Broadway's Eden Espinosa and Jenna Leigh Green have just been added to the guest list of performers who will join Composer and Lyricist Scott Alan at London West End Duchess Theatre for the one night only Benefit concert, 'Never Neverland: The Music of Scott Alan.
The September 21st, 7:30 Concert, which is being produced by Mums the Word's Laura Costello and
Amy Nicholson, will feature Espinosa and Green, both making their West End Debut, sharing the stage with some of today's brightest West End Stars and singing
the music of
Scott Alan, with Alan accompanying each of the performers on songs from his debut CD, 'Dreaming Wide Awake.'
Those scheduled to appear include
Wicked's Espinosa and Green, Marguerite's
Annalene Beechey, Dirty Dancings Simon Greiff, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat's Jenna Lee-James,
Wicked's Liam Tamne, We Will Rock You's Amanda Coutts and Gemma O'Duffy, Half of Sixpence's Jonathan Eio,
Les Miserables Cassie Compton and Alice Fern and
Hairspray's Rachael Wooding.
Peter White will serve as the evenings Musical director.
Never Neverland' will help raise money for the charities, Ovarian Cancer Action and NCH.
Scott Alan wrote the book, music and lyrics for the musical Detour in Los Angeles. Since returning to New York City four years ago, many of Broadway's elite have sung his music, including
Liz Callaway,
Shoshana Bean,
Adriane Lenox,
Stephanie J. Block, Cheyenne
Jackson,
Eden Espinosa and more, and will be featured on his debut CD Dreaming Wide Awake: The Music of
Scott Alan due out October 2007. His love for theater brought him back to New York where he is currently producing the acclaimed monthly series, 'Monday Nights, New Voices' at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre, which is now in its fourth year and features and honors new talent. Alan also produced and directed the Neo2 Benefit Concert at the York Theatre in 2006 featuring some of todays brightest up and coming
composers and lyricists, sung by some of Broadways greatest performers. Alans newest musical Piece was featured at the 2006 NAMT festival and 2007 Seattle Village Theatre Festival.
www.scottalan.net
TO BOOK TICKETS CALL: 0844412659 OR LOG ON TO
WWW.NIMAXTHEATRES.COMTickets: £15, £20 and £27.50 + booking fees and £1 theatre restoration levy.
AT the Duchess Theatre, Covent Garden, London
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT:
www.mumstheword2008.co.uk
Photo by by James Sims.