The Triad Update

Andrea Martin (Tony Winner & SCTV) & Cady Huffman (Tony Winner Producers) added to New Years Cast of Celebrity Autobigraphy

2010-12-17T06:50:00.000-08:00

Appearing:
Rick Holmes (Star of Broadway's Spamalot)
Cady Huffman (Tony Winner for The Producers / Iron Chef America)
Kristen Johnston (3rd Rock from the Sun / Bride Wars)
Andrea Martin (SCTV/Two Time Tony-winner/My Big Fat Greek Wedding)
Eugene Pack (Emmy nominee and Drama Desk winner)
Dayle Reyfel (Drama Desk Winner)
Christopher Sieber (Tony-nominee, Spamalot!, Shrek the Musical)
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Celebrity Autobiography is the international smash hit comedy where outrageous and true celebrity memoirs are acted out live on stage by the funniest performers on earth.
As seen on Bravo TV, audiences will enjoy a night of non-stop laughter as they experience the jaw-dropping vignettes performed from celebrity tell-alls: from the "he-said, she-said" accounts of Burt and Loni... how Tiger Woods strokes his putter....Mr. T's acting tips... the re-enactment of Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson's courtship, to the most famous love triangle in Hollywood history - Elizabeth Taylor, Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher.
Running for three sold-out years in New York City, Celebrity Autobiography has been profiled in virtually every major media outlet including Nightline, CBS Sunday Morning, CNN, NPR's All Things Considered and The View, and won the 2009 Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience.
Audiences will leave the show asking "Did these celebrities really write that?" Yup--we are not making any of it up!
"THE FUNNIEST SHOW IN TOWN, HANDS DOWN, IS CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY AT THE TRIAD!" -- Michael Riedel -- The New York Post.
Premium Seating — includes 2 glasses of champagne - $150.00
Gen. Admission - includes 2 glasses of champagne - $100.00
Balcony - includes 1 glass of champagne - $75.00
Weeping with laughter - priceless.
(*Cash bar available all evening)
*** VIDEOS AND MORE INFO AVAILABLE ON THE SMARTTIX TICKET PAGE OR AT: www.celebrityautobiography.com

You've Got Hate Mail Reviews in New York Post - 3 out of 4 Stars

2010-12-17T06:41:00.001-08:00

Reply 'See this' to all who e-mail

By FRANK SCHECK

Last Updated: 12:19 PM, December 15, 2010

Posted: 10:38 PM, December 14, 2010

"You've Got Hate Mail" is the perfect bedroom farce for an era in which there's more action online than in actual bedrooms.

Composed entirely of e-mails and text messages riotously enacted by a five-person ensemble, it may encourage you to keep your BlackBerry under lock and key. At least if you have anything to hide.

Hapless Richard (Billy Van Zandt, one of the playwrights), is cheating on wife Stephanie (co-playwright Jane Milmore) with sexy co-worker Wanda (Fran Solgan). After Richard accidentally sends his wife a self-incriminating e-mail, he frantically tries to cover it up. But his wife's best friend, Peg (Bonnie Deroski), long aware of Richard's indiscretions, sets her straight.

Watching the action gleefully is Richard's leering co-worker/best friend, George (Glenn Jones), whose chief online activity consists of sending out fake nude photos of Hillary Clinton.

Richard sheepishly agrees to couples therapy, a seething Wanda plots her revenge, and George and Peg discover a mutual attraction as the plot becomes ever more farcically complicated.

Anyone who's ever hit "reply all" by mistake will find much to relate to. Playwrights Van Zandt and Milmore wrest much comic mileage from the endless gaffes of electronic communication, such as George's endless e-mail malapropisms ("HMOG," he writes when shocked) and a lengthy riff involving the phrase "I can't tell you" that's like a 21st-century "Who's on First?" routine.

The comic momentum -- there's even a chase scene! -- never flags, even though all of the dialogue is spoken by performers seated in front of computers.

Expertly directed by Gary Shaffer, the piece is enlivened by some terrific performances, especially Van Zandt's sleazy, Jon Lovitz-like philanderer and Jones' wacky, electronically clueless cohort. Look for this limited-run show to return in March.

Gay City News - Triad Shows win 2 of the 10 Best Live Performances of the Year

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Two shows at Triad this year, Kate Dawson's The Asshole in My Head and Jon Peterson's Song Man, Dance Man won best of the year awards from Gay City News. These shows were in good company as some of the other winners were big Broadway shows such as Hair and West Side Story. Some quotes from the article below:

Kate Dawson’s “The Asshole in My Head” at the Triad: The Triad scored again, performer-wise, with Dawson’s bracingly fresh reinvention of cabaret, taking every performer’s worst enemy, namely herself, and making her into a hilariously obnoxious, though unseen, other character onstage. It was deliciously absurd, as well as tellingly real, and offered the funniest line of the year: “Oh God, not another ballad!” Dawson’s gorgeous voice didn’t hurt, either. With her lovely looks and screwball take, she was like a cabaret version of Carole Lombard.

Jon Peterson’s “Song Man, Dance Man” at The Triad: There was no better dancing to be seen all year than this spirited, moving tribute to Peterson’s idols: Astaire, George M. Cohan, Gene Kelly, Anthony Newley, and Sammy Davis, Jr. Peterson transformed the Triad’s tiny stage into Radio City with his dazzling versatility and infectious love of performing.

Complete Article at the link below:
http://gaycitynews.com/articles/2009/12/25/gay_city_news/features/doc4b32ff3edfcb7714704931.txt

Photos of Sherri Shepherd, Ryan Reynolds, Kristen Wiig in Celebrity Autobiography at Triad Nov. 23rd Show

2009-12-06T02:55:00.000-08:00

It was a great night for stars and comedy at the Nov. 23rd Celebrity Autobiography shows. Ryan Reynolds and Kristen Wiig (SNL) joined regular cast members Sherri Sherpherd (The View) Carol Kane (Academy Award Nominee) Steve Schirripa (Sopranos) Rachel Dratch (SNL) Scott Adsit (30 Rock) etc. Two sold out shows in a row and two of the best audiences made for a great evening.

Blake Lively attended to see some of her friends in the cast.

From NY Times - Ryan Reynolds to appear in Celebrity Autobiography at Triad

2009-11-16T21:56:00.000-08:00

November 15, 2009, 6:45 PM

Ryan Reynolds to Read From the Book of Loggins

By PATRICK HEALY

The heartthrob actor Ryan Reynolds (”The Proposal,” “Definitely, Maybe”) will make his debut next week in the New York edition of the theatrical comedy “Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words,” where stars read humorous snippets from memoirs of the entertainment world’s A-list through D-list.

Given Mr. Reynolds’s popularity in movies and on “Sexiest Man Alive” lists, a second show has been added for the Nov. 23 production at the Triad Theater on the Upper West Side; performances will be at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.

Mr. Reynolds is scheduled to read from Kenny Loggins’s “The Unimaginable Life: Lessons Learned on the Path of Love.” Other performers that night include Rachel Dratch, Carol Kane, Sherri Shepherd, Michael Urie andKristen Wiig.

Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead and Mark Karan and Ratdog perform Historic Live Show at Triad

2009-11-16T13:36:00.000-08:00

Billed as Mark Karan and friends but really the entire band Ratdog (which is Bob Weir's band after the Grateful Dead) made a historic appearance for a post Beacon Theater show at Triad on Friday October 23rd. The show started at 1am as the band had to load in some large cabinets and equipment from the Beacon Theater. It was an amazing night of music that did not end until 4am. The entire band Ratdog performed with Mark. Bob Weir played on Wang Dang Doodle and Smokestack Lightning. Truly a magical night of music.

From RELIX Magazine:

Late Friday night, the members of RatDog also played a surprise show at New York’s 150-person club Triad after their Beacon gig. The show was originally billed as Mark Karan and Friends and the RatDog guitarist opened the night with a version of “Good Morning Little Schoolgirl.” Weir, RatDog saxophonist Kenny Brooks, RatDog drummer Jay Lane, RatDog bassist Robin Sylvester, Citizen Cope keyboardist John Ginty, keyboardist Dred Scott and saxophonists Doug Yates and George Garzone all emerged for the song and remained onstage for “ Wang Dang Doodle,” “Smokestack Lightnin‘” and “Spoonful.” Though Weir left the stage, the collaborations continued late into the night. At one point singer Emory Joseph—who also recently released an album of Jerry Garcia/Robert Hunter covers—emerged for a take on “What Did I Do Wrong” and the night climaxed with “Sugaree” and “And We Bid You Goodnight.”

New York Times Review of Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter at Triad

2009-11-16T13:28:00.000-08:00

By DANIEL M. GOLD

Published: November 4, 2009

Forty-five years after his death, Cole Porter has never truly left town. His songs are a staple of Manhattan’s cabaret scene: one performer finished a tribute at the Algonquin last month, while two others just opened shows that prominently feature his work.

Haley Jane Samuelson

Stevie Holland in her one-woman musical show, "Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter."

None are as ambitious as Stevie Holland, a jazz singer who has tried to steer into somewhat more daring precincts. Apparently drawing on sources like William McBrien’s fine Porter biography and the 2004 film “De-Lovely,” Ms. Holland and her husband, the composer Gary William Friedman, have written “Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter.”

It’s billed as a one-woman play, directed by Ben West. Really, though, it’s cabaret. Ms. Holland takes the nightclub stage of the Triad Theater as Linda Lee Porter, the dazzling divorced socialite from Kentucky who wed Porter, eight years her junior, in 1919 when both were expatriates in Paris. Despite her husband’s homosexuality — Ms. Holland has Linda saying she “accepted his romantic appetite for men because I had his love” — the couple stayed married for 35 years, until Linda’s death from emphysema in 1954.

With a trio playing smoothly behind her, Ms. Holland runs through truncated versions of some of Porter’s best-known songs — “In the Still of the Night,” “I Love Paris,” “What Is This Thing Called Love?” — as well as a handful of comparative rarities. Instead of conventional patter, she ladles out bits of the Porter chronology in a Southern-tinged lilt.

There’s a lot of ground to cover, even for a more polished actress than Ms. Holland: the couple’s time in Europe; the return to the States and Porter’s first great Broadway successes; the move to Hollywood; the horse-riding accident that disabled him; Linda’s failing health. As a result, the piece, which clocks in at just about an hour, feels rushed. Not only does it make great demands of Ms. Holland, who between her singing and narration barely has time to pause, but it also shortchanges the audience, which for the most part gets only bits and pieces of songs that cry out for full, lustrous renditions.

This is a shame because Ms. Holland, tall and stately, has a graceful, silken voice that glides easily through her material. “Love for Sale,” which she sang after discussing the Porters’ growing estrangement in Hollywood, carried emotional weight, and she gave the closing number, “When a Woman’s in Love,” a real sense of triumph.

“Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter” runs through Nov. 21 at the Triad Theater, 158 West 72nd Street, Manhattan; (212) 352-3101, lovelindathemusical.com.

Sherri Shepherd (The View) will be in Celebrity Autobiography Sept. 14th @ 7:30pm

2009-09-04T12:36:00.000-07:00

Congrats to Sherri Shepherd for winning an Emmy award. The picture above is from The View and pictured with Sheri are the other co-hosts from The View along with the Triad's Celebrity Autobiography show team. A few months ago The View featured Celebrity Autobiography

on one of their episodes. Sherri is absolutely hysterical in Celebrity Autobiography and there are a few seats left for the Sept. 14th show at smarttix.com Additional cast members include

Michael Urie of Ugly Betty, Kristen Johnston of 3rd Rock fame & Craig Bierko.

Brenda Braxton (Tony Nominee Smokey Joe's Cafe) to appear this Monday in Erotic Broadway

2009-08-09T23:39:00.001-07:00

Brenda Braxton, whose powerhouse performance in Smokey Joe’s Cafe earned her a 1995 Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical and recently seen Starring in CHICAGO on Broadway joins the cast of this stimulating and irreverent, adult’s-only variety series, showcasing Broadway’s brightest talent.

The hottest and most exciting talent on Broadway will offer their own unique interpretation of the genre featuring an erotically-charged evening of dance, slinky love songs, risqué stand-up comedy, steamy story telling…and well, who knows what else?

The August 10th performance will also feature Tony Nominee John Selya (Movin’ Out, Guys & Dolls), Tonya Wathen (Chicago), Ioana Alfonso (9 to 5), Joe Ricci (I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change), Michelle Pruiett (The Little Mermaid), and many more of Broadway’s hottest performers.

Tricia Brouk and James Gandolfini (Tony Soprano) at Triad attending Erotic Broadway

2009-08-09T23:35:00.000-07:00

FOREVER PLAID Celebrates 20 Year Anniversary (Triad is the original home of Forever Plaid)

2009-07-12T01:44:00.000-07:00

The Triad Theater (then called Steve McGraws) is where Forever Plaid made it's debut and played for over 5 years. Since then the show has become perhaps the most successful show in Off-Broadway History grossing over 300 million dollars worldwide. All of this came about from a small little show at our 130 seat theater.

On Thursday July 9th a live broadcast and filmed event of the show was broadcast into 375 theaters and featured 3 members of the original cast. Below is some information aboutthe show & live filmed broadcast from Forever Plaid's website:

Amassing loyal followers around the world, the Plaid fan base has been constantly growing for nearly twenty years. All these fans have now become part of the "Frequent Plaid" program. 'Plaid Heads' (a term coined by Jay Leno) have seen the show upwards of 700 times! 'Plaid Head' celebrities include Joanne Woodward, Goldie Hawn, Liza Minnelli, Garry Marshall, Jason Alexander, Elaine Stritch, Rosie O'Donnell, Tommy Hilfiger, Bette Midler, Joan Baez and Robert Reich. The film features cameos by Fred Willard, Loni Anderson, Rose Marie, Kate Linder, and Melissa Manchester.
―FOREVER PLAID‖ has played the East Room of the White House (under the first Bush administration), and The Plaids have also sung for President Clinton at both his Democratic Conventions. In London ―FOREVER PLAID‖ gave a command performance for HRH Queen Elizabeth. In Japan, the show was sponsored by the government and was honored with performances for Japanese dignitaries. The show has played non-stop, worldwide for nearly twenty years.

Broadway World Photo Coverage of Erotic Broadway's Debut at Triad June 29th 2009

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Adam Shorsten, Anthony Francavilla, Michelle Mantione, and The Imagination Company presented EROTIC BROADWAY at The Triad on Monday June 29th. EROTIC BROADWAY is New York City's sexiest, new late-night Monday series. BroadwayWorld.com made the late night trip to the Triad to cover all the seductive action.

Two of Broadways hottest talents, Nick Adams and Kearran Giovanni guest starred in the June 29th performance which was choreographed by Broadway's hottest dance talent, Lorin Latarro.

Press notes describe EROTIC BROADWAY as, "this stimulating and irreverent adults-only variety show series, showcasing Broadway's brightest talent, will feature an erotically-charged evening of dance, slinky love songs, risqué stand-up comedy, steamy story telling and...well, who knows what else? Featuring a new cast and creative team at each performance, the hottest and most exciting talent on Broadway will offer their own unique and different interpretation of the genre."

Future performance dates are July 20th, August 10th, August 24th, October 5th & October 19th at 9:30pm. Cast and creative teams to be announced.

The Triad is located at 158 West 72nd Street, NY, NY. www.triadnyc.com Tickets are $50, $35 & $30 each plus a 2 beverage minimum. Tickets on sale now for all performances at www.smarttix.com.

"The Real Billy Elliot" by Rex Reed New York Observer May 19th, 2009

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Jon Peterson: Song Man Dance Man
The Triad, 158 West 72 Street

With youth, one expects energy and exuberance, but good looks, intelligence and talent are rarely found in the same package. Jon Peterson, an enchanting new performer from England who has “adopted” the Apple as his own, has got it all. In Song Man Dance Man, an entertaining nonstop revue at the beautifully refurbished cabaret theater called the Triad, Mr. Peterson is paying homage to the historic song-and-dance icons George M. Cohan, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Bobby Darin and Anthony Newley. A combination of Tommy Steele and Norman Wisdom, he was a veteran of the Royal Ballet School at 9 years old. But Swan Lake didn’t hold a candle to MGM musicals, and Mr. Peterson never had any doubt what he wanted to be when he grew up. He is, in many ways, the real Billy Elliot.

Unfortunately, by the time he was handsome and supple enough to become the new Bob Fosse, movie musicals were over. That hasn’t stopped him from emulating his heroes. From a vaudeville trunk he extracts top hats, canes, baseball caps and props to create his own version of That’s Entertainment! His Bobby Darin needs work, but the athletic cockiness of Gene Kelly shines through, tough but tender on “For Me and My Gal” and wet dancing with an umbrella on “Singin’ in the Rain.” He doesn’t imitate the cockney of fellow Londoner Anthony Newley. He channels him, until his “Once in a Lifetime” sends chills down your spine. His biographical patter is revealing, his personal revelations are endearing and his tap-dancing is aces high. With flipper shoes, baggy pants, white gloves protruding from a long purple coat, orange shirt and polka dot tie, he kneels in front of a mirror applying clown makeup and emerges as Kelly singing Cole Porter’s “Be a Clown” in The Pirate, then keeps the makeup on for “What Kind of Fool Am I?” which displays the serious, lonely side of a clown and builds to a perfect finale.

Out of character, his floppy hair refuses to stay in place, and his smile is as warm as Palm Springs in December. With Hermes Pan to do the choreography, Conrad Salinger to write the arrangements and Ira Gershwin to pen the lyrics, Jon Peterson could have been a big star. Even in the creatively bankrupt show business world of today, he vibrates with talent and charisma, and in the right vehicle he could own the stage.

rreed@observer.com

From the INSIDER.com - Schirripa And Richards On Mulberry Street

2009-06-24T00:46:00.000-07:00

We had the pleasure of catching up yesterday with our pal Steve Schirripa and his good friend Sal Richards at Il Cortile in Little Italy yesterday. Steve, who rose to international notoriety for his role as Bobby ‘Bacala’ Baccalieri on HBO’s The Sopranos, was with entertainer Sal Richards shooting a commercial for an upcoming appearance at the Andiamo Celebrity Showroom in Warren, Michigan. Steve was en route after his shoot to The Triad to participate in their Drama Desk Winning show, Celebrity Autobiography. Richards, who’ll be appearing at The Triad Theatre in July and August, has his own documentary coming out later this summer entitled ‘Mr. Laughs: A Look behind The Curtain.’ The movie is narrated by Vincent D’Onofrio, from ‘Law And Order: Criminal Intent’, and features his rather dramatic life story … which is very definitely to be continued. The movie which we here at Times Square Gossip got an advance look at, features testimonials from the likes of Sid Ceasar; Don Rickles; Jackie Mason; Jerry Stiller; Soupy Sales; The View’s Joy Behar; Norm Crosby; Lanie Kazan; and Julius LaRosa, among others. It is a lovingly rendered work … sure to be a favorite. The film was directed by Gregory Principato. Richards’ show, ‘The Way It Was’ will be at The Traid theatre on West 72nd street on July 22 and 29, and August 6 and 13.

Celebrity Autobiography at Triad Wins Drama Desk for Best Unique Theatrical Experience

2009-05-27T00:41:00.000-07:00

The next Scheduled Performance is Monday, June 22 at 7:30pm

Scheduled to appear are:

Rachel Dratch, Jackie Hoffman, Kristen Johnston (3rd Rock) Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Steve Schirripa (Sopranos), Sherri Shepherd (The View), Alan Zweibel, and more!

Paulie Walnuts (Tony Sirico) from the Sopranos attends fellow Soprano Tony Darrow's show last night

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Another great show last night by Tony Darrow (Sopranos, Goodfellas and many Woody Allen Films).

Tony Sirico (Paulie Walnuts) fellow Sopranos was in attendance. Three more shows remain on Thursday

nights at 9pm. Remaining tickets are available on Smarttix.com.

Drama Desk Nomination for Celebrity Autobiography at Triad

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Celebrity Autobiography was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. A new show for Mother's Day was scheduled for Sunday May 10th at 7pm. Bring your Mother for free. For tickets visit www.smarttix.com and put in code MD25 or call 212-868-4444.

Judith Light, Vanessa Williams, Michael Urie & Bernadette Peters at Triad for Celebrity Autobiography (March 30th)

2009-04-12T02:19:00.000-07:00

From Time Square Gossip - Former NY Knick John Starks & Jaid Barrymore attend Tony Darrow's Sold Out One Man Show

2009-04-12T01:27:00.000-07:00

Actor TONY DARROW's one-man show at New York's Triad had its second performance last night (with GIANNI RUSSO -Carlo from The Godfather-; JAID BARRYMORE -Drew's mom-; KEITH GIRARD from The Improper, NBA-great JOHN STARKS in the sold-out audience; and, guest host GOUMBA JOHNNY SIALIANO from WKTU), and he killed once again! The actor, perhaps best-known as 'Sonny Bunz' from GOOD FELLAS, first made his mark as a stand-up comedian, with stints in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, opening up for names like Buddy Hackett. Then one day, out of the blue, his agent called to say he had set up a meeting with MARTY SCORSESE. He met Marty and decided to do some shtick from his act. The director loved it, and commented, “That’s exactly what I want.” He got the gig and worked alongside the stellar cast of that movie, including ROBERT DeNIRO; JOE PESCI; RAY LIOTTA; and, PAUL SORVINO. Pesci’s character at one point starts whacking Darrow’s character with a wine bottle. Needless to say … the die was cast. 5 movies with WOODY ALLEN followed, as well as the movie SEARCHING FOR BOBBY D and ANALYZE THIS. He also essayed the role of ‘Larry Boy Barese’ in HBO’s The Sopranos. Allen’s office called this week and said the Wood-man himself might be down at future show. Darrow likes to say, that both ALLEN and SCORSESE discovered him … not bad! He also appeared in MICKEY BLUE EYES with HUGH GRANT and JAMES CAAN, and several LAW & ORDER episodes. His show is an observational one, with ribald comments about some of the personalities he’s come up against and much interaction with the audience, and the audience last night was ready to interact! especially the group sitting right in front of us! We sat half-way back with the show's PR-mouthpiece, The Pasha, David Salidor. Funny stuff for sure ... conjuring up the best vaudeville moments ever. The guy knows his stuff. A video montage of his career opens the laugh-filled show and reminds the audience of his many memorable moments onscreen ... small and large. His show runs through May 21st (GoodFella Thursdays) and should not be missed. The show is produced by Paul Borghese, who most recently produced the stellar LAMPOST REUNION, with FRANK (RAO’s) PELLIGRINO. Not every actor can carry a one-man show with this much style and grace … at the top of our list … TONY DARROW!

Notable Personalities Attending Shows at Triad this Month

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Rene Zelwegger, Frank Langella, Bernadette Peters, Geoffrey Holder, Vanessa Williams & Ben Vereen attended shows at Triad this March.

The VIEW - Celebrity Autobiography Featured on Tuesday's April 7th Show

2009-04-08T21:21:00.000-07:00

The View rebroadcast the show which featured Joy Behar, Sherri Sheppherd and Kristen Johnston reading excerpts from the Hit Show at Triad, "Celebrity Autobiography".

New York Post Article - Kristin Chenoweth & Celebrity Autobiography (March 29th 2009)

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A LITTLE BIT WICKED
By MICHAEL RIEDEL
When I first picked up Kristin Chenoweth's memoir, I thought: "Well, this is perfect fodder for 'Celebrity Autobiography.' " That's the popular Off-Broadway revue at the Triad in which actors read, perfectly straight, excerpts from celebrity memoirs. The unbridled narcissism, the bromides about "life lessons" and the awful writing found in such books give "Celebrity Autobiography" its razor-sharp teeth, and it chomps down on its famous victims the way Jaws does midnight swimmers. Chenoweth, I feared, would soon find herself applying a tourniquet alongside Vanna White ("Vanna Speaks"), Kenny Loggins ("The Unimaginable Life: Lessons Learned on the Path to Love") and David Cassidy ("Could It Be Forever?"). As it turns out, "A Little Bit Wicked" will likely be spared the shame, because Chenoweth's in on the joke. Just when you think she's pouring too much syrup on her waffle, she cuts it with some vinegar, usually in the form of a self-deprecating crack. Her flop sitcom "Kristin"? "Huge hit. Yak-dropping huge. Terribly misunderstood," she writes. Meeting NBC chief Jeff Zucker, who axed her show after a few episodes, she tells him: "Hey! Thanks for canceling my show, you party-pooper." Shortly before posing nude for FHM magazine, a gay friend notices she's put on weight. "I guess I'm retaining a little water," she allows. "Like Hoover Dam retains a little water?" he replies. Chenoweth skips through her life in bright and breezy fashion, and on the whole she's had a pretty good time. Adopted by a kind and loving couple, she grew up comfortably in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Foreshadowing her show queen appeal, she reports that her high school boyfriend had "model good looks," liked to shop and helped design her prom dress (one suspects he went on to other crushes -- Ethel Merman, Patti LuPone, Hugh Jackman). She was on the beauty pageant circuit for awhile, but never nabbed a crown. Asked by a judge for her opinion of "60 Minutes," she replied: "I think . . . that's about the right amount of time." Blessed with an operatic voice, she gave up a classical music to pursue a career on Broadway. She appeared in a revival of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," and while the show was a flop, Chenoweth, who played Charlie Brown's sharp-tongued little sister Sally, walked away with "A Star Is Born"-type reviews. Soon she was in Hollywood, appearing most notably as media consultant Annabeth Schott on "The West Wing." Chenoweth has had an on-again-off-again romance with "West Wing" creator Aaron Sorkin. He makes a cameo appearance in the book, writing a funny and charming chapter about his state of mind on the eve of their first date. "I'd moved from the Four Seasons into a rental in the Hollywood Hillsthat had once been owned by one of the Mamas and the Papas and then Sam Kinison," he writes. "Exactly the right place for someone who needs to concentrate every day on not using cocaine." Chenoweth doesn't go into details about their romantic problems, and my one complaint about her memoir is that it's light on juicy showbiz gossip. She hints at tension backstage at "Wicked," the blockbuster Broadway musical in which she played the good witch Galinda, but aside from reporting that the creators stormed out of the theater one night, she doesn't serve up any bitchy stories. But as she admits: "When I'm a grand old dame of the stage, I might get around to writing a proper 'tell-all' autobiography. Right now, I'm offering this completely biased 'tell-a-little' slice of life." "A Little Bit Wicked" is aimed at the hordes of teenage girls who flock to see "Wicked" around the world. But when she gets around to writing that "grand old dame" memoir, she might want to channel Elaine Stritch a bit more and Galinda a bit less. Michael Riedel is The Post's Broadway columnist. A Little Bit Wicked Life, Love and Faith in Stages by Kirstin Chenoweth Touchstone

New York Post Page 6 - Celebrity Autobiography - April 5, 2009

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April 5, 2009 --

THAT Scott Adsit, Michael Urie andRachel Dratch partied hard at Jennifer Klein's Wine & Roses on Columbus Avenue after the "Celebrity Autobiography" show the other night at the Triad, whereVanessa Williams read the autobiography of Ivana Trump and Craig Bierko read "The Jonas Brothers" in the voice ofFrankie Jonas, the 9-year-old bonus Jonas . . . THAT Vogue oracle Andre Leon Talley, shrouded in cashmere and velvet shoes with no socks, had a breakfast of fresh fruit and organic oatmeal with branding guru Peter Arnell at a meeting in Arnell's 7 World Trade Center offices . . . THAT Endeavor uber-agent Nick Stevens, who represents the likes of Ben Stiller, hung out withJames Gandolfini after seeing him in "God of Carnage."

Entertainment Weekly features a half page article on Celebrity Autobiography at Triad in this week's issue (04-10-2009)

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Celebrity Autobiography, one of NYC's most buzzed-about shows, plays only on Monday nights at the Triad Theater, where a rotating cast of stars like Kristen Johnston and Matthew Broderick do dramatic readings from the (often ridiculous) memoirs of A-listers. Here's a sampling of some of the featured books' best lines. (212-868-4444)
''I don't think you have to have a language in common with someone to have sexual rapport. But it helps if the language you don't understand is Italian.'' — Madonna in Sex
''Have you ever talked to your muscles? As you bring up the dumbbells, say 'Grow.' It's what I call 'body dialogue,' where I actually converse with certain parts of my body.'' — Sylvester Stallone in Sly Moves
''Take away the wigs and the eyelashes and the fabulous clothes, and you'll find me at White Castle, feasting on a half dozen of those greasy square burgers.'' — Star Jones in You Have to Stand for Something...
''Susan [Dey] lacked the slutty aspect of a female that I always found so attractive. She was never going to say, 'I want to take that big piece of meat of yours, baby.''' — David Cassidy in C'mon, Get Happy...

Frank Langella, Chita Rivera and Geoffrey Holder attended Maurice Hine's show

2009-04-06T21:19:00.000-07:00

What an amazing performance Maurice Hines gave last week at Triad. Some superb singing and incredible tap dancing. In the audience were Academy Award Nominee Frank Langella, Chita Rivera and Geoffrey Holder. Maurice will be back performing at Triad Monday June 22nd @ 9:30pm.

Vanessa Williams from Ugly Betty makes surprise guest appearance in Celebrity Autobiography

2009-04-06T21:12:00.000-07:00

Vanessa Williams made a hysterical debut guest appearance this past Monday night March 30, 2009 in Celebrity Autobiography. She read from Ivana Trump's autobiography and had the audience in hysterics. Also Craig Bierko and Rachel Dratch among others read from the Jonas Brothers bio.

A few tickets remain for the Monday night April 20th Celebrity Autobiography.

You never know who will show up to guest star in the show. Some past celebrities reading at Triad have included Matthew Broderick, Joy Behar, Paul Rudd, Justin Long and Alan Cumming.

People Magazine Online - Vanessa Williams at Triad

2009-03-11T14:13:00.000-07:00

From People.com - March 11th, 2009

• Vanessa Williams, cheering on her Ugly Betty costar Michael Urie, who earned big laughs while reading from Miley Cyrus's new autobiography, Miles to Go, during the weekly Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words show at New York's Triad Theater. With his tongue planted firmly in cheek, the actor also channeled his inner Tommy Lee, sharing tips for pleasuring lovers, straight from the rocker's tome Tommyland.

Today's New York Post gives Brother Can You Spare a Dime Great Review (3 Stars)

2009-03-10T23:20:00.000-07:00

New York Post gives Brother Can You Spare a Dime 3 stars and a great review in today's New York Post (Tuesday March 10th 2009). The timely show which features songs from the Depression Era play Friday nights at 7pm and Saturday and Sunday at 3pm. Tickets are available at Theatermania.com

Tony Winner & Multi Grammy Nominee Melba Moore Performed at Triad Friday March 6th

2009-03-10T23:18:00.001-07:00

Melba Moore put on a Fantastic show this past Friday night. She will be performing one more show on Friday March 13th and there are a few tickets remaining on smarttix.com

Vanessa Williams and the Cast of Ugly Betty were at Triad Monday March 2nd to see Celebrity Autobiography

2009-03-10T23:14:00.000-07:00

Vanessa Williams and most of the cast of Ugly Betty were at Triad this past Monday to see their fellow cast member Michael Urie perform in the show Celebrity Autobiography. It was another great sold out performance.

Richard Belzer (Law & Order) appeared at Triad in Celebrity Autobiography Monday night

2009-03-10T23:11:00.000-07:00

Richard Belzer was hysterical in Celebrity Autobiography on Monday March 2nd 2009.

Belzer brought his dog up onstage and then let his dog run around the stage during the reading.

It turned out to be a very funny moment for audience and cast alike.

CNN does Feature on Celebrity Autobiography at Triad on Monday March 1, 2009

2009-03-10T23:07:00.000-07:00

CNN broadcast a great story on the show at Triad - Celebrity Autobiography and included many interviews with the cast members from Saturday Night Live including Will Forte. The show is Monday nights at 7:30pm and has some of the best cast and reviews on Broadway.

TRIAD is the lead story in NY Times Website on Sunday February 28th 2009

2009-03-10T23:01:00.001-07:00

On Sunday Feb. 28th around 12am the New York Times lead photo and story was amazingly enough about the Triad and a regular show here called the Singing Experience. The Times Photographer captured a beautiful photo of the Stage and Theater Proscenium. The story was also on Page 21 of the regular Sunday NY Times. The online portion of the story featured a video interview with Linda Burns who created the Singing Experience and a photo slideshow

with many photos of the Triad. The Times photographer created some stunning photos of the venue.

The Legendary Sid Bernstein who brought the Beatles to America

2008-12-15T12:40:00.000-08:00

Sid Bernstein who brought the Beatles to America presented Larry Russell's Beatlestock this past Sunday at Triad. Fantastic show and amazing recreations of the Beatles song catalog. It was a pleasure to see Sid having a great time at the show.

NYC TAXI CABS running story on CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY

2008-11-20T23:43:00.000-08:00

If you take a NYC taxi this week you may see a story about Celebrity Autobiography as they are

running the news story that Channel 4 NBC ran a few weeks ago. Also Paul Rudd did a great job hosting Saturday Night Live last week. He was also great in Celebrity Autobiography when he performed in it at Triad a month ago.

TIME Magazine calls Celebrity Autobiography the funniest docu-theater stunt of the year.

2008-11-14T08:37:00.000-08:00

TIME MAGAZINE - THEATER - NOVEMBER 14th

Celebrity Autobiography Joan Lunden's wake-up routine. Neil Sedaka's food diary. The Burt Reynolds--Loni Anderson divorce--from both sides. These and other excerpts from star memoirs are read off-Broadway with deadpan glee by a rotating cast in the funniest docu-theater stunt of the year.

Matthew Broderick, Will Forte, Scott Adsit join the cast of Celebrity Autobiography this Monday at Triad

2008-11-06T21:50:00.000-08:00

Another great cast will interpret the words of the famous in the "Hilarious" Celebrity Autobiography this Monday at Triad

(7:30pm). All shows have sold out so we recommend getting tickets in advance at www.smarttix.com

AFTERBIRTH featuring Andrew McCarthy, Carolyn Aaron (Grey's Anatomy), Comedy Central comics Tom Shillue and Marta Ravin

2008-11-06T21:48:00.000-08:00

"Afterbirth...stories you won't read in Parents magazine" heads back to NYC from LA with more original funny stories about the trials and tribulations of being a parent. Featuring a cast of highly acclaimed actors/comics/writers including Andrew McCarthy of "LIpstick Jungle," Comedy Central comics Tom Shillue and Marta Ravin, bestselling novelist Deborah Copaken Kogan, actress Carolyn Aaron of "Grey's Anatomy," James Braly from the Off-Broadway hit, "Life in a Marital Institution," Dan Bucatinsky, executive producer of "Lipstick Jungle" and more. "Afterbirth...stories you won't read in Parents magazine" will be published as an anthology for St. Martin's Press in May, 2009. The show has been running to sold out audiences in Los Angeles for over 5 years. Shows are November 6 & 7 exclusively at The Triad. Doors open at 7, show starts at 7:30 $20 plus two drinks Cash Only Please

Celebrity Autobiography on National Public Radio All Things Considered

2008-11-06T21:41:00.001-08:00

All Things Considered is a great show on NPR and tonight (November 6th, 2008) they featured a great story on Celebrity Autobiography at Triad. Will Forte (Saturday Night Live) and Rachel Dratch as well as the writer / creator Eugene Pack were all interviewed. A link to the broadcast is below:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96535216&live=1&sc=emaf

New York Times Critics Pick 4 weeks running for Celebrity Autobiography

2008-11-03T10:57:00.001-08:00

CRITICS' PICKS

Ben Brantley recommends:

Charles Isherwood recommends:

New York Times Website Theater Section Today

2008-10-20T14:08:00.001-07:00

Charles Isherwood recommends:

Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words

Page 6 New York Post Story about Mountain Jews at Triad

2008-10-14T09:06:00.001-07:00

A 'MOUNTAIN' OF TROUBLE

October 14, 2008 --

THE Jewish Theater of New York, which gets in trouble all the time with its incendiary shows, has another hot potato on the way. Tuvia Tenenbom's "Mountain Jews," debuting Nov. 9, is about a Brooklyn Orthodox Jew named Isaac, who schleps his "beautiful, Kosher American" bride to a sacred Israeli mountain to consummate their marriage, only to be foiled when she insists on eating rugelach all night. Then, a prophet named Muhammad shows up to declare that unless he gets the bride for himself, "my followers will blow themselves up in Gaza, Mali, Detroit, Denmark, Pakistan, Chicago and al-Quds to protect my lost honor." In 2005, Tenenbom caused a stir when he had Howard Stern's statuesque daughter, Emily, appear nude in "Kabalah," incurring the shock jock's wrath. And last year, his play "Last Jew in Europe" had Polish officials blasting its depiction of endemic anti-Semitism in today's Poland.

New York Times October 13th

2008-10-13T11:15:00.001-07:00

NY Times Arts Briefly - October 12th

2008-10-13T07:08:00.000-07:00

Matthew Broderick,Richard Kind and Carson Kressley are among the guests who will appear in “Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words” in the coming weeks. The show, on Monday nights at the Triad Theater, 158 West 72 Street, offers a rotating cast reading so-bad-they’re-funny excerpts from the writings of famous, almost famous and once-famous stars.

New Yorker Magazine Writes About Celebrity Autobiography

2008-10-08T15:20:00.000-07:00

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

STAR TURNS

“Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words,” the series that pairs actors with the writings of such esteemed authors as Burt Reynolds, Star Jones, Zsa Zsa Gabor, and Britney Spears, is returning to the Triad tonight for an open-ended run. This evening’s performers include Rachel Dratch, Cheyenne Jackson, and Kristen Johnston. Our colleague Michael Schulman has culled some excerpts from the memoirs they’ll be sampling:

I think of my job as that of a cheerleader. Of course, as you know, my main job is turning the letters. Merv says that he hired me because I turn the letters better than any of the two hundred other women who auditioned. And what’s my secret? As I told 60 Minutes, “It must be in the wrist!”—Vanna White, from “Vanna Speaks.”
Have you ever talked to your muscles? As you work out, and bring up the two dumbbells to your body, say “Grow!” It’s what I call body dialogue, where I actually converse with certain parts of my body.—Sylvester Stallone, from “Sly Moves.”
You can actually feel pressure when Elizabeth Taylor tells the world that you’re depriving her of a lover. I guess you can even feel Elizabeth should always have a lover, even if it’s yours.—Debbie Reynolds, from “Debbie: My Life.”

“Celebrity Autobiography” plays at the Triad, at 158 W. 72nd St., every Monday night at 7:30.

Sherri Shepherd from the View talks about Triad and Celebrity Autobiography on the View

2008-10-08T10:02:00.001-07:00

Sherri who is hysterical in Celebrity Autobiography (Every Monday at Triad) talked about the show on the View this past Monday. Sherri was also on Gawker Stalker sighting at Triad on Tuesday.

Bill Boggs and Triad are in Page 6 of todays NY POST

2008-10-08T10:00:00.001-07:00

OUT OF THE WAY

October 8, 2008 --

BILL Boggs got a big laugh at the re cent opening of his "Talk Show Confi dential" at the Triad when he re ferred to the theater's strange, hard- to-find premises on West 72nd Street above a Turkish restaurant. He cracked, "This place is like a combi nation theater and undisclosed loca tion. Osama bin Laden could be up here performing 'Mark Twain Tonight,' and the CIA still couldn't find him."

NEW YORK TIMES - RAVE Review for CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY

2008-09-22T13:24:00.000-07:00

September 22, 2008

THEATER REVIEW | 'CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY: IN THEIR OWN WORDS'

The Lives, Loves and Ducks of Luminary Literature

By CHARLES ISHERWOOD

Have you ever wondered just how it is that Heather Locklear and Tommy Lee of Mötley Crüe became a couple? What tore apart the great love between Loni Anderson and Burt Reynolds? Why Ivana Trump believes ducks make great pets? What Neil Sedaka likes to order at an Italian restaurant?

I sincerely hope — and really expect — that you have answered all the above questions in the negative. But even so, you will probably get a kick out of “Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words,” a merry compendium of the witlessness and wisdom of the rich and famous performed on Monday nights at the Triad Theater.

The mock-sober title, which almost sounds like the name of a television crime show, is to the point. This no-frills, big-yuks entertainment consists simply of comics and actors reading verbatim selections from the memoirs — and the odd poetry collection, emphasis on “odd” — of minor- and major-league stars. Originally created in Los Angeles by the writer-performer Eugene Pack, the evening’s host, the show features a rotating cast of performers serving up a savory assortment of excerpts from tell-all tomes, including “Vanna Speaks,” “Elizabeth Taylor” by Elizabeth Taylor and “Mr. T: The Man With the Gold.”

The show is a bracing tonic for anyone weary of our fame-addled culture. It gives you a chance to indulge in a little celebrity schadenfreude without having to endure the shame of grabbing that issue of In Touch Weekly off the rack at the grocery store. (You never know who might be behind you in line. Your boss? Your therapist? Jennifer Aniston herself?)

And, oh, how many fascinating revelations our cultural luminaries have put between hardbound covers over the years. At the performance I attended I learned all about Ivana’s duck friendliness, courtesy of the actress Claudia Shear. Like most of the performers, Ms. Shear understands that the morsels being served don’t need much in the way of comic garnish. Simple sobriety is usually the proper seasoning.

In Ms. Trump’s fate-temptingly titled “The Best Is Yet to Come,” the former wife of the Donald also gives her advice on child raising, with an emphasis on choosing the right sports. Field hockey, no. Karate, yes. Most memorably she recalls her tough-love on the slopes with her offspring: “At the age of 2, I took each of them to the top of a hill and told them, ‘Ski down!’ They would wail, ‘I don’t like it!’ ‘Tough honey,’ I’d tell them. ‘Get to the bottom of the mountain.’ ” (The grammar in celebrity autobiographies, not surprisingly, leaves much to be desired. Clearly Ms. Trump was not herself aged 2 when these character-forming incidents took place.)

Casting against type adds to the fun. Will Forte, the neat-looking fellow from “Saturday Night Live,” read from Mr. Lee’s contribution to a collective Mötley Crüe memoir. Bruce Vilanch did a delicious vocal double take when reciting his selection from Star Jones’s memoir, airily describing the high life of a diva, the nights at the Ritz in Paris, the vacations on the “Swiss Riviera.” Crinkling his Muppety face in fake fascination, he slowly repeated the words, appending a question mark. Kristen Johnston made an oddly convincing Mr. T. (My favorite howler, from his description of preparing to audition for a “Rocky” movie: “I received a seven-page script to study in three days.” Think of it — seven pages in a mere three days.)

Generally speaking the selections fall into a few categories. There are the unfascinating details offered up as if they are precious insights (the minutiae of Joan Lunden’s pre-“Good Morning America” routine, Mr. Sedaka’s dietary restrictions); the preening descriptions of luxe lifestyles (Ms. Jones, Ms. Trump); and of course the true tales of romance among the red-carpet crowd.

Love stories provided the double-feature climax on the night I attended. First came the history of Burt and Loni, hilariously told in counterpoint through selections from both of their books. Tony Roberts was burly Burt, Ms. Johnston played Loni, and Rachel Dratch provided diversionary comment taken from “Burt and Me: My Days and Nights With Burt Reynolds,” by Elaine Blake Hall. “I was on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year,” Ms. Dratch drably reads in a flat accent. “As time went on, I came to realize that somewhere down the road I lost ‘Elaine.’ ” There followed a similar he-said, she-said, she-said dramatization of the immortal love triangle of Elizabeth Taylor (Sherri Shepherd of “The View”), Debbie Reynolds (Dayle Reyfel) and Eddie Fisher (Mr. Pack), with Mr. Roberts in a cameo as Richard Burton.

Drinks are served at the Triad, and I would argue that a cocktail makes a perfect accompaniment to “Celebrity Autobiography.” But sip with care, please. Beware, in particular, should Andrea Martin take the stage. Ms. Martin may be reading from the love poetry of Suzanne Somers. Unless you want to spritz gin all over the fellow sitting in front of you, put the martini glass down.

CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY

In Their Own Words

Created by Eugene Pack; produced by Angelo Fraboni, Peter Martin, Mr. Pack and Dayle Reyfel. Mondays at 7:30 at the Triad Theater, 158 West 72nd Street, Manhattan; (212) 868-4444. Running time: 1 hour 30 minutes.

VARIETY Gives Great Review to Celebrity Autobiography

2008-09-16T17:38:00.000-07:00

Posted: Tue., Sep. 16, 2008, 2:54pm PT

Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words

(The Triad; 136 seats; $45 top) An Angelo Fraboni, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Peter Martin presentation of a cabaret show in one act created by Pack. The performance reviewed was written by Joan Lunden, Mr. T, Tommy Lee, Marilu Henner, Star Jones, Suzanne Sommers, Ivana Trump, Neil Sedaka, Loni Anderson, Burt Reynolds, Elaine Blake Hall, Elizabeth Taylor, Debbie Reynolds, Eddie Fisher. Opened Sept. 8, 2008. Reviewed Sept. 15. Running time: 1 HOUR, 25 MIN.

With: Rachel Dratch, Will Forte, Kristen Johnston, Andrea Martin, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Tony Roberts, Claudia Shear, Sherry Shepherd, Bruce Vilanch.

By SAM THIELMAN

Just because it's easy to shoot fish in a barrel doesn't mean it's not fun. With "Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words," creator (and participant) Eugene Pack, Rachel Dratch and a full complement of New York's funniest read excerpts from celebrity autobiographies aiming at barn door-sized targets from Burt Reynolds to Ivana Trump. Some bits are more clever than others -- a dramatic reading from Mr. T's memoirs is handicapped by the suspicion that the man himself probably gets the joke -- but overall, the performers seem to have had no trouble finding personal reflections both awesome and hilarious in their self-indulgence.

"I will be reading from the early poems of Suzanne Somers," beams Andrea Martin, mysteriously omitting the "if you don't do what I say" that usually follows this declaration. Sure enough, the verses are everything you could have hoped or feared: "If anyone has any extra love/Even a heartbeat/Or a touch or two/I wish they wouldn't waste it on dogs."

Eat it, Elizabeth Bishop.

Somers is probably the worst stylistic offender, but she's hardly the looniest. There's Neil Sedaka, for instance, who lists everything he ever ate in one memorable section (amusingly dragged out by Pack himself), and there's noted woman of letters Star Jones, who confuses even reader Bruce Vilanch with her geographically uncertain tales of "downtown Hollywood."

As one might suspect, given the Vilanch/Jones pairing, a lot of this show works because none of the hapless writers' self-portraits look much like the actors giving them life. Will Forte milks the disparity for all it's worth as Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee, earnestly explaining that Heather Locklear "wasn't the kind of chick I could take back to the van like Bullwinkle, or have group sex with like Honey." Locklear wanted a bad boy, explains the clean-shaven, happy-looking Forte, who reads the f-word like he's afraid his mother will hear.

In fact, "Celebrity Autobiography" works best when the jokes are on the performers as well as the writers. Martin really appears to be enjoying Somers' awful poetry, Forte really looks uncomfortable describing Tommy Lee's sex life, and when Dayle Reyfel frankly claims Marilu Henner's lust for Danny DeVito as her own, audience members start to hyperventilate.

The show climaxes with a couple of dueling banjos-style movie-star breakups, as the actors read from competing accounts published in different vanity projects, including Burt Reynolds' "My Life," Reynolds' former flame Loni Anderson's "My Life in High Heels," and Reynolds' P.A. Elaine Blake Hall's "Burt and Me: My Days and Nights With Burt Reynolds." Is there anyone who hasn't published an autobiography?

"Celebrity Autobiography" lives or dies on the strength of its performances, none of which can come from anyone toowell known. So Pack and his producers have kept the cast stacked with a not-too-starry, not-too-plain balance of comics, keeping a pointed emphasis on jokers who are both funny and funny-looking (sorry, Bruce).

As long as the Mondays-only show keep

Emmy Pre-Party and Concert Hosted by Lead Actor Nominees Ricky Paull Goldin & Michael Park

2007-04-12T01:23:00.000-07:00

East Coast Emmy Pre-Party and Concert Hosted by
Outstanding Lead Actor Nominees Ricky Paull Goldin & Michael Park

Saturday, June 2, 2007
Show Times: 9:00PM & 10:30PM
Triad Theatre, 158 W 72nd St, New York, NY

Ticket Price: $100.00 + Two Drink Minimum

NOTE: Your paypal receipt is your ticket to the event!

Ricky and Michael invite you to join them for an East Coast celebration of the Daytime Emmys. The Outstanding Lead Actor co-nominees will perform a concert together and will invite several fellow nominees to join them in guest performances.

The show will be held at Triad NYC, (Between Broadway & Columbus Avenue) on the 2nd Floor. Join Ricky and Michael as they celebrate their nominations as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series!

Video cameras not allowed.

Tentatively scheduled to perform are:

Kim Zimmer
Bradley Cole
Tom Pelphrey
Gina Tognoni

And a special performance by:

Beth Ehlers

More to be added!

New York Post Page 6 Article on upcoming Triad Show (Feb. 25th 2007)

2007-02-26T20:39:00.000-08:00

February 25, 2007 -- THE Jewish Theater of New York, which incurred the wrath of Howard Stern last year after daughter Emily appeared nude in one of its plays, is in hot water again. The Polish Embassy is up in arms over its upcoming "Last Jew in Europe," Tuvia Tenenbom's tragicomedy about "closet Jews living in a present-day Poland where anti-Semitism is rampant and calls to send Jews to gas chambers go unchallenged." The embassy says the play could turn American Jews against the Poles and claims that some of the anti-Semitic graffiti photographed in Lodz to publicize the production might have been created by theater staffers. Tenenbom, whose play opens March 4, calls the charges "wholly insulting and quite unproductive . . . the most horrific of anti-Semitic slurs can be seen today in almost every street in Lodz." He adds that when one major Lodz festival presents Jewish theater, it "carefully chooses Jewish shows that depict Jews as a nebbish bunch of idiots."

Moogy Klingman's Birthday Bash w/Ian Lloyd

2006-09-05T23:18:00.000-07:00

Moogy Klingman's Birthday Bash w/Ian Lloyd!!
Saturday, Sept. 9th, 9:30 PM
Lotsa suprises, free birthday cake and Moogy's rockin' band!
Jim Satten, Even Steven Levee, Denny McDermett and Aisha Hinton.
Special guest Ian Lloyd of "Stories" doing his #1 hit "Brother Louie"

the Triad Theater, 158 w. 72nd street, 2nd fl. Manhattan - 212 362 2950
$10 cover, 2 drink min. ($5 domestic beers - $6 well vodkas drinks)
reservations and guestlist
email MOOGYKING@ aol.com or call 212 724 0242

www.moogymusic.com - for songs, pix, gig info and more -
- Moogy's midnite hot dog at Nathan's in Coney Island w/Liza Minelli! (photo essay)
- a video of Axel Rose w/Guns & Roses performing
a Moogy Klingman song live in concert!

The Moogy Klingman Band
Moogy was a founding member of Todd Rundgren's "Utopia". Moogy will be performing swongs from his Capitol and EMI solo albums - songs that went on to be recorded by people like Johny Winter, Eric Clapton, Barry Manilow, Bette Midler, Carly Simon and others.
Moogy's band will also be playing other songs he wrote like "Dust in the Wind" which Todd Rundgren recorded on his "Something, Anything" album and Axel Rose and Guns & Roses does live in concert (on their very occasional gigs).
* He'll also be doing a song he co-wrote with Buzzy Linhart called, "You Gotta Have Friends", which is Bette Midler's theme song.
Moogy has played, recorded and/or had his songs covered by many rock legends, including Jimi Hendrix, Chuck Berry, Luther Van Dross, Bob Dylan, Bo Diddley, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Allan Woody and Warren Haynes from the Allman Bros & Gov't Mule. Moogy has worked with great female rockers like Bette
Midler, Carly Simon, Phoebe Snow, Cindy Lauper, Shawn Colvin, Irene Cara, and Thelma Houston.
Moogy just finished a summer tour with Buzzy Linhart and Moogy's band.
Jim Satten on guitar is an blues/R & B guitar legend. He was Bo Diddley lead guitarist and band leader for 14 years and lead the Ron Wood band (of the Rolling Stones) on a world tour.
He and Moogy also played together in the "Moogy/Woody Band" with Allmans Brothers alumni Allan Woody, and Warren Haynes. Jim has played guitar for the original Temptations, Ronnie Spector, and Sam and Dave, among many others. Jim just finished the Buzzy Linhart/Moogy Klingman mini -tour with Phoebe Snow.
Even Steven Levee has been playing with Moogy for many years in bands like "Moogy and the Mojo's" and "Freak Parade" Even has worked with many rocks acts including Brad Factor and others and also produces acts at his studio such as Gun Hill. Even just finished the Buzzy Linhart/Moogy Klingman mini -tour with Phoebe Snow.
The drummer Denny McDermott, has been gigging and recording with Donald Fagan, Phoebe Snow, Buzzy Linhart and Marc Cohen and is considered one of NYC's top rocking funk drummers.
Aisha Hinton is new to the band and the music scene in NYC. She's been a hit with the band with everyone who's seen her.

Ian Lloyd
Ian Lloyd has been rehearsing with Moogy with a new version of his old band "Stories" IanLloyd and Stories had three top twenty hit singlesincluding a #1 hit with the classic song, "Brother Louie". Ian has recorded many albums with Stories and as a solo artist.
Ianâ€™s voice has been heard on such big hits as Foreignerâ€™sâ€œFeels Like The First Timeâ€, â€œCold As Iceâ€, â€œWaiting For A GirlLike Youâ€, â€œJuke Box Heroâ€, â€œDouble Visionâ€, and more.
He is cemented in Rock â€˜nâ€™ Roll history with his world-wide #1 hit â€œBrother Louieâ€œ and can also be heard on Billy Joelâ€™s â€œI Go To Extremesâ€, as well as appearing on CDs by Yes, Peter Frampton, Ian McDonald [of King Crimson / Foreigner fame], and Survivor to name a few.
artists.http://www.machinedreamrecords.com/ianlloyd/

JOE PISCOPO, SOPRANOS, WEST WINGER AND NY PRODUCERS ON HAND FOR YOUNGER

2006-06-21T15:47:00.000-07:00

New York, NY - On Monday June 19th, The Triad Theater hosted an
invitation
only Industry Reading of the new screenplay by Charles Messina and
James
MacPherson entitled �Younger�. On hand to perform in the reading was
actor/comedian Joe Piscopo, Sopranos� Robert Funaro and Lou Martini Jr.
and
TV Personality Bill Boggs.

In the audience was a virtual who�s who of NY film producers, including
Sonny Grosso (French Connection), Jeff Mazzola (Kiss Me Again) and
Josselyne
Herman (Anne B. Real). Also on hand was actor Richard Schiff (West
Wing).

Younger tells the story of a desperate man who believes he has found
the
�Fountain of Youth�, until he realizes the drug he has taken has an
undesirable side effect - it is irreversible! Unless he can stop the
effects
of the drug, he will continue to get younger, and younger, and
younger...

Younger reunites writer Messina (Mercury: The Afterlife and Times of a
Rock
God, Spy) and producer MacPherson (Prime Suspects, Spy) who
collaborated on
the soon to be released feature film Spy.

A Dream Night At The Triad With Tony Award Winner Adriane Lenox

2006-06-20T21:09:00.000-07:00

The Triad’s New Broadway Series of Artists began with singer/actress, Adriane Lenox (2005 Tony Winner for “Doubt”) for two packed performances on Sunday, June 18th. Lenox and Triad General Manager, Lee Summers, had appeared together in the original Dreamgirls on Broadway; hence, the house was filled with fellow cast mates, such as Tony Nominee’s Brenda Braxton (Smokey Joe’s Café) and Obba Babtunde (Dreamgirls), both of whom are presently starring on Broadway in Chicago. Another Dreamgirls original present was TV icon, Phylicia Rashad, Tony Winner for A Raisin in the Sun -- along with Terri Burrell, Kecia Lewis-Evans and Jamie Patterson. Also in the house were Tony Winners for The Life, Lillias White and Chuck Cooper. Ann Duqesney, who won a composing Tony for Bring In Da Noise, Bring In Da Funk, reunited with co-composer, Lenox’ Musical Director and husband, Zane Mark. Also present were Michael McElroy (Tony nominee for Big River - who sang a James Ingram/Patty Austin duet with Lenox, causing her to swoon to the floor as he hit classic Ingram vocal licks) along with Felicia P. Fields (Tony nominee for “Miss Celie” in The Color Purple) and Brandon Dixon (Tony nominee for “Harpo” in The Color Purple). Also cheering Ms. Lenox on was Emmy Winner, S. Epatha Merkerson (Lackawanna Blues, Law and Order), Broadway notables, Billy Porter, Lou Myers, Kingsly Leggs, Virginia Woodruff, Robert Fowler, Stacey Sargent, Peter J. Fernandez, Doug Eskew, Adrian Bailey, Marva Hicks, Cleve Douglass, David White, Nora Coles, Harriet Foy, Glen Turner and David Robinson. The legendary director/choreographer, George Faison (The Wiz), choreographer, Ken Roberson (Avenue Q and All Shook Up), Hoagy Carmichael, Jr, Ron Eldard (Sleepers), Gina Malone (Step Mom) Pulitzer Prize Winner, Tony Kushner (Angels In America), Sandra Reeves Phillips (Lean On Me) and actress, Novella Nelson (Antwone Fisher) were also at the event. Lenox featured her daughter, talented and beautiful, singer/songwriter, Crystal Joy as her opening act. The Triad was thrilled to host mother, daughter and father as they all brought down the house, on Father’s Day – A Family Affair

Celebrity Sightings At The Triad

2006-06-07T19:14:00.000-07:00

We were honored to have such stars as Robert Deniro, Harvey Keitel, Cynthia Nixon, Vinny Pastori ("Big Pussy" on the Sopranos), Jason Robert Brown, Roberta Flack, Tracy Morgan (Saturday Night Live), Keenan Thompson(Fat Albert, Saturday Night Live) attending various shows at the Triad over the last few months.

TV Icon Kim Fields Hosts Triad Party June 3rd

2006-06-07T18:57:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday night Kim Fields of "Facts of Life" and "Living Single" fame celebrated her boyfriend's(Christopher Morgan) birthday at the Triad. It was star studded event with a guest list which included Tony Nominee for "Smokey Joe's Cafe," Brenda Braxton, currently star of Broadway's "Chicago" and Marva Hicks of "Caroline Or Change." Hicks brought down the house singing to the happy couple, "At Last." Fields' next project is a one-woman show, slated for the Triad, written by Lee Summers, creator of Off- Broadway's "From My Hometown" (www.frommyhometown.net).

New Revue Showcases Songs of Charles Bloom, May 15

2006-05-13T00:09:00.000-07:00

New Revue Showcases Songs of Charles Bloom, May 15

by BWW News Desk

The songs of composer Charles Bloom (Insomnia, Heaven Knows) will be presented in a brand new revue, I Prefer To Dream, which will be performed at The Triad Theatre (158 West 72nd Street) on Monday, May 15 at 7 PM.

Conceived and directed by Andrew Glant-Linden, I Prefer To Dream features performers James Donegan, Leo Ash Evens, Kelli Maguire and Julie Reyburn.

I Prefer To Dream also features musical director Ray Fellman on piano, Christopher Downes on bass and Steve Singer on drums.

Bloom has, to date, written the book, music and lyrics to Pablo (about the young life of Picasso), Insomnia and Heaven Knows. Pablo was awarded a concert reading under the auspices The West Coast Musical Theatre Alliance at the Los Angeles Theatre Center (Allison Bergman, Director). Insomnia was presented as part of The Midtown Theatre Festival in 2004 (Allison Bergman, Director) and was selected to The Cardiff International Festival of Musical Theatre in England in the spring of 2005. Heaven Knows (starring Julie Reyburn and directed by Andrew Glant-Linden) was given a staged reading at The York Theatre Company.

Bloom’s cabaret/revue works have been heard in clubs and concert halls on both coasts and across the pond. Among the long list of talented artists to perform songs from his extensive and stylistically diverse catalogue are Michael Feinstein, B.D. Wong, Cheyenne Jackson, David Burnham, Vicki Lewis,Richard Todd Adams, Jon Philip Alman,Lindy Robbins, Sharon McKnight and Bruce Vilanch. On May 18th-19th, Heaven Knows will be receiving a staged reading by The Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre in North Carolina; and on May 22nd, Pablo will be one of 3 three finalists selected to The Next Big Musical Competition as presented by AnyMinuteNow Productions (www.anyminutenow.org).

There is a $10.00 cover charge, plus a 2 drink minimum (cash only). For reservations, please call (212) 362-2511.

Ilene Kristen (Roxy in One Live To Live) Returns to Triad on May 24th @ 9pm

2006-04-22T09:56:00.000-07:00

Ilene Kristen will be making a return engagment at Triad. Ilene writes most of her own music and her show harkens back to the great classic nightclub shows of the 1960's.
Her shows usually sell out so reservations are recommended (reservation # 212-362-2511).

Katreese Barnes (Musical Director of Saturday NIght Live) Performs the Music of Elton John in Rocketman

2006-04-22T00:45:00.000-07:00

If you like the songs of Elton John you must experience the amazing interpretation given Elton's songbook by Katreese Barnes. Look for some potential very special guests on Tuesday May 23rd @ 7:30. Katreese will also be playing in the band at the annual Rainforest Benefit at Carnegie Hall featuring Sting & James Taylor a few nights prior to her show at Triad.

Micahel McGlone of Brother's McMullen Fame Returns to The Triad on June 13th

2006-04-21T11:56:00.000-07:00

Michael McGlone (star of the Brother's McMullen & She's The One) & Producer / Performer of two critically and popularly acclaimed albums, Hero and To Be Down, to his credit, with an emerging third record to come, Michael McGlone returns to The Triad Theatre for an exclusive one night engagement, sure to be like no other...

Tuesday June 13th @ 7:30
Tickets are $22 and a 2 drink minimum available at www.theatermania.com

World-Renowned Guitarist Pete Huttlinger Performs this Wed. as part of Songs From The South also with Jon Pousette-Dart Band

2006-03-20T22:13:00.000-08:00

Since his days of subway busking, Pete Huttlinger has developed into a world-renowned guitarist. Even as a must-have sideman, he occupied some pretty choice real estate, including the Hollywood Bowl and London’s Royal Albert Hall with John Denver, Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas and stadiums around the world with numerous other pop and country superstars.

He has been a featured artist with the San Diego and Houston symphonies and is a favorite guest artist of the Nashville Chamber Orchestra. In 2000 Huttlinger won the title of National Fingerstyle Champion at the prestigious Walnut Valley Festival.

During the early ‘90’s, John Denver’s tour manager and producer Kris O’Connor heard Huttlinger on another project and was so impressed that he recommended him for Denver’s band. Huttlinger toured, recorded and performed on television with Denver from 1994 until the singer’s death in 1997.

He has been featured on the cover of Fingerstyle Guitar twice, and has been profiled in Guitar Player, Acoustic Guitar, Vintage Guitar and Guitar World Acoustic.

Peers consider Huttlinger one of today’s finest fingerstyle guitarists. Guitar Player magazine referred to his playing as "…an amazing display of all-around fingerstyle mastery. Scary stuff.”

Wednesday March 22nd @ 9pm ($15 Cover & a 2 Drink Minimum)

Tracey Morgan SNL Cast Member makes Stand-Up Guest Appearence at Rocketman Show at Triad

2006-03-20T19:41:00.000-08:00

Tracy Morgan performed a hysterical and raunchy stand-up routine prior to Katreese Barnes amazing Rocketman show. Katreese (the associate musical director of SNL) & band do their version of Elton John Songs that's not to be missed. The audience was on there feet most of the show dancing to that oh so Funky Beat. Check the Triad website for future shows.

www.tracymorgan.net/

What' So Funny About Jazz??!!!!

2006-03-06T20:36:00.000-08:00

Best Vocal CDs of 2004” - "The Right Time"
- All About Jazz New York Annual Top 5 Critics' Poll

Melody Breyer-Grell -Vocalist Extraordinaire

What' So Funny About Jazz??!!!!

Melody Breyer-Grell may not have a right to sing the Blues, but she certainly knows how to whine about them!

In a business, where an emerging vocalist feels fortunate if she has just broken even, "What's so Funny About Jazz??!!!” relentlessly parodies all aspects of the "business" in this hilarious, ego deflating satire. (At NYC’s Triad Theatre April 8th & 22nd @ 9:15PM, April 18th @ 5:00PM.)

Ms. Breyer-Grell knows of what she whines. Impulsively choosing to pursue a career as a vocalist upon her first exposure to Ella Fitzgerald's Song Books, she has spent the last few years attempting to scratch out a place in the highly competitive world of "JAZZ/STANDARD's VOCALISTS."

"I was definitely on too much caffeine when I decided to throw my hat into the ring of this field."

Melody's Debut CD "The Right Time" had a favorable response from the critics, and also won the highly coveted Best of 2004, In NYC Jazz Bible "All About Jazz"

So what has prompted her to take the satirical road?

"I was in the world of Classical Music when I was young...the most competitive conservatories and such. I naively figured the jazz world would be loose, swinging and very and free."

Little did she know what she was getting into.......

Come see "What's so Funny About Jazz??!!!" and find out.

HEAR--- for the first time in public, the instant classics……

"CD's for Sale"

"Still Can't Sing the Midnight Sun"

"The Night is Cold, and My Bus is so Late"

Just to name a few.........

In the past two years Melody has taken her act out on the road singing in Key West, California, New Jersey and her home turf, New York City. The venues include Trumpets Jazz Club, Sweet Rhythm (formerly Sweet Basil), Triad, Push Room, Danny's Skylight Room, and the Grand Havana Club. Melody was most recently heard During IAJE at Birdland in a JAZZCORNER sponsored event.

"highly imaginative vocalist brings a fresh & innovative experience to each song…her voice lingers with you like a haunting refrain because of her sweet, swinging, sophistication…Melody Breyer-Grell's use of several harmonic complexities & her unique approach is both modern & nostalgic.” -Paula Edelstein---All Music Guide

“Sophisticated, progressive ballad presentations....very groovy arranging & production!"
-Dick Crockett” STILL ANOTHER JAZZ SHOW" 88.7 FM, Sacramento, CA

voice that is perfectly suited to deliver the traditional jazz ballad....... she is able to use pitch, tone and phrasing in a controlled way to induce deep moods.... rich vocals ..... Enchanting... “Out of This World.” -Elliott Simon -All about Jazz

understand's how to shape a song, is assured and sings at her own pace, as if floating........values melody and words for affecting outreach to the listener.... singing with determination and delicacy .
Bill Donaldson -- Jazz improv

"…full of pleasures…Melody communicates words with clarity & warmth, while letting the composer's intentions shine through! ”- James Gavin, critic & author.

"An astounding transfer of vocal sound to the world of Jazz-Cabaret…lovely & sexy too!”
-Mark Murphy

When surfing the World Wide Web check out www.melodybreyergrell.com or www.jazzcorner.com

April 8th & 22nd @ 9:15PM, April 18th @ 5:00PM
At Triad Theatre - 158 w. 72nd street
10$ music charge 2 drink min. & Yummy Snacks on the House.

Reservations 212-362-2511

Songs From the South Series - Message from Jon Pousette-Dart

2006-02-13T11:21:00.000-08:00

Who are J. Fred Knobloch, and Jelly Roll Johnson and why should they matter to you?

The men who made hits for Ray Charles, Delbert McClinton, Faith Hill, Etta James for a start. How about soulful nuances from Missisippi that will grab you and won’t let go. How about aside of the south that never quite manages to get north of the Mason Dixon line. I fell in love with this stuff as a kid and it has never let me go.

Hence, “Songs from the South” a series at the upstairs Triad monthly, featuring the best writers, singers and players I’ve had the pleasure to collaborate with, and a set with my favorite players in NYC including Paul Socolow, Eric Parker and Jim Chapdelaine. An evening of pure fun in a small intimate room that sounds great, and I don’t have to jump on a plane to Nashville to make it happen. This is a monthly series that I am more than pleased to finally have in motion. Fred and Jelly will be featured with PDB following and who knows where it will end. This is a small room and will sell out quickly. Don’t miss this.

Songs from the South schedule:

2/22 J. Fred Knobloch & Jelly Roll Johnson & Pousette-Dart Band
www.jfredknobloch.com www.pousette-dartband.com

3/22 Kostas & Pousette-Dart Band
Kostas has penned hits for Allison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Dwight Yoakam, Mavericks, and many others.

4/19 Hugh Prestwood & Pousette-Dart Band www.hughprestwood.com
5/17 Gary Nicholson & Pousette-Dart Band www.garynicholson.com

Reservations 212-362-2511

HER SONG Previews Suspended

2006-02-08T01:18:00.000-08:00

We just received notice that HER SONG the musical has suspended production until furthur notice. The show was to have played this Saturday at 7pm and Sunday at 3pm and was scheduled through the summer. HER SONG was garnering excellent audience response and was to have opened in March. According to the Producer Barry Levitt
the show may reopen at a later date. We will post additional information as soon as we receive it.

Bush Is Bad Enters It's Fifth Month

2006-01-17T03:14:00.000-08:00

Kate Baldwin Returns to BUSH IS BAD
Hit Musical Revue Enters its Fifth Month

NEW YORK, NY, January 16, 2006 – Kate Baldwin, an original cast member of BUSH IS BAD: The Musical Cure for the Blue-State Blues, will re-join the production starting on Thursday, January 19, following a leave of absence to star in White Christmas at the Orpheum Theater in San Francisco. Baldwin replaces Jill Abramovitz, who covered Baldwin’s leave for two months. Also in the company are original cast member Neal Mayer, and Tom Treadwell, who is temporarily replacing Michael McCoy while McCoy performs for three weeks in Pittsburgh with the Phantom of the Opera national tour.

“I’m thrilled that we’ve been running long enough that we can actually have a cast member leave and then return,” said composer/lyricist/pianist Joshua Rosenblum. “Kate and Jill are both magnificently talented in very different ways—each with her own distinctive approach to Bush-bashing. It’s quite inspirational.”

BUSH IS BAD, the hilarious, cathartic and unabashedly partisan musical revue, is playing Off-Broadway at The Triad Theatre, 158 West 72nd Street (between Broadway and Columbus). Originally slated for only eight performances, the show extended its run twice due to popular demand, and is now continuing indefinitely, offering Thursday and Friday night performances at 9 PM, with occasional Monday night shows as well.

Check www.theatermania.com or call 212-352-3101 for performance schedule and tickets. Tickets are $25 with a two-drink minimum.

BUSH IS BAD, which has been described as a cross between Forbidden Broadway and The Daily Show, offers catchy tunes, wickedly funny lyrics and scathing impersonations of the president and his dissembling gang of conspirators. Among the best-reviewed new musicals of the season, it has been described as “savvy, uproarious, [and] delicious,” with “lyrics that draw blood and melodies that stick in the brain,” eliciting “raucous, borderline orgasmic reactions.” The New York Times declared that “Bush-hating has become fun again!” BUSH IS BAD is directed and choreographed by Gary Slavin with musical direction by Rosenblum. Costumes are by Anne Auberjonois, with lighting and sound by Tonya Pierre.

Song titles include “How Can 59 Million People Be So Dumb?,” “Good Conservative Values,” “The Gay Agenda,” and “New Hope for the Fabulously Wealthy.” There are also riffs on how famous composers of the past would have treated the “Bush is Bad” theme, with German Romantic composer Robert Schumann’s “Das Busch ist Schlecht,” and a transformation of Kurt Weill’s “Surabaya, Johnny” into a lament by Laura Bush called “Sure, You Betcha, Georgie.”

Joshua Rosenblum has served as conductor and/or pianist for fourteen Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, including Miss Saigon, The Music Man, Falsettos, Wonderful Town, and, most recently, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Rosenblum is the composer and co-lyricist of Fermat’s Last Tango and his musical Einstein’s Dreams received its world premiere in Lisbon last fall. Some of his compositions can be heard on the CD, Impetuosities—Music of Joshua Rosenblum As a pianist, he has appeared with the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, New York Chamber Symphony, New Jersey Symphony, and the American Symphony Orchestra.

Kate Baldwin Broadway: The Full Monty, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Wonderful Town. NY: Opening Doors (Zankel Hall) Babes in Arms, A Connecticut Yankee, Bloomer Girl (City Center Encores!) Wall to Wall Sondheim (Symphony Space) Regional: South Pacific (Helen Hayes Award nom.), Finian's Rainbow (Joseph Jefferson Award nom.), The Sound of Music, Guys and Dolls, Miss Saigon, Passion, Falsettos, The Last Five Years, Baby. Kate just returned from San Francisco’s Orpheum Theatre, playing opposite husband Graham Rowat in White Christmas.

Neal Mayer was on Broadway in Les Misérables (final company); Off-Broadway: Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back, That’s Life! (Cast Recording) and The Wizard of Oz in Concert (also on TNT). He toured in Golf: the Musical, and has numerous regional credits at North Shore Music Theatre, Arena Stage, Goodspeed, Coronet Theatre (L.A.) and others.

Tom Treadwell has appeared on Broadway in the 20th anniversary production of Annie starring Nell Carter, as well as in the National Tours of Ragtime, Cats and Company. Tom was recently featured in the York Theatre Company’s Miss Liberty, where he had previously appeared in Mata Hari. Regionally, he has performed at the Goodspeed Opera House, Sacramento Music Circus, The Paper Mill Playhouse, The Studio Arena Theatre and The Westchester Broadway Theatre.

Gary Slavin (Director) has been active in the professional theatre for over 23 years. He has choreographed and/or directed for numerous stock: Starlight Indianapolis; Starlight Kansas City – world premiere, The Prince and The Pauper; as well as at numerous regional theatres, and for television (Stop the World…; Loving) and in Europe (Little Shop of Horrors tour.)

Triad Theater Comments on Closing of the Show Kabbalah

2006-01-14T01:33:00.000-08:00

The show Kabbalah has closed prematurely & prior to the end of it's scheduled run. There has been quite a bit of National Press lately about the show on Larry King, Access Hollywood, Inside Edition, Star Magazine, Entertainment Weekly etc. since the Star of the show was Emily Stern (Howard Stern's daughter). Emily apparently felt that word was getting around the Howard Stern fan community that she was in the show & she felt from what we have heard that the director was publicizing her appearence or singling her out for publicity. All we can say here at the Triad was that no one on the entire staff knew Emily was Howard's daughter. It was kept a secret from us and we only found out about it through the news media ourselves. The show was reviewed by the NY Times on Page 2 of the weekend section on November 25th so had attracted a lot of press prior to anyone knowing Emily was in it. Emily along with all the other actors did a fine job in the show and it was a pleasure to have them at the Triad for the limited run that was the show Kabbalah.

DAN MANJOVI & HIS BAND Return Engagement

2006-01-04T13:40:00.000-08:00

DAN MANJOVI & HIS BAND

RETURN TO THE TRIAD on SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 2006 @ 9:15

Following his standing-room-only show in November at the Triad, and a sold out Benefit performance at the Café Carlyle in December, Manjovi and his band returns to the Triad for another sold out show. The show starts at 9:15 p.m. Both shows will feature cuts from Manjovi's most recent CD, Dan Manjovi, which has received wide acclaim throughout the music and entertainment industry.

Manjovi's eloquent pop writing and production, is coupled with some of New York's most sought-after musicians, including Conrad Korsch, bassist for Rod Stewart, and band members, Kirk Driscoll, Steve Lucas, Richard Pearce, and Lily White.

Manjovi's shows attracts roster of bold-face names, including Grace Hightower DeNiro, who will be a special guest performer with the band at The Triad. Manjovi is a 2006 ASCAP Popular Award recipient.

Manjovi is also the creator of the new musical "I Am, I Will, I Do."

To listen to clips from Manjovi's new CD just paste the following links into your web browser:

1. "There is No Wall Between Us"

www.danmanjovi.com/admin/downloads/downloads/manjoviClip1.zip

2. "Tonight is Ours"

www.danmanjovi.com/admin/downloads/downloads/manjoviClip2.zip

3. "Little Red Car"

www.danmanjovi.com/admin/downloads/downloads/manjoviClip3.zip

Newsday Article

2006-01-04T12:27:00.000-08:00

Daddy’s fame has her bailing

BY ROBERT KAHN
STAFF WRITER

January 4, 2006

Howard Stern's daughter Emily has pulled out of a satirical stage performance in which she appears nude, apparently worried that enemies of her father would distribute pictures of her on the Internet.

Emily Stern, 22, has starred since "November in "Kaballah," staged by the Jewish Theater of New York at the Triad Theater, 158 W. 72nd St. She has been playing Madonna, the pop singer who gained an interest in the mystic Jewish form of study.

Yesterday, the company abruptly canceled its scheduled performances for this week at the 136-seat theater, saying Stern had dropped out after learning that she had become the subject of rumors on several Howard Stern fan club Web sites.

"She's very scared now," said Isi Tenonbom, a spokeswoman for the Jewish Theater, who said the company was looking for a replacement actress.

Tenonbom said that members of at least one fan club had left "vulgar" comments about Emily in online chat rooms, "thus creating the possibility that throngs of them would come to take her pictures in compromising poses."

The operator of one site said he was aware that some nude photos of Emily had made their way to the Web, and that site administrators were attempting to have them removed.

Tenonbom said the company had previously agreed not to divulge Stern's relationship to the talk show host, whose morning program enters a second life Monday on satellite radio.

A Web site for "Kaballah," www.jewish theater.org, says only that the lead, Madonna, will be played by a "Long Island-born-and-raised Jewish actress, the talented Emily Stern."

Tuvia Tenonbom, the show's director, said Stern's departure puts the rest of the cast "in a very tough spot."

Isi Tenonbom said Emily Stern's mother, Alison, had seen the show but that Howard had not and that he did not want his daughter to do the show because his enemies would exploit the situation.

A spokesman for Howard Stern could not be reached for comment last night.

A HUNDRED YEARS OF BREAK-THROUGH SONGS BY WOMEN

2005-12-29T00:53:00.000-08:00

NEW OFF-BROADWAY REVUE "HER SONG" WORLD PREMIERES AT TRIAD BEGINNING JANUARY 14

A HUNDRED YEARS OF BREAK-THROUGH SONGS BY WOMEN

OUTSTANDING CAST OF LEADING LADIES INCLUDES B.J. CROSBY, NINA HENNESSY, TERRI
KLAUSNER AND DEBORAH TRANELLI

(December 16, 2005) "Her Song," a new musical revue celebrating the musical
milestones of some of the most influential women songwriters of the past
century, begins performances at The Triad Theatre, 158 West 72nd Street, on Saturday
January 14 at 7pm. Co-conceived and co-written by Brenda and Barry Levitt,
"Her Song" is directed by Barry Levitt, the longtime former music and artistic
director of the 92nd Street Y's prestigious "Lyrics and Lyricists" concert
series. The world premiere Off-Broadway engagement of "Her Song" (which is
open-ended, with an opening date to be announced) is produced by Barbara M. Fisher,
Ed & Dot Slade, and Michael Tanchum. Performances are Saturdays at 7pm and
Sundays at 3pm. Tickets are $40 and are on sale now through TheaterMania.com at
(212) 352-3101 or online at www.theatermania.com (There is a 2 drink minimum.) Running time is 90 minutes.

The cast-of-four stars a power-pack of leading ladies -- B.J. Crosby, Nina
Hennessy, Terri Klausner and Deborah Tranelli. Under the music direction of
Barry Levitt, "Her Song" pours out a cornucopia of hits, novelty songs and
obscure curiosities by a wide variety of some of the finest female tunesmiths
America has ever produced. This panoramic compendium of songs by women, stretching
as far back as Nora Bayes (who wrote the lyrics to "Shine On Harvest Moon" for
the Ziegfeld Follies of 1908) all the way to Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" and
beyond, traces the accomplishments of multiple generations of women songwriters.

Taken as a whole, the impact of these women writers, who write or wrote for
the stage, film and popular recordings, is still vastly underrated. While some
toiled for others, and many performed their own creations, the range of
musical and generational styles and sensibilities is stunning and illuminating.
Among the songwriters and singer-songwriters represented are Dorothy Fields,
Carolyn Leigh, Peggy Lee, Billie Holliday, Edith Piaf, Carole King, Stevie Nicks,
Carly Simon, Donna Summer, Marilyn Bergman, Betty Comden and Cynthia Weil.

Among the songs interpreted in "Her Song" are such timely touchstones as "The
Way We Were" (Bergman), "Natural Woman" (King), "God Bless the Child"
(Holiday), "A Good Day" (Lee) "The Way You Look Tonight" (Fields), "La Vie en Rose"
(Edith Piaf) and "America the Beautiful" penned by a so-called one-hit wonder
Katharine Lee Bates.

The Tony-nominated B.J. Crosby starred on Broadway in the Grammy-winning
"Smokey Joe's Café," as well as in "One Mo' Time," Harlem Song," "Chicago" and
"The Life." Nina Hennessy was featured on Broadway in "Cats," "Les Miserables,"
"Dream Girls," and "Annie" among others. Terri Klausner performed the starring
role in "Evita" on tour and Broadway and was featured in "A Chorus Line" and
"Sophisticated Ladies." Deborah Tranelli was Phyllis for eleven seasons on
Dallas, and starred Off-Broadway in "Tallulah's Party" as well as in
touring/regional productions of "Company," "Kismet" and "Man of La Mancha."

Barry Levitt, the producing artistic director of "Lyrics and Lyricists" from
1997 to 2003, is the highly acclaimed Broadway music director, arranger and
conductor whose list of credits include "Little Shop of Horrors," "Swinging on a
Star," "Catskills on Broadway," "Rockefeller Center Christmas on Ice,"
"Taking my Turn" on Great Performances on PBS, and as guest conductor of The Boston
Pops, The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, The Detroit Pops and The St. Louis
Pops.

“THE ACCIDENTAL PERVERT” INFILTRATES MANHATTAN

2005-12-16T22:35:00.000-08:00

“THE ACCIDENTAL PERVERT” INFILTRATES MANHATTAN

A Revealing Comedic Solo Show About An Ex-Porn Addict Who Poignantly Transforms His Life Through Love

New York, NY – The Triad Theater is proud to present a limited engagement of The Accidental Pervert, written and performed by Andrew Goffman, and directed by Charles Messina (Cirque Jacqueline, Mercury). Performances will run from February 2, 2006 to February 24, 2006 at The Triad Theater (158 West 72^nd St.) in NYC. 10% of the proceeds from the show will go to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids.

The Accidental Pervert is an unexpectedly warmhearted one-man show about a boy’s coming of age via a childhood studded with perpetual pornography. When young Andrew happens upon his father’s collection of pornographic videotapes, it sparks an addiction to pornography that affects the way he sees women, sexuality and himself. Only when he later falls in love and has a daughter is he able to challenge his views.

Playwright/Actor Andrew Goffman takes his audience on a hilarious and self-deprecating journey into his world of video vixens, shocking pictorials, and an array of X-Rated fantasies, illuminating his struggle to define what it means to be a man, from puberty into adulthood.

Andrew Goffman has been touring the comedy circuit since 1997, performing in over 150 comedy clubs including: Caroline’s, Catch A Rising Star, The Comic Strip, Rascals and across the border in Canada’s popular Yuk Yuks. As an actor, he has appeared in such films as The First Wives Club and the independent comedy, The Stand In. On stage, Andy performed at New York’s Soho Playhouse in the Off-Broadway hit Grandma Sylvia’s Funeral.

Director Charles Messina is best known for his work on the Off-Broadway hit Cirque Jacqueline, the one-woman show about the life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Messina also directed and penned the Off-Broadway hit monodrama Mercury: The Afterlife and Times of a Rock God, about the life of rocker Freddie Mercury. Currently, Messina is directing the musical Be My Love, about the tragic life of legendary tenor Mario Lanza, which is being produced by Sonny Grosso and Phil Ramone.

PERFORMANCE INFO:

The Triad Theater - 158 West 72^nd Street between Broadway & Columbus Avenue in NYC

Limited Engagement: February 2 - February 24, 2006 (Thursdays & Fridays at 7pm)

No one under 17 will be admitted

Admission: $20 plus 2-drink minimum ($15 students/seniors with valid ID at the door)

To purchase tickets call 212-868-4444 or visit http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showCode=ACC3

For more information visit http://www.theaccidentalpervert.com

Running time: 1 hour & 20 minutes

The Moogy Klingman Holiday Choir with Special Guest Professor Irwin Corey

2005-12-14T23:31:00.000-08:00

This holiday season don't sit home like a bump on a log. Join us celebrating the holidaze at the Triad Theater. Hear some of your favorite Xmas and Holiday songs and it all goes to charity, the nite before Christmas eve.

There are going to many great singers in the Holiday Choir. Moogy will be singing the song he co-wrote, "You gotta have Friends" and Ian Lloyd will be doing a holiday choir version of his hit "Brother Louie"! Many other guest stars and surprises - don't miss this holiday treat and charity event! With songs from "White Christmas" to "Santa's Coming to Town" you're gonna love it! - Come see us!

The Moogy Klingman Holiday Choir

with special guest the "World's Foremost Authority"

Professor Irwin Corey!
at the Triad Theater, 158 w. 72nd st.
Friday, Dec. 23rd. 8 pm

Moogy's all star choir will be singing all your favorite

Christmas and Holiday songs.
Bring old coats for the New York Cares coat drive

Bring canned goods for City Havest's food drive

- to help feed and cloth New York's poor!
The admission plus part of the drink sales will go

to the Red Cross for aid to Katrina victims

tkts $10 - 2 drink min.

Reservations email: moogyking@aol.com or call 212 7240242

www.Moogymusic.com and www.triadnyc.com

Soap Star ILENE KRISTEN Performing Friday Jan. 13th @ 9pm

2005-12-12T03:20:00.000-08:00

ILENE KRISTEN (Roxy in One Life To Live & Daytime Emmy Nominee) will be returning
the Triad for a great night of music.    
Ilene Kristen as the wild Roxy Balsom on “One Life To Live”, Kristen is a breath of fresh air in a
stagnant soap world. This multi-talented actress has been a daytime regular since 1975,
when she created the role of Delia on the also legendary “Ryan’s Hope”She made her Broadway debut in "Henry, Sweet, Henry" and then went on to originate the role of
Patty Simcox in "Grease." On Broadway she also appeared as the infamous Leona Helmsley in
"Mayor," based on Ed Koch's book.

$20 Cover & a 2 drink minimum
Reservations are recommended 212-362-2511 or online by clicking the Reservations Icon on
www.triadnyc.com

Soprano's Star Vincent Pastore at the Triad this afternoon

2005-12-09T12:30:00.000-08:00

Vincent Pastore "Big Pussy Bonpensiero" from the Sopranos was in the Theater today for a reading of Charles Messina's new play. Charles's other new show The Accidental Pervert will be performed during the month of March. Show Schedule will be posted shortly.

The Black & White Series For Singer-Pianists

2005-12-09T02:05:00.000-08:00

The Black & White Series For Singer-Pianists
A monthly series featuring New York City's burgeoning singer-pianists.  This show will
feature Oli Rockberger (www.olirockberger.com)& Jamie Rattner (www.jamierattner.com)
December 14th @ 7PM, $5 Cover & a 2 drink minimum

Jazz Artist Joshua Wolff's Vocal & Piano Debut

2005-12-09T02:04:00.000-08:00

The Triad will be presenting Joshua Wolff on December 20th @ 9:15 pm. Joshua has been heard accompanying Jazz Great Mark Murphy at the Blue Note and is the band leader of Mark's cutting edge vocal Jazz workshops. With a humor and style all his own he will be introducing New York audiences to his virtuoso pianism and distinct vocal allure. Music Charge $10 & a 2 Drink Minimum

Kami Lyle

2005-12-05T19:41:00.000-08:00

Kami Lyle has been signed to a residency at the Triad. Kami has toured extensively throughout the United States. In addition to her own shows, she has opened for Lyle Lovett, Ani DiFranco, Shawn Colvin, NRBQ, Duncan Shiek & 10,000 Maniacs.
Kami’s first album, “Blue Cinderella,” produced by Hugh Padgham (Sting, Melissa Etheridge, Phil Collins) put her on VH1 with the single “Polka Dots” and was well-received by critics and fans alike. With a distinctive new voice and unique style, this singer/songwriter, trumpet player/pianist has a powerful impact on audiences, leaving listeners spellbound with the musical potions she creates. Best Albums of 1997: Billboard (Timothy White & Jim Bessman)
“Young lady with a horn and a fresh take on pop.” Billboard
“Pure cool.” USA Today

Wednesday December 21 @ 9:15, Monday January 23 @ 7:00, Saturday February @ 9:00

Kids Helping Kids Benefit raises $1400. for a Great Cause

2005-12-02T23:17:00.000-08:00

It was a great night of music for a great cause. We'd like to thank Kim Polsen of the Whiteweld Foundation, Andrea Baumgarten of Steffles Productions, Gina Ferranti of Next Step Promotions & the sponsors of the event: Dylans Candy Bar, The Whiteweld Foundation, The Ferrara Family, The NE Patriots, The NY / NJ Metostars and the artists John Lardieri and William Hart Strecker. A big congrats to Stefanie Fink for making the night a great success.

Carolyn Leonhart lead back-up Vocalist for Steely Dan signed to play January 11th @ 9pm

2005-12-02T20:12:00.000-08:00

Carolyn has worked as lead back-up vocalist with Steely Dan through eight years, three world tours, two albums, and four Grammys. "I have always written songs, but I'm not a trained musician," she explains. "I've learned everything by doing, and by watching my writing idols, Donald Fagen, Walter Becker and my father. Observing each of them in the moment, creating their magic, has been an intoxicating thing to witness and be a part of."

Benefit tonight for Kids Helping Kids

2005-12-02T14:05:00.000-08:00

Tonights benefit at 9pm will feature entertainment by former London / Sire Recording Artist John Lardieri and the William Hart Strecker Band. Silent Auction & Raffle will feature a Tom Brady (New England Patriots) autographed football, a Tony Meola soccer ball (NY/NJ Metrostars), and a Custom Designed Candy Tonka Truck from Dylans Candy Bar. Tickets are a $20 minimum donation (+2 drink min.) For Reservations: 212-362-2511

Al Franken & Cynthia Nixon attend Bush is Bad

2005-10-12T01:31:00.000-07:00

Al Franken & Cynthia Nixon attended Bush is Bad in September. The show has been getting rave reviews from the press and just extended it's run.