MAC Award-Winner ROSEMARY LOAR Brings Critically Acclaimed STING*chronicity to Joe's Pub, 8/22 at 7 PM

Back in 2010, Broadway Musical actor and cabaret artist Rosemary Loar performed her highly praised cabaret show Sting, Stang, Stung!, which featured jazzy and emotional interpretations of the pop icon Sting's (Gordon Sumner) vast collection of hits. Five years later, Loar created a new show-STING*chronicity-based on the Sting songbook and her Metropolitan Room performances received universal acclaim from the cabaret press. Loar is now bringing her tour-de-force performance to the popular downtown venue Joe's Pub at The Public Theater (425 Lafayette Street, 212-967-7555) on August 22 at 7 pm. Tickets are $20 with a $12 food minimum or two drink minimum per person. For reservations and tickets, go here. STING*chronicity is directed by Barry Kleinbort and boasts a band featuring Musical Director Frank Ponzio with Tom Hubbard on bass.

Loar's STING*chronicity offers an unexpected combination of monologues with a stunning variety of arrangements featuring the music of this brilliant contemporary songwriter. The show is "set" in Madison Square Garden on the occasion of the final reunion concert of the iconic band, The Police, which was headed by Sting. The famed rock composer/singer sent us out an "S.O.S." and 18,000 fans responded. In STING*chronicity, Loar surveys the diverse and passionate audience and their very varied interpretations of Sting's music, then filters the words of his songs through their unique lives and experiences. "A concert," Loar relates in the show, "always brings people together who couldn't be further apart." Loar's set includes many of Sting's most popular hits, as well as some lesser known songs, like "Ghost Story," a tune from Sting's recent Broadway show, The Last Ship.

STING*chronicity opened on at the Metropolitan Room in January 2015 to rave reviews. Alix Cohen of BroadwayWorld.com wrote: "While (Sting, Stang, Stung) showcased Loar's interpretive vocal abilities, this new show offers a rich theatrical experience. Loar doesn't simply rearrange numbers; she re-contextualizes them, morphing into a series of characters that sing each song as it arises out of an imagined situation. This unique show is audacious, well calibrated, and juicy. You'll never listen to Sting the same way again."

"Loar's STING*chronicity does what all good songbook shows are supposed to do: give you a fresh perspective on the music of an iconic composer and remind you of how well their songs stand up to a new interpretation . . . Loar wraps the songs in a theatrical conceit, a series of monologues unveiling different characters, each with an unique perspective on the music of Sting. It's the rare show that I want to see more than once."--Will Friedwald, Wall Street Journal

"Rosemary Loar imbued Sting's songs with new meaning-sometimes comic, sometimes heartrending-by creating a series of characters, all fans of Sting . . . With her big voice and incredible energy, Loar seamlessly switched from one character to another, giving the songs their theatrical context." --Cabaret Scenes Magazine

"Loar's new show proves as exciting and important as any other in recent seasons and could well find itself moving into a theater for a more permanent run." --Nitelife Exchange

For more information, contact Stephen Hanks, stephenhanks41@gmail.com or 718-753-1323

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