Ross, Maggart and Others Featured in Thalia Follies' Funny Money, Nov. 21

By: Nov. 16, 2005
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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
 


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