Rivers, Busch, Musto, Etc. Set for Cause Celeb! 'Divas'

"Cause Celeb!, A Benefit for The Empire State Pride Agenda," will feature Joan Rivers, Michael Musto, Charles Busch, Julie Halston and more.  The event will be presented at Joe's Pub on November 27th at 7 PM.

"'Cause Celeb!' is a cult downtown hit alternative cabaret series that features interpretive readings of celebrity autobiographies. Created by Nancy Balbirer and Charlotte Booker, each themed evening draws from the most sensational (and often salacious) passages of starry tomes, to hilariously dramatic effect," state Joe's Pub notes.

November 27th's benefit theme will be "Cause Celeb! Viva Las Divas! and "will include some of our most favorite divas climbing out of the wreckage of their career nadirs, with all of the moxie that made them fabulous to begin with!"

The evening will feature Joan Rivers as Joan Collins from "Past Imperfect," Charles Busch as Joan Crawford from "My Way Of Life," Julie Halston as Nancy Reagan from "My Turn," Marylouise Burke as Diana Ross from "Secrets of a Sparrow," Charlotte Booker as Hedy Lamarr from "My Life as a Woman," Michael Musto as Esther Williams from "The Million Dollar Mermaid," Nancy andBalbirer as Elizabeth Ashley from "Actress: Postcards From The Road."

"The Empire State Pride Agenda is New York's statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights and advocacy organization. Our mission is to win equality and justice for LGBT New Yorkers and our families. Through our education, organizing and advocacy programs, we work toward creating a broadly diverse alliance of LGBT people and our allies in government, communities of faith, labor, all sectors of the workforce and other social justice movements to achieve both equality for LGBT New Yorkers and the broader goals of social, racial and economic justice."

Tickets are $75; visit www.joespub.com.  For more information, visit www.prideagenda.org/.