Felciano, Leung, Etc. Join Reiber for 12/17 Benefit Concert

Julie Reiber (Brooklyn, All Shook Up, upcoming L.A. Wicked) will present "Will Sing for Food." A concert benefiting The Holy Apostle Soup Kitchen and The Bowery Mission and also a food drive supporting City Harvest, the-night only concert will  have two showings at 7pm and 10pm at The Duplex, Sunday, December 17.

"The evening will be a concert of soulful offerings to inspire hope and giving in the holiday season," as perss notes describe.
 
Joining Reiber will be special guests including Manoel Felciano (Sweeney Todd, Brooklyn), Mandy Gonzalez (Aida, Dance of the Vampires), Joshua Henry (Godspell Paper Mill), Telly Leung (Wicked, Pacific Overtures, Rent), Horace V. Rogers (Tarzan, Brooklyn), Marty Thomas (Wicked, Secret Garden).  There will be musical direction by Loren Toolajian, and the band will include Paul Davis, Zack Dietz, Joe Friedman, Michael Pearce and Tom Timko.

"The idea of 'Will Sing for Food' was inspired by Julie's volunteering at the Holy Apostle Soup Kitchen when she could not travel back to her home in WA state for the holidays.  'I wanted to give back somehow and how better than to put on a night of tunes that inspire feelings of compassion, joy, and gratitude. The hope is to  inspire people to do something.  No matter how small you can make a difference and working at the soup kitchens really reminds you of that.  Wheather it be with a smile, a quarter, or a meal, you do make a difference,'  Reiber said. 'The night will suit all musical tastes with tunes varying from Stevie Wonder and Joni Mitchell to Sondheim and Jason Robert Brown.'"
 
All proceeds will go to The Holy Apostle Soup Kitchen and The Bowery Mission. The Holy Apostle Soup Kitchen has been helping people for  23 years in New York City serving 1,100 meals a day to the hungry and needs volunteers year round.  The Bowery Mission serves up to 900 meals a day and also has numberous programs for the homeless including residential recovery and medical clinic services. The City Harvest helps over 260,000 hungry New Yorkers find their next meal.

Reiber has performed on Broadway in the original company of Brooklyn and All Shook Up, and also in the National Tours of Rent and Brooklyn.  She performed in the Jekyll and Hyde concert tour of South Korea and also starred with the Indianapolis Symphony and soon to be Nashville Symphony with "The Beat Goes On: The Music of the Baby Boomers." Reiber performed the role of Amneris at The Arvada Center in Denver, CO receiving  the Henry Award for 2006 and a Denver Ovation Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Next up, she will stand by for the role of Elphaba, The Wicked Witch of the West, in the new L.A. company of Wicked this February.
 
General admission is a check of $20 (or more) made out to The Holy Apostle Soup Kitchen or The Bowery Mission.   Please bring a non-perishable food donation for City Harvest and receive a special door gift.  The concert will be presented at The Duplex, 16 Christopher St. at 7th Ave at 7pm and 10pm.  To place reservations, please visit www.theduplex.com and for more info visit www.juliereiber.com