FOR THE RECORD: John Hughes, a concert celebrating the soundtrack that defined a generation, made its New York City debut at City Winery last night, June 27th. Due to popular demand, a second performance had been added to accommodate overwelming ticket sales later in the evening. BroadwayWorld was on hand, of course, and brings you photo coverage below!
FOR THE RECORD: John Hughes features music and moments from The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Pretty In Pink, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Weird Science, Home Alone, Vacation, Plains Trains and Automobiles, Uncle Buck and more. Play list includes "Don't You (Forget About Me)," "If You Leave," "Weird Science," "I'm So Excited," "True," "Danke Schoen," "Twist and Shout," "Holiday Road," "Young Americans," "Try A Little Tenderness" and many more.
The concert starred Barrett Foa (NCIS: Los Angeles, Broadway's Avenue Q, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), Tracie Thoms (Tarantino's Death Proof, Rent, Cold Case), Darren Ritchie (Broadway's Wonderland), Rogelio Douglas Jr. (Broadway's In The Heights, Little Mermaid), Janet Dacal, and Jessica Keenan Wynn.
The concert was directed by Michael Arden (Source Code, Bride Wars, Broadway's Big River, The Times They Are A-Changin) and produced by Shane Scheel, Chris Bratten, Barrett Foa and Siobhan O'Neill.
For more information on all of the events at City Winery, visit www.citywinery.com.
Photo Credit: Linda Lenzi
Barrett Foa
Darren Ritchie
Darren Ritchie and Johnny Morrow
Jessica Keenan Wynn
Jessica Keenan Wynn
Janet Dacal
Janet Dacal and Darren Ritchie
Rogelio Douglas Jr.
Rogelio Douglas Jr. and Jessica Keenan Wynn
Jake Simpson and Tracie Thoms
Darren Ritchie and Barrett Foa
The Members Only Band: Chris Bratten, Johnny Morrow, Kiel Feher and Nick Perez
Barrett Foa and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney
Barrett Foa and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney
Barrett Foa and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney
Lynette Perry-McCollum, Kevin McCollum and Barrett Foa
Shane Scheel and Tracie Thoms
Shane Scheel, Tracie Thoms, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney and Siobhan O'Neill
Barrett Foa and Tracie Thoms
Rogelio Douglas Jr., Joellen Surace and Tony Surace
Hunter Bell, Lynette Perry-McCollum, Kevin McCollum, Janet Dacal and Darren Ritchie
Janet Dacal and Darren Ritchie
Janet Dacal, Darren Ritchie and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney
Shane Scheel and Michael Arden
Janet Dacal, Jessica Keenan Wynn and Tracie Thoms
Tracie Thoms
Joellen Surace, Barrett Foa and Tony Surace
Michael Arden and Barret Foa
Michael Arden and Max von Essen
Rogelio Douglas Jr., Barrett Foa, Tracie Thoms, Jessica Keenan Wynn, Janet Dacal and Darren Ritchie
