Irish jazz singer and actor Honor Heffernan joins forces with Dublin-based composer and keyboardist Trevor Knight for The Whistling Girl, a cabaret show based on the words of American writer Dorothy Parker, making is U.S. debut November 17 and 18 at the Irish Arts Center in New York City.
Producers describe Knight‘s arrangements as “embracing dirty-cabaret, electronic-vaudeville, rock, and jazz.”
The 8 PM event is presented in association with the Dorothy Parker Society, which promotes the works of Parker (1893–1967), who was a member of the famed Algonquin Round Table of witty writers and performers who gathered at New York City’s Algonquin Hotel in the 1920s. Parker worked for a time in Hollywood, wrote several Broadway plays and contributed lyrics to the Broadway musical Candide, but is mainly known for her short stories and poems, written mainly for The New Yorker and other magazines, which serve as a basis for this show.
Heffernan will play backup with his band consisting of Tom Jamieson on drums, Garvan Gallagher on bass, and Ed Deane on guitar.
Queen Latifah hosts the gala evening, celebrating the 47th class of honorees.
The song was penned by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Mark Sonnenblick.
Christopher Ashley will direct the world premiere of the new musical at the La Jolla Playhouse.
Leigh Silverman will direct the classic Stephen Sondheim-James Goldman musical.
The famed Manhattan venue will also welcome Isaac Mizrahi, John Lloyd Young, and more.
The four performances will be open to the public.
Casey Hushion will direct the musical based on the 1988 film.
Viola is retiring from his position after a 30-year tenure leading the organization.
The Tony nominee will be joined by her daughter, Delaney Benson.
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