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Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter and reality television star Kandi Burruss joins the cast of off Broadway’s smash comedy NEWSical The Musical for two weeks. NEWSical The Musical is the forever changing, completely un-sanitized musical mockery of all the news that’s fit to spoof. From Honey Boo Boo to selfies, Pope Francis to Miley Cyrus, marriage equality to Obamacare, NEWSical The Musical sets all of today’s biggest pop culture headlines to song. NEWSical The Musical plays daily (except Wednesdays) at Theatre Row on 42nd Street. Kandi Burruss’ final performance will be Sunday, January 26th.
“I am thrilled to join the cast of NEWSical The Musical,” says Kandi Burruss from her home in Atlanta. “Having just come off of my own musical production, NEWSical The Musical furthers my journey in entertainment to, simultaneously, do more of what I love: act and sing.”
Kandi Burruss is the latest star to grace the NEWSical The Musical stage. Previously, celebrity gossip guru Perez Hilton joined the show for a limited run, as did Broadway’s original Annie, Andrea McArdle, Saturday Night Live’s Cheri Oteri, Carson Kressley, Jackée Harry, and most recently, La Toya Jackson.
NEWSical The Musical features Christine Pedi (Chicago, Sirius XM Host, Talk Radio), Michael West (When Pigs Fly, Forbidden Broadway), Susan Mosher (Hairspray, Suds), David Foley Jr., Meg Lanzarone, and Dylan H. Thompson.
Kandi took to center stage without breaking a sweat or missing a step. The crowd was impressed with how well she blended in with the cast of musical theater veterans, and we were even more impressed to find out that she learned all of her parts in under 3 days.
NEWSical The Musical plays at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street). Show times are Monday 8:15pm, Tuesday 8:15pm, Thursday 8:15pm, Friday 8:15pm, Saturday 3pm & 8:15pm, Sunday 3pm & 7:30pm. Tickets are $90 – $110 and can be purchased through Telecharge.com or by calling (212) 239-6200 or (800) 432-7250. For performance schedule and more information visit www.NEWSicalthemusical.com.