RYAN RAFTERY: The Rise & Fall of Martha Stewart
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RYAN RAFTERY: “The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of Martha Stewart” tells the fascinating story of the woman who changed the way we live our lives by daring us to try harder. From her humble beginnings in Nutley, New Jersey to her empire-building years in Westport, Connecticut, to her highly-publicized stint in federal prison, this is a chronicle of epically blind ambition set to the music of artists as varied as Beyonce, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Adele and Metallica.
A native New Yorker and graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Ryan Raftery has been seen on television in Ugly Betty, What I Like About You, Malcolm in the Middle, and, most memorably, on Law & Order: SVU where he warmed hearts all across America as Dennis Faber, the Amish teenager with measles. He has written eight shows, including the aforementioned Wintour and Cohen musicals as well as Ryan Raftery & Friends: A Solo Act, Ryan Raftery’s It Gets Worse and Ryan Raftery: King of the Jews.
ANDY: Ryan Raftery, creator and star of the nationwide smash hit Anna Wintour musical “Ryan Raftery is the Most Powerful Woman in Fashion” returns home to Joe’s Pub to premiere his newest show, “Ryan Raftery’s Watch What Happens - Live On Stage!”. This jukebox musical tells the (not-quite-true) story of a young Andy Cohen who moves to New York to pursue his two obsessions - television and Anderson Cooper.
Featuring cameos from The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Nene Leakes, The Real Housewives of New Jersey’s Teresa Giudice, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Kim Richards, and Mr. Cooper himself, one thing is certain…you’re going to love Andy.
"A one man musical juggernaut." - New York Daily News
"Raftery’s Andy steals the show, from his opening as a young man dreaming of his future (while singing, “I wanna find someone I can love, like I love TV”) to his red-jacketed, devilish encore." - Jessica Derschowitz, Entertainment Weekly
"Raftery plays Cohen with the kind of energetic commitment to character rarely seen on any stage, much less in cabaret." - Zachary Stewart, Theatermania.com
"Reminiscent of a young Martin Short, the baby-faced Raftery proves ideally suited to play Cohen. His cartoonish facial expressions and impeccable comic timing regularly have the audience in stitches." - Zachary Stewart, Theatermania.com
"Raftery is terrific, ripping into rewritten versions of pop and Broadway standards in between capturing Andy’s voice modulations and arm gestures." - Michael Musto, Out.com
"A meditation on fame and its effects that will really connect with the Housewives fan base." - NYMag
ANNA: She has sat at the top of a $300 billion industry for twenty-six years. Her power and influence cannot be denied. But when she places a reality star and a certain rapper on the cover of her magazine, the backlash is harsh and for the first time, her credibility is called into question. Through popular music and an astounding measure of creative license, “demented Rat Packer for the millennium” Ryan Raftery returns to Joe’s Pub to tell the story of a fateful day in the life of the most powerful woman in fashion.
ANDY COHEN MUSICAL REVIEW IN ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:
http://ew.com/article/2016/07/19/andy-cohen-musical-ryan-raftery-stage-show/
MARTHA STEWART MUSICAL IN WALL STREET JOURNAL, INTERVIEW MAGAZINE, W MAGAZINE AND PAGE SIX
https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/ryan-raftery
https://www.wmagazine.com/story/martha-stewart-musical-exclusive
https://pagesix.com/2017/08/23/martha-stewarts-hot-gardener-checks-out-stewart-musical/
ANNA WINTOUR MUSICAL TRAILER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiklHq9UxI0
"LET IT GO" PARODY FROM THE ANNA WINTOUR MUSICAL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma6-1emEOJU
"CRAZY IN LOVE" PARODY FROM THE MARTHA STEWART MUSICAL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FAZHgLgbMo&t=9s
"EDGE OF GLORY" PARODY (LADY GAGA)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FqW0NpyEBg
"THUNDER ROAD" (BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN)
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