*** Rising Stars Return To Popular New York Venue After Acclaimed London Debut ***

New York, NY -- (SBWire) -- 11/14/2013 --While making their London debut this fall, BBC Radio host Jo Good called Well-Strung “amazing, absolutely amazing” after their on-air performance and interview for her show. In the States, they’ve also been called the “hottest thing with a bow since Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games” by the New York Daily News. Well-Strung: the Singing String Quartet returns to Highline Ballroom - for the first time since May with a new show directed by Donna Drake on Sunday, November 24 at 8:00 PM for one performance only. The group has been on a roll: in addition to their London debut last month, they are just off of a three-month run at the prestigious Art House in Provincetown, two recent hit New York productions Off-Broadway in the past year, their first album just released in spring, and a new music video that has caught the eye of the national press. The new show will feature new arrangements of songs by Pink, Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Swift and Third Eye Blind among others as well as new material written by Jeffery Roberson (aka Varla Jean Merman). For tickets please visit www.well-strung.com.

Well-Strung have quickly gained national and international attention for their unique mash-up of string quartet and boy band. The foursome features classical musicians who sing, putting their own spin on the music of Mozart, Vivaldi, Ke$ha, Pink, Adele, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears and more. They are Edmund Bagnell (first violin), Christopher Marchant (second violin), Daniel Shevlin (cello) and Trevor Wadleigh (viola). Music arrangements are by David Levinson with additional arrangements by Daniel Shevlin, Yair Evnine and Chris Marchant. The show is conceived by Christopher Marchant & Mark Cortale and written by Ms. Drake & Mr. Cortale, with additional material contributed by Jeffery Roberson.

The group first began performing together in a workshop production of the show directed by Ms. Drake at Ars Nova in NYC on Feb. 28th, 2012. Musical arrangements were by Mr. Levinson with additional arrangements by Mr. Shevlin. That same show sold out at Joe’s Pub in May of 2012 before having an extended debut run that summer at The Art House in Provincetown, MA and playing Off-Broadway at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater last fall. The group returned to Off-Broadway for the first three weeks of March, 2013, and sold-out the Highline Ballroom for one night in early May. Most recently they returned to P-Town for a summer-long run of a new show, and made their debut on London’s West End at the Leicester Square Theatre earlier this fall. The foursome’s debut album was released on Twist Records on February 28, and was produced by Matt Farber (Founder of LOGO Network) and Mark Cortale. The music video for their “mash-up” of Mozart meets Kelly Clarkson debuted this past summer and has been featured in the Huffington Post, ABC Television, and many other media outlets.

Photo attached by Scott Henrichsen.

For additional info please visit www.well-strung.com

Listing Info
Well-Strung
The Singing String Quartet
conceived by Christopher Marchant & Mark Cortale
written by Donna Drake & Mark Cortale
additional material by Jeffery Roberson
music arrangements by David Levinson
additional arrangement by Daniel Shevlin, Yair Evnine and Christopher Marchant
directed by Donna Drake.

Sunday, November 24 at 8:00 PM (Doors 6:00 PM)
Highline Ballroom
431 West 16th St.
New York, NY
(212) 414-5994
For tickets visit www.Well-Strung.com or go directly to the Tickets Page for Well-Strung at Highline Ballroom.

About Well-Strung
"Well-Strung" features classical musicians who sing putting their own spin on the music of Mozart, Vivaldi, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, and more! Directed by Donna Drake and starring Edmund Bagnell; first violin, Christopher Marchant: second violin, Daniel Shevlin; cello and Trevor Wadleigh; viola. Conceived by Chris Marchant and Mark Cortale. Written by Donna Drake and Mark Cortale. Additional material by Jeffery Roberson. Musical arrangements by David Levinson. Additional arrangements by Daniel Shevlin.