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A special promotional video has been released for the upcoming One Night Only staged reading benefit of the infamous Broadway-play-that-wasn’t, Legends!. Charles Busch, Whoopi Goldberg and Lypsinka will star in the first-ever New York presentation of the play by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner James Kirkwood (A Chorus Line), which will be presented on Monday evening, March 23 at 8PM at Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street). Directed by Mark Waldrop, the presentation will feature a script that has been adapted for this reading by John Epperson. Also starring Bryan Batt (“Mad Men”) with narration by humorist Fran Lebowitz and additional casting to be announced, the special event is a benefit for Friends In Deed - The Crisis Center for Life-Threatening Illness™.

Filmed and edited by Eric Marciano with Meredith Marciano, the 2:30-minute promo video features a backstage peek at Charles Busch and Lypsinka – both deliciously scheming in their respective Legends! characters – as they ready themselves for a glam photo shoot. (Done in homage to the Blackglama ad campaign of yesteryear, the photos from the shoot by celebrity photographer Timothy White are being used as the official artwork for the event.) Discerning viewers may also notice a cameo by director Mark Waldrop:

Tickets ($100, $75 and $60) are currently available through TicketMaster at www.ticketmaster.com or (212) 307-4100. Tickets can also be purchased in person at the Town Hall box office (123 West 43rd Street), Monday through Saturday, 12 Noon-6PM.

$250 VIP Seating, which will include admission to an after-party, is also available by calling (800) 996-5433.