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Summer Shines A Spotlight on Provincetown's Talent Magnet as Ambitious Lineup Heats Up Art House & Town Hall Through July, August and September!

Mark Cortale, Producing Artistic Director of The Art House in Provincetown, MA recently announced that Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker will join his inaugural Broadway @ Town Hall series featuring SiriusXM radio's Seth Rudetsky as pianist and host for one night only on Monday, August 17th. Broderick and Parker will both sing and be part of an unforgettable evening that includes hilarious conversation and great songs. They have not appeared together on stage for nearly two decades since the Broadway revival of "How To Succeed…" Parker actually began her career on Broadway in the title role of Annie and also starred in the Broadway musical "Once Upon A Mattress." Matthew Broderick is a two-time Tony Award winner for Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs" and for "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying." Sarah Jessica Parker won four Golden Globe Awards, three SAG Awards and two Emmy Awards as Carrie Bradshaw on the long-running HBO series "Sex and the City". The couple will be appearing for one night only in Provincetown on August 17th at 6:00 PM and 8:30 PM. The Broadway @ Town Hall concert series will benefit the Tyler Clementi Foundation. For Tickets visit www.ptownarthouse.com or call 800-838-3006.

Sam Harris, starred on Broadway in The Producers, Grease and The Life. He was also the first ever Grand Champion of TV's Star Search, and joins the star-studded lineup of Broadway @ The Art House on July 24 & 25 for two shows only at 7PM. This will be the first time that Harris is paired with Sirius XM Radio's Seth Rudetsky as interviewer and pianist. Given the pair have known each other for twenty years since the Broadway revival of Grease, the evening should prove to be hilariously entertaining and filled with incredible music. For tickets please visit ptownarthouse.com, or call 800-838-3006.

"Orange is the New Black" star Lea DeLaria will make her anticipated debut with the celebrated Broadway @ The Art House series in Provincetown, MA, produced by Mark Cortale, for two shows only on Saturday, July 11 and Sunday, July 12, with series host and SiriusXM radio star Seth Rudetsky at the piano. What differentiates this concert series from any other is the seamless mix of intimate, funny and revealing behind-the-scenes stories from Broadway's biggest stars and their stellar singing of musical theatre repertoire. For tickets and information visit www.ptownarthouse.com or call 800-838-3006.

Two Time Tony Nominee and star of Broadway's "Cinderella" Laura Osnes will make her Provincetown debut on Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, June 28 at 7:00 PM as she launches the star-studded 2015 Broadway @ The Art House season, with Sirius XM star Seth Rudetsky as pianist and host. For tickets and information visit ptownarthouse.com or call 800-838-3006.

Mark Cortale, Producing Artistic Director of The Art House in Provincetown, MA is thrilled to announce that Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker will join his inaugural Broadway @ Town Hall series featuring SiriusXM radio's Seth Rudetsky as pianist and host for one night only on August 17th. Matthew Broderick is a two-time Tony Award winner for Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs" and for "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying." Sarah Jessica Parker won four Golden Globe Awards, three SAG Awards and two Emmy Awards as Carrie Bradshaw on the long-running HBO series "Sex and the City". She reprised her role and served as a producer of the two screen adaptations of the hit series. Broderick and Parker have not appeared together on stage for nearly two decades since the Broadway revival of "How To Succeed…" They will make their Provincetown debut with Rudetsky for two performances to include great songs and hilarious conversation on the Monday of Carnival Week, August 17th at 6:00 PM and 8:30 PM. For Tickets visit ptownarthouse.com or call 800-838-3006.

Goodbye, Varla Jean!? Just like a candle in the wind, Varla Jean Merman is blowing herself out! After what seems like endless years of life on the streets, whoops...life on the road, everyone's favorite drag chanteuse is thinking about packing it in with one final, endless blowout. As always, Varla will bring audiences to their knees with old favorites, new classics, flashy costumes and hair-raising wigs. The big question: Will this old attention whore be able to resist the lure of the spotlight? To find out the answer… Varla Jean Merman’s “Relieving Herself” is currently running from June 30 - August 30 at The Art House in Provincetown, MA. For tickets and information, please visit The Art House website or call 1-800-838-3006.

Producing Artistic Director Mark Cortale, now entering his fourth season at the helm of Provincetown’s Art House Theater, has made the picturesque Cape Cod town a must-do stop on the itinerary of Broadway’s brightest stars. The Art House continues to somehow top itself with each successive summer’s celebrity lineup. This season Cortale is presenting Emmy and Tony Award winning star Kristin Chenoweth directed by Richard Jay-Alexander with musical direction by Mary-Mitchell Campbell for two performances on August 10th at Town Hall. The other dates in the Broadway series take place at The Art House and are hosted by Sirius/XM Radio star Seth Rudetsky, whom the New York Times dubbed “The Mayor of Broadway,” and will run from June 28th through August 31. The theater notes that tickets may be purchased at www.ptownarthouse.com - and that fans now also have the option to purchase a Season Pass for the whole Broadway@ The Art House lineup and save over $100 overall on the season - more information is included below. The 2014 celebrity summer lineup includes the following artists:

Jinkx Monsoon, the alter ego of Jerick Hoffer and season five winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race, will star in off-Broadway’s hit production “The Vaudevillians” at one of New England's most prestigious music and comedy venues in summer of 2014. Hosted by Provincetown’s Art House Theatre, the drag-comedy sensation will reprise her role as Kitty Witless, alongside co-star and co-writer Richard Andriessen, better known as Dr. Dan von Dandy. Extended for the fifth time in New York, the show will leap to this popular Cape Cod summer destination from June 27 through September 20, 2014. For tickets and information, please visit www.ptownarthouse.com, or call 1-800-838-3006.

The Art House in Provincetown will be in high gear again next month for Women’s Week. Comedian Judy Gold returns by popular demand October 16 - 19. She is a Drama Desk and GLAAD Award winner for 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother, and host of TV’s Mom’s Night Out, Tru TV Presents World’s Dumbest, has been a guest host of ABC’s The View and frequent guest on The Joy Behar show. Joining her on the bill is another P-Town favorite, Folk-rocker Melissa Ferrick who returns October 17 - 19 at 7pm. She is a 6-time Boston Music and GLAMA winner and has shared stages with Bob Dylan, Weezer and Ani DiFranco. And - returning for the first time since 2011, is BETTY, from October 17 - 19. This cult-favorite all-female New York pop-rock band led by Alyson Palmer and sisters Elizabeth and Amy Ziff wrote and performed the theme song for Showtime TV’s The L Word, and have been heard extensively on radio, TV, film, commercials and political rallies. For tickets please click visit The Art House website or call 1-800-838-3006.