Cerveris, O'Hara, Lazar, York and Jersey Boys Join So In Love Concert, Feb. 13
By: BWW News Desk Feb. 08, 2006
Directed by Joe Calarco (Shakespeare's R&J), So in Love will feature musical direction by Ron Melrose (Jersey Boys) and choreography by Karma Camp (artistic associate at The Signature Theatre in D.C.), and will feature performances by some of Broadway's best and brightest, including Harry Connick Jr., Tony Award nominee Liz Callaway, Julia Murney, Mary Testa, Marian Seldes, Richard Easton, Katie Clarke, Tina Fabrique, Liz McCartney and Roz Ryan. Tony Award-winner Hugh Jackman serves as Honorary Chairman.
The concert is the highlight of the Drama League's annual benefit gala, which for the first time takes place at Rockefeller Center's breathtaking Rainbow Room. The evening will begin with a cocktail reception where guests can mingle with the performers while taking in the awe-inspiring views of Manhattan. So In Love will continue with an elegant seated dinner in the main dining room, followed by the performance.
All proceeds from the concert will support The Drama League, "which was founded in 1916 as an association of theatre professionals and patrons dedicated to encouraging the finest in professional theatre and has since then developed into the theatre's premiere service organization. The Drama League provides an unparalleled training program for emerging theatre artists through The Directors Project, which encourages and trains young talents while providing much-needed exposure and essential connections to the professional theatrical community," according to press notes.
"The Drama League's Audience Project is dedicated to building strong, passionate audiences for the American theatre, providing discounted tickets for its members to the best Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional productions across the United States while enhancing the theatergoer's understanding and experience of live theatre through its informative panels, luncheons and discussions with leading figures in the field. The Drama League currently has over 3,000 annual members across the United States and in Europe."
Tickets for So In Love are $500-$2,500 which includes the concert, a pre-gala cocktail reception and a full three-course dinner. A limited number of "show only" tickets are also available for $85 each.
To arrange tickets for the concert or for any additional information about The Drama League, please call Derek Travis Collard, The Drama League's Director of Special Events at (212) 244-9494, ext. 5. For more information, please visit www.dramaleague.org.
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