Don't Quit Your Night Job, the critically acclaimed comedy
variety show featuring a revolving cast of Broadway's brightest performing
without a net, kicked off the new year at their monthly home The Zipper Factory
(336 West 37th Street,
between 8th & 9th Avenues) on Thursday, January 17 at 11:30PM. Proceeds benefited Wendy Wasserstein's TDF/Open Doors program.
Don't Quit Your Night Job is where Broadway goes to let its
hair down. The late night happening of improv, music, sketches and stories was
created by its stars: industry main stays Steve Rosen (The Farnsworth Invention, Spamalot),
David Rossmer (Fiddler on the Roof, Titanic), Sarah Saltzberg (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee)
and music director Dan Lipton (The Coast
of Utopia).
The January 17 performance featured special guests Derrick
Baskin (The Little Mermaid), Asmeret
Ghebremichael (Legally Blonde), Jeff
Hiller (MTV's "Boiling Points"), Norm Lewis (The Little Mermaid), J. Elaine Marcos (A Chorus Line), Tony-nominated director
Jason Moore (Avenue Q), Maurice
Murphy (Spelling Bee), Tony-winner
Bebe Neuwirth (Chicago), Anthony Rapp
(Rent), Greg Reuter (Spamalot) and Jennifer Simard (Spelling Bee). Plus musical guests The Petersons, featuring Keira Naughton
(Hunting and Gathering), Matthew
Saldivar (Grease) and Adam Stein (The Lion King) with Damien Bassman on
drums.
For more information visit www.thezipperfactory.com and
www.myspace.com/dontquityournightjob
Photos by Peter James Zielinski
