BALLS The Musical To Play Laurie Beechman Theatre 2/9-11
By: Gabrielle Sierra
What does one get when combining two college baseball players, a surfer, a mixed martial artist, a pretty boy, a piano, and a proscenium? BALLS The Musical. This testosterone filled cabaret plays the Laurie Beechman Theatre (407 West 42nd Street) Wednesday, February 9 at 10pm, Thursday, February 10 at 10pm, and Friday, February 11 at 8pm and 12 midnight. Tickets are $15 (with a two drink minimum) by calling 212-695-6909.
Take an unruly quintet of testosterone laden performers; brilliant talent on the piano, add in the reinterpretation of a few old musical theater "chestnuts", and POW! You get a hilarious hour and a half of entertainment! Bridged with heartfelt moments, BALLS unabashedly celebrates its own inappropriateness. Sooo...buckle your seatbelts and join the guys as they examine the role of the straight male in musical theatre! Sometimes it's nice not to take yourself so seriously!BALLS is the brainchild of Bret Carr (NYMF Wallenberg) in collaboration with Brandon Ellis (Company - 2006 Broadway revival), Mick Bonde (NYMF Show Choir), Nick Verina (Grease/Altar Boyz!), and Michael "Tuba" McKinsey (Civil War - Ford's Theatre). The show itself uses an original book to bridge musical parodies with new and original music. BALLS is co-directed and staged by Abby Lee with Sonny Paladino as musical director/arranger. For more information: www.ballsthemusical.com.
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