THE IMBIBLE to Play 500th Performance This Week Off-Broadway

Anthony Caporale's smash hit musical comedy THE IMBIBLE: A SPIRITED HISTORY OF DRINKING will celebrate a milestone 500th performance on Thursday, August 3, 2017, and three years of performances on August 8th - just as Trip Advisor has awarded the hit musical comedy with cocktails a Certificate of Excellence for its high number of rave reviews. 68% of reviewers (from Washington D.C., to London, England) on the site give the show an excellent rating with another 28% citing it as very good.

Journey through the history of spirits and cocktails in this critically-acclaimed, smash-hit musical comedy - with three complimentary craft cocktails included!

THE IMBIBLE sweeps audiences along alcohol's 10,000-year history across the globe, accompanied by three complimentary craft cocktails and the vocal stylings of The Backwaiters acapella group! Anthony pours through beverage history, the science of alcohol, and its economic and political impact on our cultural development, all while brewing beer, distilling spirits and singing with the Backwaiters. Presented in its entirety in a bar, THE IMBIBLE treats audiences to a completely original and thoroughly enjoyable evening of immersive theatre utterly unlike anything they've ever experienced! Guests leave educated, entertained, and buzzing with spirit.

The Imbible's second chapter, THE IMBIBLE: DAY DRINKING is a new brunch edition of the smash hit musical comedy that serves up a continental breakfast while pouring over the history and social importance of brunch and its most beloved drinks - Bellini's, Bloody Mary's & Irish Coffee - all of which are included in the show, along with a customize-your-own Bloody Mary Bar! Join world-renowned mixologist and raconteur Anthony Caporale for a delicious brunch, cocktails, education and entertainment served up with the kind of vibrancy that only THE IMBIBLE can deliver. THE IMBIBLE: DAY DRINKING runs every Saturday at 2PM and every Sunday at 3PM.

Other chapters of the series, The Imbible: Rum Drinks... And Pirates! played exclusively aboard Hornblower's Alive After Five New York City harbor cruises from July through September 2015, and the third, The Imbible: Christmas Carol Cocktails, has enjoyed sold-out runs each holiday season since, in Times square.

The cast of The Imbible: A Spirited History of Drinking features Anthony Caporale, Nicole DiMattei, Alessandra Migliaccio, Kate Hoover, Kristin Guerin, Luke Schaffer, Alec Lee, Andrew Orsie, Alex Herrera and Sarah Hinrichsen with Musical Arrangements by Josh Ehrlich And Production Management by Michael Leslie.

Anthony Caporale is a true pioneer in the beverage world, internationally known for being the first to bring mixology to both YouTube, with his seminal web video series Art of the Drink TV, and then to The New York stage with this groundbreaking Off-Broadway musical comedy. During the more than two decades of his career, Anthony has also served as the Beverage Manager for Bobby Flay's flagship Mesa Grill restaurant, the Launch General Manager of Forty Eight Lounge in New York City's Rockefeller Center, and he's been retained as a Management Consultant for numerous other bars and restaurants. In addition to fixing struggling restaurants and bars, he is the Director of Beverage Studies for the Culinary Management Program at New York City's award-winning Institute of Culinary Education. He has also served as the U.S. Brand Ambassador for Drambuie Scotch Liqueur, the U.S. Cocktail Ambassador for Truvia Natural Sweetener, and the Managing Editor of Chilled Magazine, one of the leading trade publications for cocktails and spirits. He is perhaps best known as the Producer and Host of Art of the Drink TV, the first cocktail web show with millions of loyal viewers worldwide and over 90 award-winning episodes available on every major web video site. The series was an iTunes top-twenty-five Food Podcast, was named Best Instructional Podcast by The New York Times Online, and has been nominated for four Taste TV Awards for beverage programming. Art of the Drink TV is frequently cited by many of today's leading bartenders as a formative influence on their careers and one of the harbingers of the craft cocktail movement.

Performances of THE IMBIBLE are at 8:00 PM Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays; and Saturdays at both 5:00PM and 8:00PM. Performances of THE IMBIBLE: DAY DRINKING are on Saturdays at 2PM and Sundays at 3PM. New World Stages is located at 340 West 50th Street. Get your tickets early, as this show sells out weekly!

**21 and over only with proper ID as three complimentary cocktails are provided.