Special Guests Drew Lachey, A. Beth Harris & Daylan Mulvaney to Perform with The Skivvies at ETC

SPECIAL GUESTS DREW LACHEY, A. BETH HARRIS, AND DYLAN MULVANEY TO PERFORM WITH THE SKIVVIES AT ENSEMBLE THEATRE CINCINNATI

(Cincinnati, OH) Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati (ETC) is excited to announce three electrifying artists that will join the award-winning musical duo The Skivvies on stage next week for select shows! Stripping down and taking the stage are local celebrity Drew Lachey, local actress a. Beth Harris, and rising CCM musical theatre star Dylan Mulvaney! The Skivvies, which the New York Post declared “a mash-up of all things sultry,” will perform at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati for three shows, one weekend only, October 22, 23, and 24, 2015. Tickets are $30 and may be purchase through the ETC box office.

Drew Lachey—Local celebrity, Dancing with the Stars champion, member of 98 Degrees, and co-owner of Lachey’s Bar in Over-the-Rhine—will join us next Friday, October 23 for the 11:00 pm show. a. Beth Harris—local actress and renowned singer of Cincinnati-based band The Hiders—will appear at the Saturday, October 24 11:00 pm performance. Dylan Mulvaney—University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music rising musical theater star—will perform at all 3 Skivvies shows!

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

• Thursday, October 22 at 10:30 pm
• Friday, October 23 at 11:00 pm
• Saturday, October 24 at 11:00 pm

ABOUT THE PERFORMERS

The Skivvies are Lauren Molina and Fairfield, Ohio native Nick Cearley (ETC’s Next to Normal, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, and star of the one-man show Buyer & Cellar on stage now!). Molina is an award-winning Broadway actress, musician, and singer-songwriter known for her roles in Broadway’s Rock of Ages, Sweeney Todd, Mary Zimmerman’s Candide, and the Drama League-nominated, two-person revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Marry Me A Little. Cearley’s credits include the first national tour of All Shook Up and the lauded one-man show …And Then I Wrote a Song About It. The Skivvies became YouTube sensations with their covers of artists including Robyn, Carole King, and Rihanna. The videos led to live shows, and now the duo performs to sold-out audiences in New York and beyond. Previous venues include 54 Below, The Highline Ballroom, Roseland Ballroom, Joe’s Pub, The Cutting Room, Rockwell Table & Stage in Los Angeles, and The Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, PA. The Skivvies have performed at events including Broadway Bares (a fundraiser for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS), A Tribute to Angela Lansbury with Tyne Daly and Christine Ebersole, Broadway for Obama, and Human Rights Campaign benefit, Theatre C. They have made appearances on NBC, and they have filmed pilots for FOX, A&E, and WE.

Drew Lachey is a native of Cincinnati and an accomplished singer, dancer, and actor. Drew first rose to prominence as a member of the Motown pop group 98 Degrees. The group recorded four successful albums and sold more than nine million records worldwide. Drew made his Broadway debut playing the role of Mark Cohen in Rent. His other Broadway credits include: Patsy in Monty Python’s Spamalot and Corny Collins in Hairspray with the PCLO. Drew became a household name when he took home the infamous mirror ball trophy on Dancing with the Stars (season-two champion, season-five co-host) and later took his dancing talents on the road with three North American tours of Dancing with the Stars and was asked to come back and be a part of the All-Star season. Drew also hosted the primetime ABC show Dance War with Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli, The Miss USA Pageant, HGTV’s $250,000 Challenge and America Sings for GMC. After a decade break, 98 Degrees recently got back together and toured with NKOTB and Boyz II Men on the “Package Tour.” Drew also starred in UPTV’s Guess Who’s Coming to Christmas, can be heard “Live at Lachey’s” every Friday on Cincinnati’s own Q102 and starred in a new doc-series for A&E called Lachey’s Bar.

a. Beth Harris She took a small hiatus from theatre to go to massage school and try her hands at the healing arts. She has still been performing, however, with her band and great friends-The Hiders. As well as touring and recording with other local bands (Pearlene, the J. Dorsey Blues Band, Blind Boy Roy Gentry). Beth was last seen as Samantha Blossom in Dead City at New Stage Collective. Other credits include Yitzhak in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Grete in Sight Unseen, Violet in Violet and Anna Bianchi in Syncopation-all at ETC.

Dylan Mulvaney is an actor and cat enthusiast. He is currently enrolled in University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music Musical Theatre program and is expected to graduate in 2019.

###

Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati is supported, in part, by the generosity of community contributions to the ArtsWave Campaign.

The Ohio Arts Council helps fund Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.

Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati also receives funding from the Shubert Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati is a professional theatre dedicated to producing world and regional premieres of works that often explore compelling social issues. We fulfill our mission through our stage productions and educational outreach programs that enlighten, enliven, enrich