Country stars, along with Ms. Womack, who are scheduled to perform include
Trace Adkins, Glen Campbell, Billy Currington, Raul Malo, Richie McDonald,
Jamie O'Neal, Julie Roberts, Carrie Underwood and Trisha Yearwood.
Stephen Oremus is musical director and arranger for the "Broadway Meets
Country" event. Currently he is music supervisor/ conductor/ arranger for
"Wicked" (original cast recording); and music
supervisor/arranger/orchestrator for "Avenue Q" (original cast recording).
He was music supervisor/arranger/orchestrator for Jonathan Larson's "tick,
tick…BOOM"! in NYC and national tour (original cast recording); music
Director for Andrew Lippa's "The Wild Party" at Manhattan Theatre Club
(original cast recording).
Event Information
This unforgettable evening will be held at The Allen Room, Frederick P.
Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center (Broadway at 60th Street, New
York City), against the breathtaking backdrop of New York's Central Park.
This special charity performance is a fundraiser for The Actors' Fund of
America, and the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.
Additional concert information is available by calling 212-869-4535.
About The League of American Theatres and Producers, Inc.
The League of American Theatres and Producers, Inc., founded in 1930 and
operating under the trademark "Live Broadway," is the national trade
association for the Broadway industry. The League's 500-plus members
include theater owners and operators, producers, presenters, and general
managers in over 140 North American cities, as well as suppliers of goods
and services to the theater industry.
Broadway industry programs initiated by the League include Kids' Night on
Broadway, Broadway On Broadway, an annual outdoor concert in Times Square,
The Broadway Line, a national toll-free Broadway information hotline
(888-BROADWAY), Broadway Ticket Center, and LiveBroadway.com.
Each year, League members bring Broadway to nearly 30 million people in New
York and on tour across the U.S. and Canada, contributing $4.3 billion to
the New York economy and billions more to the national economy.
About the Country Music Association and CMA Awards
In 1958, CMA was the first trade organization formed to promote a type of
music. Its membership includes nearly 6,000 companies and music industry
professionals around the globe. The CMA Awards were broadcast on network
television in 1968 – making it the longest running, music awards program on
network TV. Traditionally one of the highest rated awards specials of the
year, more than 37 million people watched all or part of the 2004 CMA
Awards, placing it behind only the Academy Awards and in a statistical tie
with the GRAMMY's in ratings.
In 2005, the event will be held outside of Nashville for the first time
when "The 39th Annual CMA Awards" is broadcast live on the CBS Television
Network Tuesday, November 15 from Madison Square Garden. For information
about CMA and the Association's initiatives and events, visit
www.CMAworld.com.
About The Actors' Fund of America
The Actors' Fund of America, founded in 1882, is the national human service
organization, helping all entertainment professionals in theater,
television, film, music, opera and dance. The Actors' Fund's broad
spectrum of programs – designed to address the specific needs of the
community – includes comprehensive social services, health services,
emergency financial assistance, supportive and affordable housing, career
counseling, and skilled nursing and assisted living care.
The Fund's Emergency Assistance Fund supports our community in times of
critical need, including those who have been assisted with shelter, food,
clothing, relocation, and other needs due to Hurricane Katrina.
Administered from offices in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, these
programs address essential needs and help people solve programs. For more
information visit www.actorsfund.org.
About The American Red Cross
The American Red Cross is where people mobilize to help their
neighbors-across the street, across the country and across the world-in
emergencies. Each year, in communities large and small, victims of some
70,000 disasters turn to neighbors familiar and new – the nearly 1 million
volunteers and 35,000 employees of the Red Cross. Through almost 900
locally supported chapters, more than 15 million people gain the skills
they need to prepare for and respond to emergencies in their homes,
communities and world. Some 4 million people give blood-the gift of
life-through the Red Cross, making it the largest supplier of blood and
blood products in the United States. The Red Cross helps thousands of U.S.
service members separated from their families by military duty stay
connected.
As part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, a global
network of 181 national societies, the Red Cross helps restore hope and
dignity to the world's most vulnerable people. An average of 91 cents of
every dollar the Red Cross spends is invested
in humanitarian services and programs. The Red Cross is not a government
agency; it relies on donations of time, money, and blood to do its work.
For information about the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, go to
www.redcross.org or call 800-HELP-NOW
(800-435-7669).
