Natalie Toro Guest Stars In 'GLIMPSES ON THE MOON' 12/8, 15

Wednesday, December 3, 2008; Posted: 11:12 AM - by BWW News Desk

Broadway diva, Natalie Toro, will appear as the Special Guest Star in GLIMPSES ON THE MOON
Monday, December 8th and Monday, December 15th as the Off-Broadway-sold-out-musical-hit continues to delight audiences at the Algonquin Hotel (59 West 44th Street - between 5th and 6th Avenues).

MS. TORO'S just released self-titled solo album is currently on sale nationally as she prepares for a concert tour in support of the CD which has been described as "a Broadway CD with a twist."

GLIMPSES OF THE MOON, a Jazz Age musical with book & lyrics by Tajlei Levis and music by John Mercurio, choreographed by Denis Jones, and directed by Marc Bruni, premiered with a sold-out run in the Oak Room last winter.

GLIMPSES OF THE MOON is back by popular demand for an ongoing run at Off-Broadway's Oak Room in the Algonquin Hotel.

Hailed by critics and audiences both last Season and this Season, GLIMPSES OF THE MOON is the first original musical created specifically for the intimate wood-paneled Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel.

A sparkling romantic musical, GLIMPSES OF THE MOON is based on one of Edith Wharton's rare comedies. Set in 1922, an age of anything but innocence, GLIMPSES OF THE MOON follows the jazzy whirl of Manhattan society. With plenty of friends, but little money, Susy Branch and her friend Nick Lansing devise a clever scheme to live beyond their means.
They'll marry and live off the wedding gifts, while they help one another trade up to suitable millionaires. The plan works perfectly - until they fall in love.

GLIMPSES OF THE MOON stars Autumn Hurlbert (Legally Blonde) as Susy, and Chris Peluso (Mamma Mia and Lestat) as Nick, also starring is Jane Blass (Hairspray Nat'l Tour) as Ellie, Laura Jordan (Cry Baby and In My Life) as Coral, Daren Kelly (Crazy for You, Woman of the Year, Deathtrap, South Pacific) as Nelson and Glenn Peters as Streffy.

GLIMPSES OF THE MOON plays every Monday at 8 pm.
Doors open at 6:00 PM and seating is general admission.
Final seating for dinner service is at 6:30 PM. Doors close at 7:30 PM and there is no late seating permitted. Begin the evening with an elegant dinner or cocktails in the Oak Room at 6:00 PM before the 8:00 PM show.
Tickets are $65 plus a $30 food and beverage minimum. (A prix fixe dinner is available for $60.)
Tickets are now available online at www.ticketweb.com or by calling 1.866.468.7619.

ABOUT THE DIVA TORO
Natalie Toro most recently received accolades for her portrayal of Madame Therese Defarge on Broadway in "A TALE OF TWO CITIES" a role for which she won Sarasota Magazine's Best Supporting Actress Award when the show played its pre-Broadway run at the Asolo Repertory Theatre. BROADWAY: Les Misérables, A Christmas Carol. OFF-B'WAY: Zombie Prom.
NATIONAL TOURS: Evita (Jeff Award nomination), Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar.
REGIONAL: The Fix, Everything's Ducky, Francis of Guernica, Blood Brothers, Zorba.
TELEVISION: "Law & Order," "Law & Order: SVU," "Santa Baby."
FEATURED SOLOIST: Carnegie Hall, National Concert Hall in Dublin, Kentucky and Buffalo Symphonies.
Natalie's new CD, entitled Natalie Toro, was released nationally on Monday, November 24th the same day she was honored by the Bronx Borough president, Adolfo Carrion, Jr. as part of PUERTO RICAN HERITAGE MONTH.