The incredible
JOAN JAFFE, moon* of stage, screen and TV, is excited that her debut CD JOAN JAFFE SINGS FUNNY... has received tremendous praise from her family - and such exciting accolades from the press. She was ranked among the Top 15 - New York Cabaret's Best 2010 by Edge (edgenewyork.com). Nominated for a 2010 MAC Award (Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs) for her critically acclaimed show JOAN JAFFE SINGS FUNNY... , the show played to sold out performances, as well as her follow up show JOAN JAFFE SINGS FUNNY...PART II. Joan was presented featuring her album at The Any Wednesday Series at Barnes & Nobel (Lincoln Center) New York City. It doesn’t stop there - Joan is writer/director of Louisa Poster’s cabaret show FLASH-BAM-ALA-KA-ZAM: a Tribute to Betty Hutton. Joan Jaffe, who has understudied some of the theatre’s healthiest women, was featured with her late husband Hal Blankenship as Burt & Lizzie in the award winning film THE SAVAGES. Other recent films in which Joan was featured: Disney’s ENCHANTED (Gentle Folk), THE PRODUCERS (Little Old Lady), APPROACHING UNION SQUARE (Mom). She appeared on Broadway in MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING and BAJOUR; recent Off-Broadway - (Mrs. Bucket) TROPHY WIFE; (Nellie Cohan) in THE GEORGE M. COHAN REVUE, & YANKEE DOODLE BOY. A veteran of tours, cabaret, films and commercials, TV appearances include soaps, LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O’BRIEN, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, Comedy Central with Slovin & Allen, as well as live appearances with Slovin & Allen at COMEDY BELOW CANAL (92ndY Tribeca), UCB and Here. Producer and host of her stand-up comedy show, JOAN JAFFE’S COMEDY ON SUNDAY for over three years. She and talented, handsome husband Hal Blankenship had their own cabaret act, THE JOAN & HAL SHOW and appeared at the prestigious Friars Club four years in a row.
www.joanjaffe.com
*(moon - not a star - yet)
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