'Leading Men III' Benefit Concert Lineup Announced

The Leading Men III concert will be performed on Monday, April 21, 2008 at 7:00pm, as part of the long-running concert series Broadway at Birdland.The concert is a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.  John Tartaglia, the Tony-nominated star of Avenue Q, will again host this annual celebration of stellar male singers and actors from Broadway and cabaret. Seth Rudetsky, the Emmy-nominated writer, host and comic, also returns as its musical director as does director Alan Muraoka (NAATCO's Falsettoland).

 This year's Leading Men lineup consists of: Tom Andersen (5-time MAC Award winner), Michael Arden (The Times They Are A-Changin), Skylar Astin (Spring Awakening), David Burnham (Wicked) Jim Caruso (Jim Caruso's Cast Party), Jonathan Groff (Spring Awakening), Norm Lewis (The Little Mermaid),  Michael McElroy (Rent), Skie Ocasio (Bombay Dreams), Sean Palmer (The Little Mermaid), Aaron Ramey (Curtains), Robb Sapp (Wicked), Christopher Sieber (Spamalot), Marcus Simeone (2-time MAC Award winner), Bobby Steggert (110 in the Shade) and Jim Walton (Merrily We Roll Along).