Forever Plaid Returns to NYC for a Limited Engagement To Benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, on April 5, 6 & 7

Off Broadway’s popular Forever Plaid returns to New York for three special performances to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, on April 5th, 6th and 7th at 7PM, at the Laurie Beechman Theatre in the West Bank Café (407 W. 42nd Street).

Forever Plaid began at the West Bank Café nearly 30 years ago before transferring uptown for nearly 2,000 performances. “The show has played on every continent except the South Pole,” creator/director Stuart Ross reports. “The Plaids miss New York and knew the Laurie Beechman would make the perfect place to return for the BC/EFA benefit.”

Forever Plaid is the story of a semi-professional harmony group that met their demise on the way to their first big gig, the night the Beatles played “The Ed Sullivan Show” on February 9, 1964. But the Universe smiles down upon them and allows them to slip through a hole in the ozone layer to do the show they never got to perform that day. Forever Plaid features juke-box hits such as “Sixteen Tons,” “Chain Gang,” “Three Coins in the Fountain,” “Catch a Falling Star,” “Day-O” and many more, sung in harmony by the original clean-cut boy band – The Plaids. The Plaids will be played by Sean Bell as Smudge, Nick Cearly as Sparky, Joshua David Cavnaugh as Frankie and Justin Sargeant as Jinx. The production will also feature Special Guest Appearances by Original New York and National Touring Cast Members David Engel, Drew Geraci, Paul Castree, Ryan Perry, Jeff Blumenkrantz, Michael Winther, Paul Binotto, Bobby Randle, Donnie Kehr, Garris Wimmer and others.

Produced by Richard Martini, the production is directed by Stuart Ross with David Hancock Turner serving as music director and Jason Buell as production coordinator. Original arrangements and musical continuity are by James Raitt.

Forever Plaid, The Laurie Beechman Theatre (407 West 42nd Street, Thursday, April 5th (7PM); Friday, April 6th (7PM); and Saturday, April (7th PM). Cover charge $35 plus a $20 food/beverage minimum.

For reservations, call Ovation Ticketing 866-811-4111 or log onto www.westbankcafe.com .