A Memorial Celebration of Cabaret Legend Julie Wilson
Tuesday, April 28 at 6:00 pm
The Town Hall, NYC
Free & Open to the Public
Julie Wilson, who died at age ninety on April 5th, will be celebrated and remembered by her peers in a special, one-time-only performance on Tuesday evening, April 28th at The Town Hall. The concert is being underwritten by The Mabel Mercer Foundation and begins at 6 o’clock.
An all-star homage, A MEMORIAL CELEBRATION OF CABARET LEGEND JULIE WILSON is free and open to the general public. Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, beginning at 12 noon on Monday, April 27th, at the Town Hall box office, 123 West 43rd Street. There is a limit of six tickets per customer.
The Wilson tribute will be offered as a one-act, ninety-minute show with a cast of her coworkers, admirers, and friends. The roster is headed by Wilson’s son, actor Holt McCallany, along with Karen Akers, Christine Andreas, Jeff Harnar, Mark Hummel, Andrea Marcovicci, Karen Mason, Marilyn Maye, Sally Mayes, Sidney Myer, Steve Ross, Billy Stritch, KT Sullivan, Deborah Grace Winer and Carol Woods.
Those offering recollections about Wilson and/or songs associated with her career will be joined by eight representative recipients of The Julie Wilson Award, endowed by Mr. and Mrs. Peter O. Hanson and presented by The Mabel Mercer Foundation since 2004. These participants include Shana Farr, Nicolas King, Sue Matsuki, Jeanne McDonald, Marissa Mulder, Julie Reyburn, T. Oliver Reid and Jennifer Sheehan.
For further information:
The Mabel Mercer Foundation 160 East 48th Street, #1P New York, NY 10017 (212) 980-3026
