Gusty Winds To Perform At Tonights THE AFTER PARTY 2/13

Celebrate nightlife tonight Friday, February 13th with THE AFTER PARTY.

The After Party is thrilled to welcome Glammy Award Winner Gusty Winds and The Duplex's MELISSA DRISCOL with the return of Professor Ray Fellman at the piano!

Gusty Winds' television appearances include "Queer Eye For The Straight Guy," "Primetime Live with Diane Sawyer" and "The Rikki Lake Show." She also starred in a commercial for MTV's "Jackass 2." In addition to her titles of 2005 Miss Fire Island Entertainer of the Year and 2001 Miss Grove Hotel, Gusty is the recipient of the 2005 GLAMMY Award for Best Performance of the Year.

A staple of the nightlife scene, Melissa Driscol is a longtime favorite at The Duplex, one of New York's most popular piano bars. In addition to The Duplex, Melissa frequently makes guest appearances at some of NYC's hottest nightclubs. Her new one woman show, Twenty Years of Dating, has received the praise of critics and returns to The Duplex on February 20th and 28th.
Please visit www.MelissaDriscol.com.

Also... TONIGHT: Brandon Cutrell & COHORTS:
A Cabaret Showcase Friday, Feb. 13th, at 8pm!

The After Party's own and 2009 Nightlife Award winner, Brandon Cutrell, takes to the Beechman stage with his new show, Brandon Cutrell & COHORTS: A Cabaret Showcase.

Brandon will emcee!

Tonight's show will feature the talents of...
TODD ADAMSON
ASHLEY BOEHM
JAMES RODNEY CLARK
SARAJEAN DEVEPORT and TYLER KANE

Reservations for this event are highly recommended!
Please call 212.695.6909 for reservations.
If you would like to audition to be featured in Brandon Cutrell & COHORTS, please email Brandon at Brandon@BrandonCutrell.com.

The Laurie Beechman Theatre @ the West Bank Cafe.
407 w42nd St., NYC.- FREE!

Important note for lovers... and those who hate them!

Celebrate Valentine's Day right off Times Square with a three course dinner and a live musical performance from award-winning vocalist Lisa Asher.

The Laurie Beechman Theatre is pleased to celebrate
VALENTINE'S DAY in our intimate venue located in the heart of New York's Theatre District 6:30pm Doors open 7:30 Dinner and show featuring celebrated cabaret and concert performer Lisa Asher

The Laurie Beechman Theatre, the intimate cabaret theatre located within The West Bank Café (407 West 42nd St., @ 9th Ave) in the heart of New York's theatre district, is pleased to announce plans for our second annual Valentine's Day Celebration! On Saturday, February 14th,
we'll be putting our best foot forward as we salute romance with dinner and a special musical performance by one of New York's most esteemed cabaret performers.
Please plan to join us in our sophisticated, casual venue for a truly memorable evening. Seating is limited to 90 guests.

Two ticket options are available for this event.
Each $65 ticket (excluding tax and gratuity) includes a three course dinner specially created by Joe Marcus, Executive Chef of The West Bank Cafe, and a musical performance by celebrated cabaret artist Lisa Asher.

Each $25 ticket (excluding tax and gratuity) includes the show only.
A $15 food/beverage minimum accompanies this ticket.
A full bar and dinner menu is available.

Reservations are highly recommended.
Please call 212-695-6909 to reserve your seat!

Expect to hear treasured love songs as well as sassy, swinging tunes from a wide range of composers, from musical theatre to exciting, contemporary compositions.

Lisa Asher's critically acclaimed one-woman show, Stranded in the Moonlight, recently completed a successful run at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, were she was hailed by audiences and critics alike, and awarded the New York Nightlife Award for Outstanding Vocalist. Lisa made her national television debut in a solo vocal performance on the Emmy Award-winning The Rosie O'Donnell Show, at the insistence of the show's musical director, John McDaniel. Ms. Asher is the recipient of a MAC (Manhattan Association of Clubs & Cabarets) Award for Outstanding Vocalist, as well as the Back Stage Bistro Award for her solo work in cabarets in New York. Her critically acclaimed debut CD, Let The Mystery Be, was nominated for a MAC Award for Recording of the Year, and her recent release Lisa Asher, Live at the Duplex, is available in stores nationwide. Lisa has appeared as a featured vocalist and actress in numerous concert and theatrical venues around the country. Recently, she appeared with Tony nominated songwriter/singer Craig Carnelia (Sweet Smell of Success, Imaginary Friends) at a sold out concert at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Recent theatrical credits include starring in the world premiere of two new musicals - I Married Wyatt Earp at The Bristol Riverside Theater and Almost Heaven . . . Songs and Stories of John Denver at the Tony Award-Winning Denver Theatre Center Company. Lisa has toured nationally with the Broadway show, The Who's Tommy and performed in the Off-Broadway hit, Woody Guthrie's American Song which received a Drama Desk Nomination for Best Musical. www.LisaAsher.com.

THE Laurie Beechman THEATRE inside THE WEST BANK CAFÉ --
Opened in 1978, The West Bank Café was a pioneer of fine dining on West 42nd Street at a time when Hell's Kitchen still lived up to its name. The Laurie Beechman Theatre, opened in the early 1980's, stages plays and hosts events nightly. Among the myriad of performers
who have graced the stage of The Beechman: The Who, Broadway's Alison Fraser, Karen Mason and Warren Leight, Lewis Black (the theatre's former Playwright-in-Residence), Howard Stern, Dreamgirls composer Henry Krieger and many others. The restaurant's regulars include and have included Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, Jane Fonda, Claire Danes, Chita Rivera, Signorny Weaver and Bruce Willis, among many others. Currently, the elegant boite and theater are favorites of a host of New York's most prominent personalities.

The Laurie Beechman Theatre Located within the West Bank Cafe 407 west 42nd Street @ 9th Ave. 212-695-6909

www.LisaAsher.com

For more information and other fun facts,
please visit:
www.BrandonCutrell.com
www.WestBankCafe.com
www.MySpace.com/AfterPartyNYC
www.AlyshaUmphress.com

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