Dr. Bradley's Fabulous Functional Narcissism

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Dr. Bradley Jones returns to legendary theater district nightclub, Don’t Tell Mama, on September 16th at 7pm,  with an encore performance of Dr. Bradley’s Fabulous Functional Narcissism: The Psychoanalytic Odyssey of a Once Glorified Chorus Boy. The hilarious and moving coming-of-age story chronicles Jones’ childhood as a budding theater queen, ten years on Broadway in A Chorus Line, right through the present and his successful, post -Broadway career as a psychoanalyst in New York City. Reservations for this show are absolutely essential. Don’t Tell Mama is a *CASH ONLY* room. There’s a $20 cover charge and a 2-drink minimum per person. Call: 212.757.0788 or click on this link: Tickets

"The Doctor is IN. IN-sync. IN-spiring. And just the teeniest bit IN-sane. Dr. Bradley Jones (yes, that shingle is real) has just the right amount of observation, rhythm and razzle-dazzle to charm anyone within earshot.” - Tulis McCall, The Front Row Center

“The evening was consistently surprising and clever, and often very touching…Dr. Jones is a definite remedy for the mid-summer blues.” - Bart Greenberg, Cabaret Scenes

With music and deft story-telling that’s eccentric and true, poignant and captivating, nostalgic and jubilant, Dr. Jones exhorts us to understand narcissism not as a disease but more a means of survival. He regales us through 70 minutes, applying his rapier wit to true tales of backstage life, excessive drug use, living through the AIDS pandemic and making his decision to pursue a new career, a choice made easier considering a “blown out knee.” But Jones is back on his feet again, to perform a fifteen year recap of intensive psychoanalysis in under 7 minutes - in tap shoes!
Jones is supported by The Freudians, a quartet led by pianist Mike Pettry, the show’s music director, with Alden Banta on woodwinds, Jacob Silver on bass, and Zack Eldridge on percussion. Dr. Bradley’s Fabulous Functional Narcissim: The Solo Show features mainly the music that underscored these decades and Jones’ milieu: Broadway standards including the music of Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, Rodgers and Hart, Harold Arlen, Ray Heindorf, Brian Yorkey and more. The show was directed by KT Sullivan, artistic director of the Mabel Mercer Foundation, and an internationally renowned performer. 

Established in 1982, Don’t Tell Mama is celebrating over 35 years as a world famous entertainment destination. Located on renowned Restaurant Row in the heart of New York’s theater district, Don’t Tell Mama is one-of-a-kind – a veritable nightlife mall with four individual spaces: a piano bar, a restaurant and 2 separate cabaret showrooms: a cineplex of cabaret! Countless luminaries have come through our doors such as Liza Minnelli, Paul Newman, Joan Rivers, Bette Midler, Rosie O’Donnell, Chita Rivera, Kathy Griffin, Audra MacDonald, Kristin Chenoweth, Mario Cantone, & Cuba Gooding Jr., to name but a few.

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