Photo Coverage: The Broadway Musicals of 1979

 Sarah Uriarte Berry, Tony winner Chuck Cooper, award-winning vocalist Scott Coulter, and Broadway favorites Jason Graae and Max von Essen joined Emily Skinner, Jeff McCarthy,Terri Klausner,Noah Racey, Lorin Latarro and Melinda Sullivan at The Town Hall to present the final production of its 2007-2008 Broadway by the Year series, Broadway By The Year 1979 on Monday, June 16th. Broadway By The Year is created, written and hosted by Scott Siegel for The Town Hall, now in it's 8th season.

After the first three sold-out concerts, Broadway by the Year continued its year of unparalleled entertainment with this last show of the season. Broadway by the Year 1979 was directed by Emily Skinner, who also stars in the show with choreography by Noah Racey.
    
The evening featured excerpts from the Broadway shows of 1979 including Evita, Sweeney Todd, They're Playing Our Song, I Remember Mama, The Grand Tour, Sarava, 1940's Radio Hour and Sugar Babies.   It will also reunite two stars from the cult favorite musical Side Show: Emily Skinner and Jeff McCarthy (Chicago/Urinetown).

The song order was as follows:

Ballad of Sweeney Todd [Sweeney Todd] – Group
They're Playing My Song [They're Playing Our Song] – Jason Graae
Buenos Aires [Evita] – Terri Klausner
Sarava [Sarava] – Melinda Sullivan [DANCE]
Fallin' [They're Playing Our Song] – Scott Coulter
It's Going to be Good to be Gone [I Remember Mama] –
Jeff McCarthy w/Melinda Sullivan,Terri Klausner,           
Lorin Latarro,Sarah Uriarte Berry
Immigration Rose [Sugar Babies] – Jason Graae w/ Chuck Cooper, Scott Coulter
A Little Bit More [I Remember Mama] – Sarah Uriarte Berry
I'm a Woman [Carmelina] – Emily Skinner
You I Like [The Grand Tour] – Jeff McCarthy & Jason Graae
Daddy [1940s Radio Hour] – Noah Racey & Melinda Sullivan [DANCE]
Johanna [Sweeney Todd] – Max von Essen [UNPLUGGED]
Epiphany [Sweeney Todd] – Jeff McCarthy  [UNPLUGGED
I'm Keepin' Myself Available For You/Exactly Like You [Sugar Babies] – Noah Racey & Melinda Sullivan [DANCE]
Rainbow High [Evita] – Terri Klausner w/Chuck Cooper, Jason Graae,  Scott Coulter
High Flying Adored [Evita] – Max von Essen Green Finch & Linnet Bird [Sweeney Todd] – Sarah Uriarte Berry
Mrs. S.L. Jacobowsky [The Grand Tour] – Jason Graae
More and More, Less and Less [The Grand Tour] – Emily Skinner & Jeff McCarthy w/Jason Graae
On This Night of a Thousand Stars [Evita] – Scott Coulter,Noah Racey & Lorin Latarro [DANCE]
I Could Kill Her [Carmelina] – Chuck Cooper [UNPLGGED]
Not While I'm Around [Sweeney Todd] – Scott Coulter
Oh, What a Circus [Evita] – Max von Essen
Don't Cry for Me Argentina [Evita] – Terri Klausner
I Belong Here [The Grand Tour] – Emily Skinner w/Company [UNPLUGGED]

The after party was held at Tony DiNapoli's Family Style Italian Restaurant (www.tonysnyc.com)- located at 43rd street between 6th and 7th. 

Photos by Genevieve Rafter Keddy