Daybreak by Bobby Cronin

On Monday, October 3, at 7pm, Award Winning composer Bobby Cronin will descend his brilliance upon the Gay and Lesbian Center in NYC when the center along with NealB.tv present a benefit concert of Bobby's new musical "Daybreak," with all proceeds benefiting the center and their services.

According to press notes, "Daybreak" …tells the story of the troubled relationship pf Dylan Ryan, a 40-year old painter and his wife Rebecca, a nearing 40s housewife who hides behind her humor. They issue with their marriage? Dylan likes to sleep with men on “the down low”. As the couple moves into Dyaln’s childhood home in San Francisco, the story of Dylan’s parents unfold as the memories haunt the old house.

Johanna Pinzler, award-winning director (San Francisco Critics Award, Best Director Spelling Bee) will direct a cast that includes fellow "Adaumbelle's Quest" participants Raymond J. Lee ("Anything Goes"), Sheri Sanders ("Rock The Audition"), LaQuet Sharnell ("Lysistrata Jones," "Memphis"), along with E. Clayton Cornelious ("The Scottsboro Boys," "Wonderland").

The Gay and Lesbian center is located at 208 West 13th Street (between 7th & 8th Avenue).

Reception: 6:30pm. Showtime: 7pm!

For more information and tickets, please visit: http://www.gaycenter.org/node/7162 

Awesome & Awesomer

Be sure to catch fellow "Adaumbelle's Quest" participant Ann Harada along with Carey Anderson, Gwen Hollander, and Adam Halpin in "Awesome & Awesomer" this Monday (Sept. 26) & Tuesday (Sept. 27) at 7pm at the Triad in NYC (158 West 72nd Street). "Awesome & Awesomer" is a fun evening featuring the songs of Phoebe Kreutz!

Come have a drink, hear some great tunes, and see some amazing talent!

Click here for tickets! 

The Tempest Ladies On Tour

This past May I got to interview a fantastic group of ladies known as "The Tempest Ladies," who perform classic texts, specifically "The Tempest." Now these ladies are taking their acclaimed show on the road even more by traveling country wide showing theaters why their show be booked.

I can say after seeing them, theaters should book this show because they take a classic text, like "The Tempest" and make it even more fun with their energy, enthusiasm, chemistry, and most of all talent!

Watch the videos below for a sampling of "The Tempest Ladies":

The Tempest - Teaser from Tempest Ladies on Vimeo.

The Tempest - Trailer from Tempest Ladies on Vimeo.

Kim Smith "Misfit" Encore Presentation

Award winning performer and fellow "Adaumbelle's Quest" paricipant Kim Smith is presenting an encore performance of his triumphant cabaret show "Mistfit" on September 21 at 8:30pm at Duane Park in NYC with dinner and a show!

Kim Smith knows how to captivate, engulf, and entertain an audience with his amazingly beautiful vocals as well as his quick wit and humor! Kim's cabaret shows are inspired by the Weimar-era that brings together authentic musical material with stylistic takes on current popular tunes.

If you have never seen Kim Smith perform, Wednesday, September 21 at 8:30pm would be the perfect time to experience greatness at it's best!

Be sure to catch Kim Smith in an encore performance of his amazing cabaret show "Misfit" on Wednesday, September 21 at 8:30pm at Duane Park in NYC (157 Duane Street, between West Broadway and Hudson) and enjoy a delicious dinner! There is no cover charge, but an a la carte dinner menu will be available. For tickets call 212-732-5555 or visit http://www.duaneparknyc.com!

For more on Kim Smith be sure to visit http://www.kimdavidsmith.com!

Varla Jean Merman: Fleet Fridays #2

Varla Jean Merman is the Official Spokesperson for Fleet Naturals Enemas. Every other Friday she is debuting a new video to help start a movement! Here is her second installment of "Fleet Fridays": BACKDOOR DELIVERY!