Radio Broadway has just announced that American Idol star Contstantine Maroulis will be guest starring at "The Hits of 1958" which will be presented at The Town Hall on Monday, June 30 at 8 p.m.
This event will mark the debut performance of Radio Broadway, a new concert company dedicated to presenting "the greatest hits of all time by the greatest singers of our time."
The show will feature a cast of today's finest Broadway talent performing songs that topped the Billboard charts in the year 1958. Principal singers will include
Max von Essen (Dance Of The Vampires, Jesus Christ Superstar,
Les Miserables),
Jennifer Hope Wills (The Phantom Of The Opera, Wonderful Town, The Woman In White),
Nancy Anderson (Wonderful Town, A Class Act),
John Treacy Egan (The Producers, Jekyll & Hyde,
The Little Mermaid), and LAWRENCE CLAYTON (The Civil War, Jesus Christ Superstar, Dreamgirls) with additional stars to be announced shortly.
The evening will be hosted by
Raymond Jaramillo McLeod (Drama Desk Award nominee – Wonderful Town), with direction by DEBORAH KYM and musical direction by DAVID KEYES.
Presented in the spirit of American Bandstand, complete with back-up singers, dancers and live band, this brand-new concert event will be a fun and energetic journey back to yesteryear that is sure to shake your bones and rattle your brains. Songs will include "Yakety Yak," "Who's Sorry Now," "At The Hop," "Great Balls of Fire,"
Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock" and many more.
Tickets, priced $40 and up, are available at The Town Hall box office or through TicketMaster by calling (866) 448-7849. The Town Hall box office is open from 12:00-6:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
The $200 "VIP" tickets include premium seating and a private cocktail reception with the stars following the show.
The Town Hall is located in Manhattan at 123 West 43rd Street between Broadway and Avenue of the Americas. Nearest subways are as follows: 1, 2, 3 - Times Square-42nd Street (7th Ave.-Broadway). A, C, E - 42nd Street-Port Authority (8th Avenue). B, D, F, V - 42nd Street-Brant Park (6th Avenue). N, Q, R, W - Times Square-42nd Street (Broadway). 7 & S - Times Square-42nd Street (Broadway-7th Avenue).
Radio Broadway was co-founded by
Raymond Jaramillo McLeod, Deborah Kym and David Weitzer. Following the June 30 premiere, the company plans to present various incarnations of the show – featuring a variety of Broadway stars and radio hit songs spanning all decades – in venues throughout the country.
BroadwayWorld.com is the official media sponsor of Radio Broadway.
The website for Radio Broadway is
www.radiobroadwaylive.com.
