Photos by Linda Lenzi and Craig Brockman for BroadwayWorld.com
Village Voice columnist and 'NY Icon' Michael Musto served as co-host
Stephanie J. Block (currently Liza in The Boy From Oz)
opens up the show (after Marc Shaiman's video) with
"He Touched Me"
The beautiful and passionate Felicia Finley
sings Brian Lowdermilk's "No Apparent Reason"
Alison Fraser explains that it hasn't all been
a bed of roses for her and her career....
...because she's never been on "Law & Order"
Broadwayworld's own, Scott Nevins keeps things moving
as co-host for the benefit
Cheyenne Jackson sings a stirring "Feel"
New mommy, Erin Leigh Peck (DOTV, I Love You, Your Perfect...), explains
why her doll is a tramp in the humorous "My Barbie"
Kate Shindle gets ready to sing a very rousing "Love Me For What I Am"
Followed by "infamous" message board fave Eddie Varley
singing a very Leo Bloomesque "Parsley"
...to thunderous applause
(and having a birthday the same day never hurts!)
Laura Bell Bundy (currently Glinda standby in WICKED)
belts "Joy To The World"
...and has the whole crowd clapping along!
Bill Weeden and William Tost who finished the run of
the hit "The Fantasticks" sang the clever "NO"
Sriram Ganesan (Bombay Dreams) treated the benefit audience
to a cut number from his show, "I Should Have Told You"
Sriram again
Matt Cavenaugh (Urban Cowboy and most recently Jimmy on
tour in Thoroughly Modern Millie) shares a little secret about..
"Making Love Alone"
Susan Egan (Millie) ends Act 1 with an amazing rendition
(and thunderous applause) of Maybe This Time from Cabaret.
Kim Cea keeps everyone in stitches talking about
everything including emails, Costco and Barbra Streisand
Max von Essen wows the crowd with a very heartfelt
rendition of "Only In New York" from Thoroughly Modern Millie...
...which has the crowd going wild as he hits his last note
Cheyenne Jackson takes to the stage again, this time
singing "Joey, Joey, Joey"
Raymond Jaramillo McLeod (Drama Desk Nominated for Wonderful Town)
banters with the audience...
...before being joined by Lyn Philistine for "Water Is Wide"
and then an energetic George Merritt joins in to lead the trio
(and the crowd) in "Muddy Water"
Stephanie J. Block returns to the stage to sing
Scott Alan's touching "Never Never Land"
The enormously talented and beautiful Stephanie
has the crowd in the palm of her hand...
Reprising a song she hasn't sung in 12 years,
Laura Bell Bundy proves she was "Born to Entertain"
- complete with dance break!
Kate Shindle is joined by composer Michael J. LaChiusa
for "See What I Want To See" (from R Shomon)
The incomparable MJ LaChiusa!
Stage legend, Andrea McArdle sings a joyous
rendition of "The Trolley Song" from Meet Me In
St Louis
Mandy Gonzalez closes the show with "Don't Look Back"
Co-hosts Scott Nevins and Michael Musto thank the
crowd for coming and auction off dinner for two to
Tony's DiNapoli with Avenue Q's Jennifer Barnhart and
TONY Nominee, John Tartaglia....which goes for $1,000!!
Did we say Mandy closed the show? Not exactly...
Toxic Audio (now Off-Broadway with their show LOUDMOUTH)
raced from their Sunday evening performance just in time
to Raise the Roof off of Joe's Pub with a spectacular
finale of "Turn The Beat Around"
Cast members raced from backstage to catch the finale
An incredible evening was had by one and all
Rene, Shalisa, Jeremy, Michelle and Paul thank everyone
for coming out for the first BroadwayWorld.com
Standing Ovations Benefit Concert!
A positively glowing Mandy Gonzalez
Scott Nevins invites everyone over to FEZ
for the afterparty!
BroadwayWorld.com presents
STANDING OVATIONS
A Benefit Concert for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Act I
Pick-a-little, Post-a-little/Good Morning, BroadwayWorld - Marc Shaiman
He Touched Me - Stephanie J Block
No Apparent Reason - Felicia Finley
Law & Order - Alison Fraser
Feel - Cheyenne Jackson
My Barbie - Erin Leigh Peck
Love Me For What I Am - Kate Shindle
Parsley - Eddie Varley
Joy to the World - Laura Bell Bundy
No - Bill Weeden/Bill Tost
I Should Have Told You - Sriram Ganesan
Making Love Alone - Matt Cavenaugh
Maybe This Time - Susan Egan
ACT II
Kim Cea
Only in New York - Max von Essen
Joshua Noveck - Susan Egan
Joey Joey Joey - Cheyenne Jackson
Water is Wide/Muddy Water – Ray McLeod, Lyn Philistine and George Merritt
Never Never Land - Stephanie J Block
Born to Entertain - Laura Bell Bundy
See What I Want to See (from R SHOMON) - Kate Shindle accompanied by MJ LaChiusa
Trolley Song - Andrea McCardle
Don't Look Back - Mandy Gonzalez
Turn the Beat Around - Toxic Audio
