Bada Swing

That's right, America! It's time to give the people what they want...a lounge-jazz musical about two disgusting old men. The boys are back, baby! Bobby Bingus and Tommy Linguini, two 1960's crooners whose careers, livers, and opinions have seen better days. This once-in-a-lifetime reunion concert promises you undeniable Italian chemistry while performing their greatest hits. However after a deep-seated conflict is revealed, the audience will witness two legends attempt to avoid vulnerability at all costs. Bobby and Tommy’s decline mirrors the evolution of gender and acceptable conduct. Everything is sure to go perfectly. We guarantee it!

Starring:

Michelle Chan Bennett (she/her) is an NYC-based writer and actor whose work has been featured in Vulture, New York Sketchfest, Montreal Sketchfest, and Chicago Sketchfest. Currently, she is a proud writer/performer on Upright Citizens Brigade’s Betty and Maude Nights. Formerly a CAMP resident with Ars Nova where her musical comedy, Bada Swing! premiered off-broadway in May 2023. You may have seen her dancing in Ziwe’s Pop Show or starring as “Cheryl” in the BIPOC M**der mystery play, The Art of Killin’ It.

Josh Nasser is an NYC based actor and stand-up comedian. His comedy has been featured on Comedy Central’s YouTube Channel. Vulture and onmogul.com have both named Josh as one of the best up and coming comedians in NYC. Josh currently hosts the NYTimes recommended comedy show, Oh, Such a Huge Show, Oh at the Bell House and has also written episodes for the Story Pirates Podcast, which adapts children's stories into musical comedy sketches. You can find his previous work at joshnasser.com. And of course his favorite food is plain cheese pizza. He knows that’s a boring choice and he will work on it.

Andy Bell is a multi-instrumentalist composer and producer living in Brooklyn.

Shem Pennant is a London-born, Brooklyn based martial artist turned comedian and musician who has directed several stage shows, short films and live events in both countries, and works internationally as a corporate video director and producer. He is a founding member of a radical London performance art collective and his work has been on the BBC, Vox, Vulture, UCB and more. He is surprisingly mean for someone with such kind eyes.

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