Will Van Dyke & Allison Seidner to Bring A BEER AND A SONG to The Duplex

Songwriter Will Van Dyke and cellist Allison Seidner are set to perform an evening of original music entitled "A Beer And A Song" at The Duplex on Monday, September 12, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.

The Duplex concert will feature composer Will Van Dyke and long time friend and collaborator Allison Seidner (cello) as they perform an evening of Will's original songs along with his work collaborating with Rick Elice, Josh Halloway, and Jeff Talbott. Broadway's Katie Rose Clarke will join the evening as a special guest. A vibrant evening full of Van Dyke's unique blend of pop and theatre sensibility, it promises to be a night to remember.

Tickets for "A Beer And A Song" are $10, and are on sale now at www.theduplex.com.

Will Van Dyke is a New York-based musical theatre writer and music director. Will most recently penned the original score for the Off-Broadway play STRAIGHT. With Walt Disney Theatricals, Will has contributed original music along with music supervision, arrangements, and orchestration for Winnie The Pooh Kids as well as their popular The Lion King Jr. & Kids titles. Currently in development Magnificent Climb (with Rick Elice), Imagine Harry and Wintersong (with Jeff Talbott), Writing Kevin Taylor (with Josh Halloway), as well as a theatrical adaptation of his debut album Chasing The Day highlighting his work with all his collaborators. Will orchestrated Andrew Lippa's show The Life At The Party (Menier Chocolate Factory, TheatreWorks). Will's albums Chasing The Day and Writing Kevin Taylor featuring a variety of Broadway performers, are available wherever digital music is sold. His newest album, an EP with Jeff Talbott, A View Of The River, was released in the fall of 2015. With Annaleigh Ashford, Will helped create and Music Directed her critically acclaimed show and live recording Lost In The Stars (MAC nomination). He also wrote and produced Another Time (MAC nomination). With Matt Doyle, Will co-wrote and produced his albums Daylight, Constant, Make The Season Bright, and Uncontrolled. www.willvandyke.com

Allison Seidner is a native New Yorker, who has enjoyed traveling and exploring the world beyond Manhattan while on the road for nearly a decade. Since completing the national/international tours of The King And I, Jekyll & Hyde, The Music Man, Miss Saigon, and Aida, she returned home and has built a diverse career as a freelancer with a strong focus in new musical theater projects. Allison has held Broadway chairs at Kinky Boots, The Addams Family, and has been a substitute cellist at Wicked, South Pacific, and many other productions. She has collaborated with countless musical theater singers/composers, as well as artists including Lady Gaga, Cyndi Lauper, Beyonce, and Andrea Bocelli. Allison has played on two Grammy Award winning albums and as a band member of The Whiskey 5, has recorded and performed with artists including Annaleigh Ashford, Matt Doyle, and Julia Murney.

The Duplex is located at 61 Christopher Street @7th Avenue. Although The Duplex looks like a quiet West Village corner home, there's a raucous world of great cabaret behind its French doors. Opened in the '50s in its original location across the street, The Duplex moved to its current digs in the '80s and is touted as the city's oldest cabaret theatre where the likes of Joan Rivers and Woody Allen tested out their early work.

Enjoy an entire evening of Broadway-quality entertainment without the long lines or overpriced tickets. The centerpiece in the downstairs piano bar is undoubtedly the black baby grand piano, played nightly. For patrons with the courage to take center stage, the piano bar hosts impromptu open-mic sessions for singers during the week after 9pm and a comedy open-mic on Wednesdays from 7-9pm.

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