Friday, October 31st, THE AFTER PARTY will celebrate Halloween with the cast in Halloween costumes, costume prizes for the audience, Gypsy’s two time Tony Award nominee Alison Fraser and the cast of Wig Out. The cast of Wig Out includes SWEETIE (a.k.a. Daniel T. Booth), Joshua Cruz and Angela Grovey. All will be on hand to greet fans and perform as only they can.
The
Laurie Beechman Theatre is located downstairs, within The West Bank Café, 407 West 42nd St. at 9th Avenue . There is a full bar and bar menu available, and reservations are not necessary for this event. THE AFTER PARTY highly recommends audience members arrive early. Seating is first come, first serve. Priority seating may be given to those who wish to order from the menu and/or the bar.
Alison Fraser is currently appearing in the acclaimed Broadway revival of
Arthur Laurents’
Gypsy as Tessie Tura. Other Broadway credits include The Secret Garden (Tony and Drama Desk nominations), Romance/Romance (Tony nomination), Tartuffe, Born Again and The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Off-Broadway, she has appeared in Dedication or the Stuff of Dreams, March of the Falsettos, In Trousers, Prodigal, The Green Heart, Beehive,
Todd Rundgren's Up Against It and Swingtime Canteen. American premieres: Lizzie Borden, Honk! and High School Musical. Regionally, Ms. Fraser’s credits include Lips Together, Teeth Apart, Lend Me a Tenor and Gunmetal Blues (first Barrymore Award recipient). On television, audiences will remember Alison from, among many others: “Between the Lions,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Third Watch,” “The Thing About My Folks,” “Jack and His Friends” and “In the Blood.”
Daniel T. Booth is making his Off-Broadway debut as Serena in Wig Out. He created his infamous drag persona “Sweetie” in 1991. His film credits include “To
Wong Foo: Thanks for Everything,
Julie Newmar,” “StarrBooty,” and “No Exit.”
Joshua Cruz is making his Off-Broadway debut as Venus in Wig Out. His NY workshop credits include Timmy the Great (John Nervous) and Rubirosa (Y. Rubirosa). Joshua’s regional credits include
Altar Boyz (Juan), LOUD (Parker), A Chorus Line (Mark), Streakin' (World Premiere, Donny), Working (Emilio); Little Shop of Horrors (Seymour). His nat'l tours include
West Side Story (Ensemble, U/S); Diva Diaries (Y. Damsel), Mouse Cookie (Mouse). TV: “Rescue Me.” Joshua earned a BFA in Music and Theater from the Univ. of Florida and the Conservatory for Music and Theater at the Florida School of the Arts.
Angela Grovey is making her Off-Broadway debut as Fate in Wig Out. Angela’s regional credits include Little Shop of Horrors (
Paper Mill Playhouse, “Ronette”), Buddy (Westchester Broadway Theatre, “Apollo Singer”), Spunk (Actor's Theatre Louisville, “Blues Speak”), World Goes ‘Round (Barrington Stage, “Woman 1”), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Fulton Opera, “Muzzy”), Ain't Misbehavin’ (Maltz Jupiter, “Nell”), Crowns (Arizona Theatre, Portland Center Stage, Actors Theatre of Louisville, “Wanda”), Abyssinia (Goodspeed Opera, North Shore Music Theatre, “Mavis”); Crowns (
Arena Stage,
Geva Theatre, Studio Arena, “Mabel”), Showboat (Marriot,“Ethel”), Kiss Me Kate (Drury Lane, “Hattie”), Bubbly Black Girl… (Apple Tree, “Granny”). She is a graduate of Roosevelt University's Theatre Conservatory in Chicago, IL.
Brandon Cutrell is a Bistro Award and two-time MAC Award winner. New York credits: Broadway By The Year at Town Hall, The 2nd Annual Broadway Unplugged at Town Hall, Pippin (with
Ben Vereen and
Rosie O'Donnell), La Gioconda at TheatreSource,
David Friedman's King Island Christmas, and Liz Swados' Waiting For Lefty. National: Theatre of the Stars,
Goodspeed Musicals, the Human Race Theatre and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. For nearly two years, Brandon was the original host of the MAC Award nominated show, Mostly Sondheim. In December of 2005, Brandon made his debut in the world-famous Oak Room at The Algonquin Hotel. In June of 2006, Brandon made his solo debut at Feinstein's, New York's legendary nightclub on Park Avenue. Currently, Brandon can be seen every Friday night at The
Laurie Beechman Theatre on 42nd Street as the host of The After Party, a weekly open-mic, musical theatre soiree. Brandon's self-titled debut cd was released on June 4th, 2007 at Feinstein’s and is now available on iTunes and at
www.BrandonCutrell.com.
Alysha Umphress, a graduate of The Boston Conservatory, made a splash at the Chelsea bar, XL, winning their American Idol-type competition, XL Star. She recently opened for
Diana Krall at the Fujitsu Jazz Festival, soloed along side Carlos Santana at San Francisco’s Fillmore Auditorium and performed with the Boston Pops. Regional roles include the Witch in Into the Woods, Trina in Falsettos and Winnifred in Once Upon a Mattress. Alysha is the recipient of two Bay Area Theatre Critics Awards for her work in Rags and FAB! She has belted out the National Anthem for The Oakland A's, San Francisco Giants, Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings and San Jose Sharks.
Bistro Award winner
Ray Fellman recently made his Off-Broadway debut when he was handpicked by
Stephen Schwartz to musical direct his off-Broadway musical, Captain Louie. Other Musical Director credits include The Tutor by Wood/Gerle (59 E. 59th), Reluctant Pilgrim (The
Barrow Group), Blood Drive: A Musical Triptych by Sheinkin/Derfner (workshop at the O’Neill Theater Center) and Amahl and the Night Visitors (national tour directed by
David Aiken). Ray has been seen behind the piano in The Storefront Theatre’s New Mondays (with
Bill Russell and
Emily Skinner), No Reservations (starring
Brandon Cutrell with special guests
Karen Mason and
Shoshana Bean), Broadway Downtown (with
Kristy Cates) and We Miss Nancy: The Storefront Sings Lamott (with
Liz McCartney). He has also served as accompanist for Utah Festival Opera Company, The Opera Company of Brooklyn , Mid America Productions at
Carnegie Hall (with John Rutter) and A Yuletide Celebration with the Indianapolis Symphony starring
Judy Kaye. As a singer, Ray has sung with some of the finest opera companies in the country, including Florida Grand, Glimmerglass and New Orleans operas. Ray holds degrees in piano and voice from the Indiana University School of Music.
