Jason Graae Leads PERFECT HERMANY: JASON GRAAE SINGS JERRY HERMAN

The Colony Theatre is excited to present musical theatre dynamo Jason Graae in "PERFECT HERMANY: Jason Graae SINGS Jerry Herman" with musical direction by John Boswell, and directed by Lee Tannen. In this special one-night-only performance, Graae will sing selections from Jerry Herman's shows, including "Hello Dolly," "Mame," "La Cage aux Folles," "The Grand Tour," "Mack and Mabel," and more! "PERFECT HERMANY" will be performed on Saturday, May 14, at 8:00 pm at The Colony Theatre, 555 North Third Street (at Cypress) adjacent to the Burbank Town Center.

ABOUT Jason Graae

Jason Graae has starred on Broadway in A Grand Night For Singing, Falsettos, Stardust, Snoopy!, and Do Black Patent Leather Shows Really Reflect Up? Off- Broadway shows include Forever Plaid, Olympus on My Mind, All in the Timing, Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (Drama Desk Nomination for Best Actor in a Musical), and many more.

Jason has performed on PBS several times - twice as a guest soloist with the Boston Pops, once with Marvin Hamlisch and the National Symphony on "Holiday for the Troops at The Kennedy Center," and more recently in "Words and Music by Jerry Herman." He appeared as Njegus in Los Angeles Opera's production of "The Merry Widow," and repeated the role with Dallas Opera, Houston Grand Opera, and New Orleans Opera. Also with L.A. Opera, he was featured as Offenbach in "The Grand Duchess," directed by Garry Marshall, and he appeared with the Metropolitan Opera as featured vocalist in Twyla Tharp's "Everlast" with the American Ballet Theatre. He also played Frosch in "Die Fledermaus" with the Washington National Opera, San Francisco Opera, and at the Manhattan School of Music.

Jason has performed his one-man show all over the country at places including Rainbow and Stars, Birdland, and the Metropolitan Room in NYC, Caramoor Music Festival, Wolf Trap, Feinstein's in L.A., the Fairmont Hotels in New Orleans and Dallas, and The Plush Room in San Francisco, to name a few. He has received the New York Nightlife Award, 4 Bistros, and was listed in TimeOut NY's Top 10 Cabaret shows of 2006.

In Los Angeles, Jason recently won his second L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award - the 2008 Joel Hirschorn Award for Outstanding Achievement in Musical Theatre. He won an Ovation Award for Forbidden Broadway Y2KLA!, an Artistic Director's Achievement Award for Fully Committed, and a Santa Barbara Indie Award for High Button Shoes. His other performances include originating the role of Houdini in the L.A. production of Ragtime at the Shubert Theatre, and playing Benny Southstreet in Guys and Dolls and Marcellus in The Music Man, both at the Hollywood Bowl. He has appeared in many shows with Reprise!, The El Portal, The Falcon, and The Rubicon. This past year, he was seen as Panch in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at La Mirada Theatre for Performing Arts, and as Janitor/Priest in See What I Wanna See at The Blank Theatre. At The Colony Theatre, Jason Starred in the musicals The Grand Tour (2005) and Grand Hotel (2004).

On television, Jason has appeared on many shows including "Six Feet Under," "Rude Awakening,"
"Friends," "Frasier," "Sabrina the Teenage Witch," "Living Single," "Caroline in the City," "Providence," and many more. Movie appearances include the title role in "Sunshine Barry and the Disco Worms" (2008 Toronto and London Film Festivals), Disney's "Home on the Range," "On Edge," "Gepetto," "The Dukes of Hazzard in Hollywood," and "Awakening of Spring." He has been heard on many cartoons and for five years he was the voice of "Lucky, the Leprechaun" for Lucky Charms Cereal, a balanced part of your complete breakfast.

Jason has recorded over forty CDs, including original cast albums, concerts, compilations, and his two solo CDs, "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile - Jason Graae Sings Charles Strouse" and "Jason Graae LIVE at The Cinegrill" (Fynsworth Alley).

ABOUT THE SCHEDULE AND PRICING

Jason Graae IN "PERFECT HERMANY" will be performed on Saturday, May 14, at 8:00 pm.
Ticket prices range from $30.00 - $40.00. For tickets, call the Colony Theatre Box Office at 818/558-7000 ext. 15 or online at www.ColonyTheatre.Org.

Photo Credit: Genevieve Rafter-Keddy