Cocktails at Table 7- Inside New York’s Joe Allen

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Ruby's Poison

Frances Ruffelle

From her Tony Award winning performance as Eponine in Les Miserables, to her extensive stage appearances in London’s West End, to her ongoing work as a composer, author, recording artists and cabaret performer, Frances Ruffelle is constantly finding new ways to reinvent herself. On stage, Frances was able to explore her love of French chanteuse Edith Piaf, playing the title role in Pam Gems’ play Piaf at the Curve Theatre, Leicester, for which she received a UK Theatre award nomination. Additional stage highlights include the role of Dinah in the original production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express, the role of Yonah in director John Caird’s production of Children of Eden, and starring as Roxie Hart in Chicago at London’s Adelphi Theatre. Following the success of her widely acclaimed solo Beneath The Dress concerts at the Edinburgh Festival and in London, Frances took the show to legendary venue 54 Below in New York, for a series of sold out performances. Her follow-up show, Paris Original, premiered at The Crazy Coqs in London. Ruby’s Poison, her most recent project, is due to arrive in London and New York in the near future. As a singer/songwriter, Frances has released the albums Fragile, Frances Ruffelle (produced by Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp), Showgirl, Imperfectly Me, and I Say Yeh-Yeh. She is also a licensed yoga instructor, and recorded the meditative album Yin&Tonic, based on ancient Sanskrit mantras.

Dominick LaRuffa Jr. is a Brooklyn native who has established himself in recent years as an in-demand actor with roots across multiple disciplines. His film credits include Lazy Susan opposite Sean Hayes, Matthew Broderick and Allison Janney, the critically acclaimed coming of age drama Sarah Q, opposite Burt Young and Sally Kirkland, and Martin Scorsese's Academy Award nominated The Irishman. Selected off-Broadway credits include How Alfio Learned to Love and My Big Gay Italian Wedding. Mr. LaRuffa is also an accomplished theatrical producer whose credits include Deaf West Theatre's Tony nominated remounting of Spring Awakening, the Tony nominated original Broadway production of An American in Paris, and the Tony Award winning All the Way. He is also currently Tony nominated for 2019's critically lauded revival of Betrayal.

Cocktails at Table 7- Inside New York’s Joe Allen is produced and hosted by Jason Woodruff, Dana Mierlak and Sean Kent, with music by James Rubio and logo and artwork design by Christina D’Angelo. The Producers would like to extend a special thank you to the owners of Joe Allen, Orso and Bar Centrale Restaurants.

John Benjamin Hickey made his Broadway debut in the Tony Award-winning play "Love! Valour! Compassion!," a role he later recreated in the feature film adaptation. Other Broadway credits include: "The Inheritance," “Cabaret,” “The Crucible,” “Mary Stuart.” “Six Degrees of Separation,” and the 2011 revival of Larry Kramer’s “The Normal Heart” for which he received the Tony Award for best supporting actor. His extensive television and film credits include the WGN America series “Manhattan,” "Law & Order," Clint Eastwood's "Flags of Our Fathers," “The Good Wife,” the HBO series "In Treatment," “Modern Family,” and the Showtime series "The Big C," which earned him an 2013 Emmy nomination.

Cocktails at Table 7- Inside New York’s Joe Allen is produced and hosted by Jason Woodruff, Dana Mierlak and Sean Kent, with music by James Rubio and logo and artwork design by Christina D’Angelo. The Producers would like to extend a special thank you to the owners of Joe Allen, Orso and Bar Centrale Restaurants.

Peter Khoury is a deputy editor on The New York Times Express Team, which handles breaking news and trending stories. He worked on The Metro Desk at The Times for many years and was the night metro editor for a decade. His nocturnal existence has afforded him ample insight into New York nightlife. A native of Philadelphia who grew up in Washington, D.C., he joined The Times in 1998 after working as a reporter and editor at various newspapers in Maryland and North Carolina.

Read Peter's appreciation of Joe in the New York Times...

Cocktails at Table 7- Inside New York’s Joe Allen is produced and hosted by Jason Woodruff, Dana Mierlak and Sean Kent, with music by James Rubio and logo and artwork design by Christina D’Angelo. The Producers would like to extend a special thank you to the owners of Joe Allen, Orso and Bar Centrale Restaurants.

Daryl Roth is a 12-time Tony award-winning producer and holds the singular distinction of producing 7 Pulitzer Prize-winning plays. Her Tony winning credits include: Kinky Boots, The Normal Heart, Indecent,, Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron’s international hit play Love, Loss, and What I Wore, and Gloria: A Life, a play about the iconic Gloria Steinem. Daryl is a Trustee of the Kennedy Center, and served on the Board of Lincoln Center Theatre for twenty years and remains the Co-Chair of the Patron Committee and an Honorary Trustee. She has a myriad of awards and honors including: The New Dramatists Outstanding Career Achievement Award; New York Living Landmarks Award; the Lucille Lortel Lifetime Achievement Award; 2017 Theatre Hall of Fame inductee and was named one of Crain’s 2019 “50 Most Powerful Women in New York.” She actively supports a diverse group of charitable and cultural institutions, and is involved in LGBTQ rights causes, animal rights organizations, numerous theatre, dance, public television, and cultural arts organizations and created the Daryl Roth Creative Spirit Award which annually honors a gifted theatre artist or organization with financial support as they develop new works in an artistic residency.

Cocktails at Table 7- Inside New York’s Joe Allen is produced and hosted by Jason Woodruff, Dana Mierlak and Sean Kent, with music by James Rubio and logo and artwork design by Christina D’Angelo. The Producers would like to extend a special thank you to the owners of Joe Allen, Orso and Bar Centrale Restaurants.

Judy Kaye first came to prominence playing Lily Garland in the original Broadway production of On The 20th Century opposite John Cullum and Imogene Coca. In a career spanning five decades, she has played theaters and concert halls across the globe, in roles as diverse as Lucy Van Pelt, Rizzo, Maria Von Trapp, Mrs. Lovett, and Grandma Kurnitz in Lost in Yonkers. Recent Broadway appearances include Cinderella, Wicked, Anastasia and Diana. She played Eurydice in Orpheus In The Underworld, Musetta in La Boheme, and Lucy Lockett in The Beggar’s Opera at The Santa Fe Opera. She has twice received the Tony Award; first in 1988 for the role of the tempestuous opera diva Carlotta Giudicelli in The Phantom of the Opera, then again in 2012 for her performance as the high-flying Duchess Estonia Dulworth in Nice Work If You Can Get It. She has also twice received the Theater LA Ovation Award; for her work as Emma Goldman in Ragtime, and as the melodically challenged Florence Foster Jenkins in Souvenir, two roles she originated on Broadway. She has sung with symphony orchestras throughout the US and Europe, and twice at the White House. She is also the voice of Kinsey Millhone in the Sue Grafton Alphabet Mystery Series for Random House Audio. (Bio courtesy of Broadway.com)

Cocktails at Table 7- Inside New York’s Joe Allen is produced and hosted by Jason Woodruff, Dana Mierlak and Sean Kent, with music by James Rubio and logo and artwork design by Christina D’Angelo. The Producers would like to extend a special thank you to the owners of Joe Allen, Orso and Bar Centrale Restaurants.

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Marilu Henner is a five-time Golden Globe nominated actress, television personality, and New York Times best-selling author. Born in Chicago, she started dancing as a toddler and began teaching dance at her family’s Henner Dance School as a teenager.While attending the University of Chicago in 1971, she was cast in the Kingston Mines production of a gritty new musical play about 60’s teenage life called Grease.This led to a move to New York a year later, where, in addition to the Broadway company of Grease, Ms. Henner appeared in the WWII era set musical Over Here! starring the Andrews Sisters and a cast of future stars including Treat Williams, Ann Reinking, and John Travolta.Other Broadway credits include Pal Joey, Chicago, Social Security, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, and Getting the Band Back Together.In 1978, she landed her breakthrough role as Elaine Nardo in the seminal sitcom Taxi. She continued her role on the Emmy-winning series for five seasons and went on to appear in numerous popular films including Johnny Dangerously, The Man Who Loved Women, L.A. Story, and Noises Off. In 1990, she returned to series TV, and found success for four seasons as Ava Evans Newton in Evening Shade opposite longtime friend and collaborator, Burt Reynolds. On September 5, 1994, she published her autobiography, By All Means Keep on Moving, and has subsequently published eight additional titles.As a health and wellness advocate, she has successfully inspired millions of Americans to improve their lives through diet, exercise, and good mental health practices.She also continues to be a sought-after television presence with recent appearances on hit television series like Grey’s Anatomy, Two and a Half Men, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Neighborhood, Bob Hearts Abishola and the Hallmark Channel’s Aurora Teagarden Mysteries.

Cocktails at Table 7- Inside New York’s Joe Allen is produced and hosted by Jason Woodruff, Dana Mierlak and Sean Kent, with music by James Rubio and logo and artwork design by Christina D’Angelo. The Producers would like to extend a special thank you to the owners of Joe Allen, Orso and Bar Centrale Restaurants.

In an award-winning career that has encompassed TV, film, stage and concert work around the globe, Betty Buckley is probably best known as the quintessential musical theatre actress. Whether she’s breaking your heart with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Memory” in her Tony-winning turn as Grizabella the Glamour Cat in CATS, bringing down the house with “The Writing on the Wall” in a gender-bending performance in THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, or simultaneously frightening and moving an entire audience as religious fanatic Margaret White in the cult-classic musical CARRIE, a Betty Buckley performance is one that remains indelibly etched into one’s mind and soul. Buckley’s film roles include Ms. Collins, the gym teacher in Brian dePalma’s 1976 classic CARRIE, country singer Dixie Scott in Bruce Beresford’s TENDER MERCIES (which features her soul-piercing rendition of the Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe winning song “Over You”), and has regularly been featured in the films of M. Night Shyamalan. She has been seen as a guest star on dozens of popular TV series, was a regular for three years on HBO’s OZ, and also played the lead role of Abby Bradford for four seasons on the seminal 1970’s family drama EIGHT IS ENOUGH.

In an award-winning career that has encompassed TV, film, stage and concert work around the globe, Betty Buckley is probably best known as the quintessential musical theatre actress. Whether she’s breaking your heart with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Memory” in her Tony-winning turn as Grizabella the Glamour Cat in CATS, bringing down the house with “The Writing on the Wall” in a gender-bending performance in THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, or simultaneously frightening and moving an entire audience as religious fanatic Margaret White in the cult-classic musical CARRIE, a Betty Buckley performance is one that remains indelibly etched into one’s mind and soul. Buckley’s film roles include Ms. Collins, the gym teacher, in Brian dePalma’s 1976 classic CARRIE, country singer Dixie Scott in Bruce Beresford’s TENDER MERCIES (which features her soul-piercing rendition of the Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe winning song “Over You”), and has regularly been featured in the films of M. Night Shyamalan. She has been seen as a guest star on dozens of popular TV series, was a regular for three years on HBO’s OZ, and also played the lead role of Abby Bradford for four seasons on the seminal 1970’s family drama EIGHT IS ENOUGH.

Cocktails at Table 7- Inside New York’s Joe Allen is produced and hosted by Jason Woodruff, Dana Mierlak and Sean Kent, with music by James Rubio and logo and artwork design by Christina D’Angelo. The Producers would like to extend a special thank you to the owners of Joe Allen, Orso and Bar Centrale Restaurants.

Jeffrey Whitty has written the books for several stage musicals including Tales From the City, Bring It On:The Musical, and the smash hit Avenue Q for which he won the 2004 Tony Award. He is also co-author of the screenplay for Can You Ever Forgive Me?, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award.In addition to his writing, Jeffrey is an accomplished actor and appeared in the films Lisa Picard is Famous and Shortbus, written and directed by John Cameron Mitchell.