Reeve Carney, Katie Finneran, et al. Set for WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO ASK YOU TO LEAVE Concert Tonight

By: Jan. 23, 2012
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The Broadway at Birdland concert series will present We're Gonna Have To Ask You To Leave...(a benefit concert to kick out cancer), to be presented at Birdland on tonight, January 23 at 7pm.

This benefit concert for the American Cancer Society will feature some of Broadway's best musical and theatrical talent in an evening dedicated to the heroic spirit of those who have conquered the disease, as well as a celebration of those who lost their battle. (www.kickcancerthebenefit.com)

The concert will boast an exciting line-up of Broadway performers, including Spider-Man star Reeve Carney, Tony Winner Katie Finneran (Promises, Promises, Noises Off, I Hate My Teenage Daughter) and husband Darren Goldstein (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Damages), Tony nominee Dylan Baker (God of Carnage, Damages) and wife Becky Ann Baker (Good People, Assasins), Tony nominee Barbara Walsh (Company, Big), Carla Gugino (Road to Mecca, Desire Under the Elms), Tony nominee Alison Fraser (Gypsy, Secret Garden), Tony nominee and Obie winner Kathleen Chalfant (Rescue Me, Wit), Patti Murin (Lysistrata Jones, Xanadu), Nick Blaemire (Godspell, Cry-Baby), Matthew Greer (Seminar, Spamalot national tour), Karen Walsh (Road to Mecca, Pygmalion), Wayne Wilcox (Carrie the Musical, Normal Heart) and many more. All proceeds go to benefit the American Cancer Society (www.cancer.org). There will also be a special, surprise guest host. Performers subject to change without prior notice.

Doors open at 5pm for dinner, a silent auction and raffle. The concert begins at 7pm and will include a live auction.

Together with our millions of supporters, the American Cancer Society (ACS) saves lives and creates a world with less cancer and more birthdays by helping people stay well, helping people get well, by finding cures, and by fighting back.

The American Cancer Society is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the ACS has 12 chartered Divisions, more than 900 local offices nationwide, and a presence in more than 5,100 communities

Photo Credit: Walter McBride/WM Photos



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