Sag Harbor, NY - September 6, 2014 - Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce Betty Buckley in her new show titled The Lyricist on Sunday, October 12. This special evening includes a VIP ticket opportunity to mix and mingle with the artist at a cocktail party following the performance. The show starts at 8 pm. Tickets are available online or by calling the Bay Street Theater Box Office at 631-725-9500, open Tuesday through Saturday 11 am to 5 pm.

Betty Buckley, The Lyricist, on Sunday, October 12, is an evening of song celebrating some of the greatest writers of Broadway songs and the American Songbook. Ms. Buckley especially celebrates lyricist Oscar Hammerstein and also pays homage to contemporary writers including Stephen Sondheim and Mary Chapin Carpenter. John McDaniel accompanies Ms. Buckley on the piano. The evening is a collection featuring new arrangements of some of Ms. Buckley's favorite songs as well as two songs from her new album Ghostlight “Come to Me Bend to Me” and “This Nearly Was Mine.” Described as “The Voice of Broadway,” by New York Magazine, Tony® Award-winner Betty Buckley has become the quintessential leading lady of the American musical theatre through her dazzling performances in Cats, Sunset Boulevard, 1776, Pippin, and many more. This special evening includes a VIP ticket opportunity to mix and mingle with the artist at a cocktail party following the performance.Tickets are available online or by calling the Bay Street Theater Box Office at 631-725-9500.

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is a year-round, not-for-profit professional theater and community cultural center which endeavors to innovate, educate, and entertain a diverse community through the practice of the performing arts. We serve as a social and cultural gathering place, an educational resource, and a home for a community of artists.