BroadwayWorld to Exclusively Stream Ben Cameron's BROADWAY SESSIONS; New Episode Coming on Sunday- Watch Ben's 10 Favorites!
By: Ben Cameron Feb. 11, 2016
BroadwayWorld is excited to announce our latest collaboration and our next exclusive BroadwayWorld TV show. Beginning this Sunday, well be bringing you exclusive video content from Ben Cameron's Broadway Sessions- NYC's Ultimate Post Theater Extravaganza. Each week, Broadway Sessions welcomes a new Broadway cast or guest to perform, interact with the audience and bare their souls in this fast paced, zany, musical theatre variety show. Anything can, and will, happen when Broadway lets it's hair down.
Tonight, February 11th, BROADWAY SESSIONS welcomes cast members from the new Andrew Lloyd Webber hit SCHOOL OF ROCK, performing new arrangements of rock classics with a full band as well as solo and duet offerings. Be sure to check back Sunday for highlights of the kids in action!
School of Rock cast members scheduled to perform include Evie Dolan (Katie), Carly Gendell (Marcy), Taylor Caldwell (Shonelle), Ava Della Pietra (Swing), Dante Melucci (Freddy), Brandon Niederauer (Zach), Cori Wilson (Sophie), Jersey Sullivan (James),Isabella Russo (Summer), Luca Padovan(Billy), Ethan Khusidman (Mason), Lulu Lloyd (Swing, asst. Dance Captain), Jesse Swimm (Swing, Dance Captain), John Hemphill (ensemble),Kaitlin Boland (Asst. Company Manager) and more. The evening will also feature performances by singer/actor Brian Falduto (Billy in School of Rock film) and vocalist Gillian Hassert, plus special guest musical director Drew Wutke.
BROADWAY SESSIONS takes place every Thursday evening at The Laurie Beechman Theater inside The West Bank Cafe located at 407 West 42nd Street (corner of 42nd Street and 9th Avenue). Reservations strongly recommended at 212-695-6909. Doors open at 10pm for pre-show open mic. Showtime at 11. $5 drink specials all night. $10 cover includes a donation to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids. For more information, visit www.BroadwaySessions.net. You can follow Broadway Sessions on Twitter and Instagram, @bwaysessions.
To get you in the mood for the series launch, we're bringing you Ben's personal favorite Broadway Sessions performances. Check out what they stand out above the rest to him below!
Norm Lewis - "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" - I mean, this is one of the greatest voices in Broadway history...
Cyndi Lauper - "Is There a Straight Man in the House" - An impromptu moment during our Kinky Boots celebration...
John Cariani - "Nigel's Lament (cut from Something Rotten!)" - A cut song from Something Rotten lovingly recreated on our stage. 1st time it had been performed since rehearsals...
Brian d'Arcy James - "All Will Be Well" - During our Shrek reunion show...
Keala Settle - "Hear My Song" (Songs for a New World) - She is a goddess and mother to us all!!
Tituss Burgess - "Home" (The Wiz) - Cause, as we like to say at Sessions, sometimes it's just not high enough...
Lena Hall - "What About Love" (Heart) AND "Memory" (Cats)! - We offered Lena a challenge to mash up these 2 songs, this is a true representation of how we roll at Sessions, anything can happen...
Hinton Battle - "Sophisticated Lady" - The Legend.
Patrick Page - A Dramatic Reading of the SPIDER-MAN Theme - Since this early Broadway Sessions, we look forward to our spoken word moments with Broadway's finest actor, Patrick Page...
Ariana Grande - "I Have Nothing" - Heard of her?
Broadway Sessions Anniversary Show - "One Day More" - Note that the entire audience joins in the song!!!
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