Broadway headliners Alexander Gemignani (Les Miz, Sweeney Todd) and Sherie Rene Scott (Aida, The Little Mermaid) and award-winning composersStephen Flaherty (Ragtime, Seussical) and Polly Pen (Bed and Sofa, Goblin Market)are among the artists to appear in ‘Celebrating the American Musical,’ a 90-minute concert benefitting Vermont’s esteemed Weston Playhouse Theatre Company at New World Stages on Tuesday, February 28 at 7:30pm.
Impressively rebounding from $500,000 in losses and damages sustained when its lower floor was flooded by Tropical Storm Irene last August, the Weston company comes to New York to celebrate its love of and contribution to the American musical. Broadway hits like The Light in the Piazza, The Full Monty and Avenue Q have received their world, regional or Vermont premiere at its home in Southern Vermont, and works from Broadway incarnationsto Suzanne Vega’s Carson McCullers Talks About Love have been developed through its retreats, concerts, recordings, workshops and original productions.
The evening, held at New World Stages/Stage 2, 340 West 50th in Manhattan, will be co-hosted by Weston company members Randy Blair (Perez Hilton Saves the Universe!, Fat Camp) and Marissa McGowan (Les Miz, A Little Night Music). The one-night-only event will also feature Farah Alvin, Ally Bonino, Jenny Giering, Joe Iconis, Marcus Neville, Michael Winther and Lauren Worsham, among others, performing music from The Full Monty, Les Misérables, The Light in the Piazza, Rent, Spelling Bee and recent winners of Weston’s New Musical Award: Loving Leo, Pregnancy Pact and Saint-Ex.
Tickets for ‘Celebrating the American Musical’ are $151.50 per person ($100 tax-deductible) and can be reserved at telecharge.com (search New World Stages/Stage 2/’Celebrating the American Musical’) or by calling 212/239-6200. $51.50 tickets for union members (union card or p/r required) and Weston alumni, and $26.50 student tickets (with valid ID) are available at the New World Stages box office in advance or the day of the performance. The ticket price includes a $1.50 facilities fee. Proceeds support the non-profit Weston Playhouse Theatre Company and its New Works Programs.
For updates on ‘Celebrating the American Musical’ and information about the Weston Playhouse Theatre Company’s 2012 season (including the world premiere of Gordon Leary and Julia Meinwald’s Pregnancy Pact, directed by Mark Brokaw) and its New Works Programs, visit westonplayhouse.org.
ABOUT: ‘Celebrating the American Musical’
A concert by top Broadway and Off Broadway artists to benefit Vermont’s Weston Playhouse Theatre Company and its New Works Programs.
WHERE: New World Stages/ Stage 2, 340 West 50th between 8th & 9th.
WHEN: Tues., February 28, 7:30 PM. Cash bar from 6:30pm. One night only!
TICKETS: $151.50/person ($100 tax deductible) thru telecharge.com or 212-239-6200. $51.50 tickets for union members/Weston alumni and $26.50 student tickets available at New World Stages box office with valid ID. Price includes $1.50 facilities fee.
DONATE: Those who can’t attend can donate online: https://www.westonplayhouse.org/donate.php
One Night Only! Broadway celebrates Vermont's Weston Playhouse
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