Producer Rick Murray will present the 2018 Cabaret Series in Provincetown, MA this summer at The Crown & Anchor's Paramount Theatre, Cabaret Room, and Town Hall Auditorium. Tickets are now on sale for the Series, in which an impressive list of award-winning stars will be performing live in full concerts. Following up on last summer's smash hit season, the 2018 Cabaret Series will include the talents of comedian Paula Poundstone as well as Broadway stars Lucie Arnaz (They're Playing Our Song, Pippin), Telly Leung (Aladdin, Allegiance), Anthony Rapp (Rent, If/Then), Linda Eder (Jekyll and Hyde), and Emmy Award winners Leslie Jordan (Will and Grace) and Bruce Vilanch.
"The 2018 season is especially exciting because we're bringing back some of our most acclaimed artists as well as offering fresh names who are quickly becoming Provincetown favorites," Murray said. "The Crown & Anchor's ongoing commitment is to present diverse and exciting full concerts by America's most acclaimed performers at Provincetown's premiere venues with first-rate production values."
In addition, the Crown & Anchor will also welcome a variety of long-time favorites and exciting new talents during the 2018 season, including Matt Alber, Pam Ann, BenDeLaCreme, Thirsty Burlington, James Judd, Dina Martina, Ryan Raftery, Randy Rainbow, Seth Sikes, The Skivvies, and Star Boys: A Sci-Fi Burlesque Show. All dates and artists subject to change.
The Crown & Anchor 2018 Cabaret Series Schedule:
PAM ANN
Paramount Theater
Monday and Tuesday, July 2 & 3 at 8:00 p.m.
Pam Ann is making her annual flight to Provincetown just in time for Independence 2018! Don't miss her outrageously fun show this summer in the Paramount Room at the Crown & Anchor.
Paramount Theater
Monday and Tuesday, July 9 & 10 at 8:00 p.m.
Matt Alber is returning to The Crown & Anchor for Bear Week 2018! Come see this talented Grammy Award winning singer!
(One night only)
Paramount Theater
Monday, July 23 at 8:30 p.m.
Broadway star Lucie Arnaz (They're Playing Our Song, Pippin) is coming back to Provincetown and the Crown & Anchor! An Emmy Award winner and Golden Globe nominee, Ms. Arnaz brings her cabaret show to the Paramount Room.
(One night only)
Paramount Theater
Tuesday, July 24 at 8:00 p.m.
Seth Sikes is coming back to Provincetown and The Crown & Anchor for one night only! Come see this Broadway World award winner sing his favorite songs by his favorite divas!
(One night only, Provincetown debut)
Paramount Theater
Sunday, August 5 at 7:00 p.m.
Prince Ali is coming to Ptown! Telly Leung (Allegiance, Rent, Godspell, Glee) takes the night off from his starring role as Aladdin in Disney's Aladdin on Broadway for this one-night-only concert. Accompanied by acclaimed music director Gary Adler and violist J.J. Johnson, Telly will take you on a musical carpet ride through his life and Broadway career.
Paramount Theater
Monday and Tuesday, August 6 & 7 at 7:00 p.m.
YouTube sensation Randy Rainbow is making his Provincetown debut at the Crown & Anchor! The talented singer and comedian hits the Paramount stage this summer.
THE SKIVVIES
Cabaret Room
Monday and Tuesday, August 6 & 7 at 9:00 p.m.
The Skivvies are returning to Provincetown and The Crown & Anchor for 2 shows only this summer! Get tickets now for this MAC Award nominee and talented duo!
PAULA POUNDSTONE
(One night only)
Town Hall Auditorium
Saturday, August 11 at 8:00 p.m.
The Crown & Anchor is thrilled to welcome Paula Poundstone back to Provincetown! The award-winning comedienne will bring her unique style to Town Hall this summer.
Cabaret Room
Sunday, August 12 at 10:00 p.m.; Monday and Tuesday, August 13 & 14 at 9:00 p.m.
"The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of Martha Stewart" tells the fascinating story of the woman who changed the way we live our lives by daring us to try harder. From her humble beginnings in Nutley, New Jersey to her empire-building years in Westport, Connecticut, to her highly publicized stint in federal prison, this is a chronicle of epically blind ambition set to the music of artists as varied as Beyonce, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Adele, and Metallica.
Paramount Theater
Monday and Tuesday, August 13 & 14 at 8:00 p.m.
The Emmy Award winning star of "Will and Grace" and "Sordid Lives" returns to Provincetown and the Crown & Anchor will an all-new show! Come kick off Carnival Week and see Leslie Jordan in the Paramount Room.
BRUCH VILANCH
Paramount Theater
Friday and Saturday, August 17 & 18 at 7:00 p.m.
Six-time Emmy Award winner Bruce Vilanch will make his Paramount Room debut this summer at the Crown & Anchor! A writer for the Oscars, Emmys, Grammys, and Tonys, Mr. Vilanch will bring his singular stand-up comedy act to Provincetown.
(One night only)
Paramount Theater
Saturday, August 25 at 7:00 p.m.
A member of the original company of Rent, Anthony Rapp will make his Crown & Anchor debut in the Paramount Room this summer! A star of stage (If/Then) and screen (A Beautiful Mind, Rent), Mr. Rapp is currently starring on CBS' Star Trek Discovery.
Paramount Theater
Monday and Tuesday, August 27 & 28 at 8:30 p.m.
Drama Desk Award nominee Linda Eder brings her singular talents back to Provincetown and the Paramount Room at the Crown & Anchor! Don't miss this amazing star of Jekyll and Hyde perform some of her biggest hits from the worlds of pop and Broadway.
Extended runs:
THIRSTY BURLINGTON
Paramount Theater and Cabaret Room
All summer beginning May 4
One of Provincetown's favorite divas, Thirsty Burlington, is making a long-awaited return to the Crown & Anchor this summer! Come see Thirsty's Cher Show in the Cabaret Room!
DINA MARTINA
Cabaret Room
All summer beginning June 1
All summer! All Dina! Dina Martina returns to the Crown & Anchor for a summer-long run in the Cabaret Room. Her unique and singular talents are not to be missed.
STAR BOYS: A SCI-FI BURLESQUE SHOW
Paramount Theater
All summer beginning June 22
Prepare for warp-drive as Tristan Divincenzo's STAR BOYS capture the stage of the Crown & Anchor's Paramount Room for the summer of 2018. This epic fully nude burlesque spectacle features live music, state-of-the-art 4K projections, special effects, and custom built costuming, celebrating everything sci-fi and the perfectly naked male specimen. There will be no stopping these Full Frontal Stormtroopers from invading your summer.
Note: this show is for mature audiences only, +18.
JAMES JUDD
Cabaret Room
All summer beginning June 28
James Judd, stand-up storyteller and radio personality from NPR's Snap Judgment and legendary improv troupe The Groundlings, is making his Crown & Anchor debut! Get tickets now for his summer-long run!
BENDELACREME
Paramount Theater
Five-week run beginning July 6
Star of RuPaul's Drag Race and RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars, BenDeLaCreme is returning to Provincetown and The Crown & Anchor! Catch her all new show, Inferno-A-Go-Go!
Tickets are now on sale both for general admission seating and special VIP packages. Pricing and additional information available online at www.onlyatthecrown.com, by phone at 508-487-1430, or at the Crown & Anchor box office, 247 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA.
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