Ars Nova announces tickets are now on sale for Bridget Everett Gets F*cked by Ars Nova, a one-night-only blow-out concert celebrating everyone's favorite badass b*tch, alt-cabaret priestess and Ars Nova All Star, Bridget Everett. The benefit concert, directed by Scott Wittman (Hairspray, Rock Bottom), features tributes, roasts and send-up performances from Ars Nova's emerging artists, Bridget herself and every celebrity she's ever met* (*EVERY celebrity may be a slight exaggeration). Full lineup to be announced in the coming weeks.
Ars Nova began its relationship with
Bridget Everett in 2004.
Ars Nova Artistic Director
Jason Eagan happened upon Everett standing atop a bar wailing out 4 Non Blonde's What's Up at a karaoke night and, he recalls, "I was enamored by her incredible voice - and even more incredible ability to physically touch everyone in the bar in inappropriate places." Eagan invited Everett, with
Kenny Mellman (Kiki and Herb), to perform regularly at
Ars Nova while they developed a new alt-cabaret piece together. That show would become
Ars Nova's 2007 smash hit At Least It's Pink, co-created by Everett, Mellman and writer/director
Michael Patrick King (The Comeback, Sex and the City). Since this break out moment with
Ars Nova,
Bridget Everett has been featured on stages and screens across the country. "Bridget stands as a testament to
Ars Nova's achievements shepherding early career artists to major success and this one-night only event gives us a chance to celebrate her as an
Ars Nova All Star," Eagan remarks.
Bridget Everett has been called "the most exciting performer in New York City" on the cover of The Village Voice and "raw and riotous" by The New York Times. Her film, theater and television credits include Inside
Amy Schumer, Two Broke Girls, Sex and the City and the upcoming
Judd Apatow-produced film Trainwreck. Everett has appeared at festivals including: Montreal's Just For Laughs, HBO's Aspen United States Comedy Arts, Moontower Comedy, Festival Supreme, The San Francisco Sketchfest and Bonnaroo. Everett and her band, The Tender Moments, perform regularly to sold out crowds and have welcomed special guests as varied as
Fred Armisen, Flea,
Patti LuPone,
Marc Shaiman, Peaches and
Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters). Their album, Pound It, is available on iTunes. Bridget recently starred in the hit Off-Broadway show Rock Bottom at
The Public Theater. Look for Bridget this spring in her new Comedy Central special,
Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder.
Bridget Everett Gets F*cked by
Ars Nova, a spectacular one-night-only concert celebrating
Bridget Everett and benefiting
Ars Nova, takes place at Stage 48 (605 West 48th Street) on Thursday, April 9. Cocktails 7:30pm. Concert 8:00pm. Tickets start at $50 and include open bar all night long. $150 tickets add reserved seating. $1000 Benefit Level tickets feature the best seats in the house, table-side service, top-shelf open bar and a VIP dinner and after-party with Bridget and the evening's featured artists. All proceeds from Benefit Level tickets go towards
Ars Nova's extensive artistic development initiatives and programming, aimed at finding, supporting and showcasing the next generation of talents like
Bridget Everett.
Tickets are available at
arsnovanyc.com. For Benefit Level tickets, you may also contact Development Director Lee Ann Gullie at
lgullie@arsnovanyc.com or
(212) 489-9800 ext. 131.
