Hawks, James, Potter Perform At West Bank Cafe 4/2, Benefits Autism Awareness

Tonight, Thursday, April 2nd Brandon Cutrell & COHORTS welcomes Bradley O'Bryan Hawks, Rachel James, Rachel Potter, Erik Sisco & Jason Zammit with a special guest appearance by Katie Thompson.

Brandon Cutrell & COHORTS: A Cabaret Showcase Tonight, April 2nd 9:30pm at The Laurie Beechman Theatre

Reservations highly recommended. Call 212-695-6909.

Katie Thompson's NYC workshops include Duncan Sheik's The Lighthouse Project, Scott Alan's Piece, Michael McLean's The Ark. Recordings: Sariah in The Ark, Connie Lou in The Forgotten Carols by Michael McLean, and Say Goodbye
from Scott Alan's Dreaming Wide Awake.

Cabarets/Performances: Broadway's Acoustic Soul, Broadway Loves Country, Upright Takes Manhattan at Joe's Pub and Monday Night's New Voices at The Duplex. Most recently, Katie was seen in R.R.R.E.D. the Musical Manifesto
in Los Angeles where she was nominated for 2 LA Weekly Theater Awards (Best Musical Performance and Best Musical Director). Katie's two solo albums, What I've Done Right and KT LIVE, are both available on iTunes.
Katie has been cast as Vashti in Michael John LaChiusa's new musical Giant, which opens at The Signature Theater in D.C. this month.

Today, April 2nd, is WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY

Attend tonight's performance and help contribute to AUTISM SPEAKS

A portion of all tickets sold at the door will go to Autism Speaks. Donations will also be accepted.

Did you know...?
1 in 150 children is diagnosed with autism
1 in 94 boys is on the autism spectrum
67 children are diagnosed per day
A new case is diagnosed almost every 20 minutes
More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with AIDS, diabetes & cancer combined
Autism is the fastest-growing serious developmental disability in the U.S.
Autism costs the nation over $35 billion per year, a figure expected to significantly increase in the next decade
Autism receives less than 5% of the research funding of many less prevalent childhood diseases
Boys are four times more likely than girls to have autism
There is no medical detection or cure for autism

Incidence vs. Private Funding
Leukemia: Affects 1 in 25,000 / Funding: $310 million
Muscular Dystrophy: Affects 1 in 20,000 / Funding: $175 million Pediatric AIDS: Affects 1 in 8,000 / Funding: $394 million Juvenile Diabetes: Affects 1 in 500 / Funding: $130 million Autism: Affects 1 in 150 / Funding: $42 million

Located within the West Bank Cafe
407 west 42nd Street @ 9th Ave. 212-695-6909

 

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