Sara Jean Ford and More Will Lead Concert of New Musical About San Francisco Abortionist Inez Burns

A concert of the new musical Female Complaints about underground San Francisco abortionist Inez Burns will be presented on Monday, September 9th, 2024 at 7PM ET at The Green Room 42 in NYC (570 10th Avenue).

The original musical, with book and lyrics by Kate Mulley (Razorhurst) and music and lyrics by Billboard-charting songwriter Tina deVaron, will feature Sara Jean Ford as Burns, Reanne Acasio (Hamilton, Here Lies Love), Sherz Aletaha (Merrily We Roll Along), Nicole Kyoung-Mi Lambert (Six), Tommy McDowell (Jesus Christ Superstar), Joe Joseph(The Kite Runner, The Band’s Visit), Richard Todd Adams (Cats), and Angel Desai (Company). Joe Barros (Artistic Director of New York Theatre Barn) directs, and the music director is Julianne B. Merrill (A Strange Loop, How to Dance in Ohio).

Female Complaints is the untold true story of Inez Burns, who ran a successful and illegal abortion clinic for half a century, and Pat Brown, the politician who brought her down. In turn-of-the-century San Francisco, Burns was raised in one of the poorest immigrant communities and became a highly skilled, sought-after abortionist and one of the wealthiest women in California. With a transportive jazz-inspired score, Female Complaints raises the rallying cry for reproductive rights and highlights the world that we’re in danger of living in once again.

Tickets for the in-person audience as well as tickets to the livestream can be purchased here.

The Green Room 42 – founded in 2017, and located in the heart of the theatre district in Yotel Times Square – is Broadway's newest and most spacious cabaret club. Hailed by the NewYork Times as “Broadway’s Off-Night Hotspot" and praised by Time Out New York for “Best Cabaret Show 2023” (Mamie Parris in Surrender: An Andrew Lloyd Webber Thrill Ride), our curated nightlife experience features your favorite Broadway stars in live performance, and a delicious menu of food and drink. The Green Room 42 opens the doors of hospitality to the nightclub stage while providing value and accessibility to the New York theatre community. Past shows have featured artists such as Josh Groban, Tina Fey, Katharine McPhee, Sara Bareilles, Kathleen Turner, Candace Bushnell, Alice Ripley, Eva Noblezada, Reeve Carney, Lillias White, Frances Ruffelle, Judy Kuhn, Melissa Errico, Sally Mayes, Frankie Grande, Lady Bunny, Mink Stole, Ginger Minj, David Phelps, and over 5,000 others. The Green Room 42 has become a cornerstone of the Broadway community, redefining the cabaret industry, and all it’s missing is YOU. Sit back, have a drink, and relax, because we've got your evening all planned in Broadway’s off-night hotspot.

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