SouthLAnd fans know her as the eccentric Tammi Bryant, wife of detective Sammy Bryant (played by Shawn Hatosy), but Emily Bergl is not to be confused with Tammi. Far from it! Emily is an extremely talented film, television and stage actress who has performed in everything from comedies to dramas. She is also a dedicated humanitarian and activist, spending much of her non-acting time volunteering for organizations like Habitat for Humanity building homes in the USA and around the world, or working with Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic.

Now in her musical debut, Emily brings us Kidding On the Square, a sexy vintage cabaret that invites the audience on a roaring 20s ride through love, heartbreak, and everything in between. Come and enjoy an old fashioned romantic evening told from the perspective of a modern girl and the eccentric characters she inhabits.  Emily Bergl, along with acclaimed musical director and pianist G. Scott Lacy, creates a cabaret world that blends classic Fats Waller and Cole Porter hits with vintage takes on modern favorites from the Scissor Sisters to Madonna.

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