Mike Birbiglia Celebrates Sleepwalk With Me Live At Barrow Street

By: Apr. 11, 2011
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Mike Birbiglia's new CD "Sleepwalk With Me Live" will be released by Comedy Central Records on April 19th and to celebrate the occasion, Comedy Central and Mike want audience members of his new off-Broadway play My Girlfriend's Boyfriend to live the dream as well. At the April 20th performance of the critically acclaimed show at The Barrow Street Theater, all audience members will receive a free autographed CD.

In 2008, Mike teamed up with award-winning director Seth Barrish in the stage show Sleepwalk With Me, which was presented by Nathan Lane. The New York Times praised Birbiglia's Off-Broadway hit as "simply perfect." The show won the Nightlife Award for Outstanding Engagement by a Comedian and received Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, and Outer Critics' Circle Award nominations as Best Solo Show. The play transcended joke-to-joke comedy and wove humor into a single, compelling story. "Sleepwalk With Me Live" invites listeners to re-live Mike's hilarious stories as well as the infamous night in the hotel room in Walla Walla, Washington.

This play was the basis for Mike's New York Times Best Selling memoir Sleepwalk With Me (Simon and Schuster, 2010) and a 2010 National Comedy tour.

In Mike Birbiglia's My Girlfriend's Boyfriend, Mike shares a lifetime of romantic blunders and miscues that most adults would spend a lifetime trying to forget. On this painfully honest journey, Mike struggles to find reason in an area where it may be impossible to find--love. The New York Times raves, "A supremely enjoyable monologuist!" and The New York Daily News cheers, "FOUR STARS! Where Mike Birbiglia goes, hilarity follows... There's not a comic monologuist out there who is funnier. Gleeful...priceless...great!" Mike Birbiglia's My Girlfriend's Boyfriend was also a Critics Pick in The New York Times, Time Out New York, and New York Magazine.

Directed by Seth Barrish (Sleepwalk With Me, The Tricky Part, Old Wicked Songs), Mike Birbiglia's My Girlfriend's Boyfriend has set design by Beowulf Boritt (Sleepwalk With Me, Rock of Ages), lighting by Aaron Copp (The Invention and Minus One), and Sound Design by Jim Corona (The Capeman, Movin' Out).

Mike Birbiglia's My Girlfriend's Boyfriend is produced by Ron Delsener, Michael Berkowitz, Mike Lavoie, and Joe Birbiglia.

Tickets for Mike Birbiglia's My Girlfriend's Boyfriend are $49.50 with premium seating available. Mike Birbiglia's My Girlfriend's Boyfriend plays Wednesday - Sunday at 8pm, with matinees on Saturday and Sunday at 4pm. Tickets can be purchased by visiting SmartTix at www.SmartTix.com or calling (212) 868-4444. For more information, please visit: www.GirlfriendsBoyfriend.com



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