Cast
Ivy Austin, Mary Brienza, Russell Joel Brown, Sidney J. Burgoyne, Kathryn Markey, and Leenya Rideout

with special guest
Chip Zien

Staged and Hosted by Isaiah Sheffer
Co-Written by Martin Sage
Musical Direction by Lanny Meyers
Choreography by Regina Larkin
Stage Managed by Sanja Kabalin
On-Screen Cartoons by Mort Gerberg
PowerPoint presentation by Elana Ehrenberg
Cartoons by Mort Gerberg

The Thalia Follies troupe kicks off their sixth season of political cabaret with with songs, sketches, and satire covering the Mayoral election as well as hard-hitting news from the national and international front, including:
-Mayor Mike's show stopping musical moment, "Third Term"
-A look at new business models for the recession: selling human organs
-President Obama's rousing take on Johnny Cash's "I Walk the Line"
-A rare behind-the-scenes glimpse at Justice Sotomayor, finally free to speak her mind!
-And Forget "That's Entertainment" all you right wing pundits - "That's Socialism"

Performance playlist:

ACT I
Opus Obama Sheffer/Meyers/Johnny Cash
Third Term Sheffer/Richard Rodgers
Bill Thompson is the Man for Me Brienza
Public Option Firefighting Emily Perl Kingsley & Sharon Lerner
Cobra Austin/Hoagy Carmichael
Alive, Alive Oh Sage/Traditional
Roman Polanski's Apologists Calvin Trillin
Weekend Edition Sage
What Does the Public Advocate Do? Sage/Frederick Loewe
Dear Dad: The Madoff Letters Sheffer
Appalachian Trail Kingsley & Lerner
Euthanasia Tribunal Sheffer
Vee See Crazies Sheffer/Puccini
Judicial Review Sheffer/Gilbert & Sullivan

ACT II
Girlfriends and Apologies The Chalks
Tea Parties Sage/Beth Ertz
Pity the Nation Lawrence Ferlinghetti/Meyers
Audience Quiz
Project Runway Markey
Mort Gerberg Cartoon Gallery
Any Little Thing I Can Do for You Brown/Allee Willis, Brenda Russell, Stephen Bray
Doctor Shopping Sheffer/Bobby Paul
MOMA Auction Sage
Advanced Interrogation Sage