Judy Garland and Uninvited Company, a new Cabaret-Musical Opens in New York City on April 17th.

Featuring Kate Botello as Judy Garland, Judy Garland and Uninvited company is a rousing cabaret-musical featuring a steller cast, acclaimed director and innovative arrangements of jazz standards.

(PRWEB) March 7, 2004 --Love Bomb Productions Presents

Judy Garland and Uninvited Company

Kate Botello is uncannily good as Garland, singing the songs beautifully while at the same time subtly kidding her subject -- all the strange mannerisms of the older Judy are exploited expertly.

- NYTheatre.com

Looks and sounds just like Judy Garland.
- The New Yorker

Judy Garland and Uninvited Company

New York, NY. -- Acclaimed director Donna Drake (Christmas with the Crawfords, Boobs! The Musical) and musical director Stephen Bocchino (Boobs! The Musical, Always Patsy Cline) lead a stellar cast in the new cabarusical from the company that brought you Judys Christmas Garland, featuring the cast of Christmas with the Crawfords.

Judy Garland and Uninvited Company runs Saturday nights this April and May in The Skylight Room at Dannys Grand Sea Palace.

Danny's Grand Sea Palace
346 West 46th Street
New York, New York 10036
http://www.dannysgrandseapalace.com/
Tickets: $17
(plus two-drink, $10 minimum)
To reserve tickets: 212.265.8130

April 17 11:00 pm
April 24 11:00 pm
May 1     11:00 pm
May 8     11:00 pm
May 15 11:00 pm
May 22 11:00 pm

The Cabarusical, Cast and Music

Judy Garland and Uninvited Company, the cabarusical - one part uproarious cabaret, one part stirring (albeit slightly campy) musical -- brings to life an inspired and compassionately re-created Judy Garland (Kate Botello) as she rests at her house in the country. That is, she would be resting, if her assistant Joe (Joe Levesque) could get her to sit still. He's under orders from Sid Luft - no pills, no booze, no fun.
Of course, Judy doesn't actually get any rest. Instead, a dashing Gene Kelly (Benji Randall) and a swingin' Ella Fitzgerald (Sade Pendarvis) arrive bringing a basket full of musical mayhem, all wrapped in delicious, jazz musical arrangements.

Judy Garland and Uninvited Company features a wide variety of original musical arrangements from the innovative jazz stylings of musical director and pianist Stephen Bocchino, including a rapid-fire rendition of Cloudburst, a wistful Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most, and knockout version of the spiritual, Operator.
Put a little Zing! in your Spring!

Donna Drake :: Director and Choreographer :: The critically acclaimed director of Judys Christmas Garland and Christmas With the Crawfords, Donna comes to us fresh from directing and choreographing Nothing Like a Dame 2004 and the Off-Broadway hit, Boobs! The Musical. In a career spanning both coasts, shes also directed the Romance in the Dark, the Jennifer Holliday concert; Splendora; Are You There God?, Its Me, Ann-Margaret; and Strictly Personal. She made her Broadway debut as a performer in the original production of A Chorus Line.

Stephen Bocchino :: Musical Director :: Stephen has worked as Musical Director, arranger, cabaret pianist and coach in New York City for the past 25 years. His musical credits include Judys Christmas Garland, Boobs! The Musical, Always Patsy Cline with Rainie Cole (New York City, Chicago and Portland Companies), When Pigs Fly (Off-Broadway), Unfinished Song (Boston) and performing around the country for Target Stores. Stephen is currently working on 2 CDs as producer/arranger.

Kate Botello :: Writer :: Judy Garland :: Kate wrote and starred in Judys Christmas Garland and Judy Garland and Uninvited Company. She also appeared in the premiere of Christmas with the Crawfords in San Francisco in 1992, reprising her role many times in the last ten years in both California and New York. She's been in productions of Whatever Happened To B.B. Jane?, Jungle Red, and the long running smash, Beach Blanket Babylon. She also recently finished a five-year stint as on-air talent at the national cable network TechTV where she won a Bay Area Emmy award as a digital puppeteer and hosted the national television shows, The Screen Savers and Extended Play. Kate can regularly be seen singing at Bar dO in the West Village.

Joe Levesque :: Joe :: After performing as Christopher in Christmas with the Crawfords and Joe in Judys Christmas Garland, he can't wait for Judy Garland and Uninvited Company! Joe has been seen in Honk!, Funny Girl, Forever Plaid, Tin Types, My Fair Lady, and Grease. He played Biff Baxter in The Andrews Sisters' Hollywood Canteen. Joe is currently in intensive training with is voice teacher, acclaimed Soprano Ellen Shade.

Sade Pendarvis :: Ella Fitzgerald :: Born a Gemini in Brooklyn, The New Yorker has called Sades performance in Christmas with the Crawfords, astonishing", with volume, heart, and a gorgeous, molten beauty -- and shows that men in drag can produce moments of exaltation that transcend costume." Sade realized at the early age of five that he wanted to be a singer. Coming from a family of singers, it seemed only natural. He was one of the stars of Paris Is Burning, a film documenting the Harlem gay balls. He also had a cameo in To Wong Fu... Locally, Nicholas has a weekly Sunday night show at Bar d'O in the West Village.

Benji Randall :: Gene Kelly :: Benjie was most recently seen a few blocks from Dannys in the Off-Broadway Musical, Boobs, where he Dance Captained the show and played about thirteen different male and female characters. Before that he appeared as Roger in The Papermill Playhouse's production of Grease, bearing his backside for audiences of thousands! Other credits include; Hortensio in Kiss me Kate, both at TUTS in Houston, and The Westchester Broadway Theater. Jamie in My Fair Lady, for Dallas Summer Musicals. Favorite roles include Bobby Child in Crazy For You, Whizzer in Falsettoland, Jack in Into the Woods, and Dr. Frankenfurter in The Rocky Horror Show! This, and every performance is dedicated to the memory of Mychael Adair-Lynch.

Press Contact: Ray Weigel
(718) 636-0635
ray@lovebombproductions.com