Waterwell Cabaret Benefit Held at Joe's Pub, March 6

Waterwell has announced its first annual Waterwell Cabaret Benefit, which will take place on Monday, March 6, 2006 at Joe's Pub (425 Lafayette Street).

The performance will be hosted by Waterwell ensemble member and "MadTV" star Nicole Parker (soon to make her Broadway debut in Martin Short's Fame Becomes Me). Fellow Waterwell ensemble members Arian Moayed (Apartment 3A, Lost in Yemen), Tom Ridgely (director of Waterwell's The Maker of Dreams, Life in Pink), Hanna Cheek (Sweetness & Light, The Persians), Rodney Gardiner (Stuck, Chill & Serve) and Lauren Cregor (composer and musical director of The Persians, Fuenteovejuna, Stuck) will perform original songs from past Waterwell productions, including last summer's critically acclaimed The Persians.

The event will begin at 7:00 p.m. with a pre-show cocktail reception inside The Public Theater (sponsored by Patrón) which includes raffles (with donated items and autograph packages from such artists as Al Pacino, Bob Dylan, 50 Cent, Mandy Moore, Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Rob Thomas, Wes Craven, Moby, David Bowie, and more) and live music by an exciting line-up of young New York City talent. The Waterwell cabaret performance will begin at 9:00 p.m.

"Founded in 2002 in Bloomington, Indiana in 2002 by Tom Ridgely and Arian Moayed, Waterwell devises fresh new productions that blend everything from original live music to incisive social commentary and interaction with the audience. Last summer, its critically acclaimed production of The Persians transferred from Under St. Marks to The Perry Street Theatre, extended and performed to sold-out houses," state press notes. Other productions have included Lost in Yemen: or the Bizarre Bazaar, Fuenteovejuna (an adaptation of the Lope de Vega play), and Stuck.

Tickets for the Waterwell Cabaret Benefit are priced at $50.00 and are available in person at The Public Theater Box Office (425 Lafayette Street) or via telecharge.com at (212)239-6200. Visit www.waterwell.org for more information.