Talk about Rainbow High!

I've heard from several reliable sources that this is a concert not to be missed. Leslie Kritzer, who I saw as "Pickles" in THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL (she was nominated for the Drama Desk Award), and in JERRY CHRISTMAS and VANITIES at NAMT, is appearing at Joe's Pub as Patti Lupone.

From her Web site:

Leslie Kritzer will embody Patti LuPone, performing the exact song set, arrangements and script of the legendary smash club act LuPone did at midnight on Saturdays during her run on Broadway in Evita at the no longer existent Chelsea club, Les Mouches. LuPone’s original Les Mouches musical director/arranger David Lewis is back to lead the band and the thrilling evening is directed and produced by Ben Rimalower.

According to The New York Times:

A young dynamo with Judy Garland's chops, Ms. Kritzer has an electric stage presence and is deliciously goofy, eliciting perfectly timed laughter with a pliable face that rivals Jim Carrey's. And her impressive vocal range, from a smooth low alto past high soprano, is rare.

There is an hilarious mp3 on her Web site of one of the songs that she sings as Patti, "Heaven Is A Disco". Having seen Patti Lupone in concert a couple of times, Leslie is frikkin' amazing!

She's appearing tonight, November 26 at 9:30pm, as well as December 8 and December 9 at 11:30pm at Joe's Pub at The Public. Tickets are $25.

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