Information for Mark’s wake and funeral are below.

Wake
Sunday, February 7, 2010
2-4:30 pm and 7-9 pm
Overton Funeral Home, Islip, NY
172 Main Street, Islip, NY 11751
631-581-5085

Funeral
Monday, February 8, 2010 -  9:45 am
St. Mary’s in East Islip
20 Harrison Ave, East Islip, NY 11730

A charity will be determined shortly for donations

The “tastiest pizza in Manhattan” (yelp.com) will honor the amazing cast of Memphis with a specialty pizza offered January 27th until March 1^st at its Hell’s Kitchen location.  Cast members from Memphis, now playing at The Shubert Theatre and starring Montego Glover and Chad Kimball, will appear at Two Boots in their Theater District Neighborhood location to sample the new pizza.  The new slice will be called Huey’s Bad Boy and includes pulled pork, red onions, Dancing Pig BBQ sauce from Memphis, and topped with homemade cole slaw.

Two Boots Hell’s Kitchen is located at 625 9th Avenue between 44th and 45th Street (212-956-2668) and is part of the 10 Two Boots locations in New York City, Connecticut, and Los Angeles.  Two Boots is named for the geographical shapes of Italy and Louisiana and was established in the summer of 1987 in the East Village of Manhattan.  Two Boots specializes in family friendly Cajun-Italian cooking and supports of number of artistic endeavors including the Film and Theater community at large.  For more information please visit www.twoboots.com.

Memphis currently plays at The Sam S. Shubert Theater, 225 West 44^th Street. Tickets may be purchased by visiting www.telecharge.com or by phoning 212-239-6200.  For more information about Memphis, visit www.memphisthemusical.com

Special guests include Tony Winners Adriane Lenox, LaChanze, Lillias White and Broadway’s Kecia Lewis-Evans, Tituss Burgess, Todd Hunter, Kevin Anthony, Kenny Williams, Tyrick Wiltez Jones, Bobby Daye, Connie Pachl & Jim Conant singer/ songwriter’s Crystal Joy, Joseph P. Murray and Tahraqa Patterson along with many more artists. The evening is hosted by Lee Summers and co-hosted by motivational speaker, Shaun Derik, with guest composer arranger, Zane Mark occasionally on piano.

Lee Summers’ Just A Piano SM Concert Series has presented numerous top artists singing to JUST A PIANO since 2006 at New York’s most beautifully refurbished venue, the historic Triad. The list includes Broadway/TV’s, Roz Ryan, Tony Award Winners, Lillias White and Adriane Lenox, recording sensation Alyson Williams (“Just Call My Name”), Marva Hicks (Caroline or Change), Julie Reiber (Wicked), Crystal Mone Hall (Rent) Shoshana Bean (Hairspray/Wicked, Featuring Rojelio Douglass), Kevin-Anthony, co-founder of “Black2 Broadway” Opera’s Shirley Verrett’s vocal protégé Erika Banks – The Little Mermaid’s, Zakiya Young Mizen (Featuring Norm Lewis), Drowsy Chaperone’s Kecia Lewis Evans (Featuring Tony Winner LaChanze), 3 Time Grammy Nominee/Tony Winner Melba Moore, Anwar Robinson (American Idol Season 4 Finalist), Rebecca Covington (Featuring Tituss Burgess, Chester Gregory and Norm Lewis), most recently, Aisha DaHaas, Lawrence Clayton, April Nixon and Jerry Dixon.

Just A Piano Concert Series featured pianists include, Timothy Graphenreed (The Wiz), Brian Whitted (Bette Midler), Ray Leslee (Avenue X), James Samplina, Matt Perri (The Drowsy Chaperone) Onaje Allan Gumbs, Shelton Becton (The Color Purple), Doug Oberhamer (Thoroughly Modern Millie) and many more.

There is a $10 suggested donation + 1 Drink Minimum. For reservations please go to www.triadnyc.com or call 212-362-2590. All proceeds will go to The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund and The American Red Cross.

The Triad Theatre is located at 158 West 72nd Street (between Broadway & Columbus).

Ms. White will perform an evening that’s all about love – the good, the bad and the ugly! Featuring a mixture of old and new Jazz standards, Ms. White will be backed by a 6 piece band that includes Miles Dalto on piano and Patience Higgins on saxophone and flute.

The sensational, multi-talented White, recipient of the Tony, Emmy, Obie, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards is currently enjoying rave reviews for her starring role in the hit Broadway production of Fela! now playing at The Eugene O’Neill Theater. “Ms. White’s voice can penetrate the heavens!” exclaims The New York Times.

Ms. White debuted on Broadway in Barnum in 1981 and has since appeared in the original production of Dreamgirls and in the 1987 revival, Cats, Rock’N'Roll! The First 5000 Years, Carrie and Chicago. Her tour-de-force performance in Cy Coleman’s The Life was honored with the 1997 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.

White’s television appearances include a regular role on Sesame Street (Emmy Award), Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and NYPD Blue. Her film credits include How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Game 6, Pieces of April and Then She Found Me.

The Iridium Jazz Club is located at 1650 Broadway (corner of 51st). Tickets are $25.00 with a $10 food and beverage minimum.  For tickets please go to www.ticketweb.com.  Visit www.iridiumjazzclub.com or call (212) 582-2121 for more information.

NEW YORK, January 7, 2010 – Cary Hoffman will take his highly acclaimed show My Sinatra, A Musical Memoir About Obsession, to The Triad uptown.  After several successful and critically acclaimed workshops at the Algonquin Theater downtown, the show will make its official Triad debut on Friday, January 15^th at 9:00 PM for a four performance limited run.

My Sinatra, A Musical Memoir About Obsession, is the very true story about one man’s love and idolization of Frank Sinatra, one of the world’s greatest performers of all time.  The show takes us on a journey that asks us to aspire and believe in the magic and power of entertaining and questions the need many of us have to be somebody else.  Co-written by Cary Hoffman and Paul Linke (“…But First Sammy Shore”) with musical direction by Tex Arnold, this reality musical, which originally appeared as a special on PBS, specifically follows Hoffman’s real life, that of a Long Island teenager growing up in the 1940’s, who obsesses over the legendary Frank Sinatra.  After the death of two fathers and the support of his three studio musician uncles (who played with Sinatra), the persona of Sinatra takes on a whole new meaning for Cary throughout his life and career.  My Sinatra…is Cary’s story, where he bares his soul through personal anecdotes, humor, and some of the songs made famous by Sinatra and shares how his obsession affected his life.

The multi-talented Cary Hoffman has been performing the music of Frank Sinatra for the past eight years all over the world inspiring The New York Times to call him, “Dead on.”  In addition to life as a performer, Hoffman is currently one of the Executive Producer of the new TNT series Men of a Certain Age starring Ray Romano and Scott Bakula.  Previously Hoffman worked as a successful songwriter/producer including the off-Broadway musical “What’s A Nice Country Like Yours, Doing in a State Like This” (starring Martin Short and Betty Buckley), two top twenty Country hits and some of the most well known jingles.  As a personal manager, Cary discovered the great R&B crooner Luther Vandross and also manages Mike Royce (co-created Men of a Certain Age), Tom Hertz (Creator of Rules of Engagement on CBS).  Cary was also the owner of Stand-Up NY Comedy Club, a landmark club on the Upper West Side for the past 22 years.

My Sinatra, A Musical Memoir About Obsession plays at The Triad Theater, 158 West 72 Street. Friday, January 15th 9pm, Tuesday, January 26th 7pm, Saturday, February 13th 7pm, Friday, March 5th 9pm. Tickets are $20 and may be purchased by contacting Smarttix at 212 868-4444 or www.smarttix.com. The Triad Theater has a two-drink minimum and is a cash-only venue.  For information about Mr. Hoffman and to listen to his work (you won’t believe your ears) please visit www.mysinatra.com.

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