Christian De Gré: A Drink With Death
October 24, 2016
2016 New York Innovative Theater Award Nominee Christian De Gré (Fatty Fatty No Friends) and award winning company Mind The Art Entertainment (Beware the Chupacabra & Whiskey Pants: The Mayor of Williamsburg) present a dark and twisted new song cycle about the horrors and wonders of death. Starring a macabre mix of Broadway veterans and Mind The Art all stars, A Drink with Death embarks on a journey to the underworld through the eyes of the mythical Mexican ambassador of death, La Muerte. As a handful of lost souls come face to face with their own demise, they take a final shot with La Muerte en route to whatever afterlife they believe in. Hailed as “Burton-esque, funny and heartbreaking, dark and light hearted, old school yet completely modern” join in the drunken celebration of our very own mortality.
“A creepy-carnival vibe. Simply put it’s twisted and wonderful.” –Time Out New York
“De Gre’s macabre songs are impressible sombre and earnestly spirited” –NY Theater Now
“De Gré’s Sondheim-esque operettas are the perfect answer to the accusation that there is no new musical theater of quality being made.” –OffTheBeatenTrackTheater
Featuring lyrics by: Joseph Reese Anderson, Serrana Gay, R. Patrick Alberty, Chuk Obasi, Ariana Paganetti, Alessio Cappelletti, Joe Kurtz, Michael Berberich & David Williams
Featuring performances by:
Jeff Kready– A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder
Anne Tolpegin– Billy Elliot
Craig Waletzko– Kinky Boots
Harrison Chad– Caroline, or Change
Matthew Johnson Harris– Walk
Charly Dannis– Beware the Chupacabra
Vinnie Urdea– Fatty Fatty No Friends
Nicholas Connolly– Whiskey Pants: The Mayor of Williamsburg
Alexis Field– 50 Shades the Musical
Mollie Craven – The Commedia Rapunzel
Christian De Gré– Twisted Operettas
Hosted by Robb Moreira as La Muerte
Christopher Gurr – Piano
Sarah Koenig-Plonskier – Violin
Sam Quiggins– Cello
Jeffrey Hodes– Bass Clarinet
