JEKYLL
AND HYDE STAR CELEBRATES DEBUT SOLO CD RELEASE AT WEST BANK
Rebecca
Spencer, one of Broadway's best kept secrets, will make her NYC solo
cabaret debut at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATER (407 West
42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909), with performances on Sunday, June
8th, and Sunday & Monday, June 15th & 16th. All shows are at 7:00
pm. There is a $ 15 cover charge and no minimum. The evening, entitled
"Wide Awake and Dreaming," will celebrate the release of her debut
CD on the LML Music (http://www.lmlmusic.com/)
label which will be distributed nationally through Allegro Music.
The store release date is June 3rd. Rebecca is accompanied by Philip
Fortenberry, one of Broadway's most sought after pianist. "Wide Awake
and Dreaming" is a hypnotic and sensual evening offering fresh interpretations
of sophisticated songs driven by the strength of the lyric.
Rebecca Spencer was an
original Broadway cast member of "Jekyll and Hyde" in which she played
the principal roles of Lady Beaconsfield and Gwennie. Her additional
performances in the role of Emma Carew completed a circle that had
begun eight years earlier when she created the role at the 1990 Alley
Theatre world premiere. Rebecca performed the role of Carlotta, in
German, for six months in Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the
Opera," directed by Hal Prince at the Neue Flora Theatre in Hamburg,
Germany. She was also in the final Toronto workshop of "Ragtime,"
directed by Frank Galati, and can be heard on the first cast recording.
She was nominated for
a Florida Theatre critics award (Best Actress) for her portrayal of
Rosabella in the Jupiter Theatre's award winning production of "The
Most Happy Fella," as well as an Arizona Theatre critics award (Best
Supporting Actress) for her portrayal of Buttercup in the award winning
production of "HMS Pinafore" at the Arizona Theatre Company. She has
starred in productions at the St. Louis and Trinity Repertory Companies,
Cincinnati Playhouse, Theatre Under the Stars, Paper Mill Playhouse,
and the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City and
the Minnesota, Omaha and Connecticut Opera companies, as well as the
American Composers Showcase at the New York City Opera. Also in New
York she has been featured at "Lyrics and Lyricists," "Musicals Tonight,"
the "Ira Gershwin Centennial" at Carnegie Hall (recorded for PBS),
and has been a part of four ENCORES! concerts at the City Center.
Rebecca's recent television credits include "Third Watch" and "Law
and Order: SVU."
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