Transgendered Actress/Singer Alexandra Billings to Make LA Theatre Debut

[LampkinMusic]

Posted: 8/11/05 at 7:01pm

Lampkin Music Group & M.B.G. Productions Present

Alexandra Billings in “Before I Disappear”

For Immediate release:

Los Angeles Debut of “Before I Disappear”

8 Weeks Only!

Transgendered actress/singer/composer

Alexandra Billings in “Before I Disappear”

Place: Avery Schreiber Theatre –

11050 Magnolia Blvd. Los Angeles

Special Preview Night on Thursday, September 29th at 8:00 p.m.

Dates: Opening Friday, September 30th – November 20th, 2005

Times: Friday & Saturday at 8:00 p.m.

Matinees: Saturday & Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets: $25.00 available at Theatermania.com or 1-866-811-4111. Website: www.theatermania.com

From boyhood to womanhood, “Before I Disappear” is a roller coaster journey to the center of the world of transgendered rising star Alexandra Billings. She packs hilarity full of dramatic punch and song, and builds bridges in the process. Not for the faint of heart – Fasten your seatbelts!

“Billings is a natural-born storyteller. A touching, funny search for identity.”

Richard Christiansen. Chicago Tribune - Chicago

“Alexandra Billings is a forthright and funny entertainer!”

David Finkle. Village Voice - New York

“This is one Amazing Piece - just Alex, just the stage, and just wonderful”

Tracy Baim. Windy City Times – Chicago



Credits include: The legendary Steppenwolf Theater in “A Time To Burn” (Jeff Award), “Space,” “Waving Goodbye;” Court Theater in “Nora,” Bailiwick Theater in “Gypsy,” “Just Say No,” “Death Defying Acts,” ”Son Of Fire;” “Hamlet – The Musical” (known Off Off Broadway as “Melancholy Baby” written by Jeff Richards, husband of Tina Fey) at Chicago Shakespeare Theater; “Vampire Lesbians of Sodom” at Royal George Theater in what became a two year run and which resulted in an After Dark Award for Best Actress.

Lampkin Music Group credits include: Entertainment Producer for the International Chicago Press Club Awards – Tavern Club; “Before I Disappear” Off Broadway; “Gypsy;” “The World Goes ‘Round;” The female version of “1776,” starring Hollis Resnik and Alexandra Billings; “The Gershwin Concert” starring Spider Saloff; “Over The Rainbow – The Music of Harold Arlen” starring Sam Arlen and Martha Lorin; “Largely Live” starring Tony Award Winner Hinton Battle; New York Cabaret performances of Cory Jamison, Tom Michael, Beckie Menzie, Patti Morabito, Audrey Morris, Christiana Moffa (cousin of Anna Moffa), Sherrie Sano. The record label, LMGKIDSOURCE MUSIC, co-owned with Lynn Orman Weiss, which has released CDs by Robin Kay, Ester Hana, Bob Solone, Alexandra Billings, Michael McAssey, has been heard around the world. The latest CD “Blues over Broadway” by Martha Lorin and featuring sidemen Leon Joyce and Larry Gray of the Ramsey Lewis Trio, reached #1 on several NPR stations, # 2 in Canada and Hawaii, was the CD of the week on WBAI – FM, #1 on Discover Radio, and has received critical acclaim cross country. Talkin Broadway’ Rob Lester called it “Elegant” and Andy Probst of the Sondheim Review said “The disc lives up to it’s title, providing 13 provocative interpretations of Broadway standards. Lorin charms with “Send in the Clowns,” and “On The Street Where You Live” is superbly seductive.” New LMGKDISOURCE MUSIC Web Site (www.lmgkidsourcemusic.com) coming September 2005.

The “Before I Disappear” team is

Book and Songs by Alexandra Billings

Lyrics by Chrisanne Blankenship

Directed and Developed by Mary Beidler Gearen
Light Design by Margot E. Eccles

Produced by Lampkin Music Group and M.B.G. Productions, Inc.

This marks the Los Angeles debut for the team with this special show. Each has credits that range from “Carnegie Hall” in New York to presentations at Mercury, Apollo and Bailiwick Theaters in Chicago, “The Christmas Schooner” in Minn., and “Princess Turandot” in New York, to the world of recording and T.V.

So come, fasten your seatbelts, and experience Alexandra Billings as she takes you on her roller coaster journey to the center of her transgendered life.








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[JamieMcG]

Posted: 8/11/05 at 7:08pm

SHE'S AMAZING!!!!

If you are in LA, you MUST go see her in this show...she is simply phenomenal.