Jennings, Woods, Cuccioli Among Starry Tribute to Gemignani March 30, NJ

Tony Award-nominee Robert Cuccioli (Jekyll & Hyde), Carol Woods (Mama Morton in Chicago), Drama Desk Award-winner Ken Jennings (Original Tobias in Sweeney Todd) will be among the starry cast appearing in "Another Op'nin, Another Show: A Musical Tribute To Paul Gemignani" on Sunday, March 30 at 7:30 PM, at the YM-YWHA of North Jersey (1 Pike Drive) in Wayne, NJ.

Presented by Broadway Ala Carte, the Theatre-in-Residence at the YMHA, this benefit salute to 2008 Arts Ambassador, Tony and Emmy Award-winner Paul Gemignani, also stars Garth Kravits (The Drowsy Chaperone), Drama Desk Award-winner Toni DiBuono (Forbidden Broadway, Wonderful Town), Broadway favorites Gay Willis (Magnolia in Show Boat), George Marge (Les Miserables, Miss Saigon), Ciaran Sheehan (The Phantom Of The Opera), Peter Marinos (Magaldi in Original Evita, The Producers), Mike O'Carroll (Ragtime, Show Boat), Ali Ewoldt (Cosette in Les Miserables), Kevin David Thomas (Joly in Les Miserables), and Julie Waldman-Stiel (Fiddler On The Roof, The Music Of Andrew Lloyd Webber).

Co-stars include Christopher Budinich, Jodi Chekofsky, Buck Hujabre (Ravenal Show Boat National Tour), Jennifer Montague, Mark Montague, Sonia Perez, and Ilona Rubenstein. Ensemble Members include Rasha Jay, Katie McGee, Joseph Nolin, Jenny Paul, Frank Todisco, Tracey Turner and Brian Zane.

Audiences can expect show-stopping numbers from Paul Gemignani's more than 38 Broadway and West End credits including Company, Follies, Sweeney Todd, Evita, Kiss Me, Kate, West Side Story, Into The Woods, 1776, On The 20th Century, Dreamgirls, Crazy For You, and more.

Directed by Broadway Ala Carte Producing Artistic Director, Stephen Kantrowitz, the evening features Musical Direction by Peter Candela (Broadway's The Lion King) and choreography and musical staging by Adolpho Blaire. All profits benefit Broadway Ala Carte's educational arts programs and teen scholarships. Reserved seats are $45 in advance. Please call Broadway Ala Carte at 973-595-0100, Ext. 226, or visit the YMHA at www.ymha-nj.org

Robert Cuccioli (photo by Linda Lenzi)