"OLD FRIENDS" TO TAKE THE STAGE AT MAMA'S

"Old Friends," a musical cabaret performance featuring New Jersey singers Beth Valenti, of Oakland and Jeffrey Norman, of Lincoln Park, will have its debut at DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 1-212-757-0788 - http://www.donttellmama.com/ ), on Saturdays, November 6th & 13th at 7:00 pm, and Sunday, November 14th at 4:00 pm. "Old Friends" is directed by Jay Rogers, with Music Director Rick Jensen. There is a $12 cover charge plus a 2-drink minimum.

"Old Friends' is a lively compilation of popular and Broadway songs, chosen mostly because they are among the performers' favorites. Valenti and Norman met in 1982 when appearing together in a production of "Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris" at the former Playhouse on the Mall. They appeared together and made their off-off Broadway debut in a subsequent production of the show at the Sanford Meisner Theatre in New York City. Norman has also directed Valenti in productions of "I Love My Wife" and "Working," among others.

By day, Ms. Valenti is a legal assistant at a Hackensack-based law firm. Mother of two, she has been active on the New York cabaret scene for a number of years. Mr. Norman is Vice President, Public Affairs for the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, with which he has been affiliated for over 12 years. As an actor, singer and director, he has several dozen productions to his credit and received a 1999 Perry Award (Association of Community Theaters) for his performance as Sterling in "Jeffrey" at the Old Library Theater.

 

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