Mark MacKillop To Present BRIEF BALLADS Benefit Cabaret In New York
The performance will support Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS with a limited-capacity event in SoHo.
In an effort to hit his personal goal of one million dollars, BCEFA top solo fundraiser Mark Mackillop will bare it all in his new solo show “Brief Ballads” on May 28 at 7pm.
An intimate cabaret evening at Soho Project Space, Mark will be performing stripped down acoustic versions of beloved songs ranging from musical theatre to Spice Girls, accompanied by Jeremiah Ginn (The Big Gay Jamboree) on piano. Mark will be performing in various pairs of briefs, changing them between songs.
Seven artists – Colton Ackerman, Kyle Anderson, Ryan Dziedziech, Anthony Gonzalez, Jeff Miller, Alex Roulette and Court Watson - will sketch during the performance, hanging the artwork throughout the show to create a full gallery show at the end, with the art to be auctioned off online for Broadway Cares.
Reservations are strictly limited to 50 people. Limited reservations with bubbly table service are available. Tickets are available at https://events.com/r/en_US/tickets/mark-mackillop-brief-ballads---an-event-to-benefit-broadway-cares-equity-fights-aids-new-york-may-1049608. Soho Project Space is located at 127b Prince St (in the basement) in New York City.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia Mark Mackillop grew up performing in musical theatre starting in elementary school. At age 17 he started studying ballet and after summers training with Boston Ballet and ABT in NYC he was hired by the nation's oldest continually running company, the Atlanta Ballet. After dancing three seasons with the ballet Mark moved to New York to pursue musical theater. After performing in On Your Toes as part of New York City Center's Encores series, he spent a year playing Riff on the International tour of West Side Story.
Mark also toured the US performing in the National Tour of Dirty Dancing and most recently playing Prince Siegfried on the First National Tour of Anastasia. His previous solo work includes “Not Broadway's Mark Mackillop”, “Live and Unphotoshopped” and “Body by Taco Bell”, in addition to his acclaimed “Duets” series. As a singer, he has released multiple singles on all digital platforms, including his debut as a singer-songwriter, “A Love Like That”. As an author, Mark released the book RM XIV. Mark is also the highest fundraiser for Broadway Bares which benefits BCEFA. To date he has personally raised over $884,000 for BCEFA.
