| THE GREEN ROOM 42 presents the return of LADY BUNNY - New York Drag Legend in new show "APRIL FOOL" for FOUR PERFORMANCES, 4/12-24 | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 07:44 pm EDT 03/21/24 | |
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| THE GREEN ROOM 42 PRESENTS THE RETURN OF NEW YORK DRAG LEGEND LADY BUNNY IN HER NEW SHOW "APRIL FOOL" FOUR PERFORMANCES APRIL 12 TO APRIL 24 THE GREEN ROOM 42 – the intimate concert venue dubbed Broadway's "off-night hotspot" by The New York Times – has announced that New York drag legend Lady Bunny will return with a new show "April Fool" for four performances next month, Tuesday, April 12, Sunday, April 14, Wednesday, April 17 and Wednesday, April 24, all at 7:00 PM. "There are some people who were simply born to be the life of the party, and nightclub fixture Lady Bunny appears to be one of them," wrote Vogue. The internationally known drag icon, comedian, recording artist and jet-set DJ is as famous for her big-banged bouffant and her notoriously naughty wit as for her ability to get a dancefloor jumping. A Manhattan gal since the early 80s, Lady Bunny shares Atlanta roots with fellow drag star and former roommate, RuPaul, and is most famous for co-founding and emceeing Wigstock, the annual New York City Labor Day outdoor drag festival that ran for nearly 20 years. Lady Bunny is a living drag legend, international sensation, razor-witted comic, fab DJ, and one kooky queen. Since Wigstock and the days of cutting her comic teeth reducing even the toughest New York City crowds to shrieking hysterics, Bunny's fame has gone global. She tours constantly, taking her bawdy brand of humor to audiences from Cincinnati to Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, London, Marrakesh and Sydney. Bunny has been lucky enough to share the stage or screen with many of her idols including Patti Labelle, Joan Rivers, Bea Arthur, Charo, Lynda Carter, Chaka Khan, Grace Jones, and Christina Aguilera at Radio City Music Hall. One-woman show titles like "That Ain't No Lady!," "Trans-Jester," "Pig in a Wig," and most recently, "Cuntageous," offer a hint as to what to expect. From riotously risqué to vividly vulgar, Bunny gleefully delivers full-strength, downright dirty, gobsmackingly un-P.C. adult humor. Lady Bunny can be seen in films and television, most recently in Wig, the HBO Wigstock documentary made with Neil Patrick Harris, and the feature film Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate. She was the "Dean of Drag" on three seasons of "RuPaul's Drag U," has been roasted by Joan Rivers, roasted Pam on "The Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson," and emceed the LGBT prom in one of the most popular episodes of "Sex and the City." Bunny DJs lavish fashion week affairs, corporate bashes, and private parties as well as–yes!–gay weddings and bar mitzvahs. Like many DJs, Bunny moved into songwriting and recording. In addition to writing and producing her pop song parodies, she has released several solo singles, including "Take Me Up High," which hit #18 on the Billboard Dance Chart, and two duets with RuPaul, "Throw Ya Hands Up" and "Lick it Lollipop." Bunny has been photographed by Andy Warhol and many of the world's most influential fashion photographers, including Francesco Scavullo, Mario Testino, and Ellen Von Unwerth. The Daily News, Time Out New York and V named Bunny as one of the most stylish New Yorkers. Her shows have elicited rave reviews from The New Yorker and The New York Times. Bunny can be seen co-starring with Flotilla DeBarge in "DAP ," the duo's video parody of Cardi B's "WAP." Their filthy version racked up over 100,000 views in its first week and cheered by fellow comedians Margaret Cho and Jenifer Lewis. "Ebony and Irony," Bunny's new podcast with "RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars" winner Monet X Change, is available on all platforms, and she has a new on-demand duet special with Bianca del Rio called "HHN: Hateful Hags Network." Lady Bunny will perform "April Fool" on Tuesday, April 12, Sunday, April 14, Wednesday, April 17 and Wednesday, April 24 at 7:00 PM at The Green Room 42 (570 Tenth Avenue at 42nd Street, on the 4th Floor of Yotel). The cover charge ranges from $20-$45. For tickets, please visit www.TheGreenRoom42.com. 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 New York 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. TheGreenRoom42.VenueTix.com Facebook: @GreenRoom42 Instagram: @TheGreenRoom42 Twitter: @TheGreenRoom42 ------- HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2024 CALENDAR AT THE GREEN ROOM 42 Sunday, March 24 at 9:30 PM REEVE CARNEY "Singing the Divas " For this special performance, the Grammy-winning singer/songwriter, actor and recent star of Broadway's Hadestown will take a break from his usual set of original music to perform a cabaret evening of musical theater classics traditionally performed by legendary Broadway divas. He is best known for his portrayal of Dorian Gray on Showtime's "Penny Dreadful," Riff Raff in Fox's Rocky Horror Picture Show Reimagining, as well as originating the role of Peter Parker in Julie Taymor/U2's Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. Featuring selections from his 5-time Independent Music Award-winning album, Youth Is Wasted, as well a few surprises from the Broadway canon and the Great American Songbook, Reeve delivers a one-man-show cabaret that feels more like an invitation-only after-party than a traditional concert performance. Thursdays, March 28, June 6, September 26 and December 5 at 7:00 PM " LEOLA'S LADY LAND LOUNGE" Written & performed by Will Nolan Your favorite BroadwayWorld Award-winning senior citizen-redneck-lesbian welcomes NYC's greatest talent to Leola's Lady Land Lounge, the monthly live talk show. Singers, dancers, actors and artists of all kinds join Leola inside the rainbow-cladded walls of her Lady Land Lounge. It's one part variety show, one part chat show, and oodles of laughs. Plus, there's gonna be snacks and prizes. And sometimes prizes that are snacks! Monday, April 8 at 7:00 PM ALLAN NICHOLLS "Chasing the Thrill" Allan Nicholls tells his Broadway story in song, performing songs from Hair, Inner City Mother Goose, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band with entirely new arrangements. With the "Not Your Parents' Pit Band," featuring acclaimed music director Ben Covello on keyboards, Nate Repasz on drums and vocals, Gene Steficek on bass and vocals, and Eitan Prouser on guitar, Allan performs songs from his years on Broadway – from his first Hair performance through the closing night of Sgt. Pepper's. "The show offers musical nostalgia with a new twist on the songs and a very personal take on the stories happening behind the stage," says Nicholls, who is the only actor to have played both the lead roles of Claude and Berger in Hair. Monday, April 15 at 7:00 PM JOHN HILL " Wellness Check" Directed by Tony Award winner Marissa Jaret Winokur Broadway and SiriusXM star John Hill brings his hot solo show back by popular demand. Hills set list of original comedy pop songs continues to grow from fan favorites like the ballad of his homophobic chihuahua, being stalked by a sexual predator at Six Flags, demonic possession, gay fashion victims, and shocking tales of hot mic moments with celebrities like Jerry Seinfeld and Iyanla Vanzant - to new songs about domestic air travel, love, and the demon baby that lives next door who terrorizes him at night. Tuesday, April 30 at 7:00 PM JENNIFER ROBERTS "She Loves Sheldon! – Sheldon Harnick's 100th Birthday Celebration" Directed by Lance Roberts, the show will feature hits from Harnick's greatest and most popular shows, including Fiddler on the Roof and She Loves Me. Jennifer Roberts also promises several hidden gems of rarely/if ever heard songs by the three-time Tony Award winner, with spectacular arrangements by Tedd Firth in varied styles, jazz-infused, a little blues and more. "Mr. Harnick supplied three of the songs himself, that were either never in print or out of print," Jennifer noted, while a friend of the lyricist provided a rarely-heard number from Harnick's "Hidden Treasures" album. Jennifer, whose regional credits include Sarah Brown, opposite Broadway leading man Tom Wopat in Guys and Dolls, is known for her heartfelt, entertaining and exhilarating shows that highlight her wide vocal range. Jon Weber serves as music director with Steve Doyle on bass. Thursday, May 9 at 7:00 PM and Saturday, May 18 at 9:30 PM SUTTON LEE SEYMOUR "Broadway Barbie" When you're a Barbie Girl living in a Barbie World, there is NO business like SHOW business! Sutton Lee Seymour is New York City's live singing sasshole and she is spreading her comedy and chaos with merriment and madness in her new show, "Broadway Barbie." Barbie has had over 180 careers and NOT ONE of those careers has been a Broadway star… until Sutton Lee Seymour! She is painting the town pink and pounding the pavement, mashing up your favorite pop songs and Broadway show tunes! Nothing has been this camp since The Ethel Merman Disco Album. Thursdays, May 16 and June 20 at 7:00 PM SALLY MAYES "Now and Then" Sally Mayes is a gal on a mission. She has been doing a very special retrospective series this season, and she's not done yet! The next two shows, "Now and Then: The Stories" and "Now and Then: The Great Big Huge Broadway," are perhaps nearest and dearest to her heart. As she puts it, "Well, I have always been a storyteller, and I love that aspect of what I do the most. I also have a great affection for the opportunities I have been given both on and off Broadway and also in recording, and some of the best arrangements I have done over the years come from that love. I cannot wait to remind people of this stuff, and I am having so much fun!" Sundays, July 21 and August 4 at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, July 24 and August 7 at 7:00 PM NELSON ASPEN and ALLYSON BRIGGS "Tony Bennett: A Tribute " Nelson Aspen and Allyson Briggs have a new tribute show to the great Tony Bennett who passed away last July at the age of 96. In 2012, after meeting the legendary crooner around Manhattan, Aspen was invited to Bennett's home overlooking Central Park to do a TV segment on his impressive work as a painter. The two spent several hours together, leaving Aspen forever dazzled by not only the star's talents, but insight, humility and hospitality. "Tony Bennett: A Tribute" will feature clips from Aspen's time with the artist born Anthony Dominick Benedetto, reflections on Bennett's humanitarian work, career highlights, and support of young musicians. And, of course, plenty of songs from the great American songbook that Bennett infused with his signature style. Just as Bennett was famous for his duets with other singing stars, Aspen will be joined by Allyson Briggs, renowned bandleader of Manhattan's hottest jazz band, Fleur Seule. Aspen promises it will be an intimate way for audiences to remember Bennett's artistry, life and legacy. |
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