La Mama Will Present Ellen Foley and Robert I Rubinsky's CLUB DADA (IN DIFFICULT TIMES)

La Mama will present Ellen Foley and Robert I Rubinsky's CLUB DADA (IN DIFFICULT TIMES): an all-singing, all-dancing extravaganza with a sprinkle of bad taste, bawdy and not so bawdy humor mixed with Sympatico pathos and surrealistic bathos as two ancient vaudevillians try to hide their show biz scars - slaves to wounded egos, age and outside forces.

Watch them do what show biz people do when they have nothing else to do: hang in a surreal Dada world, somewhere outside time and space. A duo lost, trapped by memories of past glory and by outside forces, they keep on belting out tunes and hoofing their way into eternity and maybe even your hearts. Ot else. This is CLUB DADA. And these ARE difficult times. Spend 75 minutes in Club Dada at La MaMa and you'll beg to return.

Ellen Foley & ROBERT I RUBINSKY are Club Dada. With over 300 years of professional experience between them, including Ellen's turn as "Stop Right There" on the gazillion selling 'Paradise By the Dashboard Light', and Robert's original cast turn in 'Hair', and 'Jesus Christ Superstar' -they now set their sights on the world of the surreal.

Ellen Foley has been in some form of show business longer than she can remember. The thing that never dies, and she's glad of it, is Paradise by the Dashboard Light with Meat Loaf. Through it she remains a horny teenager forever.
And in no particular order, there is - Night Court, Ian Hunter, creates the Witch in Sondheim's Into the Woods, the Clash, One Life to Live. Fatal Attraction, Hair, Blue Oyster Cult, Tootsie, hausfrau, Pandoras Box, Married to the Mob, etc, etc.
"Get the picture"? "Yes, we see"

ROBERT I RUBINSKY (aka Robert I) is best known for being in the Original Broadway cast of Hair, and on the No.1 selling album (for which he made $315.). He survived the 60's, Studio 54, 9 months and 14 days in LA. and several decades on the Downtown 'scene'.. Beside Hair, he was Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar, co-wrote the cult musical Dementos with Marc Shaiman and in this century, he was Bobby the Middle-Aged Celebrity, his late night off Bway tell all.

Information:

CLUB DADA (in difficult times)

Created by Ellen Foley & Robert I Rubinsky

Written by Robert I Rubinsky

Cast: Ellen Foley & Robert I Rubinsky

Voice of the Universe: Jonathan Freeman
Orchestrations: Charly Roth
Director: Tom Aulino
Choreographer: Robin Carrigan
Producer: Amy Krakow
Original songs by Doug Bernstein, Charly Roth, Ric Stanley & Robert I Rubinsky

Performances are Friday March 6 and Saturday March 7, 2020 at La MaMa where the downstairs theater will be transformed into Club Dada (in difficult times), the club where there is no time or space (but performances begin at 8pm).

Running time is 75 minutes. The Downstairs at La MaMa is located at 66 East 4th Street, between 2nd Avenue and Bowery - closest train is the F at Second Avenue. Tickets are $25 general admission or $20 for students and seniors + $1 facility fee. The first ten tickets are available for every performance for $10 each as part of La MaMa's 10@$10 initiative. Tickets may be purchased at the door one hour prior to curtain. To purchase tickets in advance, call 212-352-3101 or visit www.lamama.org.

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