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BECCA AYERS • LUCAS PAPAELIAS • ROB KENDT
The Delancey, May 12th at 8:00PM
$3 PBR’s and $1 off all drinks all night long

Broadway actors, Becca Ayers and Lucas Papaelias aka LPFunK, and Theater Critic, Rob Kendt, set aside their differences and come together May 12^th at The Delancey, 168 Delancey (btwn Clinton and Attorney), to show off their rock roots. Tickets can be purchased on the web at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/32825. USE CODE: MS512 for a special discount.

“…elegantly rendered mixture of influences…Ani DiFranco, Patty Griffin, Jonatha Brooke, Rilo Kiley, Ben Folds, Tori Amos and the Indigo Girls. There are others in the mash-up, but were I to list them there would not be room here to mention.” –LCT.ORG

"[LPFunK] is the ring leader of the music scene in the West Village," -Permission Radio

“A shot back to the days of jazz and lounge with a modern kick. It’s as if Rufus Wainwright ate the Eels and took over Elvis Costello’s recording session…” – Chicago Flame

Becca Ayers is currently in the original cast of the first revival of “South Pacific” at Lincoln Center. She was also understudied Madame Thenardeir in “Les Miserables” and Kate/Lucy, Mrs. T/Bear in “Avenue Q” on Broadway. She was the title role in “Sarah, Plain and Tall” Off-Broadway and understudied Lucy in the tour of “Jekyll and Hyde”. Becca also recently wrapped the film “Clear Blue Tuesday” which is now in post-production. It is a musical with 11 singer/songwriter/actors who created their own characters and wrote their own songs. Her song “Taste” was used for the pilot “Temps” which was an official selection for the New York Television Festival in 2006. She is working on solo material as well as songs with band partners Bradley Dean Whyte (myspace.com/ayerswhyte) and Russ Rowland (myspace.com/babygoesbang). Becca and Russ are anticipating completion of their Baby Goes Bang cd. Listen to her latest releases at www.myspace.com/beccaayers.

LPfunK (Lucas Papaelias) is a singer/songwriter-slash-lead guitarist-slash-professional actor from New York City. He plays acoustic funk, dirty pop, blues, and classic rock-style lead guitar in various musical endeavors while supporting himself through theatrical, television, and film roles. Credits include 1 Broadway, 8 Off-Broadway & 4 Regional plays; dead-beat stoner/slacker roles on 3 different Law & Orders; stints in several Sundance award-winning indie films ("What Alice Found", "Brother To Brother"); and the role of Neil the bass player alongside Jack Black in the Richard Linklater film "School of Rock". Former frontman of the lower-east-side rock band Cool Hand, he's performed at various clubs throughout NYC, including Mercury Lounge, CBGB's, Arlene's Grocery, and Luna Lounge. He also founded the weekly acoustic night at Jack's Coffee Shop, an intimate, unplugged setting in the WestVillage. His music can be heard on the soundtracks for several indie films, and he composed music & arranged guitar parts for several theatre pieces in which he also acted in, including Cyrano de Bergerac, directed by David Leveaux and starring Kevin Kline & Jennifer Garner; Adam Rapp's Essential Self-Defense at Playwrights Horizons (2007 Drama Desk nom.--best music in a play); and Walk Two Moons at the Lucille Lortel. Check out www.lpfunkrocks.com.

Rob Kendt’s day job has been as a theater critic for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Newsday, Variety, Back Stage West, and Broadway.com. That may be why Rob Kendt’s music, even at its most cooking, has a narrative and theatrical sensibility that has earned him comparisons to Elvis Costello, Rufus Wainwright, and Randy Newman. As an L.A.-based solo artist, he played at The Mint (opening for Louise Goffin and Brother), Fais Do-Do, Les Freres Taix, and Highland Grounds. Since relocating to Brooklyn he’s played the Zipper Theatre, Pete’s Candy Store, Bar Nine, Night & Day, and Birdland. He’s also had a thriving side career composing and performing music for theater at such venues as the Evidence Room, The Mark Taper Forum, Pacific Resident Theatre, The Globe Theatre, and the Metropolitan Playhouse. His new record, I’m Not Sentimental was produced by drummer extraordinaire Matt North (Hail the Size, Andy Prieboy, Mink Stole) and mastered by Mike Hagler (Wilco, The New Pornographers, Neko Case), is eclectic in scope but consistent in its production sound and authorial voice. Like an anthology of short stories, Rob Kendt’s new record reads as well as it rocks. Time Out New York gave his new album Critic’s Pick and said, “His new CD… showcases his agile lyrics, deceptively simple tunes and appealing, laid-back baritone.” Make sure to take listen to tracks from his recent release at www.robkendt.com.

After the show, make sure you stick around for NYC's finest Ska DJs, Double Barrel Sound System. Tommy Bomb & Raul The Hooligan formed the Double Barrel Sound System in 2005 to spin the classic Anglo-Jamaican thug sounds: reggae, rocksteady, ska, soul, mod, Oi! and punk, with an emphasis on the boss tunes circa '69. So get your moon stompin' boots on and skank into the night with Double Barrel Sound Sytem. Double Barrel Sound System

JL | P, Ltd. is pleased to announce plans for the reading of Phil Geoffrey Bond’s new play, The Other Side of Darkness. This informal reading will take place on Monday, November 21 at 6pm at The Duplex Cabaret Theatre, 61 Christopher St., located in the heart of New York’s West Village.

The Other Side of Darkness tells the story of Stephen and Lillian Manners, artists who find themselves swept up in the perils and rewards that go along with success. Art and fame interweave into an explosive cacophony of disappointment and addiction. Spanning dual coasts (Los Angeles and New York), the play features a stellar cast of accomplished actors: Becca Ayers (Avenue Q, Sarah, Plain and Tall), Patrick Page (The Lion King, Julius Ceasar) and Derek Smith (The Green Bird, The Lion King). The Other Side of Darkness is directed by Jeff Lee (The Lion King, forthcoming Tarzan), with Associate Direction by Terry Berliner (The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife, The Sound of Music).

BROADWAY DEBUT!!

becca is making her broadway debut in the tony-award winning musical avenue q, understudying the roles of kate monster/lucy t. slut and mrs. t/bad idea bear/et. al. her contract for avenue q is currently through february 28, 2006.

becca plays the role of irene malloy in hello, dolly! at the lyric theatre of oklahoma.

becca is appearing in a RIPFEST movie musical. see below or the click the poster at right for full details.
NEW YORK
Monday & Tuesday
May 23 & 24, 2005
8:00PM & 9:30PM
Anthology Film Archives
32 Second Ave. (at 2nd Street)

becca performs in monday nights, new voices at the duplex at 9:30pm along with christy faber, courtney balan, rashad naylor and marty thomas. call 212.255.5438 for reservations for the concert, which has a $10 cover charge + a 2 drink minimum. read the full playbill on-line article for more information.

becca is scheduled to appear in the audience for the transport group at the connelly theatre (220 east 4th street btwn ave a & b). tickets are $19 and available by calling 212.352.3101 or online through theatermania.com.

becca is scheduled to appear in a showcase of the new show joy along with natalie joy johnson (bare).

becca will participate in a reading of the musical empire, which has undergone some changes since its run at the stamford center for the arts. more details will be announced.

becca will star as drood in rupert holmes' musical the mystery of edwin drood at the repertory theatre of st. louis, missouri. tickets are $12 - 58 and can be purchased by phone at (314) 968-4925, in person at the box office in the lobby of the loretto-hilton center, or online at tickets.com. for more information on the show and performance times, please visit the repertory theatre of st. louis website.

becca will be participating in the annual fall treehouse shakers benefit from 7-10pm at kevin st. james upstairs, 741 8th avenue between 46th and 47th st. tickets are $20 and you must be over 21 to attend. to reserve tickets, call (212) 715-1914. click here for more information.

becca appeared in the second standing ovations concert at joe's pub benefiting bc/efa, sponsored by broadwayworld.com and directed by jamie mcgonnigal. becca and miguel cervantes performed in the american premiere of the song "mine, all mine" from the new london production of laurence o'keefe's bat boy. photos of the event can be found here on broadwayworld.com.

becca is set to star as hilda in the new musical empire at the stamford center for the arts in connecticut. for more information, including performance schedule and directions to the theatre, visit the stamford center website. tickets are $25 - 45 and can be purchased via telecharge at 800.233.3123 or online.

becca will be participating in the ny international fringe festival playing the role of cynistine in the play spare change written by pauline r. luppert, directed by gwyneth reitz and produced by young minds productions. dates are posted below.

the website for the film forever for now starring becca and her sister heather is now online!

becca plays the role of eve/mama noah in the ford theatre's production of children of eden in washington dc. to purchase tickets, call (703) 218-6500 or (800) 955-5566, go to tickets.com, or go to the box office at 511 10th street, nw, washington, dc 20004.

new media clips have been added to the website: the bob green / grassy knoll video "carrie carrie carrie" and the song "haunting me" (michael alltop / ryan streber). check them out!

becca will be starring as cathy in jason robert brown's the last five years at boston's speakeasy stage company.

becca reprises her turn as sarah in laurence o'keefe, nell benjamin and julia jordon's musical sarah plain and tall in a workshop at the o'neill theatre center in connecticut. the workshop is directed by joe calarco.

becca plays all the female roles in the theatreworks workshop production of huck finn.

becca and john lloyd young perform a few numbers from sammy buck and dan acquisito's musical like you like it at the dramatist's guild.

along with tracey moore, marla schaffel, amy silverman, amanda yesnowitz and nick cheng at the piano, becca performs in a showcase of the lyrics of amanda yesnowitz. composers featured include laurence o'keefe, deborah abramson, brian cimmet, brian feinstein, howard levitsky, and mike shaieb. the concert takes place upstairs at red (356 west 44th street) at 8:30 pm both nights. tickets are $15 plus a two drink or food minimum. reserve in advance at smarttix.com or call (212) 868-4444. for more information check out www.genesiusguild.org.

becca participates in laurence o'keefe's showcase show you a thing or two at the speakeasy stage company in boston, ma alongside deven may, debra wiseman, miguel cervantes and mo rocca. performances are saturday at 8pm and sunday at 3 and 7pm. tickets are $35. for more information or to buy tickets, call (617) 437-7731.

becca plays susan on the mini-tour of david and joseph zellnik's the wright brothers: first in flight, directed by will pomerance, for theatreworksusa.

becca plays princess stephanie in a reading for the national musical theater network of david and joseph zellnik's new musical, city of dreams, which stars raul esparza and alison fraser.

the new grassy knoll cd featuring becca's vocals and lyrics has been released. you can order it at www.sixtyonesixtyeight.com. click here to listen to excerpts from the album short stories.

becca finishes a run of songs for a new world at stage one in wichita, ks playing the role of woman one.