The Skivvies, Betty Buckley & More Set for Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's 2014 Cabaret & Performance Conference

Artistic Director John McDaniel announced headliners for the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's 2014 Cabaret & Performance Conference today. The ten-day Conference begins July 23 with nightly performances. The Grand Finale ends the O'Neill summer season on Saturday evening, August 2.

The Conference brings some of the biggest names in Cabaret Theater to perform at the O'Neill each summer, providing valuable development and performance training for select Cabaret Fellows - up-and-coming performers on the cabaret scene. Applications for the Fellows are accepted through May 9th.

Says McDaniel, "This year's conference is all about putting Cabaret into perspective. Looking Back. Looking Ahead. I couldn't be happier to welcome these amazing talents to our little cabaret in the woods for my second season at the O'Neill."

The Skivvies - July 24
Original, stripped down musical arrangements performed while stripped down to their underwear. This evening of song and sights features the acoustic duo of Broadway veterans Lauren Molina and Nick Cearley, with distinctive mash-ups and eccentric, original work. Joined by a special Broadway guest star, to be announced!

Mimi Hines - July 25
Best known for replacing Barbra Streisand on Broadway in Funny Girl, and running the show on her own steam for 18 months, she also starred coast to coast in I Do! I Do!, Sugar Babies, Hello, Dolly!, Nunsense, Pippin, Anything Goes, The Full Monty and many more. This show business legend is widely known to television audiences for her appearances on The Jack Paar Show and The Ed Sullivan Show, dating back to 1958!

Susie Mosher and the New Faces of 2014 - July 26
Known throughout New York for her ability to find and showcase the best new talent, Susie will bring a fabulous lineup of new faces to the O'Neill stage for this special night. "Susan Mosher is one of those talents you need to see to believe; on second thought, let's just say you need to see her, and stop there." - Adam Feldman, TimeOut NY.

The Man in the Long Black Coat; Barb Jungr sings Bob Dylan - July 27
Back by popular demand, this amazing, unique talent from the UK is sure to bring down the house! Tracy Stark, Conference music director and a frequent collaborator of Barb's, will be at the piano. "An exhilarating and revelatory evening, in which Dylan's songs are ravishingly illuminated, revealing heretofore unheard joys and sorrows. I came away in a trance, which lasted until the following week when I returned and my mind was blown even further. The best show in New York hands down, in forever." - Jon Robin Baitz

Betty Buckley - August 1
An evening with "The Voice of Broadway." A Tony Award winning actress and singer whose career spans theater, film, television and concert halls around the world, Buckley is one of theater's most respected and legendary leading ladies. She makes her debut at the O'Neill this summer.

Conference Fellows & Junior Fellows hone their presentational skills, learning the art of stage performance and training under the guidance Conference special guests and headliners. Barb Jungr will serve as Master Teacher for the 2014 Cabaret Fellows.

For information on applications and auditions for the Fellows and Junior Fellows programs, visit http://www.theoneill.org/summer-conferences/cabaret/submission-info/.

Tickets available June 11 by visiting www.theoneill.org or calling the O'Neill Box Office at 860-443-1238.

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