Hayley Podschun, F. Michael Haynie, Curt Hansen and More Join CALVIN BERGER CD Release Concert Tonight, 9/24

Ghostlight Records will celebrate the release of the Original Cast Recording of Barry Wyner's new musical Calvin Berger with a concert at Joe's Pub the evening before the release – tonight, September 24, 2012 at 7pm.  Just added to the concert lineup are Curt Hansen (Next to Normal), F. Michael Haynie (Dogfight), Hayley Podschun (Chaplin), and Tony nominee Tim Jerome (Tarzan, Me and My Girl). They join the previously announced concert cast, who are also featured on the Calvin Berger recording: Noah Weisberg (Legally Blonde, South Pacific), Krystal Joy Brown (Leap of Faith), David Hull (Wicked) andDana Steingold (Spelling Bee).

Ghostlight Records will release the Original Cast Recording of Calvin Berger on Tuesday, September 25, 2012. CD pre-orders are now available at http://sh-k-boom.com/calvinberger.shtml. Watch video from the Calvin Berger recording session here:http://youtu.be/2ti5oguVEhk

Calvin Berger – winner of the Jerry Bock Award, Richard Rodgers Award, Kleban Prize, and Noel Coward Prize – is a hip, heartfelt, hysterical new musical by Barry Wyner, loosely based on Cyrano De Bergerac. Featuring Orchestrations by 3-time Tony Award-winnerDoug Besterman (Sister Act, How To Succeed, The Producers), Calvin Berger has been performed at Barrington Stage and Manhattan Theatre Club, and most recently at George Street Playhouse under the direction of 3-time Tony winner Kathleen Marshall(Nice Work, Anything Goes, The Pajama Game). It is licensed by the legendary Tams-Witmark Music Library and has several songs published by Hal Leonard.

Tickets for tonight's September 24^th release concert are $20 and available online at joespub.com (http://www.joespub.com/component/option,com_shows/task,view/Itemid,40/prod_no,19020), by phone at 212-967-7555 or at the box office at The Public Theater. The concert will be directed by Travis Greisler, music directed by Aron Accurso and produced by Katie Riegel. Joe's Pub is located at 425 Lafayette Street, NYC.

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