Todd Buonopane and Michael Buchanan will perform SONGS THAT MAKE US GAY at The Green Room 42
Alvin M. Keeling
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Green Room 42 will feature Todd Buonopane & Michael Buchanan in SONGS THAT MADE US GAY on November 20 at 9:30 p.m. The show will be broadcast live or streamed for 24 hours.
Todd Buonopane (30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Spelling Bee, R&H’s Cinderella) and Michael Buchanan (Book of Mormon, The Addams Family, Cry Baby) have been friends for nearly 20 years. And they’ve been gay longer than that! But how did they become so homosexual? Michael and Todd will explore this question with songs from Broadway, 80s pop and even the Muppets!
SONGS THAT MAKE US GAY arrive at the Green Room after two successful engagements in Provincetown.
The group SONGS THAT MADE US GAY includes Eric Wharton on bass, Chris McWilliams on drums and musical director Mark Galinovsky on piano.
Todd Buonopane & Michael Buchanan in SONGS THAT MADE US GAY will perform at Green Room 42 on November 20 at 9:30 p.m. Audiences can experience the show live and in person or stream from the comfort of their own home. Tickets start at $19. Tickets and information are available at https://cloud.broadwayworld.com/rec/ticketclick.cfm?fromlink=2209140®id=13&articlelink=https%3A%2F%2Fthegreenroom42.venuetix.com%2F?utm_source=BWW2022&utm_medium= referral&utm_campaign=article&utm_content=bottombuybutton1
Todd Buonopane appeared on Broadway as Jean-Michel in Cinderella, Roger in Grease, Amos in Chicago and many characters in …Spelling Bee. He has toured the United States with The Play That Goes Wrong, Godspell and Chicago (which he has also performed in Dubai, Seoul and Tokyo). Off-Broadway credits include The Butter & Egg Man, Henry & Mudge and The New Yorkers at City Center Encores! Regionally he has performed at The Alliance, The Old Globe, Asolo Rep, MUNY, Signature, Pasadena Playhouse, 5th Avenue, Ordway, Papermill Playhouse, Goodspeed, Maine State and Barrington. TV credits include roles in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Braindead, Grey’s Anatomy, Law & Order: CI, and 30 Rock (as Weinerslav). As a cabaret artist, he created the shows All Washed Up and Lying In The Driveway & Other Stories.
Michael Buchanan was seen as Elder Grant/Church/Cunningham u/s in The Book Of Mormon (1st National Tour); The Addams Family (Broadway, Chicago, 1st National Tour); Cry Baby (Broadway, La Jolla Playhouse); Bobby Strong, Urinetown (Chicago – 2006 Joseph Jefferson Award Winner – Best Actor in a Musical); Fat Camp (off Broadway); Play it Cool (off-Broadway); The Golden Apple (NYCC Encores!); The Producers (Maltz Jupiter); White Noise (Chicago); Hair (Woof, Arizona Theater Co.), Mame (Kennedy Center), The Pirates Of Penzance (Guthrie). Michael also had years of nightlife and cabaret experience, including the one-man shows “Michael Buchanan: Why Not?” & “Michael Buchanan: Just Because” benefiting BCEFA & REAF performed on the West Coast. insta: @michaelwbuchanan
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