Nellie McKay has released an eclectic bunch of critically acclaimed albums, her songs and sound ranging from jazz to pop to indefinable. Her latest are Hey Guys, Watch This & Gee Whiz: the Get Away from Me Demos, both on vinyl, on Omnivore Records.
She's won a Broadway Theatre World Award for Polly Peachum in The Threepenny Opera, co-created/starred in off-Broadway's Old Hats, created musical biographies of Barbara Graham, Rachel Carson, Joan Rivers, & Billy Tipton ('Best Concerts of the Year' - The New York Times).
As well as acting in the films PS I Love You, Downtown Express, and Widowbird, Nellie provided music for Rumor Has It, Monster-In-Law, Last Holiday, Gasland, Private Life, & PS I Love You.
Her TV appearances include David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Craig Ferguson, The View, and Jimmy Dore, and her music has been heard on Mad Men, Weeds, Boardwalk Empire, Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, and Nurse Jackie.
Most recently Nellie was nominated for an Ovation Award for her performance in Ethan Coen's A Play is a Poem at the Mark Taper Forum, and recently finished a run of Coen's Let's Love with the Atlantic Theater Company.
McKay is a recipient of PETA's Humanitarian Award for her dedication to animal rights.
$20 at the door. Doors open at 8pm. All proceeds go to The Bill Borders Memorial Kitty Kat Fund at Big Easy Animal Rescue.
There will also be a vegan tamale pop up by Crunchy Munchy Nola!”