Marcovicci, Mason Host One-Night-Only Benefit Cabaret 3/9

Perry-Mansfield, the most legendary of all performing arts schools in the nation, will present a special one-night-only cabaret concert to benefit its scholarship fund, it was announced by Executive Director June Lindenmayer. "The Art of Cabaret" scholarship fund benefit concert will be hosted by Andrea Marcovicci and Karen Mason, and will feature performances by Barry Kleinbort and Terri Ralston (Perry-Mansfield master teachers), and musical directors Christopher Denny, Shelly Markham, and David Gaines. The event is scheduled for Monday, March 9th, 9:30pm at The Metropolitan Room (34 West 22nd St. between 5th and 6th Aves.) and will include special appearances by Perry-Mansfield "Art of Cabaret" alumni. Tickets are $40 (plus a two drink minimum), and can be reserved by calling (212) 206-0440 or visiting www.metropolitanroom.com.

Now in its 96th year, Perry-Mansfield, founded by Charlotte Perry and Portia Mansfield, is recognized as the oldest continuously operating performing arts school and camp in the nation. Proceeds from the evening will support scholarships for Perry-Mansfield's "The Art of Cabaret," one of the most successful programs for the study of song performance in the country. This year's program will be held August 24th through 31st, in the breathtaking mountain location of Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

Additional 2009 Perry-Mansfield news will be announced shortly.

In 1913, Charlotte Perry and Portia Mansfield fulfilled their dreams of creating a theater and dance camp in the mountains. Now, over ninety-five years later, Perry-Mansfield is recognized as the oldest continuously operating performing arts school and camp in the nation. Throughout the years, a number of distinguished alumni, faculty, and guest artists have passed through the doors of Perry-Mansfield. The list includes Robert Battle, Sammy Bayes, Jessica Biel, Ruthanna Boris, Wally Cardona, John Cage, Martha Clarke, Merce Cunningham, Harriette Ann Gray, Julie Harris, Dustin Hoffman, Hanya Holm, Lee Horsley, Doris Humphrey, Jack Lee, José Limon, Agnes de Mille, Daniel Nagrin, Peter Pucci, Jason Raize, Lee Remick, Stephen Schwartz, Amala Shankar, Ton Simons, Francis Sternhagen, Helen Tamiris, Joan Van Ark, and Charles Weidman. Today, students from all over the world take classes from a select group of accomplished and internationally renowned faculty. The tradition of Perry-Mansfield remains unsurpassed as the camp continues to prepare emerging young artists for the stage. Recent alumni are performing with Ballet Hispanico <http://www.ballethispanico.org/> ,
Battleworks Dance Company, Munich Ballet, the Paul Taylor Dance Company <http://www.ptdc.org/> , Nederlands Dans Theater, and in film, on Broadway and television. Since 1992, Perry-Mansfield has been owned and operated by a 501(c)3 non-profit organization called Friends of Perry-Mansfield and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. We invite you to share in the magic of Perry-Mansfield.

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