| "Broadway By The Year: The New Wave" at The Town Hall...3/21...Reed, Iconis, Neimietz, Gardner, Carling, and more to star | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 03:59 pm EST 02/14/22 | |
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| THE TOWN HALL Vivian Reed, Joe Iconis, Sara Neimietz, Danny Gardner, Gunhild Carling, and more join BROADWAY BY THE YEAR THE NEW WAVE Celebrating songs from Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Rent, the Book of Mormon, The Drowsy Chaperone and more! Created, written, hosted, and directed by SCOTT SIEGEL MONDAY, March 21, 2022 THE TOWN HALL 123 W. 43rd Street. www.TheTownHall.org The Town Hall presents Broadway By The Year: The New Wave on Monday, March 21 at 8pm. Created, written, hosted and directed by Scott Siegel for The Town Hall, the evening will launch Broadway By The Year’s 21st landmark season at The Town Hall (123 W. 43rd Street). Broadway by the Year concerts open time capsules to some of the Great White Way's most memorable seasons and songs. This year’s concerts will celebrate the music, anecdotes, and behind the scenes stories of various themes, the first being the groundbreaking work of a fresh, new crop of writers, and the defining elements of our new, contemporary Broadway. In the first concert of their 21st season, Broadway by the Year will celebrate the likes of Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights, Hamilton), Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Dear Evan Hansen), Bobby Lopez (The Book of Mormon), Lopez with Jeff Marx (Avenue Q), Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison (The Drowsy Chaperone), and so much more. The cast of Broadway By The Year: The New Wave includes: Vivian Reed (Bubbling Brown Sugar), Joe Iconis and Family (Be More Chill), Sara Neimietz (13 The Musical), Danny Gardner (Flying Over Sunset) and Gunhild Carling (The Wonder Woman of Jazz). More guest stars will be announced in the coming weeks. Joe Iconis’ musical Be More Chill was catapulted to Broadway though social media and a passionate fan base, while Vivian Reed will represent the emergence of African American music on Broadway during the last 25 years. Sara Neimietz will represent the new generation of Broadway, singing the work of Jason Robert Brown and other groundbreaking composers, while Danny Gardner will lead the Broadway by the Year Dance Troupe in a celebration of today's imaginative choreography. Gunhild Carling will provide a wonderfully entertaining representation of the "John Doyle Movement" that had actors becoming the orchestra, playing instruments as well as singing and acting. “The first concert of this special season will, among many other things, highlight the great Broadway songs from the “new wave” of Broadway composers,” said Scott Siegel. “Our show, on March 21, will be a true master class in contemporary musical theater, and we look forward to this special show with a supremely talented cast of singers and performers.” “Broadway By The Year has been a part of The Town Hall producing season for over 2 decades and we are excited about this year’s concerts taking a new perspective and approach,” said The Town Hall’s Artistic Director Melay Araya. “We know our audience is in for a big treat.” Tickets for Broadway By The Year are $57-$67. For tickets and information, please visit www.thetownhall.org or call 800-982-2787. The Broadway By The Year concert series is part of The Town Hall’s presenting season. Among the many other stars who may be performing in Broadway By The Year this season include: Marc Kudisch (The Girl From the North Country), Bill Irwin (Tony® Award Winner, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf), Emily Skinner (Side Show ), Stephanie J. Block (Tony® Award Winner, The Cher Show), Sebastian Arcelus (House of Cards), Lesli Margherita (Matilda), Kerry O'Malley (Into The Woods), Carolee Carmello (Mamma Mia!), Beth Malone (Fun Home ), Tonya Pinkins (Caroline, Or Change), Christiane Noll (Dear Evan Hansen), Julia Murney (Wicked ), Brad Oscar (Something Rotten!), Lilli Cooper (Tootsie), Jarrod Spector (The Cher Show ), Patti Murin (Frozen), Karen Ziemba (Chicago), Ethan Slater (Sponge Bob Squarepants The Musical), Bryan Batt (Mad Men), Noah Racey (Curtains), and Quentin Earl Darrington (Once On This Island). # # # The rest of the 21st season of Broadway By the Year includes: May 23, 2022 at 8PM Broadway by the Year: FROM THE ZIEGFELD FOLLIES TO MOULIN ROUGE Songs from Jukebox and Revue Musicals An extraordinary number of hit Broadway shows fit the description of “Jukebox or Revues Musical.” In our unique concert event at Town Hall, we will unearth the history of this much-maligned genre to reveal its importance in the resurrection of composers, songs, and styles. These Musicals have served everything from rock ’n’ roll (The Jersey Boys, Beautiful, All Shook Up) to classical music ( Kismet), and from country (Ring of Fire) to Rhythm & Blues (Black & Blue, After Midnight). It has highlighted oftentimes forgotten composers, bringing their names back into the limelight, such as Eubie Blake with Eubie! and Fats Waller with Ain’t Misbehavin’. Our concert will highlight the history of these shows and give you the chart-topping songs from these shows, as well! Look forward to another All-Star cast delivering these songs with all the flair they deserve! June 27, 2022 at 8PM Broadway by the Year: ALMOST ON BROADWAY Songs from shows that played off-Broadway and around the country The world of theater music is full of songs that leapt to fame from shows that never actually made it to Broadway. For the first time in its 21-year history, Broadway by the Year will venture outside the confines of Broadway to honor the brilliant songs born Off-Broadway and in shows that played everywhere but Broadway. Just a small sampling of Off-Broadway shows that launched famous songs includes Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, Bat Boy, Beehive and, of course, The Fantasticks. Then there are the shows that never made it to Broadway, like The Baker's Wife, Zorro, and The Witches of Eastwick. September 19, 2022 at 8PM Broadway by the Year: A ONE NIGHT ONLY HISTORY OF BROADWAY SONG AND DANCE It’s an awesomely big subject, but Broadway by the Year will bring it to you in an explosion of tap, ballroom, jazz, ballet, and more! From George M. Cohan, Fred & Adele Astaire, and the dancing feet of 42nd Street, right up to the brilliance of Andy Blankenbeuler’s choreography for In the Heights and Hamilton — and the world of Broadway dance that swirls in-between. A cast of brilliant Broadway singer-dancers will be on display in this, Broadway by the Year’s most ambitious concert event in its 21 year history! In fact, this entire 21st season will set a new standard for Town Hall’s signature series. We hope you’ll be there to witness it all! # # # MORE ABOUT BROADWAY BY THE YEAR© This unique, critically acclaimed series created, written, hosted, and directed by Scott Siegel is peppered with history-making events. Broadway by the Year introduced Stephanie J. Block to the New York City theater audience. And it was Broadway by the Year that starred Jessie Mueller in her first concert appearance in New York after she was first seen on Broadway in On a Clear Day You Can See Forever. Broadway by the Year pioneered the use of dance in a one-night only concert format and they have and continue to highlight the Broadway voice by introducing unplugged performances, using no microphones. MORE ABOUT TOWN HALL Town Hall has played an integral part in the electrifying cultural fabric of New York City for more than 100 years. A group of Suffragists' fight for the 19th Amendment led them to build a meeting space to educate people on the important issues of the day. During its construction, the 19th Amendment was passed, and on January 12, 1921 The Town Hall opened its doors and took on a double meaning: as a symbol of the victory sought by its founders, and as a spark for a new, more optimistic climate. In 1921, German composer Richard Strauss performed a series of concerts that cemented the Hall's reputation as an ideal venue for musical performances. Since, Town Hall has been home to countless musical milestones: The US debuts of Strauss, and Isaac Stern; Marian Anderson's first New York recital; in 1945, Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker introduced bebop to the world; Bob Dylan's first major concert in '63; and much, much more. Town Hall is committed to providing healthy and safe facilities for audiences, performers, and staff. Based on CDC and state guidelines at the time of performance, protocols may include mask enforcement, increased cleaning and ventilation/filtration enhancements, vaccination or negative test verification, and more. These are subject to change. Ticket holders who do not comply with venue policies will not be admitted. www.TheTownHall.org |
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