Laurie Beechman Welcomes Brown's 'Moonshine Martinis'

West Virginian by birth, but New Yorker at heart, Shannon Brown announces her upcoming cabaret, Moonshine Martinis: A 60's and 70's Country Cabaret, featuring country music from the 60s and 70s.  Saddle up for a 1-hr ride through lovin', lyin', cheatin' & drinkin' with tunes made famous by Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline and others. Moonshine Martinis: A Grand Ole Opry Cabaret will be performed on Monday, May 5 at 9:30pm and Friday, May 9 at 8:00pm at the West Bank Café's Laurie Beechman Theater.  The West Bank Cafe is located at 407 W 42nd Street, just west of 9th Avenue, in New York City.  There is a $15 cover, plus a $15 food/beverage minimum. For reservations please call, (212) 695-6909.

Moonshine Martinis: A 60's and 70's Country Cabaret takes a look at city life through the eyes of a country girl.  After spending 10 years in the city, Shannon takes a look at how country music influenced (and still influences) her life.  Old country favorites and more obscure pieces will cover a wide range of subject matter from love with "If We're Not Back in Love by Monday" to heartbreak with "She's Got You".  Outlaw country including the rambling "Mama Tried" will give way to southern gospel with "Peace in the Valley".   There are also pieces focusing on humor, feminism, relationships and politics.  

Shannon Brown: Shannon's musical background began at 5 when she started playing piano. Over the next 13 years she portaryed many classic musical theater roles including Tzeitel in "Fiddler on the Roof", Lucy in "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown", and her favorite, The Wicked Witch of the West in "The Wizard of Oz". Shannon received a BFA in Theatre from Marshall University in Huntington, WV where she portrayed Ann in "1940's Radio Hour", Dotty in "Noises Off!", and Lily Pepper in "Red Peppers". She has performed regionally with Lincoln Ampitheatre and The Lost Colony, and toured Japan as featured singer in "Country Western Jamboree". In New York, Shannon has acted in productions with Goldmine Theatre, Terrapin Troupe, and 13th Street Repertory Theatre. She has performed stand-up comedy at Gotham Comedy Club and Broadway Comedy Club. As a pianist, Shannon has played in orchestras for productions of "Into The Woods", "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", and "No,No, Nanette".         

Moonshine Martinis on the web : www.moonshinemartinis.com

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