Two legendary Broadway stars, favorite leading lady Anita Gillette and song-and-dance-man Lee Roy Reams, team up for the first time on Monday, June 13 at 7:00 PM at Birdland. The pair will sing, cavort and entertain their audience with enough show biz stories to last a lifetime, featuring songs by Irving Berlin, Jerry Herman and a celebration of the Great American Songbook.
Gillette is best known as Miss Mona in Moonstruck and Miss Mitzi in Shall We Dance. Her other feature films include: The Fitzgerald Family Christmas, Boys on the Side, Larger Than Life, She’s the One, The Guru, Bob Roberts and The Great New Wonderful. She has starred in fourteen Broadway shows including: Chapter Two (Tony Nomination, LA Drama Critics Award), Cabaret (Sally Bowles), Carnival, All American, Jimmy, They’re Playing Our Song, Brighton Beach Memoirs and Mr. President. She also played Tina Fey’s mother on “30 Rock,” was a series regular on “Quincy,” “Almost Grown” and more.
Lee Roy Reams’ ten Broadway credits run the gamut from Sweet Charity; Applause; Lorelei; Hello, Dolly! and 42nd Street to La Cage aux Folles, Beauty and the Beast and The Producers. This concert will be his first on the Birdland stage.
There is a $40 music charge and a $20 food and beverage minimum. For reservations, please call 212-581-3080 or visit www.BirdlandJazz.com
Birdland is located at 315 West 44th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues) in Manhattan.
