Tommy Femia, the 7-time Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs (MAC) Award-winning impersonator, continues his 20th season at the popular midtown club Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues), with his acclaimed portrayal of the legendary Judy Garland in "Judy Garland LIVE!" with two shows a month...Saturdays at 8:30 PM: Saturdays, November 7 and 21; and December 5 and 19.
Guest stars from Broadway, TV, and Cabaret will appear at each show. Miss Garland's guest for this Saturday (November 7) will be Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award winner Eileen Fulton (for her portrayal of Lisa Miller Hughes Eldridge Shea Coleman McColl Mitchell Grimaldi Chedwyn - married 8 times!) from CBS-TV's daytime soap opera "As the World Turns." Fulton is also an accomplished stage and cabaret performer. (Christine Pedi guests as Liza Minnelli on November 21; December 5 guest star to be announced; and December 19 the guest will be Village Voice columnist and author Michael Musto.) Christopher Denny and David Maiocco serve as musical directors for the show.
There is a $20.00 cover charge and a 2-drink minimum per person (cash only). The reservation number at Don't Tell Mama is 212-757-0788 (after 4:00 PM daily) or on the web at www.donttellmamanyc.com.
Tommy Femia just completed a two-week sold out engagement of "Judy Garland LIVE!" at the Rising Action Theatre in Fort Lauderdale earlier this month. He made his Off Broadway debut in The New American at The Nat Horne Theatre, and toured the country, as Linus in You're A Good Man Charlie Brown. In Bucks County he appeared as Tallulah Bankhead in the musical Tallulah! and in New York City as Bette Davis in A Very Bette Christmas. He also starred in the hit Off Broadway production of the Drama Desk Award-winning Whoop-Dee-Doo! at the Actors' Playhouse, and starred as Judy Garland in the one-man show I Will Come Back at The Players Theatre. Television credits include: "The Facts of Life," "One Day at a Time," "The Montel Williams Show," CNBC's "Real Personal" with Bob Berkowitz, "The Jane Whitney Show" and he co-hosted a special edition of "Geraldo" with Geraldo Rivera. Since 1991 he has appeared in almost every New York City nightclub, and at The Blue Angel served as Emcee of the celebrated revue La Cage Aux Folles. Concert appearances include Merkin Hall, Battery Park City, Symphony Space, Theatre Three in Port Jefferson, The Cinegrill and The Gardenia Room in Los Angeles, The Plush Room in San Francisco, The Shubert Theater in New Haven, Earle Hall in London, The Rising Action Theater in Fort Lauderdale, and many clubs around the country, including first and foremost his "home-base" in New York City - Don't Tell Mama.
The New York Post has called "Judy Garland LIVE!" starring Tommy Femia "the city's cleverest, sharpest Judy Garland impersonation. It keeps fans coming back to his shows because Femia keeps coming up with surprises. He doesn't just give you the great Garland signature songs (from ‘Over the Rainbow' to ‘The Man That Got Away'), he comes up with new songs, in her style, that she never had a chance to do." Time Out New York says: "Turn off your Minnelli on Minnelli CD and put down that gossipy tell-all. If you want the ‘real' Judy, drop by Mama's for Femia's wildly entertaining performance." Back Stage calls it "one of cabaret's best shows by a super talent who always gives 200%;" Where Magazine calls Femia a "female impersonator extraordinaire;" and the Daily News said: "If you think all Judy Garland impersonators are a drag, you haven't seen Tommy Femia. He'll mesmerize you whether you're Garland's most ardent admirer or the fan that got away!"
