Drag Legend Charles Busch Brings Eclectic Cabaret Show THAT GIRL/THAT BOY to LA
By: Julie Musbach Jan. 07, 2017
The inimitable Charles Busch, two-time MAC Award winner, Tony nominee, and drag legend, brings to "That Girl/That Boy" an eclectic program of songs both contemporary and from the past, with "Cabaret," presented by Monica Horan Rosenthal and Scott H. Mauro. Accompanied by his dashing longtime musical director, Tom Judson, Charles combines hilarious personal reminiscence, character sketches and superb storytelling through song into one glittering and glamorous evening in cabaret.
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"That Girl/That Boy" will play Rockwell Table & Grill - 1714 N. Vermont Ave on March 13 and March 14 at 8:00pm. Tickets are $59, $49, $39 (2 item minimum per person). Call 323-669-1550 or visit http://rockwell-la.com/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, Provincetown, Palm Springs, New Orleans, Atlanta, Philadelphia, London, Paris and in New York at 54 Below. In winter of 2016, his show The Lady at the Mic premiered at Jazz at Lincoln Center's American Songbook series.
Tom Judson has appeared on Broadway in the Roundabout Theater production of Cabaret at Studio 54. He toured the country in that show and in 42nd Street. He composed the score to Whit Stillman's indie film classic Metropolitan and has written songs for Sesame Street, Ann Magnuson, Lisa Kron and many others. Tom is also an author (Laid Bare), magazine columnist and Huffington Post contributor.
Charles Busch premiered "The Lady at the Mic" in New York as part of the American Songbook Series at Jazz at Lincoln Center. The show pays tribute through song and personal reminiscence to five extraordinary and much missed women; Elaine Stritch, Polly Bergen, Mary Cleere Haran, Julie Wilson and Joan Rivers. Some of the songs included are Bill, A Parade in Town, Sail Away, I'm Old Fashioned, Too Many Mornings and Quiet, Please, There's A Lady Onstage. These fascinating ladies were all friends of mine and it's wonderful to be able to share my stories about them."
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