MISS ABIGAIL’S GUIDE TO DATING, MATING AND MARRIAGE Opens Tonight, 10/24

Calling all mingling singles, dating disasters, mating mavens and nuptial know-it-alls-Miss Abigail is coming to town! After a successful run at The David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts (formerly the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center), Ken Davenport will present the New York City premiere of Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage (www.MissAbigailsGuide.com). The open-ended engagement began previews on October 7, with opening night set for tonight, Sunday, October 24, 2010, at the Downstairs Cabaret Theater at Sofia's (221 West 46th Street, next to the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre).

Eve Plumb, TV's famed Jan Brady, will make her New York theatrical debut in the lead role of Miss Abigail. Manuel Herrera plays Miss Abigail's right-hand man, Paco.

Written by Ken Davenport (Altar Boyz, My First Time, The Awesome 80s Prom) and Sarah Saltzberg (25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage is based on Abigail Grotke's popular book-the comedy's namesake-that promises "classic advice for contemporary dilemmas." Davenport directs as Miss Abigail takes you back to a simpler time, before booty calls and speed-dating, back when the divorce rate wasn't 50 percent and Fidelity was more than an investment firm.

"I'm thrilled to be making my New York debut as Miss Abigail this fall," said Actress Eve Plumb. "And from what I've seen on Sex and the City, it sounds like this show is exactly what New Yorkers need!"

ABOUT THE SHOW
Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage is the story of Miss Abigail, the most sought-after relationship expert to the stars-think Dr. Ruth meets Emily Post-and her sexy sidekick Paco, as they travel the globe teaching Miss Abigail's outrageously funny "how-tos" on dating, mating and marriage.

During this 90-minute comedy, you're guaranteed to laugh-out-loud and learn a thing or two . . . like how to have a perfect kiss (it's all about lip position) . . . what you should and should not talk about on a date (don't mention your troll doll collection) . . . and how to let a man think he wears the pants.

SCHEDULE

Performances of Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating, and Marriage will be Wednesday matinees at 2pm, Thursday and Friday evenings at 8pm, Saturdays at 2pm, 5:00pm and 8pm, and Sunday at 3pm and 7:30pm.

TICKETS

Three types of ticket packages will be available for the performance. Lovers Lane is the VIP package that includes table seating, champagne and a rose from Miss Abigail for $125. The Drive-In premium package includes table seating for $99.99. Regular Tickets will cost $75.

For tickets, additional information, and even some complimentary dating tips from Miss A., please visit the official website at www.MissAbigailsGuide.com or call toll-free 1-877-9-MISS-ABIGAIL!

BIOGRAPHIES

About Eve Plumb
Eve is an actress and artist best known for her portrayal of Jan Brady in the television sitcom The Brady Bunch. In the ABC hit series, Eve portrayed Jan Brady, the middle of the three Brady sisters. Eve has also been a part of the prestigious L.A.-based Groundlings improv comedy troupe and has appeared in The Love Boat, Little Women, That '70s Show, Days of Our Lives, All My Children, Saturday morning sitcom Fudge, and feature film Fudge-A-Mania. In addition to acting, she has been painting for over 20 years, with her work featured in select galleries nationwide. Utilizing oil on canvas, Eve's focus is 'spontaneous still life'.

About Manuel Herrera?B'way: West Side Story (Bernardo Standby), Legally Blonde (Padamadan/Nikos), Sweet Charity (Herman cover), Wicked (Chistery), The Music Man (Tommy Djilas). Off-B'way: The Seven (Eteoclus and First Man). Film: Sex and the City 2 (Sergio). Commercials: Mohegan Sun, Joe Boxer, Winterfresh Gum, Mervyns and Optimum Online. Thanks to El, Mac, Dad, Mom, Mike, Harold, Jason, Mr. Jeremy Katz, and my love and my life Corinne Herrera my wife.

About Ken Davenport
Ken Davenport is a Broadway and Off-Broadway producer. Recent Broadway productions include Oleanna starring Bill Pullman and Julia Stiles, Speed-the-Plow starring Raul Esparza, Will Ferrell's You're Welcome America, Blithe Spirit starring Angela Lansbury, and 13. Ken is the only independent producer to have had three shows running simultaneously Off-Broadway - Altar Boyz, The Awesome 80s Prom and My First Time. He was recently featured on a national commercial for Apple's iPhone, named one of Crain's "Forty Under 40" in 2008, and was dubbed the "P.T. Barnum of Off-Broadway" by The New York Times. Ken's company recently released an iPhone app called At The Booth, which gives a listing of available shows at the famed TKTS booth in Times Square. At The Booth has been featured on Entertainment Weekly's Must List, and called "Ingenious! The best thing to happen to New York theater since, well, the introduction of the TKTS booth!" He has written articles for Forbes, Mashable, Imedia and others. Combined, Ken's productions have grossed more than $100 million worldwide and are being produced internationally in over 25 countries including Germany, Mexico, France, and Korea. Other current projects include bringing the first ever revivals of both Godspell and A Few Good Men to Broadway, adapting the novel and film Somewhere in Time into a Broadway musical, launching his latest creative collaboration Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage (www.MissAbigailsGuide.com), and a documentary on one of the top unsigned bands in the country - Red Wanting Blue. Ken's blog on commercial theater producing and marketing, TheProducersPerspective.com, has been featured in Vanity Fair, Gawker, The Gothamist and more. For more information on Davenport Theatrical's projects, click here.

About Sarah Saltzberg
On Broadway, Sarah Saltzberg played Logainne Schwartzandgrubenairre for two years in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. She created and developed her character in C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E (upon which Spelling Bee is based), which she co-produced at the Theatorium in NYC, and appeared in both Barrington Stage productions. She most recently appeared in Fat Camp (NYMF), and has appeared off-Broadway in Junie B. Jones (Lortel Theatre), her one-woman show Dear Diary (Ars Nova), as well as throughout NYC in long-form improv comedy with the Upright Citizen's Brigade. Sarah can be seen in the late-night Broadway-themed improv show Don't Quit Your Night Job, which she co-created and co-produces (www.dontquitnyc.com).  he is also a co-artistic director of Stage 13, a theater/Production Company dedicated to cultivating new and original stage, web and film pieces (www.stage-13.com).

Photo Credit: Carol Rosegg

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