Ars Nova presents the World Premiere of MEL & EL: SHOW AND TELL, a new comedy with music written and performed by Melanie Adelman and Ellie Dvorkin, real life best friends who have known each other since they were 12 years old. Best described as a musical Laverne & Shirley-meets-Sex & the City, Mel & El are a riotously funny duo who have quickly become a “downtown” cult phenomenon through appearances at NYMF, Gotham Comedy Club, Comix, The Zipper, Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad, Homo Comicus, here! TV’s Busted, and an acclaimed one-year run at The Duplex with their first show, Mel & El: This Show Rhymes. Directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel, MEL & EL: SHOW AND TELL begins previews May 6 at Ars Nova. Opening night is set for May 15.
From the day they met in advanced jazz class, Mel & El have been inseparable. In MEL & EL: SHOW AND TELL, the acclaimed cabaret-meets-musical theater duo employ their sharp wit, infectious songwriting and unparalleled stage chemistry to escape meddling mothers, wedding mania, ticking biological clocks and much more. Join the eighties fab / nineties glitz / aughts pop pair as they uncover and untangle their true selves.
MEL & EL: SHOW AND TELL features music by Patrick Spencer Bodd, musical direction by Jaspaer Grant, costumes by Bobby Tilley, lighting by Jason Lyons, set by Tim Mackabee, sound design by Walter Trarbach, choreography by Wendy Seyb and production stage management by Molly Eustis.
MEL & EL: SHOW AND TELL runs May 6 - 30, Tuesday - Saturday at 8PM. Ars Nova is located at 511 West 54th Street (just west of 10th Ave. -- accessible from C, E, to 50th Street, N, R, Q, W to 57th Street, or 1, 9 to Columbus Circle). Tickets are $25, available at 212-352-3101 or www.arsnovanyc.com
Described as a musical Laverne & Shirley meets Sex & the City,
Mel & El are taking over the world!
Visit www.melandel.com for show dates, music and more!
“This show is clever. And it’s fantastic. Besides being riotously funny, Mel & El is also genuinely touching. These two appear to be having a really good time, and the fun is infectious.” – Bisanne Massoud, Cabaret Exchange (October 2007)
“Now that the big-screen Sex and the City shooting has wrapped, maybe well-known bosom buddies Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall are thinking the best way to remain in each other's company is to put an act together. If so, what they come up with could look a lot like what 30-something childhood friends Ellie Dvorkin (the Carrie Bradshaw type) and Melanie Adelman (the Samantha Jones type) are doing for laugh meters in their often hilarious Mel & El: This Show Rhymes... they're cellulite-thigh-slappingly funny.” – David Finkle, Backstage (December 27, 2007)
“We're kvelling! Seriously...this is hot. Word to the wise: book tickets early; You'll want to say you saw them when." -- Culturebot.org (March, 2007)
"Their hit song 'Fagnet' is worth the price of admission alone." -- New York Press (June, 2007)
”I was so NOT in the mood for a show and Mel and El completely snapped me out of my ‘funk’ and got my weekend off to a great start! Melanie Adelman and Ellie Dvorkin are the leading ladies and they are a total riot. The show is simple - songs and "patter" or "banter" (the two of them quibble over the best terminology). The songs are funny and very well sung and the patter/banter is hysterical. Keep your eyes on these two young ladies; they are going places - for sure!” -- Two on the Aisle – Bixby’s Broadway Blog (September, 2007)
“Mel & El are amazing. The show strikes the perfect balance of wacky hilarity, touching sweetness, and raw writing and musical talent.” -- Jane’s Plastic Brain Train (September, 2007)
“Cabaret has a long history of presenting great comedy teams: Nichols & May, Wallem & Tolan, Kathy & Mo, DeLaria & Strobel, Amsterdam & Price, Baus & Troche. Now add Mel & El whose show at the Duplex I finally had the pleasure of seeing last week. They are a TREAT!! – Scott Barbarino, Cabaret Exchange (February 2008)
* WINNER Backstage Bistro Award 2007 for “Fagnet” Outstanding Musical Comedy Number)
* Official Pride NYC Event 2007 (Heritage of Pride, Inc.)
* Featured in the Village Voice and Metro AM New York
* SOLD OUT appearances & performances including:
On the Rocks with Danny Leary
Tossed Salad with Hedda Lettuce
The Men Event
NY Musical Theatre Festival
Viva La Diva
Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad
The Big Gay Variety Show (Benefit for the NYCLU)
The Hysterical Festival Benefit
The Trevor Project – Philadelphia Benefit 2007
Black Box Entertainment
Dykes on Mics
Poetry vs. Comedy
Meet Market Adventures Events
Comix
The Zipper Factory Theatre
Ars Nova
Vlada Lounge
Therapy
The Laurie Beechman Theatre/West Bank Café
The Duplex
Bowery Poetry Club
The Stonewall
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