The performances, entitled Lovely to Look At: Musical Theater Cabaret, will feature the talents of Tony Award winner Marian Seldes, Obie Award winner Stephen Bogardus, Jelly's Last Jam's Sherry Boone, The Phantom of the Opera's Brigid Brady and The Frogs' Steve Wilson. Show time is 3 PM. Michael Montel is the director and writer for the afternoon productions, which will feature musical direction by Lawrence Yurman. The program, according to press notes, "celebrates the wit, style and glamour of New York." Cabaretgoers can expect to hear songs by Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, Kurt Weill and Michael John LaChiusa as well as the writings of literary wit Dorothy Parker.
The Museum of the City of New York is located in Manhattan at 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street. Tickets, priced $10 (members) and $15 (non members), are available by calling (212) 534-1672, ext. 3393. Visit www.mcny.org for more information.