DR. BRADLEY'S FABULOUS FUNCTIONAL NARCISSISM at Don't Tell Mama to Benefit The ASA

Don't Tell Mama and Dr. Bradley Jones will present a special performance of the hilarious and moving coming-of-age story, Dr. Bradley's Fabulous Functional Narcissism, to benefit the American Songbook Association (ASA) on October 31, 2018* at 7pm at the legendary theater district cabaret, where Dr. Bradley has been packing in SRO audiences for months. The ASA is committed to sustaining and forwarding this living legacy of American song and its many genres, which is loved and performed in every corner of the earth.

"The music of the Great American Songbook is imbued with our deepest longings and wishes," says Dr. Jones. "As a child I sought refuge there and as I say in 'Dr. Bradley's Fabulous Functional Narcissism,' these songs have the power to repair! Their preservation and promotion are critical, and I'm compelled - and delighted - to support the efforts of the ASA."

Dr. Bradley's Fabulous Functional Narcissism...The Psychoanalytic Odyssey of a Once Glorified Chorus Boy regales us through 70 minutes, with Jones applying a rapier wit to true tales of his early childhood as a budding theater queen, nearly ten years on Broadway in A Chorus Line, backstage life and excessive drug use, living through the AIDS pandemic and making his decision to pursue a new career. The show features mainly the music of Jones' milieu: Broadway standards including the songs of Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, Rodgers and Hart, Harold Arlen, Ray Heindorf, Brian Yorkey and more.

"Dr. Bradley wielded his psychological prowess like a surgeon's scalpel, with the exquisite timing of a Borscht-Belt comic." - David Sabella, CabaretHotSpot

Tickets for this special event are $50, with all of the proceeds going to support the ASA.

Reservations are absolutely required for this performance. Don't Tell Mama is at 343 West 46th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues. For online reservations visit: https://donttellmamanyc.com/shows/main/4880-dr-bradley-s-fabulous-functional-narcissism-10-31 or call: 212.757.0788. Don't Tell Mama is a CASH ONLY room.

The show is directed by *KT Sullivan, artistic director of the Mabel Mercer Foundation, and an internationally renowned performer. Jones is supported by The Freudians, a quartet led by Mike Pettry. *Yes it is Halloween, and it is also KT Sullivan's Birthday.

"The Doctor is IN. IN-sync. IN-spiring. And just the teeniest bit IN-sane. Dr. Bradley Jones (yes, that shingle is real) has just the right amount of observation, rhythm and razzle-dazzle to charm anyone within earshot." - Tulis McCall, The Front Row Center

The American Songbook Association Inc. (ASA)-a 501(c)(3) nonprofit incorporated in New York State-seeks to preserve, promote and advance the legacy of American popular music, the Great American Songbook (classic and new), and the unique art form of cabaret. The ASA publishes the long-established Cabaret Scenes magazine, conducts educational programs in New York City public schools, and creates performances serving its audience of seniors, students and others. We strive to inspire, transform, empower and create torchbearers for future generations so they may understand, appreciate and embrace the historical and cultural importance of America's rich musical heritage.

Established in 1982, Don't Tell Mama is celebrating over 35 years as a world famous entertainment destination. Located on renowned Restaurant Row in the heart of New York's theater district, Don't Tell Mama is one-of-a-kind - a veritable nightlife mall with four individual spaces: a piano bar, a restaurant and 2 separate cabaret showrooms: a cineplex of cabaret! Countless luminaries have come through our doors such as Liza Minnelli, Paul Newman, Joan Rivers, Bette Midler, Rosie O'Donnell, Chita Rivera, Kathy Griffin, Audra MacDonald, Kristin Chenoweth, Mario Cantone, & Cuba Gooding Jr., to name but a few.

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