SERIES AT THE TANK
TANK-ARET
Tank-aret is a new monthly cabaret series in The Tank's new home curated by musical theater writing team EllaRose Chary and Brandon James Gwinn (Dramatists Guild Fellows, Ars Nova Uncharted Residents, Cotton Candy and Cocaine, TL;DR: Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix). Every month Tank-aret will feature an evening of exciting new work by artists not traditionally represented in cabaret and musical theater spaces. The intention is to lift up the voices of women, queer and trans artists, artists of color, differently abled artists, and anyone else who has some cabaret magic to make but is usually not given the space to take risks and bite off more than they can chew.
One night only! Tank-aret: New Works from Flora Musicals features excerpts from The Carlisle Project & #RESIST: The Musical. You'll hear songs like "Take a Backseat Becky," "America Was Never Great," "You Were There," "Stoneboy" and brand new songs by Annalisa Dias and Ronee Penoi. Join us for this special sneak peak into these two works-in-progress musicals written and composed by women of color.
everyday. is written and performed by Samy Nour Younes. Using diary entries, anecdotes, and musical theater rep, it is a message to Samy’s younger self. Director: L Morgan Lee. Dramaturg: Ianne Fields Stewart. MD: Justin Ward Weber.
TICKETS
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The 4 women justices of the Supreme Court are erudite, well-read and punk as fuck, and they’re here to judge the patriarchy. An asteroid is headed for earth, but it could mean the end of systemic sexism (so maybe it’s not all bad). Sandra, Ruth, Elena and Sonia have the power to save the world, but will they take it? Time for oral arguments, jerks! PATRIARCHY! is a raging feminist nightmare, but it’s the last chance Earth has got.
Creative Team
EllaRose Chary
Rachel Flynn
Melissa Lusk
Directed by
Rachel Flynn
Music Direction by
Robert Frost
Featuring
Janet Dickinson
Sherri Edelen
Gina Jarrin
Kristolyn Lloyd
April Ortiz
From the brain that brought you Love Letters to Nobody and that Facebook status you liked last week.
Once every couple of years, Maybe Burke's birthday falls on Thanksgiving. This is one of those years. Join Maybe as they do basically whatever they want, because that's how birthdays work. From Accidental Trans Anthems to original parodies to some songs that they just always wanted to sing. Special Guests TBA because no one likes to party alone. (Like Maybe has for several birthdays.)
What's that sound? It's America's Favorite All-Boy Band's (aka AFAB) fresh of their latest world tour with their brand new show, BACK IN THE USSA! Due to the recent discovery of some "very dangerous mold" at Madison Square Garden, AFAB's new manager, Bradlee Waldroop, has re-booked the band at The Tank, located at 312 W 36th Street. "With a name like The Tank, it's obviously a large and imposing venue similar to MSG. I'm sure it will be fine," said Ms. Waldroop moments before walking in to a glass door at AFAB's press conference this morning.
This totally legitimate and not-at-all-fake celebrity boy band features the talents of everyone's favorite outdoorsman, Jackson Abernathy, along with everyone's favorite shy guy, Jayke Malone! The bro too cool for school, Gavin Miles, is the third member of AFAB, and smart guy Spencer Murray brings us to four. The fifth member of AFAB is another guy who will definitely be there that night. AFAB has been compared to 2gether, Spinal Tap, DuJour, and The Folksman, and has a unique style that is all their own. These gentlemen have performed in front of Kings, Queens, and Presidents around the world, have sold more records than any other band called AFAB, and are all definitely cisgender men.
In BACK IN THE USSA (a misprint according to Ms. Waldroop, but now standing for "United StateS of America"), AFAB will be honoring the boy bands that came before them by covering some of the greatest hits by groups like One Direction, New Kids on the Block, Boys II Men, Backstreet Boys, Nsync, and more! There will be plenty of surprises during BACK IN THE USSA, and even a Q&A session where lucky audience members will get to ask the boys about anything at all that does not involve taxes! This concert is directed by Donnie Cianciotto.
For more information on America's Favorite All-Boy Band, please visit AFAB on social media:
Instagram: @afabboyband
Facebook: www.facebook.com/afabboyband
Email: afabboyband@gmail.com
Kings is a show about history, masculinity, and why they're both ridiculous. An exercise in braggadocio, a disputation of the great man theory of history, a rock concept album, and most importantly a PARTY, this show uses drag to parody historical heroism and to give everyone else a chance to wear the pants.
Tank-aret: A Taste of Something Different is a new monthly cabaret series in The Tank's new home curated by musical theater writing team EllaRose Chary and Brandon James Gwinn (Dramatists Guild Fellows, Ars Nova Uncharted Residents, Cotton Candy and Cocaine, TL;DR: Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix).