Only Two More Dates Remain For PICTURE INCOMPLETE At Laurie Beechman 12/14, 12/21

By: Dec. 10, 2009
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Onemoe Music, LLC & Karen Poindexter present Trent Armand Kendall returns to The Laurie Beechman Theatre for four Mondays in November & December in PICTURE INCOMPLETE a new musical. With Book by Kendall & Music & lyrics by Michael Polese, PICTURE INCOMPLETE, Produced by Onemoe Music, LLC & Karen Poindexter, has Direction by Greg Ganakas & Musical Direction & Arrangements by Adam Klipple. The band features Klipple on piano, Chris Tarry on bass & Brian Floody on drums.

On the occasion of his birthday, The Storyteller has a drink, a smoke & cleans house. Feeling older, but not wiser, he begins a journey of self-exploration & discovery told through monologues, comedic/dramatic characters & original songs. Picture Incomplete examines the neat little boxes that we put each other in & ourselves. Incomplete is the new complete; a testimony to the fact that when we are Incomplete, we are still learning, questioning & growing. There are Revival Meetings, Major Concerts, Broadway Musicals & now there is.... Picture Incomplete. It's time 2 B INCOMPLETE! A complete, soul-stirring, foot-stomping, laugh-out loud musical experience! 90 minutes, 9 characters, 12 original songs. One man & his band. One incredible Night!

Originally from St. Louis, Trent Armand Kendall has enjoyed a thriving career & has worked with some of the most influential forces in the business, most recently as the Preacher in Oprah Winfrey's hit Broadway Tour of The Color Purple. He has starred on Broadway (Into The Woods, Tony Award/Best Revival & The Wizard of Oz starring Mickey Rooney ), Off-Broadway (Bat Boy, the musical - Outer Critic's Circle Award- Best Musical), Regional Theatre (Children of Eden - American Premiere, Paper Mill Playhouse & Lil' Abner, Goodspeed Opera House), National Tours (Smokey Joe's Café') & London's West End (Five Guys Named Moe). He has also appeared on primetime television & in films. As a recording artist he released his debut CD, Introducing Trent Kendall, So Much To Say on Dress Circle Records, London (available on iTunes,Amazon.com) & has been featured on several cast albums & compilation CD's. He has also recorded vocals for Cher & is the featured male vocalist for jazz-fusion recording artist Craig Harris & The Nation of Imagination.

Michael Polese (music/lyrics) is a long-time collaborator with Trent Armand Kendall & Co-Producer of Introducing Trent Kendall, So Much to Say (Dress Circle Records/London), which included his composition "Comes the Dawn," was recorded at George Martin's Air Studios in London). He is also the Co-Producer of Picture Incomplete (LML Music). As a singer/songwriter, Michael has performed at Centerstage at The Mountbatten Hotel (London), B. Smith's Rooftop Cafe', Judy's Supper Club, The Duplex Theatre, Tavern on the Green & The Cutting Room (New York). He is a member of ASCAP & has been featured in the ASCAP Songwriter's Showcase. Michael's songs have been performed publicly by Broadway stand outs including Michael-Leon Wooley (Little Shop of Horrors, Disney's The Frog Princess), Chad Kimble (Memphis), Capathia Jenkins (Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me) Kathy Brier (Hairspray, "One Life To Live") & American Idol finalist, LaToya London (The Color Purple). He has two solo recordings; In My Own Voice & Half Way Home.DATES: Mondays, Nov 2, 16 & Dec 14, 21 @ 9:30pm

PLACE: The Laurie Beechman Theatre

407 West 42nd Street

TICKETS: Online: $20 cover/$15food/drink min.

FREE CD INCLUDED - ONLINE ONLY!!!

At Door: $25 cover/$15food/drink min.

RESERVATIONS: (212)352-3101 or www.pictureincomplete.com



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