Here is the full details explained on all of the drama that is causing the Award winning smash hit Natasha, Pierre, and The Great Comet of 1812 to close this Sunday at the Imperial Theatre. So sad to see this high energy show come to an end.
To raise money for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Tony nominee and Broadway rock star Adam Pascal have a surprise performance of his signature song ONE SONG GLORY from Rent. All you RENTheads out there should watch this. He still has it.
Be sure to join us this Sunday for our INSPIRATION OF RENT tour at 11am. We take you through the east village and see the sights that Jonathan Larson was inspired by to write RENT.
THROWBACK THURSDAY: In 2002, the Broadway community came together to raise money for The Actors Fund with a one off gala concert presentation of Funny Girl. The concert was not your typical staging of the iconic musical that made Barbra Streisand a breakout star, each scene featured a different actress playing the role of “Fanny Brice”. It was held at the New Amsterdam Theatre (where majority of the musical takes place and was obviously home of the Zigfeld Follies). The concert was put together by Seth Rudetsky, who also served as the music director.
The FANNY’s (in order of appearances) are Whoopi Goldberg, Sutton Foster, Idina Menzel, Ricki Lake, Spencer Kayden, Kristin Chenoweth, LaChanze, Julia Murney, Ana Gasteyer, Lillias White, Jane Krakowski, Alice Playten, Bebe Neuwirth, Judy Kuhn, Andrea Martin, and Carolee Carmello.
It also featured Peter Gallagher as Nick Arnstein and Len Cariou as Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
How cool is it instead having a fast limited engagement stunt casting, you can have many Broadway divas play Fanny Brice in different scenes in just one night?
Funny Girl- Actor Fund Benefit Concert, 23 September 2002 Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Sutton Foster, Idina Menzel, Ricki Lake, Spencer Kayden, Kristin Chenoweth, …
