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Costello Undergoes Sexy Evolution at the Zipper, Nov. 4-12

By: Oct. 14, 2005
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The Evolution of a Sexy Mutha FuKah!!, a one-woman show written by and starring Sue Costello and directed by John Gould Rubin, will be performed at The Zipper Theatre (336 West 37th Street) for five performances only: Friday, November 4 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, November 5 at 8 p.m.; Thursday, November 10 at 8 p.m.; Friday, November 11 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, November 12 at 8 pm. The show, which is presented by the Zipper, will re-open in January 2006 for a full Off-Broadway run.

In The Evolution of a Sexy Mutha FuKah!!, "Costello mixes her signature comedic style with her less explored dramatic ability. The show delves into the core of her painful childhood - armed with emotions that made her break into comedy only to realize that her childhood was still a part of her life and possibly even shaping her future. A turn of events forced Costello to take a hard look at herself and realize that her past did not have to be her future," according to press notes.

Costello has appeared on "Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn," "Last Comic Standing" and "NYPD Blue." She was a guest host on NBC's "Later" and has performed on Comedy Central's "Premium Blend." Costello also starred in, produced and co-created a self-titled television series, "Costello." Her film credits include Southie, staring Donnie Walberg and directed by John Shea, and Once in the Life, starring Laurence Fishburne.

Gould Rubin is a member of the LAByrinth Theater Company for which he produced Our Lady of 121st Street, by Stephen Adly Guirgis, directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman both at LAByrinth and off-Broadway. He also Produced Dirty Story written and directed by John Patrick Shanley, at the Harold Clurman Theatre on Theatre Row, and Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train, (Guirgis and Hoffman) at LAByrinth, off-Broadway, at the Edinburgh Theatre Festival (Fringe First Award), at The Donmar Warehouse in London, and The Arts Theatre on the West End in London. With LAByrinth he created and directed Dreaming in Tongues, and directed the premieres of STopless, by David Deblinger; The Trail of Her Inner Thigh by Erin Cressida Wilson; John Patrick Shanley's musical, A Winter Party and Mémoire, which he directed and co-created with Tomoko Miyagi. He co-created and directed The Erotica Project on WBAI radio, at HERE and The New York Shakespeare Festival, as well as A Taste of Honey in Playwrights' Horizons lab theater. In 2003 he directed the premiere of Blood in the Sink by Josh Ben Friedman at Urban Stages and in 1996, he wrote (and played Ivan Boesky in): The Predators' Ball, which premiered at the Pergola Theatre, in Florence, Italy, and was then the Gala Production for the Next Wave Festival in the Opera House at BAM.

The Zipper is a renovated zipper factory that has featured theatrical productions, special events, comedy and live music since its opening in 2001. The Zipper recently added the Drama Dept. to an esteemed list of artists that have created and performed in this unique space, which includes Bebe Neuwirth, Roger Rees and Ann Reinking (Here Lies Jenny); Alan Cumming, Stephen Spinella and Vivienne Westwood (Elle); Barry Humphries (Sir Les Patterson Unzipped); Henry Rollins (Caught in the Zipper); Lypsinka (The Passion of the Crawford); Sarah Silverman (Jesus is Magic); BETTY and Michael Greif (BETTY Rules); as well as Rosie O'Donnell, Lewis Black, Bob Balaban, Mark Lundholm, John Cameron Mitchell, the Scissor Sisters, Audra McDonald, Idina Menzel, Euan Morton, Tom Wopat, Michael Cerveris, Adam Pascal and Marshall Crenshaw.

Tickets to The Evolution of a Sexy Mutha FuKah!! are $20.00 and can be purchased at the door, or to make a reservation call (212) 563-0480. For more information, please visit www.zippertheater.com.

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