PHAMALY

synopsis

PHAMALY presents its 2012 Circle of Stars Gala featuring comedian Chris Fonseca. This one-night-only event will also feature a dazzling selection of musical performances by PHAMALY company members, including a sneak preview of this summer’s musical, Little Shop of Horrors. The theme of this year’s celebratory fundraiser is “Feed Me Seymour!” Guests are encouraged to dress in red cocktail attire or accents that could satiate a human-eating plant from outer space! The evening will be rounded out with fine catered dining, blood orange martinis and other libations, and silent and live auctions. All proceeds from the event benefit PHAMALY.

Circle of Stars Packages & Ticketing

• $1,000 Corporate Sponsor Table (seats 8): Includes 8 VIP-level tickets, logo inclusion on all Gala related material, premium seating for the performances, full page ad in the Gala program, signage at entrance of venue and LCD screens inside, 2 drink tickets per guest, fine dining, ability to participate in meet & greet with Chris Fonseca with photo opportunities, and the option to include materials in guest swag bags.

• $650 VIP Table (seats 8): OVERALL SAVINGS OF $70 FROM INDIVIDUAL VIP TICKETS, premium seating for the performances, 2 drink tickets per guest, fine dining, and the opportunity to participate in meet & greet with Chris Fonseca with photo opportunities.

• $525 Patron Table (seats 8): OVERALL SAVINGS OF $35 FROM INDIVIDUAL PATRON TICKETS

• $90 VIP Ticket: Premium seating for the performances, 2 drink tickets, fine dining, opportunity to participate in the meet & greet with Chris Fonseca

• $70 Patron Ticket: Enjoy the performances, fine dining, and cash bar

About Chris Fonseca & Video Clips

To be first in Hollywood is not easy task, but comedian Chris Fonseca has earned that title. He is the first, and only, person with a visible disability to entertain on the Late Night Show with David Lettermen. Chris allows his Cerebral Palsy to be the foundation of many of his stories. He notes that this helps to break down many preconceived barriers about CP. For fifteen years now, he has had collegiate, corporate and association audiences rolling with him in the aisles.

Chris was already on his way up as he was asked to become part of the award winning PBS production, Look Who’s Laughing, the first comedy special featuring those with disabilities. He has also been featured as an entertainer on The American Comedy Awards, a presenter at The Presidents Committee for the Employment of People with Disabilities Conference, and featured comedian at The Montreal Comedy Festival. Each year he is the star performer of the San Antonio Latino Laugh Festival; where he plays to sold-out crowds of 20,000. He is currently a headliner at the newly formed Los Angeles Latino Comedy Festival.

For over a decade, Chris has become a veteran performer tuning his physical disability into a positive visual image. He has won the praise of Presidents Clinton and Carter and was invited to entertain on the ABC Special, An Evening of Hope-Christopher Reeve. Chris has additionally appeared on Evening at the Improv, Comedy on the Road, Entertainment Tonight, and has been featured in USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, and Daily Variety. He also had a co-starring guest role on a Media Access Award winning episode of Baywatch. Although touring over 200 nights a year, he still finds time to share with his two daughters.

See Chris Fonseca on the David Letterman show

See Chris Fonseca at Comedy Works