Tonight , 3/21 After Party Welcomes Kennedy and Stravelli

Tonight, Friday March 21st The After Party welcomes Lauren Kennedy and Gabrielle Stravelli.

Lauren Kennedy was most recently seen on the New York stageas the Lady of the Lake in the Tony-winning musical Spamalot. She covered the role of Daisy Hilton in the Broadway production of Side Show and also appeared in the New York companies of Sunset Boulevard and Les Misérables. Kennedy starred in The Rhythm Club and was also a part of the early incarnations of Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years. Kennedy previously crossed the Atlantic to star in The National Theatre's revival of South Pacific. She was also seen in The Ten Commandments: The Spectacle Musical. Her solo albums are titled "The Songs of Jason Robert Brown" and "Here and Now." 

Gabrielle Stravellie is a 2008 Bistro Award Winner. She has performed at the acclaimed Birdland Jazz Club in the show Her Song, as the featured singer at the Iridium Jazz Brunch and at the BB King Blues Club at the 2007 MAC Awards. She has performed her own cabarets at The Laurie Beechman Theatre at the West Bank Café and The Duplex Cabaret Theatre. Under the direction of Craig Carnelia, Gabrielle made her cabaret debut at Don't Tell Mama.  She has appeared as a soloist with several orchestras, including the Cincinnati Pops, conducted by Erich Kunzel. Gabrielle originated the role of Anique in the musical Ace in its world premiere at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, and in its West Coast premiere at The Old Globe in San Diego.

The event is hosted by Brandon Curtrell and Alysha Umphress featuring Lisa Asher with Ray Fellman on piano. The event takes place at 10:30 PM at The Laurie Beechman Theatre @ the West Bank Cafe. 407 w42nd St., NYC. It is free.