MICHAEL BROUSSARD

The Marriage Equality Cabaret (produced and emceed by yours truly), scheduled for Saturday, Feb 4th, 2012 in Philadelphia, is now officially a benefit for Freedom To Marry. All door proceeds will go directly to Freedom to Marry to support the struggle for Marriage Equality.

Full details on the show are below.

Buy your tickets early and save! General Admission is $12 until Jan 7th, 2012 ($15 after). Get your tickets now at http://fiveminutefollies.ticketleap.com.

We’re still looking for a few great acts to add to the bill. If you sing, dance, do magic, tell jokes, do sketch comedy, juggle, whatever — and you support the cause — send video of your act (as links or an attachment) to michaelsubvert@msn.com.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4th, 2012

Five Minute Follies presents
THE MARRIAGE EQUALITY CABARET

a benefit for FREEDOM TO MARRY (www.freedomtomarry.org)

All Proceeds from Ticket Sales go to Support the Struggle for Marriage Equality

Get your tickets here:
http://fiveminutefollies.ticketleap.com

BUY NOW AND SAVE – Ticket Prices Go Up Jan 7th, 2012

PERFORMERS INCLUDE:

Comedian Jess Carpenter

Singer Songwriter Crystal Cheatham

Singer Nathan Nolen Edwards

The Lords of Liechtenstein

Comedian Alejandro Morales

The Parodivas

Chrissy Pryor

MORE TBA

Wanna be part of the show?
We’re seeking Variety Performers with something positive to say about Marriage Equality. Singers, dancers, comics, magicians, improv groups, clowns, sideshow acts, storytellers, and especially unusual and hard to classify acts. No bands, but solo artists welcome with single instrument accompaniment or backing tracks. To be considered email video or audio of your act (as links or attachment) to michaelsubvert@msn.com. Please note, this is a non-paying gig.

@The Rotunda
4014 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Click here for directions to the Rotunda

Doors 7pm
Show 8pm

General Admission Ticket Prices:
Early Bird Special thru Jan 7th, 2012: $12
After Jan 7th, 2012: $15

Get your tickets here:
http://fiveminutefollies.ticketleap.com

PLEASE NOTE: SOME MATERIAL MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AUDIENCES

Email michaelsubvert@msn.com

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Watch for me in the upcoming Philadelphia-themed anthology feature film “Hoagie” from Pennsylvania People Productions. I play Richard, a man with extreme OCD.

From the IMDB listing: “An anthology feature highlighting the city of Philadelphia, and the diversity of the people who live there. The five stories, written and directed individually by each member of Pennsylvania People, intertwine over the course of one night in The City of Brotherly Love.”

My section of the film was written and directed by the very talented Josh Phillips. My thanks to Josh for allowing me an incredibly high level of collaboration on the Richard character. The entire experience was both enjoyable and artistically rewarding.

See you all at the premiere… keep checking this site for details!

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The Philadelphia Fringe Festival Box Office is now open. Tickets for the third edition of my variety show, the Five Minute Follies, scheduled for Sat, Sept 3rd at the Rotunda, can be purchased via phone, via web or in person. Here’s the info:

Festival Box Office at the Prince Music Theater
1412 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19110
Phone: 215-413-1318

Pre-Festival Hours
Aug 22—Sept 1: 12pm—7pm
Festival Hours
Sun—Thur: 12pm—9pm
Fri—Sat: 11am—9pm
Sept 5 (Labor Day): 12pm—7pm

Or get your Five Minute Follies tickets via the web at the following link:
http://ticketing.theatrealliance.org/sites/livearts/details.aspx?id=19066

And here are the details on the show:

will be part of the 2011 Philadelphia Fringe Festival

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd

THE FIVE MINUTE FOLLIES
a fast-paced tribute to the golden age of variety
NO ACT LONGER THAN 5 MINUTES!

Singer Songwriter Ross Abraham

Belly Dancer Fatima Bassmah

Better Than Bacon (Improv Group)

Michael Broussard (aka Michael Subvert)

Comedian Jess Carpenter

Hank Curry as Mr. Klop (Clowning)

“Big Daddy Cool” Johnny Dellarocca

Improv Duo Grandma Hates Technology (featuring Mike and Jessica Weiss)

The Lords of Liechtenstein

Sarah Maccarelli – Hoop Dance

Chrissy Pryor

Soul of a Chanteuse (Tamara Anderson)

White Elephant Burlesque Society

Storyteller Belinda M. Wilson Ed. D.

MORE TBA

Wanna be part of the show? Check out the Auditions page.

@The Rotunda
4014 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Click here for directions to the Rotunda

Doors 7:30pm
Show 8:30pm

Tickets $10 (General Admission)

THERE WILL BE 1 PERFORMANCE ONLY – SEATING IS LIMITED

PLEASE NOTE: SOME MATERIAL MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AUDIENCES

Email michaelsubvert@msn.com

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We’ve just added more great performers to the bill for my variety show, the Five Minute Follies in the Philly Fringe, slated for Saturday, September 3rd, 2011 at the Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street in Philadelphia.

New acts include the wacky and clever improv group Better Than Bacon , talented pop singer Chrissy Pryor, soulful chanteuse Tamara Anderson, and at last, a clown! We’ve been trying to book a clown since the first Follies back in May of 2010, so it is with great pride that we announce the addition of Hank Curry as Mr. Klop to the lineup for September 3rd.

Full details on the show are below.

Tickets are now on sale via the web. There will be only one performance, so seats are limited. Get ‘em while they last!

HOW TO BUY TICKETS ONLINE:

1) GO TO THE FIVE MINUTE FOLLIES PAGE ON THE FRINGE WEBSITE:
http://ticketing.theatrealliance.org/sites/livearts/details.aspx?id=19066

2) Click “BUY” then choose number of tickets in popup window

3) Click “ADD TO PLANNER”

4) Click “ADD UNPURCHASED ITEMS TO CART” at right under “FESTIVAL PLANNER”

5) Click “CONTINUE TO CHECKOUT” Then follow instructions from there!

See you at the show!

will be part of the 2011 Philadelphia Fringe Festival

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd

THE FIVE MINUTE FOLLIES
a fast-paced tribute to the golden age of variety
NO ACT LONGER THAN 5 MINUTES!

Belly Dancer Fatima Bassmah

Better Than Bacon (Improv Group)

Michael Broussard (aka Michael Subvert)

Comedian Jess Carpenter

Hank Curry as Mr. Klop (Clowning)

“Big Daddy Cool” Johnny Dellarocca

Improv Duo Grandma Hates Technology (featuring Mike and Jessica Weiss)

The Lords of Liechtenstein

Sarah Maccarelli – Hoop Dance

Chrissy Pryor

Soul of a Chanteuse (Tamara Anderson)

White Elephant Burlesque Society

Storyteller Belinda M. Wilson Ed. D.

MORE TBA

Wanna be part of the show? Check out the Auditions page.

@The Rotunda
4014 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Click here for directions to the Rotunda

Doors 7:30pm
Show 8:30pm

Tickets $10 (General Admission)

THERE WILL BE 1 PERFORMANCE ONLY – SEATING IS LIMITED

HOW TO BUY TICKETS ONLINE:

1) GO TO THE FIVE MINUTE FOLLIES PAGE ON THE FRINGE WEBSITE:
http://ticketing.theatrealliance.org/sites/livearts/details.aspx?id=19066

2) Click “BUY” then choose number of tickets in popup window

3) Click “ADD TO PLANNER”

4) Click “ADD UNPURCHASED ITEMS TO CART” at right under “FESTIVAL PLANNER”

5) Click “CONTINUE TO CHECKOUT” Then follow instructions from there!

PLEASE NOTE: SOME MATERIAL MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AUDIENCES

Email michaelsubvert@msn.com

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Tickets have just gone on sale via the web for my variety show, The Five Minute Follies in the Philly Fringe. There will be only one performance, Saturday, Sept 3rd at the Rotunda in Philadelphia, so seats are limited. Get ‘em while they last!

HOW TO BUY TICKETS ONLINE:

1) GO TO THE FIVE MINUTE FOLLIES PAGE ON THE FRINGE WEBSITE:
http://ticketing.theatrealliance.org/sites/livearts/details.aspx?id=19066

2) Click “BUY” then choose number of tickets in popup window

3) Click “ADD TO PLANNER”

4) Click “ADD UNPURCHASED ITEMS TO CART” at right under “FESTIVAL PLANNER”

5) Click “CONTINUE TO CHECKOUT” Then follow instructions from there!

See you at the show!

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I will be performing my very first standup comedy set on Friday, June 10th at the Tabu Lounge & Sports Bar, 200 S 12th Street (12th and Walnut) in Philadelphia, PA. My sincere thanks to comedian Alejandro Morales for making me part of the 8th Camp Tabu comedy night. Alejandro and his co-host Christine Meehan stage these nights once a month at the Tabu Lounge and they are always a great time.

Details are below. Hope to see you there!

Camp Tabu #8: Forever Sideways

Tabu Lounge & Sports Bar
200 S 12th Street (12th and Walnut) (click the address for directions)
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Sempre Viva! Live forever!

Everyone knows that the secret to eternal life is to spend your Friday nights carousing and attending comedy shows, so join your scrappy hosts The Hysterical Christine Meehan and The Frequent Wendy’s Customer Alejandro Morales for a night of rollicking enjoyfulment!

Featuring performances from:

ALEIDA GARCIA

MIKE DIEVA

CONOR MCGUIRE

MICHAEL BROUSSARD (AKA MICHAEL SUBVERT )

and NICOLE YATES

$5 gets you in the door with a drink ticket valid for one well drink or domestic bottle

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We have some new faces and some old friends on the bill for the third installment of my variety show, the Five Minute Follies, scheduled for Saturday, September 3rd, 2011 at the Rotunda in Philadelphia. This edition will be part of the 2011 Philadelphia Fringe Festival and will feature:

Swing music and magic from “Big Daddy Cool” Johnny Dellarocca; hoop dancer Sarah Maccarelli; wacky singing duo The Lords of Liechtenstein; more vintage craziness from White Elephant Burlesque Society; the hilarious standup comic Jess Carpenter; the return of the great improv duo Grandma Hates Technology (featuring Mike and Jessica Weiss); our wonderful friend Belly Dancer Fatima Bassmah; storyteller Belinda M. Wilson; and a few verrrry interesting surprises.

We still have a few spots left on the bill, so if you would like to strut your stuff at the Follies, email video or audio of your act to michaelbroussard65@msn.com. Show us what you can do in 5 minutes or less!

More updates soon… see you at the show!

will be part of the 2011 Philadelphia Fringe Festival

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd

THE FIVE MINUTE FOLLIES
a fast-paced tribute to the golden age of variety
NO ACT LONGER THAN 5 MINUTES!

Belly Dancer Fatima Bassmah

Michael Broussard (aka Michael Subvert)

Comedian Jess Carpenter

“Big Daddy Cool” Johnny Dellarocca

Improv Duo Grandma Hates Technology (featuring Mike and Jessica Weiss)

The Lords of Liechtenstein

Sarah Maccarelli – Hoop Dance

White Elephant Burlesque Society

Storyteller Belinda M. Wilson Ed. D.

MORE TBA

Wanna be part of the show? Check out the Auditions page.

@The Rotunda
4014 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Click here for directions to the Rotunda

Doors 7:30pm
Show 8:30pm
Ticket Prices TBA
PLEASE NOTE: SOME MATERIAL MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AUDIENCES

Email michaelbroussard65@msn.com

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I did this Earth Day PSA for Sundance Channel not too long ago…

Sundance Channel & Brita’s Small Steps, Big… by BritaFilterForGood

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I have just been booked to do my comedy storytelling thing in a variety show called Sketchy on Friday, May 13th, 2011 at The Sonnet Theatre (at The Producers Club Theaters), 358 West 44th Street in New York City.

The Producers Club Theaters are conveniently located in Midtown Manhattan and accessible via the A, C, and E trains to 42nd Street. For more detailed information, check out the MTA NYC Transit Trip Planner at http://tripplanner.mta.info/_start.aspx.

“Sketchy” Comedy Variety Show

Friday, May 13th, 10:30pm
@The Sonnet Theatre
at The Producers Club Theaters
358 West 44th Street
New York, NY 10036
212-315-4743

Admission $10

Public Transportation‎: A, C, E train to 42nd St.
Check out the MTA NYC Transit Trip Planner for directions:
http://tripplanner.mta.info/_start.aspx

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The award-winning short film I did over the summer, “A Turn of the Blinds”, has won another award and will be showing at 2 more festivals, one in Venice, California and the other in Philadelphia, PA.

Friday, April 15, 2011 Venice, CA (Los Angeles)

A TURN OF THE BLINDS *Award Winner*
(exact award TBA at the Festival)

11am-4:30pm (”Blinds” screens at 12:01pm)

The Love Unlimited Film Festival and Art Exhibition

@Beyond Baroque Theater (map and directions)
681 Venice Bl.
Venice, CA 90291

For more info visit:
http://lovefilmandart.org/page/schedule-1

Sunday, April 17, 2011 Philadelphia, PA

A TURN OF THE BLINDS

showing as part of
“Reel Short Matinees”
at 2:00pm and 4:00pm

April Arts Festival “Act for Charity”

@The Shubin Theater (map and directions)
407 Bainbridge Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147-1526

Suggested donation $5

All proceeds will go to Project H.O.M.E.
visit www.projecthome.org

For more info go to http://actforcharity.org/

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