NAKED IN A FISHBOWL, Featuring Daphne Rubin-Vega, Opens at Cherry Lane Theatre 7/18

Daphne Rubin-Vega joins the fully improvised live sitcom, Naked in a Fishbowl, at The Cherry Lane Theater for the opening night of a 5-week run. Starting Monday, July 18 and running through August 15, Fishbowl will debut five new 1-hour shows with a different guest star each week.

"Daphne is the original fun and fearless female and represents everything that Naked in a Fishbowl stands for," said producer Donna DeStefano. "We are in for an incredible night of live theater."

Daphne Rubin-Vega debuted on Broadway as Mimi in the original cast of "Rent", earning her a Theater World Award as well as Tony and Drama Desk nominations for Best Actress in a Musical. She was nominated again for her role as Conchita in the Pulitzer Prize winning "Anna In The Tropics." Most recently, she reprised her stage role of Lucy in the film version of "Jack Goes Boating," Phillip Seymour Hoffman's film directorial debut, for which she received an Independent Spirit nomination. Ms. Rubin-Vega is recognized for her singing as well, having written and recorded various solo projects as well as cast recordings and collaborations with other artists. You can follow her at www.daphnerubin-vega.com.

Naked in a Fishbowl chronicles the lives of six friends in New York City and delivers "knockout" performances that WCBS calls "Smart, honest, and definitely fearless." Naked in a Fishbowl premiered in the NY International Fringe Festival in 2007. The cast was presented with the Outstanding Ensemble Award and hailed as the "brightest lights of the festival." Since re-launching in 2010, this female comedy troupe has created over 30 original episodes in front of a live theatre audience. The resulting web series has garnered over 250,000 hits online and has been viewed in over 80 countries.

Situated in a landmark building in Greenwich Village, The Cherry Lane Theatre serves as a vital lab for the development of new American works and a home for groundbreaking productions of both new and classic theater of the highest caliber. As New York's longest continuously running Off-Broadway theatre, Cherry Lane has helped to define American drama, fostering fresh, daring, and relevant theater for 85 years. Cherry Lane provides a nurturing community for playwrights and theater artists, both seasoned and emerging, to work together in revealing the social consciousness of a changed world. In this way, we serve the cultural needs of our larger community of New York City while developing a dedicated, returning audience. Naked in a Fishbowl is NOT a production of The Cherry Lane Theater.

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at http://www.telecharge.com/BehindTheCurtain.aspx?ProdID=8579.

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