Lisa Lampanelli to Headline BROADWAY HOLIDAY at 42West, Today

Comedian Lisa Lampanelli will headline Broadway Holiday, a festive evening of singing, signing and celebration produced by Other Voices (Kim Weild, Artistic Director; Jill Bernard, Producing Director).? The evening benefits Other Voices' winter workshop with the students of PS347 The American Sign Language and English Lower School. The special evening will feature cast members from Spring Awakening, Beautiful, Amazing Grace, Cabaret and more singing and signing holiday classics and leading a holiday sing/sign ­along. The benefit will be held at 42West located at 514 West 42nd Street between 10th and 11th Avenues on Thursday, December 17th, 2015. Tickets are free and can be reserved at www.othervoicesholiday.eventbrite.com. There is a suggested donation of $20 at the door.

Lampanelli will join George Abud (The Visit), Gisela Adisa (Beautiful), Stanley Bahorek (Amazing Grace) Miquel Banket (Amazing Grace), Toby Blackwell (Rent), Josh Castille (Spring Awakening), Paul Lincoln (Cabaret), Erin Mackey (Amazing Grace), Alexandria Wailes (Spring Awakening) and Evan Alexander Smith (Amazing Grace) on stage. The MC of the evening is Jon Wolfe Nelson (The L Word). Many more artists to be announced.

Broadway Holiday is possible thanks to The Law Offices of Aaron Pierce, Jacob Langfelder, Gary Wellbrock and 42West.

About Other Voices: Dedicated to the creation of bold, innovative and adventurous work that highlights the advantages of difference and celebrates diversity through the examination of themes of otherness, whether it is culture, language, gender, ability or race. Other Voices believes that innovation happens when diversity is embraced.

About The Winter Workshop with PS347: In February Other Voices will lead a series of storytelling workshops with students in grades 1-3 to create an original piece scheduled to be performed on the High Line on April 23rd. In addition they will create and publish an illustrated book filled with the students' stories.