10th CABARET NIGHT To Feature Brockman, Felty 4/18

The Tenth Annual Cabaret Night gala to benefit Hershey Area Playhouse will feature Hershey natives and Broadway performers Jane Brockman and David Michael Felty, along with his wife, professional entertainer Jennifer Felty. The event is scheduled for Saturday, April 18, 2009 at the Hershey Country Club.

Mr. Felty’s Broadway and National Tour credits include:  Frank Wildhorn’s The Civil War, Schonberg and Boubil’s Les Miserables (Jean Valjean), and American Rhapsody, a Gershwin review. He will soon return from a two-month run performing the role of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables at the Actor’s Playhouse in Coral Gables, Florida.

Jennifer Felty, a Lancaster County native, has performed in numerous musicals as well as opera productions. Her Regional favorites include Smoke on the Mountain (Denise), Sanders Family Christmas (Denise), My Fair Lady (Eliza), Carousel (Carrie), Pirates and Pinafores (Mabel and Yum-yum) and singing while playing the banjo, fiddle and upright bass at the Grand Ol’ Opry and accompanying TV program, Opry Backstage.

Most recently Jane Brockman was seen playing Marme in Little Women and Chelsea in On Golden Pond. New York credits include Lady Anne in Camelot with the New York Philharmonic broadcast “Live from Lincoln Center” starring Gabriel Byrne, Christopher Lloyd and Marin Mazzie and as the Mother Superior in Showboat at Carnegie Hall. Other New York performances include The York Theatre’s Musicals in Mufti series Zorba and Encores! Kismet.  Jane also played the Tour Guide and covered (and performed) the role of Margaret in the National Tour of The Light in the Piazza.

In addition, stars of Hershey Area Playhouse’s production of Love Letters, Terry Farrell and Brian Baker, will emcee this year’s gala. Terry appeared in numerous television productions, including Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Becker. Brian has a long list of credits, but may be best known as the former spokesperson for Sprint PCS.

Cabaret Night features a cocktail hour, silent and live auctions, sit-down dinner and fabulous entertainment from a cast of talented singers from our backyard and Broadway. Other performers include: Amy Allen, Susan Cort, Mark Cuddy, Nick Curry, Sarah-Krista Curry, Beth Dunham, Christine Hepler, Stuart Landon, Jennifer Lear, Celia Lerner, Tony Pingitore, Scott Schmittel, Beth Splaine and Jason Whetstone. Piano accompaniment will be provided by Dr. William Curry and CristAl Sheaffer. Piano selections during cocktails will be provided by Dr. Roger Levin.

In celebration of the tenth year of Cabaret Night, the performers will share their favorite selections from Broadway shows that have graced the Great White Way in the last decade.

Auction items will include an array of entertainment and dining packages, plus jewelry and exclusive tours. Auction services will once again be provided by Erica Taylor of Classic Edge Auctions. Tickets are $100 each and seating is limited. The Hershey Country Club is located at 1000 East Derry Road in Hershey, PA. Visit HersheyAreaPlayhouse.com for more information and to download an invitation.

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