NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation Winner to Perform Solo Concert at Joe's Pub 2/22

The New York Musical Theatre Festival and Sh-K-Boom Records co-present the evening, entitled Cassie Wooley's Chimera. Audiences can expect to hear an eclectic array of music by such writers and artists as Fiona Apple, Andrew Gerle, Niko Tsakalakos, Bjork, The Raconteurs, and Elvis.

Written by Eric Slater, the concert will feature direction by Cobey Mandarino (Roundabout's off-Broadway revival of Streamers) and music direction by Christopher D. Littlefield. Ted Pallas and Jason Fleitz helm video design with Victoria DeIorio designing sound.

Wooley was seen in the award-winning musical See Rock City... at NAMT and Barrington Stage Company. She began her career in Chicago playing wonderful women like Thea in Fiorello!, Sally in Cabaret, and Mary in Merrily We Roll Along (Jeff Award), among many others. Wooley grew up in Sioux City, IA where her parents own Lamb Productions Theatre. She received her BFA from The Theatre School at DePaul. www.cassiewooley.com

Video of Cassie Wooley's performances in 2009's NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation competition can be viewed here. Previous contestants of NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation have gone on to appear in Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, including American Idiot, HAIR, West Side Story, South Pacific, and many more.

Joe's Pub is located within The Public Theater at 425 Lafayette Street. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. For more information, visit www.joespub.com.

Audience members around the country immediately fell in love with Cassie Wooley's expressive, mellifluous voice and irresistible charm, catapulting her to be crowned 2009's NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation! Now she's ready to win audiences all over again with her invigorating Joe's Pub solo concert debut and Next Broadway Sensation spotlight concert, Cassie Wooley's Chimera.

This thrilling night, where rock n' roll and new composers come together with a killer band and a beast of a journey, asks, "What happens when we really start paying attention?" Featuring the music of such writers and artists as Fiona Apple, Andrew Gerle, Niko Tsakalakos, Bjork, The Raconteurs, and Elvis, Cassie Wooley's Chimera will take audiences on an exciting musical daydream.

JOE'S PUB
The Public Theater
425 Lafayette Street
(between East 4th Street and Astor Place)

TICKETS:
Online - www.joespub.com
Phone - 212-967-7555
In Person - The Public Theater Box Office (425 Lafayette Street)
Tues - Sat from 1:00pm to 7:30pm
Sun / Mon from 1:00pm to 6:00pm

DINNER RESERVATIONS:
212-539-8778

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