Tokheim's Solo Show 'Stella by Starlight' Plays Sept. 9

"Stella by Starlight," a solo jazz comedy, inspired by the music of Herbie Hancock, written and performed by Heidi Tokheim, and directed by Donnetta Lavinia Grays, will be presented Sunday, September 9^th at 9:30pm at The Metropolitan Room 34 W. 22^nd Street (between 5^th and 6^th Ave.).

"'Stella by Starlight,' a solo performance by acclaimed actress and musician Heidi Tokheim, follows the journey of Stella, an aspiring jazz piano player, who is female, white and can't swing. What chance does she have? One fateful night, she meets Herbie Hancock who teaches her how to groove which changes everything," state press notes.

In Los Angeles, Tokheim received a Robby Award Nomination for Hay Fever at the acclaimed classical theatre company, A Noise Within.  Regionally, she has performed at PCPA Theaterfest (Gypsy, Cinderella, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Amadeus – Backstage West Garland Award), California Theatre Center (The Nightingale, Pinocchio), SRT -Santa Rosa, CA (Noises Off, Sylvia, A Chorus Line),Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival (The Tempest) and has toured numerous shows nationwide and internationally.  Tokheim is a Founding Member of New York's Coyote REP Theatre Company where she recently performed in The Naked Eye Planets at the American Theatre of Actors and can be heard in the sound play Coyote Rising.  Other New York shows include The Closet Contender, I Prefer My Apocalypse Medium Rare, Vichyssoise.  

An accomplished jazz pianist, she also has numerous film credits. Tokheim teaches piano, plays solo gigs in various venues around New York and plays weekly at the Greenwich Village Bistro. 

For reservations, call 212-206-0440.  The show runs 60 minutes long.  Seating is limited.  Tickets are $20 plus a two-drink minimum.  Visit www.metropolitanroom.com for more information.

Photo - Heidi Tokheim