Cabaret returns to AS220
Keith Munslow hosts a nouveau-vaudeville cabaret at AS220
Providence, RI Keith Munslow, veteran performer in the Providence arts and music scene, revives the art of the variety show with a new cabaret featuring a cavalcade of local talent, every first Sunday of the month!
The Empire Revue premieres on Sunday, July 2nd, 2006 at 7:30pm at AS220, 115 Empire St., downtown, Providence. Tickets are $6.00. Seating is limited. For more information call: 401-831-9327 or visit www.as220.org.
Cabaret is a format that I love and Im excited to bring it back to the AS220 stage, Munslow says. A former member of the performance art troupe Meatballs/Fluxus, Munslow was also involved in AS220s Cabaret of the Oddly Normal, and co-hosted Rick and Keiths Show of Shows. It will be great to exercise the vaudeville muscles again.
In this new era of divine Providence, the city and some of its artists are beginning to lose their sense of humor. Says Umberto Crenca, Artistic Director, AS220. Everyone is always so serious. The Empire Revue promises to bring some humor and satire back into the conversation. Crenca explains that AS220, was once home of the successful and memorable Porkchop Lounge, and AS220 welcomes the Empire Revue knowing that it will draw a unique and eclectic crowd back to the performance space.
Like the Porkchop Lounge, the Empire Revue features a variety of styles, from burlesque to sketch comedy, improv to musical acts in a fast-paced 90-minute show featuring local artists. I look forward to working with some folks that Ive never worked with before, as well those that Ive shared the stage with many times. Munslow says.
With musical accompaniment by Munslows bandmates John Cote and Pam Murray of Superchief Trio, The Empire Revue also enlists the talents of Marya Errin Jones, Richard Goulis, Hannah Devine and Ronnie Young and Eric Fulford. Special guests include The Lady Miss Iris, Maria Ventura, Tom Ferarro (of Dave Howard and the High Rollers) Heather Trobe and many others. Munslow says, The Empire Revue is a great opportunity to bring some of my favorite performers together under one roof.
The Empire Revue premieres on Sunday, July 2nd, 2006 at 7:30pm at AS220, 115 Empire St., downtown, Providence. Tickets are $6.00. Seating is limited. For more information call:
401-831-9327 or visit www.as220.org.
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