Brandon Cutrell at Below Zero Lounge Dec.9

Below Zero Lounge, located in the heart of downtown Cincinnati's Gateway Quarter (1122 Walnut St.), is pleased to continue "Play Around: New York Cabaret," our new Sunday night series.

"Play Around" is billed as a weekly open-mic event celebrating musical theatre and New York's cabaret scene.  Based on "The After Party," a "weekly schmoozefest for the theatrically inclined" in New York City's theatre district, Play Around invites anyone and everyone to take the stage to sing a song. Every Sunday from 9PM until Midnight, Cincinnati's best local talent, cast members of national tours playing one of the city's theatres, and patrons who feel like singing take the microphone at Below Zero. Join host Terry LaBolt at the piano for this weekly event in Cincinnati's thriving theatre community. There is no cover charge for this event.

Sunday, December 9, Below Zero Lounge welcomes "The After Party's" host, Brandon Cutrell, and pianist, Ray Fellman.  Brandon and Ray will perform a set of music not unlike what they perform at their weekly show in New York City.

Below Zero Lounge is located at 1122 Walnut Streetin downtown Cincinnati's Gateway Quarter. Below Zero Lounge is Cincinnati's newest venue offering a full bar and live music. The bar menu features over fifty vodkas, including a premium selection poured below zero degrees, and a selection of signature martinis.  For more information, please visit www.BelowZeroLounge.com.

Brandon Cutrell is a Bistro Award and two-time MAC Award winner. New York credits: Broadway By The Year at Town Hall, The 2nd Annual Broadway Unplugged at Town Hall, Pippin (with Ben Vereen and Rosie O'Donnell), La Gioconda at TheatreSource, David Friedman's King Island Christmas, and Liz Swados' Waiting For Lefty. National: Theatre of the Stars, Goodspeed Musicals, the Human Race Theatre and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. For nearly two years, Brandon was the original host of the MAC Award nominated show, Mostly Sondheim. In December of 2005, Brandon made his debut in the world-famous Oak Room at The Algonquin Hotel. In June of 2006, Brandon made his solo debut at Feinstein's, New York's legendary nightclub on Park Avenue. Currently, Brandon can be seen every Friday night at The Laurie Beechman Theatre on 42nd Street as the host of The After Party, a weekly open-mic, musical theatre soiree. During the summer Brandon is the host of Brandon and Ray's Broadway At The Beach in Cherry Grove on Fire Island. Brandon's self-titled debut CD was released in June at Feinstein's and is now available on iTunes and at www.BrandonCutrell.com. 

Ray Fellman recently made his Off-Broadway debut when he was handpicked by Stephen Schwartz to musical direct his off-Broadway musical, Captain Louie. Other Musical Director credits include The Tutor by Wood/Gerle (59 E. 59th), Reluctant Pilgrim (The Barrow Group), Blood Drive: A Musical Triptych by Sheinkin/Derfner (workshop at the O'Neill Theater Center) and Amahl and the Night Visitors (national tour directed by David Aiken). Ray has been seen behind the piano in The Storefront Theatre's New Mondays (with Bill Russell and Emily Skinner), No Reservations (starring Brandon Cutrell with special guests Karen Mason and Shoshana Bean), Broadway Downtown (with Kristy Cates)and We Miss Nancy: The Storefront Sings Lamott (with Liz McCartney). He has also served as accompanist for Utah Festival Opera Company, The Opera Company of Brooklyn , Mid America Productions at Carnegie Hall (with John Rutter) and A Yuletide Celebration with the Indianapolis Symphony starring Judy Kaye. As a singer, Ray has sung with some of the finest opera companies in the country, including Florida Grand, Glimmerglass and New Orleans operas. Ray holds degrees in piano and voice from the Indiana University School of Music.  Ray was appointed to Indiana University in 2007 as Assistant Professor of Vocal Instruction for Musical Theatre in the Department of Theatre and Drama.

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