Ross, Maggart and Others Featured in Thalia Follies' Funny Money, Nov. 21
By: BWW News Desk Nov. 16, 2005
Thalia Follies, the "overwhelmingly political cabaret" at Symphony Space (2537 Broadway at 95th Street), created and presented by Isaiah Sheffer and Martin Sage which debuted
during the 2004 Republican National Convention, will continue on Monday,
November 21 with Funny Money. The show will be presented in the Leonard Nimoy Thalia.Joining the cast will be cabaret star Steve Ross, as well as
Maude Maggart, who was recently a hit at The Algonquin, singing "If Little Red
Riding Hood Was Such A Good Girl, How'd She Keep the Wolf From The
Door?." Also featured will be San Francisco singer-songwriter Roy
Zimmerman, jazz stylist Nora York, Isaiah Sheffer explaining credit and
capitalism in a song, and also singing his new song "Don't Ask,
Don't Tell," about how we keep our finances private, Ivy Austin (of
Garrison Keillor's American Radio Company) singing about the stock
market, Symphony Space Development Director Peter Shavitz singing the 501(c)3 Blues, about nonprofit fundraising. Also included in the evening will be a visit with the
2,000 year old Federal Reserve Chairman, and NEA Chair Dana Gioia's poem
about "Money," a five-voice madrigal for pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and half dollars, and much more. Other performers include jazz singer Nora York, Signey J. Burgoyne (Wall to Wall Sondheim) and singer-songwriter David Buskin. Original musical numbers and musical direction are by Lanny Meyers.
The 2004 Thalia Follies, which played every night of the
Republican Convention, featured original material by E.L. Doctorow,
Jane Wagner, Roy Blount, Jr. and Calvin Trillin. Upcoming Follies
include What's New in City Hall (A Post-Election Look At What the Mayor
Is Up To) on January 23, Ssssh! Censorship and Repression (The Current
Administration's Agenda) on February 20, Baseball, Political Football
and Stadiums (Wherever Will We Put These Teams?) on April 17, and The
Upper Left Side (or, Can Liberalism Survive in Expensive Condos?) on
May 8.
Thalia Follies is a part of the Symphony Space Broadway''s Day Off series, in which Broadway and other uptown performers use their day off to showcase their own work, The on-site Thalia Café is open before and during the show, with a full menu as well as wine and beer, to add to a full cabaret experience.
Tickets for the show are $21 (Members: $18, Students/Seniors $15); they can be ordered at (212) 864-5400, or online at www.symphonyspace.org
Thalia Follies is a part of the Symphony Space Broadway''s Day Off series, in which Broadway and other uptown performers use their day off to showcase their own work, The on-site Thalia Café is open before and during the show, with a full menu as well as wine and beer, to add to a full cabaret experience.
Tickets for the show are $21 (Members: $18, Students/Seniors $15); they can be ordered at (212) 864-5400, or online at www.symphonyspace.org
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