Jonathan Ames
Friday, May 26, 2006
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Moby and I will be restaging "THE JONATHAN AMES AND MOBY VARIETY SHOW" on May 30th at Ars Nova, 511 w 54th between 10th and 11th Avenues.
There will be two shows, one at 7pm and one at 10pm. Cocktail-party attired is suggested. If you want to attend, you can get tickets here:
http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showCode=JON1showCode=JON1
Moby will play music and I'll tell a story, and the rest of the line-up will be:
Miss Saturn -- hula-hoop mistress
Renee Risque -- exotic musical act
Edgar Oliver -- lugubrious poet/playwright
Julie Atlas Muz -- burlesque genius
Reverend Jen and Reverend Jen, Jr. -- elf-writer and muse
Murray Hill -- hardest working comedian in show biz
The Elementals -- libidinous puppet act
Ula The Painproof Rubber Girl - sword swallower
Show side-kicks: Mangina and Valmonte Sprout
From May 31st to June 4th, I will be part of LEFTOVER STORIES TO TELL. This is a play comprised of excerpts from the work of SPALDING GRAY. The core cast is Ain Gordon, Bob Holman, James Urbaniak, Hazelle Goodman and myself. The show has been put together by Kathie Russo (Spalding Gray's widow) and Lucy Sexton. It will be at PS 122 and each night there will be a celebrity guest performer, such as David Straithairn, Steve Buscemi, Debra Winger, Olympia Dukakis, Joel Grey and Fischer Stevens. Info about tickets and such can be found here: http://www.ps122.org/performances/leftover_stories_to_tell.html
