Kudisch, Murney, Etc. Part of Summer Broadway Festival

Town Hall will offer a star-studded Summer Broadway Festival from July 16th through July 30th.

On Monday, July 16, 2007 at 8 pm, "A Night at the Operetta," with Christiane Noll, Sarah Jane McMahon, Douglas Ladnier, Marc Kudisch and others, will be presented.  "Experience the epic music that took Broadway by storm, thrilling audiences ever since: the operetta! Today's celebrated Broadway and cabaret stars will breathe new life into the thrilling creations of Sigmund Romberg, Rudolf Friml, Victor Herbert and others! This stirring evening of classic Broadway show music will feature some of the most passionate and romantic music ever written peppered with host Scott Siegel's entertaining commentary. All programs subject to change."

On Monday, July 23, 2007 at 8 pm, "Broadway's Rising Stars" will be performed.  "New York City is the place where young actors come to study and train for a life in musical theatre, dreaming of seeing their name in lights and fulfilling their desire to perform on a Broadway stage. It's only fitting then that The Town Hall, which has a reputation for protecting the legacy of Broadway's past with its critically acclaimed series Broadway by the Year, and the annual Broadway Cabaret Festival, offers future Broadway stars a chance to make their Town Hall debut. By spotlighting their gifts in a special concert, The Town Hall hopes to speed them on the way to their dreams.  Be a part of history on July 23rd when a group of talented young performers chosen for their voices, acting skills and ability to command the stage by a distinguished panel of judges perform in Broadway Rising Stars, a concert directed by the award-winning Joel Froomkin."

On Monday, July 30, 2007 at 8 pm, "All Singin! All Dancin!: The Song & Dance of The Great White Way" will be presented.  The evening will feature Karen Ziemba, Nancy Anderson, Joyce Chittick, Sean Martin Hingston, Nancy Lemenager, Julia Murney, Rachelle Rak, Megan Sikora and more! The show is "an exhilarating extravaganza of Broadway song and dance from Cohen to Stroman! Inspired by Fred & Adele Astaire, Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson, Agnes DeMille, Gower Champion, Jerome Robbins and more of today's great singin' and dancin' stars will create their own thrilling rendition of Broadway history. Broadway's own Noah Racey will choreograph and direct this extraordinary dance spectacle. All programs subject to change."

Visit www.the-townhall-nyc.org for tickets and more information.

Photo of Marc Kudisch by Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.