Whether singing or dishing about his life or celebrities he has known, Charles Busch is always the epitome of entertainment and class. Cabaret Scenes Tony nominee, Drama Desk Lifetime Achievement honoree and two-time MAC Award winner, Charles Busch, employs all of his skills as performer and playwright in a new show that gets to the essence of this legendary entertainer.
Weaving tales of his Manhattan childhood and adolescence raised by his indomitable Aunt Lillian through the lens of the tumultuous decade of the 1960's, Charles will be singing a great songbook from Broadway to Pop, featuring the work of among others Burt Bacharach, Jimmy Webb, the Beatles, Henry Mancini, Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell. Songs include Two for the Road, Anyone Who Had a Heart and The Times They Are A-Changin'.
He will be appearing with his long-time musical director/ arranger Tom Judson in a unique evening of music and storytelling, both hilarious and poignant.
They will be bringing this show to three select cities on the West Coast.
San Francisco - Oasis - March 7, 8 https://sfoasis.com/
Palm Springs - The Purple Room, March 9,10 https://www.purpleroompalmsprings.com/
Los Angeles - Rockwell Table and Stage, March 12, 13 http://rockwellla.com/shows/
Charles Busch is the author and star of such plays as The Divine Sister, Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, The Tribute Artist and The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, which ran for nearly two years on Broadway and received a Tony nomination for Best Play.
He wrote and starred in the film versions of his plays, Psycho Beach Party and Die Mommie Die, the latter of which won him the Best Performance Award at the Sundance Film Festival.
In 2003, Mr. Busch received a special Drama Desk Award for career achievement as both performer and playwright. He is also the subject of the acclaimed documentary film The Lady in Question is Charles Busch. He is a two-time MAC award winner and has performed his cabaret act in many cities including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, New Orleans, Atlanta, Philadelphia, London, Paris, Barcelona and New York. In winter of 2016, his show The Lady at the Mic premiered at Jazz at Lincoln Center's American Songbook series.
His first CD, Charles Busch Live at Feinstein's 54 Below, has just been released by Broadway Records.
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