PAM GOLDBERG'S 80TH BIRTHDAY SPECTACULAR! With Phillip Taratula & Kevin Zak to be Presented at The Green Room 42

THE GREEN ROOM 42 will present Pam Goldberg in “Pam Goldberg’s 80th Birthday Spectacular!,” a celebration of the regional theater and occasional Broadway veteran, on Sunday, January 21 at 9:30 PM. The Green Room 42 has lured Pam (shhh! it’s a surprise!) under the guise of a staged reading, but it's actually a festive evening of surprise celebrity guests, songs, and stories. Come raise a glass to this Great Lady of the Stage, whom many have worked with, and yet nobody’s really ever heard of! The evening features Phillip Taratula (Broadway’s The Skin of Our Teeth, Max TV’s “And Just Like That…”) as Pam Goldberg and Kevin Zak (Lucille Lortel nominee, Clinton the Musical, Waitress national tour) as the host, and is directed by Jeffery Self (TV’s “Search Party”). Special guests will include Ana Gasteyer (“Saturday Night Live,” Wicked, “American Auto”), Greg Hildreth (Company, I Can Get it For You Wholesale, Maestro), John Riddle (Titanique, The Phantom of the Opera, Frozen), Kate Hamill (“Playwright of the Year” – The Wall Street Journal) and Matt Wilkas (“So Help Me Todd” on CBS, Bros).
 
Phillip Taratula has theater credits that include: The Skin of Our Teeth on Broadway at Lincoln Center, Becomes a Woman at the Mint Theater, the national tour of What the Constitution Means to Me, and regional appearances at Two River, Actors Theater of Louisville, Huntington, Syracuse Stage, Tuacahn, Portland Stage, many others. His TV credits include: “And Just Like That” (Max); “Dr. Death” (NBC/Peacock); “High Maintenance,” opposite Martha Stewart (HBO); “For Life” (ABC); “FBI” (CBS); “The Outs” (Vimeo Originals). Pam Goldberg is his creation, and you can find her on Instagram @officialpamgoldberg. A one-person play, Pam, will be appearing at Ars Nova this spring, directed by Lee Sunday Evans.
 
Kevin Zak is an actor and writer. His theater credits include the national tour of Waitress, the Off-Broadway musical Clinton the Musical, for which he received a Lucille Lortel Award nomination, and Darling Grenadine at Goodspeed. He’s also known for his hilarious Instagram comedy memes, found at @kevinjzak
 
Jeffery Self is an actor known for movies and TV shows like “Search Party,” “The Horror of Dolores Roach,” Spoiler Alert, Mack & Rita, “30 Rock,” “Shameless,” etc. Jeffery previously co-created, co-directed, and co-produced two seasons of Logo TV’s “Jeffery & Cole Casserole.” His books include: Drag Teen and A Very, Very Bad Thing, both from Scholastic, along with his upcoming collection of essays from Harper Collins
 
“Pam Goldberg’s 80th Birthday Spectacular!” will be performed on Sunday, January 21 at 9:30 PM at The Green Room 42 (570 Tenth Avenue at 42nd Street, on the 4th Floor of Yotel). The cover charge ranges from $20-$50. A livestream option is available for $20. For tickets, please visit www.TheGreenRoom42.com. 
 
THE GREEN ROOM 42 – founded in 2017, and located in the heart of the theatre district in Yotel Times Square – is Broadway's newest and most spacious cabaret club. Hailed by the New York Times as “Broadway’s Off-Night Hotspot" and praised by Time Out New York for “Best Cabaret Show 2023” (Mamie Parris in Surrender: An Andrew Lloyd Webber Thrill Ride), our curated nightlife experience features your favorite Broadway stars in live performance, and a delicious menu of food and drink. The Green Room 42 opens the doors of hospitality to the nightclub stage while providing value and accessibility to the New York theatre community. Past shows have featured artists such as Josh Groban, Tina Fey, Katharine McPhee, Sara Bareilles, Kathleen Turner, Candace Bushnell, Alice Ripley, Eva Noblezada, Reeve Carney, Lillias White, Frances Ruffelle, Judy Kuhn, Melissa Errico, Sally Mayes, Frankie Grande, Lady Bunny, Mink Stole, Ginger Minj, David Phelps, and over 5,000 others. The Green Room 42 has become a cornerstone of the Broadway community, redefining the cabaret industry, and all it’s missing is YOU. Sit back, have a drink, and relax, because we've got your evening all planned in Broadway’s off-night hotspot.
 
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2023 CALENDAR AT
THE GREEN ROOM 42
       

Friday, January 12 at 7:00 PM and Saturday, January 13 at 1:00 PM

Felicia Finley
“Backwoods to Broadway”
Broadway’s blonde bombshell, Felicia Finley (The Wedding Singer, Mamma Mia!, The Life) is premiering her new show, “Backwoods to Broadway.” Growing up in the backwoods of North Carolina and Louisiana, Felicia shares her story on how she got to Broadway and how Patsy Cline inspired her every step of the way. In a show that is packed with songs made famous by Patsy and the songs from Felicia’s illustrious career, this show will have you laughing, crying, singing and pondering the question, “How can you push a rope?” The evening will feature Michael McBride on piano.
 

Saturday, January 13 to Monday, January 15 – Three Shows

“MEDEA, THE MUSICAL”
The New York Debut of the BAY AREA and LOS ANGELES HIT
Winner of six Bay Area Critics Circle Awards including “Best Musical,” the LA Weekly Award for “Best Musical,” and the GLAAD Media Award for “Best Theatre,” Medea, the Musical is a backstage musical about a gay man who falls in love with a woman even as the show they’re acting in spirals out of control. The show is written and directed by John Fisher. “Bold! Outrageous! Funny! And totally unapologetic!” (San Francisco Weekly), “Riotous slapstick! A smart as it is sassy, as hip as it is hyper, and wondrously provocative in just about every sense of the word!” (San Francisco Examiner).
 

Thursday, February 8 at 7:00 PM

Mamie Parris
“Surrender: An Andrew Lloyd Webber Thrill Ride”
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
Mamie Parris, star of Broadway’s Cats, School of Rock and more, brings you for the Andrew Lloyd Webber evening you didn’t know you needed – or maybe it’s the Andrew Lloyd Webber evening you've been waiting for. Now is your chance to think back on those playlists you belted along with in high school, surrender to the music of the night, and let the memory live again. Mamie Parris, who starred as Grizabella in the Broadway revival of Cats for 14 acclaimed months, wraps her impressive vocal cords around such fan favorites as “Rainbow High,” “Tell Me on a Sunday,” and “As If We Never Said Goodbye.” She also includes her own number from School of Rock, “Give Up Your Dreams,” and more surprising choices ranging from “Chanson d’Enfance” to “Starlight Express.” Conceived and directed by Ben Rimalower (“Countess and Friends,” “Leslie Kritzer Is Patti LuPone at Les Mouches”) with musical direction and arrangements by Brian J. Nash (Natalie Joy Johnson, LuAnn de Lesseps), “Surrender: An Andrew Lloyd Webber Thrill Ride” promises something for everyone and more than just a little touch of star quality.
  

Saturday, February 10 at 9:30 PM; Sunday, February 11 and Monday, February 12 at 7:00 PM

Ginger Minj and GIDGET GALORE
“The Broads Way”
Directly from their sold-out run in Provincetown, join Ginger Minj (“RuPaul’s Drag Race,” Hocus Pocus 2, Netflix’s Dumplin’) and her drag sister, Gidget Galore (OutTV’s “Sew Fierce”) in a trip down the Great White Way as they bring you on a musical journey of some of Broadway’s biggest shows. This show was called “The best drag show to hit Provincetown in decades” this past summer by Provincetown Magazine.
 

Friday, February 16 and Saturday, February 17 at 7:00 PM

An Evening with
Mink Stole and Peaches Christ
An intimate, revelatory, and heartfelt cabaret show starring living legend and cult film icon Mink Stole (Pink Flamingos, Hairspray, But I’m a Cheerleader) alongside San Francisco drag impresario, filmmaker Peaches Christ (All About Evil, Hulu’s “Drag Me to Dinner”). Mink and Peaches have been close friends for over two decades and they would like you to join them for an evening of storytelling, film clips, and live song in a wildly entertaining and uncensored exposé that is as hilarious as it is revealing. If you're a fan of John Waters’ films, Divine, drag history, or cult movies, you don't want to miss this one-of-a-kind event.

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