Main Street Theater to Host CABARET & COCKTAILS at MST

Main Street Theater presents Cabaret & Cocktails @ MST, an artist-driven event calling on Main Street Theater actors to sing songs they love but may not have had the chance to share yet. Highlights of the evening include the "The Love Trio" by Andrew Lloyd Webber, a mash-up of three of his most famous love songs, Peter Gabriel's "Don't Give Up," "Proud of Your Boy" from Aladdin, and "Keep Moving the Line" from NBC's Smash, and more. An evening of great songs, wonderful stories, and cocktails featuring Houston artists Michael Chiavone, Kasi Hollowell, Amanda Passanante, Andrew Ruthven, Christina Stroup, and David Wald.

Cabaret & Cocktails @ MST will take place 7:30 p.m. Saturday, August 8 at Ovations Night Club in Rice Village, 2536 Times Blvd., 77005. Tickets are $25 ($20 for patrons under 30); seating is general admission. Tickets are on sale in person at the Main Street Theater Box Office, 2536c Times Blvd., via phone at 713.524.6706, or online at MainStreetTheater.com.

Main Street Theater was founded in 1975. The organization currently produces plays at two locations, 2540 Times Boulevard in Rice Village and for the 2014-15 season only, the Theater for Youth is housed at Talento Bilingüe de Houston.

MainStage is in its 15th season operating under an Actors' Equity Association union contract. The MainStage features new works (including numerous world and regional premieres), rediscovered classics, passionate revivals, works by female playwrights, and neglected musicals in the intimate setting of our Rice Village location.

The Theater for Youth is Houston's most-attended theater for young audiences, serving over 138,000 children and families from the greater Houston area in school performances, weekend family matinees and tours to schools and community centers across the state of Texas. Plays are selected based on literature children are reading at home or at school.

The Education Department offers students a performing arts playground where professional theater artists serve as mentors. In support of Main Street Theater's mission, our Education Department provides a significant resource in the community for education in theater and classical theater for children, families and educators and provides classes and camps (on and off-site) as well as programs in residential treatment facilities for Harris County youth.

Main Street Theater is a member of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national service organization for not-for-profit theaters, of Theatre for Young Audiences/USA (formerly ASSITEJ), the world theatre network of theatre for children and young people, and a founding member of Houston Arts Partners. MST's MainStage operates under Actors' Equity Association Small Professional Theater contract.

Main Street Theater is funded in part by grants from the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance, and the Texas Commission on the Arts.

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