Marquee Five Plays Don't Tell Mama 4/15

After a successful debut December 2009 run of "We Can Make It: The Songs of Kander & Ebb," Marquee Five was nominated for a MAC Award under the Vocal Duo/Group category. Marquee Five performs at Don't Tell Mama April 15th at 8:30 pm with a performance of "We Can Make It," an
exhilarating evening of your favorites from Cabaret, Chicago, Flora the Red Menace, The Rink, and more, including stunning arrangements.

Joining them will be Mark Janas at the piano.
Directed by: Peter Napolitano
Musical Direction: Adam West Hemming

Marquee Five, "We Can Make It: The Songs of Kander & Ebb" at Don't Tell Mama

April 15th, 2010
8:30 pm
Running time: approximately 1 hour.

$17 cover ($12 MAC/AEA members), 2-drink minimum. CASH ONLY.

343 West 46th Street (Restaurant Row, between 8th and 9th Avenues) in New York City Near the 42nd and 50th street stops of the A and C trains. Reservations and Information: Call: 212-757-0788
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About Marquee Five

Tight harmonies, clever arrangements, and an actor's sensibility characterize Marquee Five, the collaboration of singers Mick Bleyer, Adam West Hemming, Vanessa Parvin, Sierra Rein, and Julie Reyburn. In the vein of The Manhattan Transfer, Marquee Five brings a spunky, intelligent flair to New York's cabaret world with exciting five-part arrangements running the gamut of the Broadway canon.

Members of Marquee Five

Mick Bleyer

Mick's credits include the National Tour of The Scarlet Pimpernel; a summer season at the Virginia Shakespeare Festival; several productions of A Chorus Line; The Three Musketeers at North Shore Music Theater; productions of Macbeth with the Classical Theatre of Harlem, The WorkShop Theater Company, and the Promethean Theatre company; Kiss Me, Kate; and Sweeney Todd. He's also done some television and film, and he is a proud member of AEA and The WorkShop Theater Company.

Adam West Hemming

Adam spent his young professional life as a studio singer, and his professional claim-to-fame is singing the "By Mennen" jingle in Los Angeles. Some favorite roles include Wallace Hartley in Titanic; Prince Dauntless in Once Upon a Mattres; Marvin in Falsettos; Buddy Plummer in Follies and Seymour Krelborn in The Little Shop of Horrors. He was Artistic Director of Gay Men's Chorus San Diego and Musically Directed numerous shows including Into the Woods, And the World Goes Roundand Falsettos. He is co-founder of No Square Theatre in Laguna Beach, California. Adam is a proud member of AEA.

Vanessa Parvin

Vanessa began performing and recording at nine years old with The Singing Rainbow Youth Ensemble and has been addicted to harmony ever since.Vanessa has performed in a number of shows for Disney, including the a cappella sensation Groove 66. She has also appeared with Ben Vereen, Carol Lawrence, Sally Struthers, Ruth Williamson, and others at various theatrical and cabaret venues in California and abroad. Favorite theatrical roles include Doris in Back Home: The War Brides Musical (NYMF 2007), Pertelote in Prospect Theater Company's Book of the Dun Cow, Cinderella in Into the Woods, Irene in Hello, Dolly, Jenny in The Threepeny Opera, and Marsinah in Kismet. Vanessa is a proud member of AEA and AGVA.

Sierra Rein

Sierra' s history with harmony can be traced back to Awaken a Cappella, UCLA's co-ed singing group. Since moving to New York, she has performed in numerous composer showcases and staged readings and is a member of NY division of The Definitely Dickens Holiday Carolers. She was recently a winner of the New York City Gay Men's Chorus' Big Gay Idol. Favorite stage credits: Ruth/Matilda - Ruddigore (Theater Ten Ten, NY), Strange Fruit (NY City Opera), The Second Soprano in Master Class (Odyssey Theater, LA), Chiffon in The Little Shop of Horrors (The Utah Shakespearean Festival), Sister Sophia in The Sound of Music and Nimue in Camelot (Fullerton Civic Light Opera), and Nadia in the LA Ovation-Winning show bare (Hudson Theater). She is a proud member of AEA. Visit www.SierraRein.com for more information.

Julie Reyburn

Julie is multi-award winning cabaret artist and actress. She is a 2010 Bistro Award recipient for her acclaimed CD, "Live at Feinstein's" on the No Cover Records label. Recent theatre credits include Character Breakdown at Abington Theatre, War Brides at The York Theatre, The Broadway Musicals of 1940 and 1965 at Town Hall. Recordings include: The Broadway Musicals of 1940 (Bayview Records) and her debut solo CD, Fate is Kind (No Cover Records). Please visit www.JulieReyburn.com for more informatio