? at ?@54Below?. Literally can't breathe, it's so funny."

The hysterical one-night-only cast features 2-time Tony Award nominee Christopher Sieber (Matilda), Olivier Award-winner Lesli Margherita (Matilda the Musical), Tony Award-winner Cady Huffman (Revolution in the Elbow..., The Producers), The Skivvies' multitalented front-man Nick Cearley (Pageant), award-winning comedienne Klea Blackhurst, and Broadway veteran Bernard Dotson (Chicago, Finian's rainbow), with Heather Shisler (Actors Studio), repeating her duties as hostess.

"Good news: Phillip DeBlanks is dead! He was a villain, a scoundrel and a lousy dancer. Or was he? Is it possible Phillip DeBlanks was framed by one of his circle of friends?"

The audience provides nouns, verbs, adjectives, desserts and body parts, and the actors provide the laughs - uncensored and unrehearsed - as the cast enacts the story using the words put in their mouths. It's "Clue" meets adult "Mad Libs," performed by some of the funniest people in New York.

Like a ride to summer camp in the back of a station wagon, each hilarious performance will be ridiculously one-of-a-kind, and, best of all, the proceeds benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

November 7: Klea Blackhurst, Nick Cearley, Bernard Dotson, Cady Huffman, Lesli Margherita and Christopher Sieber, with Heather Shisler.

Performers subject to change.

Presented in association with La Vie Productions/R.Erin Craig.

Villain: DeBlanks plays 54 Below (254 West 54th Street) on November 7 at 11:30 pm. There is a $15/$35 cover charge and $20 food and beverage minimum. Tickets and information are available at www.54Below.com. Tickets on the day of performance after 4 pm are only available by calling (646) 476-3551.

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