Fraser Joins Halston in Birdland's 'The Cocktail Hour, A Reality Show,' 4/11

Tony nominee Alison Fraser will join Broadway and television personality Julie Halston at Manhattan's premier club Birdland (315 West 44th Street, NYC) on Sunday, April 11 at 6pm for "The Cocktail Hour, A Reality Show." This concert is part of the award-winning concert series, "Broadway at Birdland."

Broadway's Julie Halston returns to Birdland in a brand new show, which will combine her usual hysterical observations of life, show biz and the fall of western civilization. This extravaganza will also include interviews and audience participation.

Fraser received Tony nominations for ROMANCE/ROMANCE and THE SECRET GARDEN. She played Tessie Tura in the New York City Center production of GYPSYstarring Patti LuPone under the direction of the legendary Arthur Laurents.She recently appeared in Charles Busch's THE DIVING SISTER alongside Julie Halston.

Fraser has appeared as the flamboyant but clueless "Babs Caplan" on the award-winning Children's Television Workshop series, "Between the Lions" on PBS. She has appeared on "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit" and "Third Watch."

Her feature films include "Jack and His Friends," "Me and Him," "Mixing Nia," "In the Blood," and "The Thing About My Folks."

Ms. Halston is one of the busiest actress/comediennes working today. She was recently re-teamed with writer/actor Charles Busch off-Broadway in The Divine Sister. She also played Tina Carmello on the CBS sitcom "The Class" to great acclaim several seasons ago. Well-known to theatre audiences, she was last seen on Broadway in Hairspray after receiving rave reviews (as well as receiving Drama Desk and Drama League nominations) for her performance in William Hamilton's White Chocolate. She received an Outer Critics Circle nomination for her performance in The Roundabout's production of Twentieth Century. Other Broadway credits include Gypsy, The Women and The Man Who Came to Dinner. Off-Broadway credits include acclaimed performances in The Vagina Monologues, The Butter and Egg Man and The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told. She is a founding member of Charles Busch's legendary theatre company, Theatre-in-Limbo and received a Drama Desk nomination for her performance in Mr. Busch's play Red Scare on Sunset. She co-starred with Mr. Busch in many of his plays including Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, The Lady in Question and You Should be So Lucky. Miss Halston's one woman show, Julie Halston's Lifetime of Comedy which was developed from her wildly successful club act, ran Off-Broadway for six months and received an Outer Critics Circle Nomination for Best Comedy. CBS developed a pilot based on the play. Her film credits include "The Juror," "Joe Gould's Secret," "Addams Family Values," "Dottie Gets Spanked," "Celebrity" and "David Searching." She can be seen in Charles Busch's latest film "A Very Serious Person" which has been selected for the Tribeca Film Festival. Television viewers may recognize her as Bitsy Von Muffling on "Sex and The City." In January of this year, Julie co-authored the well-received book of original monologues "Monologues for Show-Offs" published by Heinemann Press.

Tickets cost $25 for general admission and $35 for orchestra. Reservations are highly recommended by calling 212-581-3080 or by visiting www.birdlandjazz.com. Birdland is located 315 West 44 St., NYC.

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