Storyteller Michael Rider once again shares his odyssey from the family farm in Central Pennsylvania to the metropolis of New York City, on Wednesday, February 26 at 7:00 PM at Don’t Tell Mama. The show is directed by Lina Koutrakos with musical director Tracy Stark on piano, Skip Ward on bass, Mike Rosengarten on guitar and David Silliman on drums.
This ‘Ol House: Stories of a City Bear, Country Queen is a collection of stories and songs detailing Rider’s journey of discovery from an awkward, out-of-place, gay boy in the country to an out, openly fabulous queen in the city. Rider shares his story through the songs of Stuart Hamblen, Jerry Herman, Henry Mancini, Stephen Sondheim, Jimmy Webb and more.
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