Kennedy, Campbell, Von Essen et. al Set for Canal Room Concert, 4/4

Lauren Kennedy will perform at The Canal Room on April 4th for a concert entitled "Lauren Kennedy and the Freakers Ball." Kennedy will be joined by a number of Broadway veterans, including Julia Burrows, Michelle Kinney, Alan Campbell, Gina Stewart, and Max von Essen. The concert will begin at 8:00pm.

Also joining Kennedy for the concert are Eric Anderson, Daniel Bogart, Matt Caplan, Asmeret Ghebermichael, and Fres Lassen, each as a part of The Freakers Ball, called "the motliest band this side of Broadway."

Lauren Kennedy has played a number of roles on Broadway including The Lady of the Lake in Monty Python's Spamalot, Sunset Boulevard with Glenn Close, Side Show as Daisy Hilton, and Les Misérables as Fantine. Also, Cinderella at The New York City Opera. London: Trevor Nunn's revival of South Pacific as Nellie Forbush at The Royal National Theatre. Lauren starred opposite Val Kilmer in The Ten Commandments at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.

Most recently she starred in pre-Broadway productions of Vanitites at The Pasadena Playhouse and Lone Star Love with The Red Clay Ramblers. Other new works and premieres:, Zelda Fitzgerald in Frank Wildhorn's Waiting For The Moon (Lenape, Barrymore Award Nom. for Best Actress), The Rhythm Club (Signature Theatre, Helen Hayes Award Nom. for Best Actress), White Christmas, Breakfast At Tiffany's (St. Louis MUNY), Hot Shoe Shuffle (TUTS), The Trumpet of the Swan (The Kennedy Center), and The Last Five Years (Northlight). National Tour: Sunset Boulevard as Betty Schaefer. Both her new album Here And Now and her debut album Lauren Kennedy: Songs Of Jason Robert Brown have both received rave reviews and are available on PS Classics. She is also an Artistic Advisor at Farmer's Alley Theatre and Hot Summer Night's At The Kennedy.

Tickets are all general admission, priced at $10. Tickets may be purchased online at www.ticketweb.com.

For information or to purchase tickets, visit online at www.canalroom.com.