Back 2 Back: An EXTRAordinary Evening of Laughter

The Young Democrats of Richmond County are a sponsor for this great show benefiting two wonderful organizations - Community Health Action of Staten Island and Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation. Come join us and tell your friends/family!

An Evening of Classic Lily Tomlin
Lily Tomlin is one of the best-loved women in America. Maybe she has enemies, but try to find one. She’s an all-American natural. Born in Detroit, she has won-over a 40-year career-two Tonys, two Peabodys, six Emmys, a Grammy, the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards, plus Mark Twain Prize for American humor.

Opening Performance by KATE CLINTON

Three Shows in One: Lily for 45 minutes, Kate for 45 minutes and then they will perform together for an incredible comedic finale.

To Benefit:
* Community Health Action of Staten Island
The mission of Community Health Action of Staten Island is to improve the lives of individuals, families and communities challenged by health disparities related to poverty, discrimination and lack of access through direct service, education and advocacy. We serve in a non judgmental and compassionate manner as an affirmation of commitment to our community.

* Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation
The Mission of the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation is to eradicate breast cancer and improve the quality of women’s health through innovative research, education and advocacy. The goal of the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation is to identify the barriers to research and to then create new solutions. With your help, we will achieve our goals—and end breast cancer in our lifetime.

Tickets are available to purchase in person at the St. George Theatre Box Office or via phone (718-442-2900) or at any TICKETMASTER outlet or via TICKETMASTER hotline (212) 307-7171.

Sponsors include: SI Young Democrats, Majors Travel Forest Ave, Passages VaGaytions, SIUH, QSINY, The Cake Topper NYC inc., Bent Pages

Show Quotes
• Get together with Lily Tomlin for an unforgettable night of fun and sidesplitting laughter. “Tomlin is amazing” [-The New York Times] and “as always a revelation.” [-The New Yorker]

• This unique comic artist takes her audience on a “wise and howlingly funny” trip with more than a dozen of her timeless characters---from Ernestine to Sister Boogie Woman; Mrs. Beasley to Edith Ann. -Washington Post

• “With astounding skill and energy, Tomlin zaps through the channels like a human remote control. Using a fantastic range of voices, gestures and movements, she conjures up the cast of characters with all the apparent ease of a magician pulling a whole menagerie of animals from a single hat.” -New York Daily News

•“Her gentle touch is as comforting as it is edifying.” She has “made the one-person show the daring, irreverent art form it is today.” “Lily Tomlin just may be the eighth wonder of the world.” Don’t miss this warm and uniquely affecting experience filled with comical insights and wildly, witty observations about the human condition. -Newsweek

• Kate Clinton is a faith-based, tax-paying, America-loving political humorist and family entertainer. “Quick-witted, clear-spoken... She has developed a bizarrely logical, seemingly free-associating style of delivery [and] had this critic in tears from laughing so hard.” -The New York Times