Exclusive Photo Coverage: ON THE TOWN Company Gets Festive for Carols For A Cure
By: Genevieve Rafter Keddy Nov. 30, 2014
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The 2014 Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 16 is on sale now! This 2-disc, annual CD of original and traditional holiday music features stars and casts from the current Broadway line-up, and benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA), one of the nation's leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organizations. Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 16 can be ordered for only $25 through BC/EFA at broadwaycares.org or by calling (212) 840-0770 x238 Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST. Volumes from previous seasons are available, too (check online or call for price).
BroadwayWorld is excited to continue our exclusive photo coverage of the recording sessions for this year's album with the cast of On The Town, who sing "Christmas Eve In My Hometown." Check out photos of cast members Jess Leprotto, Mikey Winslow, Stephen DeRosa, Richard Rockage and more below!
As always, the CDs will be sold at participating Broadway and off-Broadway shows in New York during a six-week "Gypsy of the Year" fundraising period, which runs through December 7. Additionally, the CDs are available at select venues throughout the U.S., including The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.
A highlight of Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Vol. 16 is Grammy-award winner Sting singing an original version of "Soul Cake" with the cast of "The Last Ship," and playing acoustic guitar accompanied by a full band. "The Last Ship" has an original score and lyrics by Sting and marks his debut as a Broadway composer. This year's CD also features the voices of Tony Award winner Jessie Mueller and the cast of "Beautiful - The Carole King Musical;" Tony winnerJefferson Mays and Bryce Pinkham with the cast from "A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder;" Keke Palmer, Tony winner Judy Kaye and Sherri Shepherd with the cast of Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Cinderella;" Tony winnerJefferson Mays and Bryce Pinkham with the cast from "A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder;" Carly Hughes andKyle Dean Massey for "Pippin;" Ryan Shaw (Stevie Wonder) and cast members from "Motown: The Musical;" plusJason Tamand the cast of "If/Then;" and celebrity blogger and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS fan Perez HiltonsingingDavid Friedman's "My Simple Christmas Wish."
Photo Credit: Genevieve Rafter Keddy
Christopher Vo, Cory Lingner and Brandon Leffler
Jess Leprotto, Stephen Hanna and Stephen De Rosa
Mikey Winslow, Brandon Leffler, Cory Lingner and Christopher Vo
Kristine Covillo, Allison Guinn and Eloise Kropp
Holly Ann Butler and Skye Mattox
From On The Town-Christopher Vo, Kristine Covillo, Cory Lingner, Skye Mattox Stephen Hanna, Allison Guinn Jess Leprotto, Eloise Kropp, Brandon Leffler, Holly Ann Butler, Mikey Winslow and Stephen DeRosa
Kristine Covillo, Allison Guinn, Eloise Kropp, Richard Rockage (Musical Director), Holly Ann Butler and Skye Mattox
Stephen Hanna, Stephen DeRosa, Mikey Winslow, Jess Leprotto, Richard Rockage, Christopher Vo, Cory Lingner and Brandon Leffler
Jess Leprotto, Mikey Winslow, Stephen DeRosa, Richard Rockage and Brandon Leffler
George Farmer, Sean McDaniel and Aurelien Budynek
Richard Rockage and Lynn Pinto (Producer)
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