HAMPTONS SUMMER SONGBOOK BY THE SEA presents LEE ROY REAMS in ME and BETTY, Friday, JULY 11 at 7:30 PM! Musical director ALEX RYBECK on piano!!
Broadway’s beloved LEE ROY REAMS reminisces in story and song about his up-close-and-personal relationship with stage and screen legend LAUREN BACALL. He knew, worked with, and loved Bacall. But she was still Betty Joan Perske from the Bronx when they were alone. Now the star-studded inside scoop!
“Actor, singer, dancer, choreographer, director, and risqué Scheherazade, Lee Roy Reams is the Zelig of musical theater,” summed up Alix Cohen for theaterlife.com. Kentucky-born, openly gay, a Tony-nominated star of the original 42nd Street, Reams was the first male actor to play openly gay in a Broadway musical, Applause, starring Bacall. He was also the first American male to play the title role in a production of Hello, Dolly! A cowboy in Oklahoma!, an Olympic athlete in Lorelei, and a candelabra in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. He wore $10,000 dresses in La Cage aux Folles, Victor/Victoria, and The Producers. His TV, concert & cabaret appearances have taken him worldwide and four times to the White House.
LEE ROY REAMS
ME and BETTY
FRIDAY, JULY 11, 7:30 PM
LTV Studios East Hampton
75 Industrial Road
Wainscott, NY 11975
General admission (in advance) – $60, General admission (at the door) – $65
VIP Café front row reserve seating (with drink ticket) – $100
The 2025 season of HAMPTONS SUMMER SONGBOOK BY THE SEA opened with the Marvelous MARILYN MAYE on July 5. The concert series brings world-class cabaret and Broadway talent to the East End. Produced by DONNA RUBIN and LTV’s Creative Director JOSH GLADSTONE, this unique musical experience transforms LTV’s industrial-chic television studio into an intimate performance venue complete with state-of-the-art lighting, superb acoustics, café-style seating, modular staging, and a stunning Baby Grand piano. Whether you are rolling off the beach or seeking an evening of sophisticated song, Hamptons Summer Songbook by the Sea is your new go-to destination for live music in the Hamptons.
HAMPTONS SUMMER SONGBOOK BY THE SEA continues July 19 through August 30, with all showtimes at 7:30 PM!
General admission (in advance) – $60, General admission (at the door) – $65
VIP Café front row reserve seating (with drink ticket) – $100
Saturday, July 19th, 2025 @7:30PM – Liz Callaway, Broadway and Beyond
Saturday, July 26th, 2025 @7:30PM – Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano, Hirschfeld’s Broadway (Hosted by David Leopold)
Sunday, August 3rd, 2025 @7:30PM – Steve Ross, Karen Murphy and Maria Abous, Best of the Versed Strikes Back! (Produced and Hosted by David Alpern)
Saturday, August 16th, 2025 @7:30PM – KT Sullivan, Mark Nadler, Natalie Douglas & Marta Sanders, Nice Work if You can Get it – A Cabaret Jubilee (in association with The Mabel Mercer Foundation)
Saturday, August 23rd, 2025 @7:30PM – Craig Rubano, Take the Moment
Saturday, August 30th, 2025 @7:30PM – Mary, Maggy, and Marta Moipei, MOIPEI Embraces New York
LTV is a tax-exempt 501c(3) organization and donations are deductible as defined by IRS regulations.
