Benanti, Testa, Etc. Lined Up for 7/10 Little Fish Concert

A host of stars are set to headline a Joe's Pub concert of the Michael John LaChiusa musical Little Fish on July 10th at 7 PM.

The concert of Little Fish--which concerns a New York-dwelling writer named Charlotte who feels isolated and purposeless in the big city--will star Tony-nominee Alice Ripley (Side Show, Rocky Horror Show), Tony-nominee Laura Benanti (The Wedding Singer, Nine), Lisa Howard (Spelling Bee) and Mary Testa (Chicago, On the Town). LaChiusa, whose musicals See What I Wanna See and Bernarda Alba have recently been seen on New York stages, will accompany them.

Proceeds, in Wendy Wasserstein's name, will be given to the Theatre Development Fund's "Open Doors" project.

Jennifer Laura Thompson, with support from Celia Keenan-Bolger, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Lea Delaria and more, starred in the original 2003 Second Stage Theatre production of Little Fish, which features music, lyrics and book by LaChiusa. Graciela Daniele was the show's original director and choreographer.

Joe's Pub is located inside the Public Theater at 425 Lafayette St. Tickets are $30; call (212) 239-6200. Visit www.joespub.com for more information.