2014 Fire Island Pines Literary and Theater Weekend to Salute Jerry Mitchell, 10/5
The 2014 Madison Fire Island Pines Literary and Theater Weekend will be a salute to Tony Award-winning director/choreographer Jerry Mitchell, and celebration of the many Broadway musicals and Hollywood films to which he has contributed.
Taking place Noon on Sunday, October 5, 2014, at The Madison Fire Island Pines, the event features a special performance by Becky Gulsvig who starred in Hairspray on Broadway (as "Amber Van Tussle"), and in Legally Blonde's national tour (as "Elle Woods"), and has performed at the Tony Awards. Other surprise performances will be followed by a Q&A with Jerry Mitchell, with Christine Pedi (NEWSical the Musical/Host of SiriusXM's "On Broadway") serving as host. The event is produced by Ben Hodges, president of Theatre World Media and editor in chief of the acclaimed Theatre World book series.
Jerry Mitchell is the Tony Award® winner for Best Choreography for Kinky Boots and a core member of the hit Broadway production's creative team, alongside musical legend Cyndi Lauper and theatre icon Harvey Fierstein. Mitchell was also nominated for Best Direction of a Musical for Kinky Boots. The beloved creator/director of Broadway Bares, legendary annual benefit event for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Mitchell's celebrated choreography has appeared on stage in Hairspray, Legally Blonde, The Full Monty, Catch Me If You Can, the original production of Jekyll & Hyde, and revival of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown; and on screen, in such films as Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Jeffrey, In & Out, Scent of a Woman, and Drop Dead Gorgeous, among others.
DETAILS:
The Madison Fire Island Pines Literary and Theater Weekend
Sunday, October 5, 2014, at Noon
Celebration of Broadway star Jerry Mitchell
(Free & Open to the Public)
Champagne reception at *12:00 Noon*
Performance & Talk-Back at *12:30pm*
At The Madison Fire Island Pines, the distinctive guesthouse at 22 Atlantic Walk; Weekend accommodations are available at (631) 597-6061
Ben Hodges is president of Theatre World Media and editor in chief of the acclaimed Theatre World book series (published by Theatre World Media). He is also coeditor of The Commercial Theater Institute Guide to Producing Plays and Musicals), Forbidden Acts: Pioneering Gay & Lesbian Plays of the Twentieth Century, and The American Theatre Wing Presents The Play That Changed My Life: America's Foremost Playwrights on the Plays That Influenced Them (all by Applause Books). Hodges is a practicing entertainment attorney in New York.
The Madison Fire Island Pines is the destination's premier upscale guesthouse, owned by author and journalist Andrew Kirtzman. The property has been featured in The New York Times and acclaimed by The Advocate as Fire Island Pines' finest accommodations, and has received Tripadvisor.com's Certificate of Excellence Award. Visit www.themadisonfi.com, call 631-597-6061 for reservations, or email inquiries@themadison.com.
Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski