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Laural Meade’s Ms. Tucker Will See You Now at Echo Theatre

Dates: 10/25/2025 - 10/27/2025

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3269 Casitas Ave
Atwater Village, CA 90039

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Laural Meade’s Ms. Tucker Will See You Now

Laural Meade brings Ms. Tucker Will See You Now to the Echo in Atwater Village this month. 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 Tucker’s risqué songs with raucous audience interaction, writer-performer Laural Meade channels Tucker’s irreverent wit and sexed-up spirit. With charming side-kick Fred Cassidy at the keys.

After a year-long performance residency in 2023-24 at the historic Gardenia Supper Club featured Meade belting out Tucker’s saucy songs and stories, she was invited to do a residency at the Los Angeles LGBT Center in the autumn of 2024. In June of 2025,  Laural was awarded Best Cabaret / Burlesque at the 2025 Hollywood Fringe Festival.

Ms Tucker Will See You Now is set for three shows at the Echo Theatre (3269 Casitas Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90039) on Sat 10/25 - 8:00 pm, Sun 10/26 - 7:00 pm and Mon 10/27 - 8:00 pm.

For over two decades The Echo has presented a monthly free reading series as part of their mission to discover, develop and present new and challenging voices for Los Angeles theater; the company has presented over 200 free readings of new plays in Los Angeles.

What the Critics Say:

WINNER – BEST CABARET OF THE YEAR. “Meade aces the material… delivering knockout interpretations of Tucker classics. Arrestingly poignant and indelibly memorable…an incredible turn, a perfect evening.” - ticketholdersLA.com

“Rollicking songs, bawdy stories, and dirty jokes! IT’S THE RIGHT TIME TO SALUTE THE BAWDY QUEEN OF COMEDY.” - Broadway World

“Pick of the Month! Meade lets loose her inner Sophie and charms… a powerful singer with A THRILLING VOICE.” - Cabaret Scenes Magazine

“Meade serves up a titillating evening of dirty jokes, clever anecdotes and raucous songs. A WONDERFUL SHOW.” - LAArtsOnline.com

“Recommended. Unabashedly crass…FLIRTATIOUS AND EXTRAVAGANT, AND EXQUISITELY INTIMATE. Laural Meade, bedazzled and fabulous, brings Sophie Tucker back to life… Meade is a soulful talent, whose willingness to connect with audiences on such a human level serves as a reminder of the power of intimate theater." - StageRaw.com

"A hilarious, heartfelt historical romp from a unique voice… POWERFUL, EMOTIONAL AND UTTERLY BEAUTIFUL.” - NohoArtsDistrict.com

 

Laural Meade’s Ms. Tucker Will See You Now at Echo Theatre Schedule

Ms Tucker Will See You Now is set for three shows at the Echo Theatre (3269 Casitas Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90039) on Sat 10/25 - 8:00 pm, Sun 10/26 - 7:00 pm and Mon 10/27 - 8:00 pm.

Cast and Creative Team for Laural Meade’s Ms. Tucker Will See You Now at Echo Theatre

Cast

Laural Meade
Ms. Tucker
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 Chicago’s 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 she’s 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
Ted Shapiro
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 Actor’s 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.

Creative Team

Cynthia Ettinger
Co-Director
Cynthia Ettinger (Co-Director) has a long and varied career as an actor and director in the theater and film & television industries. She was a member of The Actors’ Gang for over 35 years and until recently served as the company's Co-Artistic Director and Master Teacher. She directed a variety of plays during the Gangs' history, including eight Shakespeare adaptations presented as part of the company’s Free Shakespeare in the Park program. She also served as a teaching artist with The Prison Project, working with inmates in the California Prison System. Acting credits with The Actors' Gang and on other stages include And If I Don't Behave Then What?, Rantoul and Die, The Seagull, Mephisto, Self-Defense, and Red Noses. Cynthia is a veteran film & television actor. Credits include The Silence of the Lambs, Thirteen, Carnivale, Grey’s Anatomy, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Deadwood, ER, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Seinfeld.

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