The Drama Desk will present a Panel Discussion and Luncheon at Sardi's on Friday, June 18, from 11:45 AM to 2:30 PM. This year the subject will be "The Music is the Message: Musicals on Topical Subjects," and features a panel of creators and actors involved with some of this season's most heralded musical productions.
The Panel will include (in alphabetical order):
Christine Andreas, featured in the Drama Desk Award winning revival of La Cage aux Folles; Drama Desk nominee
Jeffry Denman, the choreographer of Yank!, who also plays Artie in the production;
Montego Glover, whose performance as Felicia in the Drama Desk Award winning musical Memphis was honored with a Drama Desk Award as Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical (an award she shares with Catherine Zeta Jones);
Chad Kimball, the Drama Desk Award and Tony Award nominee for his portrayal of Huey in Memphis;
Tom Kitt, Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning composer of Next To Normal;
David Thompson, book writer of The Scottsboro Boys musical; and
David Zellnik, the Drama Desk nominated author and lyricist of Yank!
The Panel Discussion will be moderated by
Scott Siegel, the Drama Desk member who is a critic for TalkinBroadway.com and TheaterMania.com, as well as the creator/writer/host of the acclaimed Broadway by the Year series at The Town Hall.
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