SUMMER 2009

Mon, July 13, 2009

BROADWAY WINNERS

Created, written and hosted by Scott Siegel for The Town Hall, with musical direction by Fred Barton and direction by Scott Thompson, Broadway Winners featured the music created on the Great White Way that won Tonys, Grammys and Academy Awards.

The Program

Ute Lemper—Cabaret (Cabaret)

Alexander Gemignani—She Loves Me (She Loves Me)

JeAnne McDonald—No One Is Alone (Into The Woods)

Bill Daugherty—I Believe In You (How to Succeed in Business)

Jenn Colella—I Miss The Mountains (Next To Normal)

Lorinda Lisitza—So What? (Cabaret)

Lumiri Tubo—My Handy Man Ain’t Handy No More (Eubie)

Michael Winther—Finishing The Hat (Sunday in the Park with George)

Donna Lynne Champlin—Gooch’s Song (Mame)

Dillon McCartney—Bring Him Home (Les Miserables)

Farah Alvin—I’m The Greatest Star! (Funny Girl)

Martin Vidnovic—I Am What I Am (La Cage Aux Folles)

Debbie Gravitte—If He Walked Into My Life (Mame)

William Michals—Soliloquy (Carousel)

Lisa Howard—Holding to the Ground (Falsettos)

Jack Noseworthy—Neverland (Peter Pan)

Kendrick Jones—Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Ain’t Misbehavin’)

Sharon McNight—The Impossible Dream (Man Of La Mancha)

Jeff McCarthy—The Legacy (On The Twentieth Century)

Tovah Feldshuh—Before The Parade Passes By and So Long Dearie (Hello Dolly!)

James Barbour—Molasses to Rum (1776)

Surprise Guest Star-Anika Noni Rose—Home (The Wiz)

Bill Daugherty, Kendrick Jones, Michael Winther—Finale—Brotherhood of Man


Mon, July 20, 2009

BROADWAY RISING STARS

Co-directed by Scott Coulter and Emily Skinner

Musical Direction by John Fischer

The Program

Act I

Company—When I Get My Name in Lights (The Boy from Oz)

Tricia Burns—On the Other Side of the Tracks (Little Me)

Dara Hartman—I Happen to Like New York (The New Yorkers)

Eli Budwell (unplugged)—A New Town Is A Blue Town (The Pajama Game)

Rachel Ferrera—Random Black Girl (Home Made Fusion)

Jackie Washam—Infinite Joys (Elegies)

Oakley Boycott—Where’s the Beat (original by John Kroner)

Gregory Williams—Come Rain or Come Shine (St. Louis Woman)

Shaina Taub—I Got Love (Purlie)

Jimmy Boorum—Run Away With Me (The Unauthorized Biography of Samantha Brown/unproduced)

Jordan Person—Diary of a Homecoming Queen (Is There Life After High School?)

Allison Semmes—Acornet Man (Jelly’s Last Jam)

Company—Baby, That’s Rock ‘N Roll (Smokey Joe’s Café)

Act II

Adam Yankowy (unplugged)—The Impossible Dream (Man of La Mancha)

Andrew Chappelle—Love’s Revenge (Two Gentlemen of Verona)

Bridget Ori—It Never Entered My Mind (Higher and Higher)

Christina Arranda—Wonderful (Olympus on My Mind)

Caitlyn Caughell (unplugged)—Someone Else’s Story (Chess)

Kyle Taylor Parker—T’aint Nobody’s Business if I Do (Ain’t Misbehavin’)

Antonio Addeo—Larger Than Life (My Favorite Year)

Kristin Dausch—Men (So Long 174th Street)

Gabriel Rodriguez—I Who Have Nothing (Smokey Joe’s Café)

Sam Trussell—Nothing Can Stop Me Now (Roar of the Greasepaint, Smell of the Crowd)

Ali Stroker—Be A Lion (The Wiz)

Company—Sunday (Sunday in the Park with George)


Mon, July 27, 2009

ALL SINGIN' ALL DANCIN'

Created, written, hosted and directed by Scott Siegel for The Town Hall, All Singin' All Dancin' features Broadway show tunes sporting brand new choreography from Josh Prince, who also co-directed. The evening featured performances from (in alphabetical order) Cameron Adams, Kevin Bernard, Liz Callaway, Alexander Gemignani, Jessica Lee Goldyn, Kendrick Jones, Joe Komara, Douglas Ladnier, Spencer Liff, Erica Mansfield, Marilyn Maye, Michael Mindlin, Karen Murphy, Bobby Pestka, Jeffrey Schecter, Alison Solomon, Amber Stone, Ron Todorowski, Ryan Worsing

ACT I

Karen Murphy, Cameron Adams, Erica Mansfield, Alison Solomon, Amber Stone, Joe Komara, Michael Mindlin, Bobby Pestka, Ryan Worsing—I Wish You A Waltz (Ballroom)
 
Kevin Bernard—Do I Hear A Waltz (Do I Hear A Waltz)
Liz Callaway—Cheek to Cheek (Top Hat)
Jeffrey Schecter & Jessica Goldwyn—Me & My Girl (Me & My Girl)
Cameron Adams, Erica Mansfield, Alison Solomon, Amber Stone, Joe Komara, Michael Mindlin, Bobby Pestka, Ryan Worsing—Teach Me How To Shimmy (Smokey Joe’s Café)
Douglas Ladnier—Begin the Beguine (Jubilee)
Marilyn Maye & Spencer Liff—Dancing (Hello, Dolly!)
Karen Murphy—Just Another Rhumba (George & Ira Gerswhin)
Jeffrey Schecter & Kevin Bernard—Be A Performer (Little Me)
Lizz Callaway—Lion Tamer (The Magic Show)
Alexander Gemignani—Let's Face the Music and Dance (Follow the Fleet)
Jessica Lee Goldyn, Bobby Pestka, Cameron Adams, Michael Mindlin, Amber Stone, Ryan Worsing, Erica Mansfield, Joe Komara, Ali Solomon—Hollywood (Grand Hotel)

ACT II

Kevin Bernard, Kendrick Jones, Joe Komara, Michael Mindlin, Bobby Pestka, Ryan Worsing—Heart (Damn Yankees)
Douglas Ladnier—Good Morning, Heartache (Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higgenbotham)
Jeffrey Schecter, Cameron Adams, Alison Solomon, Erica Mansfield, Amber Stone, Marilyn Maye—10 Minutes Ago (Cinderella)
Alexander Gemignani—Leading Men Don't Dance (Leading Men Don't Dance)
Kendrick Jones—Dancing Man (Dancin’)
Marilyn Maye & Dancers—Mean To Me (Ain’t Misbehavin’)
Douglas Ladnier—I Believe (Ervin Drake, Al Stillman, Jimmy Shirl, Irvin Graham)
Alexander Gemignani, Spencer Liff & Dancers—Lonely Town (On The Town)
Liz Callaway—The Music That Makes Me Dance (Funny Girl)
Marilyn Maye—It's Today (Mame)
Jessica Lee Goldyn, Cameron Adams, Erica Mansfield, Alison Solomon, Amber Stone, Joe Komara, Michael Mindlin, Bobby Pestka, Ryan Worsing—Broadway Melody (various)

SUMMER 2008

Monday, July 14, 2008
A NIGHT AT THE OPERETTA

Featured the sounds of Broadway music one rarely gets to hear anymore – Operetta - including music by Sigmund Romberg, Rudolph Friml and Victor Herbert. 

Starring Alexander Gemignani, Lisa Howard,William Michals, Jennifer Hope Wills, Christine Andreas, Bill Daugherty, Brian Charles Rooney, Karen Murphy, John Easterlin, Jason Graae and Milla Ilieva. The show featured the dance talents of Eric Sean Fogel, J. Austin Eyer, Billy Harrigan Tighe, and Ben Franklin. Directed by Dan Foster with musical direction by Fred Barton.

The song list was as follows:

Alexander Gemignani—The Time, The Place And The Girl (Mlle. Modiste)

Lisa Howard—Your Photo (Katinka)

William Michals—The Gypsy Baron Song (The Gypsy Baron)

Jennifer Hope Wills—To The Land of My Romance

Christine Andreas & Bill Daugherty—When I Grow To Old To Dream

Brian Charles Rooney—Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise (The New Moon)

Karen Murphy—Kiss Me Again/If I Were on the Stage (Mlle. Modiste)

Bill Daugherty-Indian Summer

John Esterlin—Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (The Land of Smiles)

Fred Barton and The Night at The Operetta Orchestra—Entre' Act

Jason Graae—Trest Parisienne (The Merry Widow)

Milla Ilieva—Yesterdays (Roberta)

Brian Charles Rooney & Bill Daugherty—Only A Rose (The Vagabond King)

Karen Murphy & Alexander Gemigani—Adrift On A Star (The Happiest Girl In The World)

William Michals—Thine Alone (Eileen)

Christine Andreas—I'll Follow My Secret Heart (Conversation Piexe)

Brian Charles Rooney—Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life (Naughty Marietta)

John Easterlin,William Michals,Jennifer Hope Wills—Hills of Dreams

Finale—I'll See You Again (Bittersweet)

Monday, July 21, 2008

BROADWAY'S RISING STARS

Designed to launch the careers of the next generation of Broadway stars, the show featured 20 of the most outstanding young talents from performing arts schools in New York and across the country. The future stars of the Great White Way were chosen during auditions throughout the spring and come from theatrical institutions including as AMDA, CAP21, Julliard, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Carnegie Mellon, NYU, Marymount and the New School. Co-directed Emily Skinner and Scott Coulter.

Song list:

Entire cast—Applause (Applause)

Shanyn Trammell—I'm A Star

F. Michael Haynie—Let It Sing (Violet)

Jena Dallacco—I Think I May Want To Remember Today (Starting Here)

Mark Cajigao—Her Face (Carnival)

Joshua Issacs, Jon Fletcher, Ryan Scoble—Big Ass Rock (The Full Monty)

Lucy Horton—How Could I Ever Know (The Secret Garden)

Danielle Simone Roundtree—Squeeze Me (Ain't Misbehavin)

Greg Kenna—A Miracle Would Happen (The Last Five Years)

Jennifer La Monica—Climb Every Mountain (The Sound of Music)

Seth Peterson—What You'd Call A Dream (Diamonds)

Karen Myatt—Surabya Johnny (Happy End)

Elena, Dawn, Danielle, Malia, Sara, Jenna and Stephanie—Just Arrived (Copacabana)

ACT II

Joshua Isaacs—It's Hard To Speak My Heart (Parada)

Jon Fletcher—The Streets of Dublin (A Man of No Importance)

Shanyn, Mark, Karen and F. Micahel—A New World (Songs For A New World)

Stephanie Torns—A Call To The Vatican (Nine)

Ryan Scoble—Someone To Fall Back On by Jason Robert Brown

Malia Tippets—I'm All I've Got (Bravo, Giovanani)

Jennifer, Greg and Seth—I Wish I Could Go Back To College (Ave. Q.) 

Kyu-Jeong Han—What Is It About Her (The Wild Party)

Dawn Cantwell—Maybe I Like It This Way (The Wild Party)

Elena Mindlina—If You Love Me

Sara Sheperd—Astonishing (Little Women)

Finale—Make Our Garden Grow (Candide)

Monday, July 28, 2008. 

ALL SINGIN'! ALL DANCIN!'

featured well known Broadway showtunes sporting brand new choreography exclusively created by Joshua Rhodes and danced by the talented Broadway hoofers of today, including Kendrick Jones, Megan Sikora, Melinda Sullivan, Lisa Gadja and Lorin Latarro. 

Directed by Scott Siegel

The song list was as follows:

ACT ONE

Lorin Latarro & Ensemble— Life Is

Shonn Wiley & Megan Sikora—Never Swat A Fly

William Michals—They Call The Wind Mariah

Liz McCartney & Ensemble—It's An Art

Marie-France Arcilla & Christopher Jackson—A Very Good Day

Cady Huffman—Always True To You In My Fashion

Ensemble—Real Live Girl

Alli Mauzey (vocal) & Lorin Latarro & Michael Balderrama & Lisa Gajda—Unusual Way

William Michals—Where's The Life that Late I Led?

Melinda Sullivan & Kendrick Jones & Ensemble—Varsity Drag

ACT TWO

Lorin Latarro, Megan Sikora, Lisa Gajda— Too Darn Hot

Cady Huffman— Moonfall

Alli Mauzey & Shonn Wiley— I'm Old Fashioned

Liz McCartney— Someone Else's Story

Darius DeHaas & Ensemble—Steppin' To The Bad Side

Alli Mauzey— I Never Said I Love You

Natasha Williams (vocal), Melinda Sullivan & Kendrick Jones— Speak Low

Cady Huffman— No Man Left For Me

William Michals— Some Enchanted Evening

Natasha Williams & Ensemble— Shakin' The Blues Away

Full Company— Shakin' The Blues Away Tag

SUMMER 2007

Monday, July 16, 2007 at 8 pm

A Night at the Operetta

with (in alphabetical order)

John Easterlin, Rebecca Eichenberger, Milla Illieva, Mark Jacoby, Marc Kudisch,
Douglas Ladnier, Aaron Lazar, Gavin Lee, Sarah Jane McMahon, William Michals,
Karen Murphy, Manu Nayaran, Christiane Noll and Paul Schoeffler

Fred Barton, Musical Director

Dan Foster, Director

Monday, July 23, 2007 at 8 pm

Broadway Rising Stars

Tedd Firth, Musical Director
Joel Froomkin, Director

Program

Act 1
I'm The Greatest Star (Funny Girl) - Entire Company
Waiting For Life (Once on this Island) - Stacie Greenwell
Younger Than Springtime (South Pacific) -- Jared Weiss
Till There Was You (The Music Man) - Stephanie Barnum
Writing on the Wall (The Mystery of Edwin Droid) - Paige Hutchinson
Think of Me (Phantom of the Opera) - Sara Sawyer
Can't Take That Away From Me (George & Ira) - Justin McConnaghey
Sailing (A New Brain) - Michael August
Mister Snow (Carousel) - Lauren Marcus
Dancing Thru Life (Wicked) - Mike Cruz
Maybe I Like It This Way (Wild Party) - Laura D'Andre
Gimme, Gimme (Thoroughly Modern Millie) - Dayna Grayber
Beauty School Dropout (Grease) - Cris DiCristo, Jr.

Act 2
The Man That Got Away (Arlen, Gershwin) - Erica Jacob
Love, Look Away (Flower Drum Song) - Elizabeth Daniels
Practically Perfect (Mary Poppins) - Katie Babb
New Man (Grind) - Reggie Headon
The Girl In 14G (Tesori, Scanlon) - Natalie Hall
Le Jazz Hot (Victor/Victoria) - Darcie Champagne
As Long As He Needs Me (Oliver) - Kirby Burgess
What'll I Do (Berlin) - Stephen Bel Davies
Don't Rain On MY Parade (Funny Girl) - Abby Baum
Proud of Your Boy (cut from Aladdin) - Alex Arroyo
Our Town (Merrily We Roll Along) - Entire Company

Monday, July 30, 2007 at 8 pm

All Singin’ All Dancin’

Ross Patterson, Musical Director

Lorin Latarro, Associate Choreographer

Sara Brians, Assistant Tap Choreographer

Emily Reutlinger, Assistant Director

Noah Racey, Director & Choreographer

Act 1

Nothing New Beneath the Sun – Noah Racey, Lorin Latarro, Megan Sikora

Button Up Your Overcoat – Nancy Anderson & Kevin Bernard

Tonight at Eight – John Bolton

Ten Minutes Ago – Megan Sikora & Matt Loehr

City Lights – Rachelle Rak

Can’t Stop Talking About Him – Julia Murney

It Ain’t No Sin – Harvey Evans

Keeping Out of Mischief – Lorin Latarro, Marty Lawson, Joe Aaron Reid

That Means Nothing to Me – Nancy Anderson

What’ll I Do? – Christopher Spaulding

Educate Your Feet – Josh Prince & Kevin B. Worley

Act 2

Cool – Carolyn Doherty, JoAnn M. Hunter, Mary MacLeod, Jennifer Savelli, Amanda Watkins, Jennifer West

A Quiet Thing – Julia Murney & John Bolton

Inappropriate Melody – Meredith Patterson & Shonn Wiley

Hot Feet – Kendrick Jones

Good Thing Going/Not a Day Goes By – Julia Murney

Pain – Lorin Latarro, Matt Loehr, Noah Racey, Megan Sikora, Edward Hibbert

Use What You Got – Jack Noseworthy

How Glory Goes – Richard Blake

What You’d Call A Dream – Kevin Bernard, Ward Billeisen, Matt Farnsworth, Jim Neuman, Joe Aaron Reid, Chirstopher Spaulding

I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Joyce Chittick, David Baum, Luke Hawkins, Noah Racey, Kevin B. Worley and Jason Yudoff

And the World Goes Round – Karen Ziemba

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