JASON GRAAE PRESENTS 'GRAAE'S ANATOMY' AT BIRDLAND
Award-winning Broadway and cabaret star Jason Graae will debut his
new show called "GRAAE'S ANATOMY" at BIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street,
NYC - 212-581-3080 -
http://www.birdlandjazz.com/
) on Monday, January 15th at 7:00 pm. He will be joined by Musical
director Alex Rybeck and surprise guests. Graae, who won the 2006
Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award and the 2006 New York Nightlife
Award for his solo show "Coup de Graae," also won the Bistro Award
for 'Best Major Engagement' and was named one of Time Out New York's
10 Best Cabaret Shows Of 2004.
Jason Graae has appeared on Broadway in A GRAND NIGHT
FOR SINGING, FALSETTOS, STARDUST, SNOOPY! and DO BLACK PATENT LEATHER
SHOES REALLY REFLECT UP?" and off-Broadway in FOREVER PLAID, OLYMPUS
ON MY MIND, ALL IN THE TIMING and HELLO MUDDAH, HELLO FADDAH, for
which he received a Drama Desk Award nomination as Best Actor in
a Musical. In Los Angeles, he won an Ovation Award for FORBIDDEN
BROADWAY Y2KLA! and the Artistic Director's Achievement Award for
FULLY COMMITTED. In LA Jason originated the role of Houdini in RAGTIME;
played Marcellus in THE MUSIC MAN at The Hollywood Bowl; starred
in GRAND HOTEL and THE GRAND TOUR at The Colony Theatre as well
as in many shows at Reprise. His many TV credits range from "Six
Feet Under," 'Friends" and "Frasier" to several PBS specials, and
his films include Disney's "Home on the Range," "On Edge," "Gepetto,"
and "The Dukes of Hazzard in Hollywood."
For 5 years Jason was the voice of Lucky the Leprechaun
for Lucky Charms Cereal, but lost the job when he moved to L.A.He
made his Metropolitan Opera House debut as featured vocalist in
Twyla Tharp's "Everlast" with American Ballet Theatre and made his
Los Angeles Opera debut as Njegus in "The Merry Widow," repeating
the role with the Houston Grand Opera and New Orleans Opera. He
played Frosch in the San Francisco and Washington National Opera
productions of "Die Fledermaus" and he was featured as Offenbach
in the LA Opera's "The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein" with Frederica
Von Stade, directed by Garry Marshall. Jason has recorded over 40
CDs, including and his two solo CDs: "You're Never Fully Dressed
Without a Smile-Jason Graae sings Charles Strouse" and "Jason Graae
LIVE at The Cinegrill" (Fynsworth Alley).
Cover is $25 with a $10 food/drink minimum.
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