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'My First Time,' with Tartaglia, Testa, Etc., Held 2/26

By: Feb. 20, 2007
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On Monday, February 26, producers Derek Collard and Gary Maffei will present "My First Time," an all-star Broadway concert to benefit Quality Services for the Autistic Community (QSAC). Directed by Igor Goldin ("A Ritual of Faith") with musical direction by David Andrews Rogers, the concert will take place at New World Stages (340 West 50th St.) at 7 p.m.

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The show will feature performances by Hunter BellHunter Bell and Susan BlackwelSusan Blackwell [title of show], Jeff Blumenkrantz (A Class Act), Heath Calvert (Good Vibrations), Matt Cavenaugh (Grey Gardens), Rick Crom (The Goodbye Girl), Jeffry Denman (The Producers), Ed Dixon (Les Miserables), Eamon Foley (Assassins), Hunter Foster (The Producers), Anita Gillette (Moonstruck, Cabaret), Ann Harada (Avenue Q), Terri Klausner (Evita), Garrett Long (Seussical), Megan Reinking (Lestat, Dracula), Asa Somers (Grey Gardens), John Tartaglia (Avenue Q), Mary TestaMary Testa (42nd Street) and CW11 News Anchor Jim Watkins, with a special performance by the Center Stage Players from the Center Stage Theatre Company, Westport, CT.

The concert features a variety of first-hand stories and songs from the performers' own "first" experiences, such as the first show they were in, their first professional stage success or the first show or star that  inspired them to follow their hearts to Broadway.

Director Igor Goldin received the 2006 Award for Excellence in Direction for his work on Common Grounds in the 2006 New York Musical Theatre Festival.  Previously with NYMF he directed Joseph and David Zellnik's World War II musical Yank! His Off-Broadway credits include the critically acclaimed New York premieres of A Ritual of Faith (The Lion Theatre) and the musical The Snow Queen (The Triad).

Tickets for this one-night-only event can be reserved by calling QSAC at 212-244-5562 or 718- 728-8476 x 2059.  Tickets are priced at $25, $45 and $65.

For further information the concert and QSAC, please contact Derek CollardDerek Collard at derektravis@mac.com or visit www.QSAC.com.

Photo of John Tartaglia by Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.

 




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