Gallery Players Presents THE 2nd ANNUAL GALLERY PARTY 9/26
By: Gabrielle Sierra Sep. 15, 2011
The Gallery Players is throwing The Gallery Party! Join Brooklyn's award-winning Off-Off Broadway Theatre in an evening that celebrates 45 seasons and features performances by The Gallery Players' finest alumni, an open bar, light fare courtesy of some of Park Slope's best restaurants, raffle prizes and giveaways. The Gallery Party takes place at the company's Park Slope home on Monday September 26th starting at 7:30 pm.
The entertainment portion of The Gallery Party is hosted by Craig Treubert (‘Man in Chair,' TGP's 7-time 2011 NYITAward nominated The Drowsy Chaperone) and directed by Tom Wojtunik (TGP: Take Me Out, Urinetown!; Artistic Director: Astoria Performing Arts Center).
The Gallery Party features performers of the caliber you have come to expect from The Gallery Players, including: River Alexander (TGP: Oliver!, OFF B'WAY: Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson; NAT'L TOUR: Billy Elliot), Robert Anthony Jones (TGP: The Drowsy Chaperone; 101 Dalmations, dir. Jerry Zaks), FredeRick Hamilton (TGP: The Mystery of Edwin Drood, NAT'L TOUR: Camelot, Beauty & the Beast), Alison Luff (TGP: Like You Like It, NAT'L TOUR: Mamma Mia) Jan-Peter Pedross (Man of La Mancha, Urinetown!), Jennifer McCabe (Urinetown!), Rhyn McLemore (Violet), Nathan Johnson (Like You Like It), Daniel Henri Luttway (The Who's Tommy), Marcie Henderson (Caroline, or Change), Jaygee Macapugay (TGP: Reefer Madness; Imelda, Pan Asian Rep) and Lorinne Lampert (The Drowsy Chaperone). Guests will also get a sneak peek performance from cast members from TGP's upcoming Little Shop of Horrors (opening October 22nd). The musical director is Brandon Sturiale (TGP: Reefer Madness; OFF B'WAY: Marvelous Wonderettes; NAT'L TOUR: Urban Cowboy and Gypsy).
Supporter Tickets to The Gallery Party are $50. VIP supporter tickets are $100 and include a special gift bag. Gallery Players Alumni tickets are $35. Guests of The Gallery Party will also have the opportunity to experience a special backstage tour and have a chance to win Broadway and other theater tickets, Concert tickets, gift certificates to some of the neighborhood's businesses, and more!
Tickets can be purchased by calling TheaterMania at (212) 352-3101, or online at www.galleryplayers.com. The Gallery Players is located at 199 14th St., between 4th and 5th Aves. in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Take the F Train to 4th Ave. or the R Train to 9th Street. By car: BQE to Hamilton Avenue to 14th Street.
A New York institution since 1967, The Gallery Players has served actors and audiences alike for more than 4 decades by showcasing burgeoning new talent and offering a home base for theater professionals. Its eclectic programming of intimate revivals and ambitious new work in inventive productions has earned it the reputation of "New York's Best Kept Secret." The Gallery Players is the recipient of the Off-Off Broadway Review's 2000 Award for Lifetime Achievement and was the recipient of New York Innovative Theatre Award for Outstanding Production of a Musical in 2007, 2008 & 2009 for their productions of Urinetown! the musical, Yank! A New Musical, and Like You Like It. Among its famous alumni are founding member Harvey Fierstein; Broadway regulars Nancy Anderson, Jeffry Denman and Diedre Goodwin; New York theater personality Seth Rudetsky and many others.
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