FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JOAN JAFFE WINNER 2012 MAC Award – Best Musical Comedy Performer, was named one of the Top 15 in New York Cabaret 2010 by Kevin Scott Hall – EdgeNewYork.com, and was also a 2010 MAC Award nominee. Joan Jaffe’s FOOD is a smorgasbord of comedy and music guaranteed to make you laugh. You’ll thrill to hear Joan sing songs about FOOD – most funny, some very tasteful and some obscure. The patter written by Joan, is so good – there won’t be a dry seat in the house – you’ll hunger for more.
Internationally acclaimed Matt Baker is the musical director and arranger for Joan’s
show, and Adam Kabak is on Double Bass.
Consultant for the show – and additional lyrics – Rob Lester.
Thursday October 31
Saturday November 2
Saturday November 30
Sunday December 1
All shows at 7 PM
Don’t Tell Mama 343 W. 46th St., NYC
Reservations: 212-757-0788
$20 Cover + 2 Drink Minimum CASH ONLY (no credit cards)
($5 Off Cover for MAC, Cabaret Hotline, AEA-SAG/AFTRA, Seniors)
The incredible JOAN JAFFE is excited to present her new show Joan Jaffe’s FOOD – a smorgasbord of comedy and music. Joan was the WINNER -Best Musical Comedy Performer- 2012 MAC Award for her show Joan Jaffe’s MAN-ha-ha-ha-TAN. Moon* of stage, screen and TV, she was ranked as one of The Top 15 in New York Cabaret 2010 by Kevin Scott Hall – Edgenewyork.com and was a 2010 MAC Award Nominee for her critically acclaimed show, Joan Jaffe Sings Funny… Her CD Joan Jaffe Sings Funny… received tremendous praise from her family – and exciting accolades from the press.
Joan has understudied some of the theatre’s healthiest women, was featured with her late husband Hal Blankenship as Burt & Lizzie in the award winning film THE SAVAGES. Other recent films in which Joan was featured: Alex Tressor’s award winning 74th & BROADWAY, Disney’s ENCHANTED (Gentle Folk), THE PRODUCERS (Little Old Lady), APPROACHING UNION SQUARE (Mom). She appeared on Broadway in MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING and BAJOUR; Off-Broadway -(Mrs. Bucket) TROPHY WIFE; (Nellie Cohan) THE GEORGE M. COHAN REVUE, & YANKEE DOODLE BOY, to mention just a few. A veteran of tours, cabaret, films and commercials, TV appearances include soaps, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O’BRIEN, Comedy Central with Slovin & Allen, as well as live appearances with Slovin & Allen at COMEDY BELOW CANAL (92ndY Tribeca), UCB and Here. Producer and host of her stand-up comedy show, JOAN JAFFE’S COMEDY ON SUNDAY for over three years. She and husband Hal Blankenship appeared with THE JOAN & HAL SHOW at the prestigious Friars Club four years in a row. She has written & directed several cabaret acts and is also the Performance Director of the Steps On Broadway (NYC) Vocal Performance Workshop for Dancers.
Member: AEA, SAG-AFTRA, MAC
*(moon – not a star – yet)
www.joanjaffe.com
Matt Baker – Musical Director – Internationally acclaimed jazz musician Matt placed fifth in the 2003 Montreux International Solo Jazz Piano Competition and was a semi-finalist in 2004 and 2005. The Matt Baker Trio was the exclusive in-house band for The Montreux Jazz Festival 2 years straight, where they accompanied and supported many of the festival’s leading artists. In March 2011, Baker recorded his ‘New York’ debut album Underground featuring Gregory Hutchinson, Joe Sanders, Jeremy Pelt and Dayna Stephens. The album features original works alongside some classic jazz standards. Matt has played engagements at noted NY Jazz venues including Smalls Jazz Club, Zinc Bar, Le Cirque and Birdland and has played gigs with some of New York’s top musicians including drummer Gregory Hutchinson and an impromptu set at Smalls Jazz Club in duo with trumpet legend Roy Hargrove. He has performed for Quincy Jones and played in support for Jazz legends Tony Bennett and Al Jarreau. To date Matt has released four albums………And now his first musical venture into comedy…..uh-oh………
Rob Lester – Consultant and additional lyrics – works with playwrights, songwriters and journalists: coaching, collaborating, commiserating, etc. He’s currently working on several plays by Russ Weatherford. As a journalist, he writes on theatre and music for Cabaret Scenes Magazine, TalkinBroadway, and is editor and writer at NitelifeExchange and its online magazine Nite. When it comes to musical theatre scores, he has a lifelong connection, collection and affection.
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