Megan Hilty to Perform at Bay Area Cabaret's 10th Anniversary Gala, 9/21

Bay Area Cabaret will kick off its Tenth Anniversary season with a Smash-ing opening night featuring Broadway and television star Megan Hilty on Saturday, September 21, 2013 at 8pm at the Venetian Room of the Fairmont San Francisco.

Fans of NBC's Golden Globe-nominated television series Smash will recognize the "blonde bombshell" from her role as the talented triple-threat "Ivy Lynn." But Ms. Hilty is no stranger to the live stage; well before her featured role on primetime television, she had established herself as one of Broadway's brightest rising stars with her critically acclaimed debut as "Glinda" in Wicked. She has delivered standout performances in productions including her Drama Desk-nominated portrayal of "Doralee Rhodes" in 9 to 5: The Musical, and Bay Area audiences may remember her as "Mary" in TheatreWorks' 2006 World Premiere production of Vanities, which later transferred to New York.

Last March, Ms. Hilty released her first solo album It Happens All the Time on the Sony label. It features a variety of genres ranging 70's pop to modern soul. Starting in the fall of 2013, Ms. Hilty will co-star with Emmy-winning actor/producer Sean Hayes (Will & Grace, Hot In Cleveland) in the new NBC comedy Sean Saves The World.

Tickets are $95 and on sale at www.bayareacabaret.org or City Box Office (415) 392-4400. Subscribers received preferred seating. Season subscriptions are available at (415) 927-4636 or online at www, bayareacabaret.org. For Bay Area Cabaret patrons, the Fairmont Hotel offers a lavish buffet dinner in the Laurel Court for $40 plus tax and tip, plus free parking for all who dine in the Laurel Court.

Photo credit: Andrew Eccles