For Immediate Release: Run through Jan. 29, 2006
Event Dates: Jan. 6 - 29; Every Fri, Sat & Sun
Contact for more info:
(781) 483-3556 / Publicity@HipHarp.com
Downloadable Hi-Res Photos for press at: <http://www.hipharp.com/publicity.html>

Deborah Henson-Conant's One-Woman Show
"Stand Up & Sing, Harp Lady!"
Is BACK for Four Weeks
at Jimmy Tingle's OFF BROADWAY Theater
in Somerville, MA:

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WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE & HOW MUCH
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WHO: Deborah Henson-Conant (eclectic theatre-music performer)
WHAT: "Stand Up & Sing, Harp Lady!" One-Woman Theater-Music Show
WHEN: Jan. 6 - 29, 2006 (Fri & Sat at 7:30pm - Sun at 3:00pm)
WHERE: Jimmy Tingle's OFF BROADWAY Theater - 255 Elm St. - Davis Square, Somerville
(near the Red Line Davis T, next to The Burren and across the street from Redbones) The theater is wheelchair accessible.
HOW MUCH: Tix are $18 - $20 ($18 Fridays & Sundays; $20 Saturdays) ; Student Discount (half-price) & Senior Discounts (10% off) available; Group Sales Discounts (10% off) available. Visit www.JTOffBroadway.com or www.HipHarp.com for ticket details

TO BUY TIX: Call - 1-866-811-4111 / Online - www.JTOffBroadway.com <http://www.JTOffBroadway.com>
FOR THEATER INFO: (617) 591-1616 or www.JTOffBroadway.com <http://www.jtoffbroadway.com/>
FOR INFO ON DEBORAH HENSON-CONANT: www.HipHarp.com <http://www.hipharp.com/>

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WHAT’S THIS ALL ABOUT?
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Last January, eclectic theater-music performer Deborah Henson-Conant played her one-woman show, "Stand Up and Sing, Harp Lady!" at Jimmy Tingle's OFF BROADWAY Theatre in Somerville for the first two weekends of the year. Expecting a small crowd for this quirky, experimental show in chilly January, Tingle and Henson-Conant were both blown-away when the run quickly sold out.

This January, Henson-Conant's back with a new version of "Stand Up and Sing, Harp Lady!" -- with more stories from her improbable life and even more improbable imagination, a full month of shows and a sneak peak at her upcoming DVD.
For Henson-Conant, "Stand Up and Sing, Harp Lady!' is a chance to let loose on stage after the last year, during which she filmed her one-woman show with full symphony orchestra for DVD (for release May 2006). "Look, when you're working with an 80-piece orchestra, you can't try out new material or be totally impromptu. 'Stand Up and Sing, Harp Lady!' is a chance for me to experiment, get in over my head, invent a great show, connect with a more intimate audience and have a lot of fun."

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WHAT'S THE SHOW LIKE?
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Henson-Conant tells off-the-cuff stories, sings and plays the electric lever harp. Forget the angelic gold harp -- Henson-Conant's looks more like a huge electric guitar with 30 strings. She straps it on, turns up the juice, sings and plays in styles from Blues to Flamenco and "tells tall tales with the ease of a stand-up comedian." (The Plain Dealer)
The front rows of Deborah's show are always filled with children, so the Sunday matinee shows are scheduled at a family-friendly time to accomodate folks ages 7 and up (The show is recommended for ages 10 and up on Fridays and Saturdays).

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SHOW BLURB for "Stand Up and Sing, Harp Lady!":
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Little Debby never wanted to play the harp. What loud-mouthed 12-year-old would? "I'll NEVER play that sissy hunk of wood!" she screamed. But through the irony of karmic twist, she ended up a child prodigy, saddled with the instrument she calls "a severe musical disability."
"Stand Up and Sing, Harp Lady!" chronicles her road to recovery - from brunch-playing harpist to the "Wild Woman of the Harp" - in music, stories and humor. When this harp lady stands up on stage...Jimi Hendrix turns up the distortion on his electric harp in Heaven; erudite Somerville dogs start a cultural exchange program with poodles in France; Ludwig von Frankenstein takes to his musical laboratory and this wild woman turns the pansy of the instrument world into a powerhouse.
Her mix of scientific illogic, improbable romance and great music give her shows an incredibly diverse audience. Die-hard "Deb-heads" mix with families, teens, nerds and women-and-their-spouses, for a combination of feel-good, think-wierd sheer-amazement at what one person can do with a musical affliction.

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PERFORMER BIO
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Henson-Conant has reinvented herself and her improbable instrument through a 20-year career that's taken her from restaurant dining rooms to rock clubs and Symphony halls. The symphonic version of her one-woman show is due out on DVD in May 2006.
Deborah Henson-Conant has toured with the Boston Pops, opened for Ray Charles at Tanglewood, performed her one-woman show from Edinburgh to LA, released over a dozen solo recordings and starred in the PBS special "Celtic Harpestry." She's been interviewed by Charlie Rose, Lou Rawls, Joan Rivers, Studs Terkel, Scott Simon, Susan Stamberg and has been featured on NBC, CBS, CNN, NPR and hosted television shows for BET and BBC Affiliates.
Henson-Conant is in as much demand for her musical "lectures" as for her music. She was recently one of an elite group of New England thinkers invited to speak at the prestigious Boston Globe "Ideas" Conference. Her original concert DVD with full symphony orchestra will be released in May, 2006.

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PHOTOS & OTHER PRESS MATERIALS
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For downloadable press photos at Deborah's Press Page: <http://www.hipharp.com/publicity.html>
For video footage from her solo show: <http://www.hipharp.com/media.html>
For the Event Page for this event on Deborah's Website: <http://www.hipharp.com/EvntPg_pgs/JTOB_SUAS06.html>
For a slide-show of shots from her recent DVD filming: <https://www.hipharp.com/EvntPg_pgs/grsdvd_vdo_slidesho.html>
For more info or to schedule an interview, email info@HipHarp.com or call 781-483-3556.

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