Betty Buckley Performs New Show at Feinsteins 3/27 - 4/7

By: Mar. 06, 2007
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FEINSTEIN'S AT THE REGENCY continues its Spring 2007 season with the return engagement of Tony Award winning singer and actress Betty Buckley from March 27 to April 7. Her new show "Singin' For My Supper" will include a blend of classic standards, theatre tunes and popular contemporary songs. All performances will be at the Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street).

Betty Buckley won a Tony Award for her performance as "Grizabella" in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats, a Tony Award nomination for her performance as "Hesione" in Triumph of Love, and an Olivier nomination for her interpretation of "Norma Desmond" in Sunset Boulevard.

Ms. Buckley added to her critically acclaimed work the role of "Mama Rose" in the great American musical Gypsy for the renowned Papermill Playhouse. Her other Broadway credits include Lloyd Webber's Song and Dance and the role of "Margaret White" in the cult musical Carrie, for which she was nominated as Best Actress in a Musical by the Outer Critics Circle. She made her Broadway debut creating the role of "Martha Jefferson" in the musical 1776, then performed the roles of "Catherine" in Bob Fosse's Pippin and "Edwin Drood" in the New York Shakespeare Festival's The Mystery of Edwin Drood. In London she starred as "Fran Kubelik" in Promises, Promises, for which she received a nomination from The Evening Standard for Best Actress in a Musical.

She also starred Off-Broadway in A.R. Gurney's new play, Buffalo Gal, Nicky Silver's The Eros Trilogy and Second Stage's Juno's Swans. She has performed the role of "Pirate Jenny" in Three Penny Opera and starred as "Marguerite Gautier" in Tennessee Williams' Camino Real.

Her film appearances include her debut in Brian de Palma's screen version of Stephen King's Carrie, Bruce Beresford's Tender Mercies, Roman Polanski's Frantic, Wood Allen's Another Woman, and Lawrence Kasden's Wyatt Earp. On television, she recently finished the film Vinegar Hill for CBS. For three seasons she played the role of "Suzanne Fitzgerald" in the HBO Cable series Oz. She was featured on the Fox series "The Jury," the USA Network series "Monk" and starred for four seasons as "Abby Bradford" in the hit series "Eight is Enough." She had starring roles in the mini-series "Roses for the Rich" and "Evergreen."

Ms. Buckley's CD Stars and the Moon: Live at the Donmar, released by Concord Records, received a Grammy Award nomination. Ms. Buckley performs concerts around the world with her ensemble and has now completed eight CDs. Her next recording, Quintessence, will be released later this year.

She received two Emmy Award nominations for the After-School Specials "Bobby and Sarah" and "Taking a Stand". She hosted the PBS special "The Women of Tin Pan Alley" and starred in the American Movie Classics' Emmy Award-winning series "Remember WENN." The Bravo network has aired a documentary about her life entitled "Betty Buckley In Concert and In Person."

FEINSTEIN'S AT THE REGENCY will play the following schedule: Tuesday through Saturday at 8:30 PM with late shows on Friday and Saturday at 11:00 PM. All shows have a $60.00 cover and a $40.00 minimum. Jackets are suggested but not required. FEINSTEIN'S AT THE REGENCY is located at 540 Park Avenue at 61st Street in New York City. For ticket reservations and club information, please call (212) 339-4095 or visit us online at feinsteinsattheregency.com and TicketWeb.com.



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