3RD ANNUAL BROADWAY CAN! Benefit Concert Held 11/13

The 3rd Annual Broadway Can! A Concert for Citymeals-on-Wheels & City Harvest will be presented at Don't Tell Mama, one night only, Sunday, November 13th at 8pm. The evening will be comprised of songs by composer/ lyricist Seth Bisen-Hersh. Bisen-Hersh will be joined on stage by a phenomenal cast including Beckley Andrews (Gypsy), Toby Blackwell (Rent), Brian Childers (Danny and Sylvia), Russell Fischer (Jersey Boys), David Garry (Company), Kimberly Faye Greenberg (One Night With Fanny Brice), Nina Hennessey (Bye, Bye Birdie), Lara Janine (Rock of Ages), Danielle Jordan (Follies), Stephanie Klemons (Bring It On), Michael McGurk (The Wedding Singer), Brianne Moore (The Visit), Elly Noble (Carrie), Rori Nogee (Pinkalicious), Caryn Osofsky (The Fantasticks), David Perlman (Baby It's You), Megan Reinking (Hair), Brian Charles Rooney (The Threepenny Opera), Shelley Thomas (Rent), Correy West (South Pacific) and Elisa Winter (Sweeney Todd). The concert will be produced by Dennis Fowler, directed by Laura Pestronk, stage managed by Rich Abrams.

The audience can expect to hear 21 songs from Bisen-Hersh's catalog featuring songs from Love Quirks, More to Love and four world premiere songs. Songs will include "Thanksgiving Day", "It's Not You, It's Me", "I'm Not Interested in You", "I Like Big Girls", "Can You Believe I Was Ever Sad We Broke Up?" and the popular youtube hit, "Hey!".

All the proceeds for the evening will go to Citymeals-on-Wheels, which "raises private funds to ensure no homebound elderly New Yorker will ever go a day without food or human company." The canned goods will be donated to City Harvest, which has "served New York City for more than 25 years" as a "food rescue organization, dedicated to feeding the city's hungry men, women, and children."

A night of Seth Bisen-Hersh's music performed by Broadway performers!

starring:

Beckley Andrews (Gypsy)
Toby Blackwell (Rent)
Seth Bisen-Hersh
Brian Childers (Danny and Sylvia)
Russell Fischer (Jersey Boys)
David Garry (Company)
Kimberly Faye Greenberg (One Night with Fanny Brice)
Nina Hennessey (Bye, Bye Birdie)
Lara Janine (Rock of Ages)
Danielle Jordan (Follies)
Stephanie Klemons (Bring It On)
Michael McGurk (The Wedding Singer)
Brianne Moore (The Visit)
Elly Noble (Carrie)
Rori Nogee (Pinkalicious)
Caryn Osofsky (The Fantasticks)
David Perlman (Baby It's You)
Megan Reinking (Hair)
Brian Charles Rooney (The Threepenny Opera)
Shelley Thomas (Rent)
Correy West (South Pacific)
Elisa Winter (Sweeney Todd)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH, 8PM
$22 Cover/ 2 Drink Minimum (cash only - $2 off with the donation of a canned good)
Don't Tell Mama, 343 W. 46th St.
Call for reservations after 4: 212-757-0788 or reserve online at donttellmamanyc.com

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