Wicked performer
Marty Thomas will host
Divas Live! on Sunday, Feb. 19 at Club XL in NYC.
"The show will feature some of New York's finest talent--both undiscovered and established," according to press notes. The first installment of a new series, it will feature a cavalcade of singers covering the music of thier favorite "diva".
Kate Pazakis (
The Sexless Years), Alysha Umphress (XL Star),
Whitney Bashor (
Gavin Creels'
Prom Party), Kelly King (XL Star), Mollie Weaver (singer/songwriter), Katie Thompson (singer/songwriter), Emily Drennan (Toxic Audio) and Tiffany Haas (
Wicked) are all slated to perform.
Thomas is in the
Wicked ensemble, and is the understudy for Boq. Off-Broadway, he has appeared in
Yo Alice, Warm, The Black Nativity and
Emma, and regionally in
The Wizard of Oz, Mame, The No-Frills Revue, Grease and
Merrily We Roll Along. In 2001, Thomas, an accomplished child performer who made his Broadway debut in
The Secret Garden and appeared on "Star Search" (beating out Britney Spears for 1992 Junior Vocalist Champion), released his Billboard debut on West End Records--"Resurrect Me (Lift Me Up);" he earned a Grammy nomination and won
Billboard's Song of the Year in the gospel/contemporary Christian category. In 2004, he and his band released a self-titled CD of covers which ranges in style from country to rock to showtunes.
Club XL is located at 357 W. 16th St. (between 8th and 9th Avenues); there is no cover charge to the concert.
For more information visit
www.martythomas.com, or
www.xlnewyork.com. To purchase Thomas' latest album, visit
cdbaby.com/martythomas.
