I’s not only Halloween but it’s Director KT Sullivan’s birthday and most of all, it’s a benefit performance for the American Songbook Association (ASA). This special encore of the coming-of-age story, Dr. Bradley’s Fabulous Functional Narcissism, will benefit the ASA, playing on October 31, 2018 at 7 pm at Don’t Tell Mama.
“The music of the Great American Songbook is imbued with our deepest longings and wishes,” says Dr. Jones. “As a child I sought refuge there and as I say in Dr. Bradley’s Fabulous Functional Narcissism, these songs have the power to repair! Their preservation and promotion are critical, and I’m compelled—and delighted—to support the efforts of the ASA.”
Dr. Bradley’s Fabulous Functional Narcissism…The Psychoanalytic Odyssey of a Once Glorified Chorus Boy regales with wit the true tales of his Jones’ childhood as a budding theater queen, nearly ten years on Broadway in A Chorus Line, backstage life and excessive drug use, living through the AIDS pandemic and making his decision to pursue a new career. The show features mainly the music of Jones’ milieu: Broadway standards, including the songs of Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, Rodgers and Hart, Harold Arlen, Ray Heindorf, Brian Yorkey and more.
The show is directed by KT Sullivan, artistic director of the Mabel Mercer Foundation, and an internationally renowned performer. Jones is supported by The Freudians, a quartet led by Mike Pettry.
The American Songbook Association Inc. (ASA)-a 501(c)(3) nonprofit incorporated in New York State-seeks to preserve, promote and advance the legacy of American popular music, the Great American Songbook (classic and new), and the unique art form of cabaret. The ASA publishes the long-established Cabaret Scenes magazine, conducts educational programs in New York City public schools, and creates performances serving its audience of seniors, students and others. We strive to inspire, transform, empower and create torchbearers for future generations so they may understand, appreciate and embrace the historical and cultural importance of America’s rich musical heritage.
Tickets for this special event are $50, with all of the proceeds going to support the ASA. (Cash only)
Reservations are absolutely required for this performance. For online reservations click here, or call 212-757-0788.
Don’t Tell Mama is at 343 West 46th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues.
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