Laural Meade’s Ms. Tucker Will See You Now at The Davidson/Valentini Theater at the Los Angeles LGBT Center
Dates: 6/6/2025 - 6/23/2025
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Laural Mead
1125 N. McCadden Place
Hollywood, CA 90038
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BACK THEN NOBODY TALKED ABOUT SEX.SO SHE MADE THEM LAUGH ABOUT IT.Laural Meade brings Ms. Tucker Will See You Now to the Davidson/Valentini for Hollywood Fringe 2025. This tour de force performance serves up the extraordinary life and music of vaudeville legend Sophie Tucker - a comedienne that super fan Bette Midler called a true vulgarian, a completely charming big-hearted broad. Combining the pizazz of Tuckers risqu songs with raucous audience interaction, writer-performer Laural Meade channels Tuckers irreverent wit and sexed-up spirit. With charming side-kick Fred Cassidy at the keys.After a year-long performance residency at the historic Gardenia Supper Club featured her belting out Tuckers saucy songs and stories, Laural was invited to continue performing in residence at the Los Angeles LGBT Center in the fall of 2024. Theyre happy to welcome her back to the Davidson/Valentini Theater.Actors Gang veterans Cynthia Ettinger and Mike Schlitt direct. Gowns are styled by Agatha costume designer Daniel J. Selon. Lights and sound are by festival maven Matt Richter. Performances are at The Davidson/Valentini Theater at the Los Angeles LGBT Center (1125 N. McCadden Place) running June 6th through 23rd. Laural Meade makes theater and music in her home-town of Los Angeles. Her original live creations explore titillating figures from early 20th century American history and have been seen at a variety of venues from the Mark Taper Forum to Chicagos Bailiwick to Speeltheater in Edam, Holland. She has sung material both sacred and profane at Largo at the Coronet, The Bootleg, Fais Do-do, Getty Villa, and the Los Angeles Theater Center. The historic Gardenia Supper Club recently featured her in a year-long performance residency belting out the saucy songs and stories of jazz great Sophie Tucker. She is the recipient of grants and awards from the Mellon Foundation, the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department and the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle, among others. When shes not telling the dirty jokes and randy stories of vaudeville legend Sophie Tucker in her current project, you can find her on the theater faculty at Occidental College - imploring young artists to be louder, faster and funnier.Fred Cassidy is a musician, composer and filmmaker. Born in France, raised in Los Angeles, he has been playing piano since the age of 8 and has performed in bands and musical projects his whole life. His work in theater spans from composing for several of The Actors Gangs productions, to his work with The Secret City art collective and the Christy and the Nono's stage performances in Los Angeles. Fred worked closely with Laural to help develop the Ms. Tucker project and is delighted to accompany his life-long friend and collaborator. In other spheres, Fred is currently a producer on a Netflix true crime docu-series.Rollicking songs, bawdy stories, and dirty jokes! ITS THE RIGHT TIME TO SALUTE THE BAWDY QUEEN OF COMEDY. - Broadway WorldITS THE RIGHT TIME TO SALUTE THE BAWDY QUEEN OF COMEDY. - Broadway World
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1125 N. McCadden Place
Hollywood, CA 90038
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