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M.A.P. at The Tavernacle Social Club
By Steven Fales | July 1, 2010
It’s not the Tabernacle. It’s the Tavernacle. Here’s the press release for my upcoming performance of MORMON AMERICAN PRINCESS later this month. Think of it as a non-traditional Family Home Evening.
Geveryman Productions presents
Steven Fales
in
MORMON AMERICAN PRINCESS
A Cabaret Confection
with special musical guest
Melissa Pace Tanner
Mon, July 26, 7:00 PM
The Tavernacle Social Club
201 E. Broadway, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Tickets are $15
(801) 519-8900
www.mormonboy.com
Steven Fales’s (the creator of the Off-Broadway hit Confessions of a Mormon Boy) returns to Salt Lake City with his new cabaret confection, MORMON AMERICAN PRINCESS with special musical guest Melissa Pace Tanner at the Tavernacle!
Come laugh and sigh as Fales goes from “princess” to “cowboy” in sixty minutes!
MORMON AMERICAN PRINCESS is a musical exploration of our self-absorbed society using the multi-talented Fales as a microcosm. But with the little help of his new Higher Power (She’s fabulous!) and his friend Melissa Pace Tanner, he’s beginning to see the light as he continues to put Utah on the MAP!
This hilarious and touching cabaret mines Fales colorful life more fully and includes original songs like “The Excommunication Polka”, “Narcissus”, “Cult Rap.” And such standards as “I Don’t Know How To Love Him”, “Fifty Percent”, “Son of a Preacher Man”, “If He Walked Into My Life”, “Never Met A Man I Didn’t Like”, and outrageous medleys and parodies of your favorite Broadway show tunes including Steven’s popular “Mormon Broadway Medley” and his signature song “Mormon American Princess.”
Fales confesses and quips, “God has seen me through excommunication, divorce, prostitution and drugs, now we’re working on narcissism. And it’s not going well.”
Steven Fales has played some of the most prestigious cabaret venues in Manhattan including Joe’s Pub and the Metropolitan Room and across the country. He has toured his award-winning off-Broadway hit Confessions of a Mormon Boy extensively and will be premiering his new solo show Missionary Position at the New York International Fringe Festival this summer. www.mormonboy.com.
Melissa Pace Tanner is one of the premiere Jazz vocalist in Utah and having guested with the Utah Symphony many times. She fronted the Joe Muscolino Band for ten years and sings regularly with the New Deal Swing Band. She has recorded four albums and is an accomplished actress in stage, television, and film. www.melissapacetanner.com.
Steven and Melissa went to high school together in Las Vegas. In their senior year they appeared opposite each other as the leads in the musical The Boy Friend at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. This will be the first time they have performed together since then! They both parents who juggle their careers and family life.
Music directed by Kevin Scott Christensen.
Steven Fales at Joe’s Pub.
“MAP is a lot of fun. Fales is a consummate performer, delightful, adorable and a fantastic singer. Fales belting show tunes with revised lyrics about his experiences are a wonder to behold. The show left me wanting more!” –Las Vegas Comedy Examiner
“Fales knows how to sell it.” – New York Times
“Fales boasts a kick-ass tenor voice . . . a charming stage presence, sharp wit, irreverent sense of humor, and a beaming smile that makes Fales a favorite!” — Backstage West
“Fales possesses a beautiful lyric tenor, perfectly suited to his very theatrical delivery. The musical numbers matched his narrative with great dramatic effect . . . a confident self-realized cabaret performer.” – Cabaret Scenes Magazine
“Stevens voice commands and dominates . . . . flawless and engaging. His stage presence and delivery transcend the self-centered pleadings . . . the humor in his compositions is clever and incisive.” – San Francisco Bay Times
“Steven Fales is a dream come true for gay rights advocates: provocative in his work, articulate and humorous onstage, and appealingly handsome in person. MAP is a crowning moment.” – EDGE.com
“Showtime, Broadway, and HBO all rolled up into one great big evening of song and laughter. MAP is exuberant and supremely entertaining.” – BeyondChron.org
“It’s quite an achievement to showcase an ego that is larger than Carol Channing’s in such a small room.” – Goldstar Audience Review – Four Stars!
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