Davis, Butler, Herdlicka & More Lead BDF's Second Annual Holiday Benefit Concert

Broadway's best will celebrate the holidays in THE BROADWAY DREAMS FOUNDATION'S Second Annual Holiday Benefit Concert at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street) on Monday, November 22, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. The star-studded evening of entertainment will benefit the national non-profit organization that brings young talent closer to their Broadway Dreams though intensive week-long Broadway training programs across the country.

The BDF Holiday Concert will feature performances by stars of stage and screen including Titus Burgess (The Little Mermaid), Tony Award nominee Kerry Butler (Broadway's upcoming Catch Me if You Can), Christian Campbell ("Big Love"), Paige Davis ("Trading Spaces" & Broadway's Boeing, Boeing), Tony Award winner Jarrod Emick (Leap of Faith), Deidre Goodwin (A Chorus Line), Tyler Hanes (Sweet Charity), Hunter Ryan Herdlicka (A Little Night Music), Donnie Kehr (Billy
Elliot), James Kinney (Sweet Charity), Tony Award nominated choreographer Ted Louis Levy (Jelly's Last Jam), Shannon Lewis (Sweet Charity), America Olivo (Spider-Man), Tanner Pflueger (Billy Elliot), Billy Porter (Angels in America), BDF alum Ryann Redmond (Bring it On), Leenya Rideout (Company), Matthew Risch (Pal Joey), Nicholas Rodriguez ("One Life to Live"), Matt Trent (Billy Elliot), Amanda Watkins (Sweet Charity), Telsey + Company Casting Directors Craig Burns & Rachel Hoffman, BDF C0-Founder Dave Barrus, BDF Musical Director Jeremy Schonfeld (Clear Blue
Tuesday) and BDF Artistic Director Paul Canaan (Legally Blonde). The evening will also include a performance by the George Street Playhouse production of [title of show] cast members
Seth Rudetsky, Tyler Maynard, Susan Mosher and Lauren Kennedy as well as a reunion performance by members of the Broadway company of Spring Awakening including Alexandra Socha, Alice Lee, Andrew Durand, Gabe Violett, Matt Doyle, Phoebe Strole, Remy Zaken, Robi Hager and BDF alum Blake Daniel.

Tickets for the BDF HOLIDAY BENEFIT CONCERT are $100.00 for VIP seating and $50 for General Admission and are available online at www.telecharge.com. All proceeds will benefit the non-profit
organization.

The Broadway Dreams Foundation is a national, non-profit performing arts training program that teaches America's youth how to kick start their career through unique performance workshops taught across the country by Broadway's brightest stars.

Attendees of BDF's week-long performing arts intensives receive first-rate training in acting, dance and vocal performance by savvy Broadway veterans who share their invaluable insider knowledge on the skills needed to make it in show business. At week's end, the students perform alongside their Broadway idols in a one-night-only concert event open to the public and have the opportunity to audition for top Broadway casting directors.

Over two thousand students have participated in the BDF program in cities such as Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, San Diego and Omaha. Students have gone on to perform in regional, national and Broadway productions including Disney's The Lion King and Spring Awakening, pursue careers in the arts or attend prestigious theatre programs in universities throughout the United States.

BDF offers significant scholarships to hundreds of students each year, ensuring that all qualified students are able to realize their Broadway Dreams regardless of their financial status. Proceeds from the BDF Holiday Concert will help to fund additional scholarships for worthy aspiring performers.

For more information on THE BROADWAY DREAMS FOUNDATION, please visit www.mybroadwaydreams.com.

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