NAMT Presents A TOAST FOR 20! Benefit Concert 10/19

To commemorate their 20th Annual Festival of New Musicals, the National Alliance of Musical Theatre (NAMT) will celebrate with a benefit concert open to the public entitled A Toast to 20! on Sunday, October 19. Tickets are now available to the public for $85 each and will feature Broadway luminaries performing songs from past Festival of New Musicals shows. Tickets are now available to the public for $85 each and will feature Broadway luminaries performing songs from past Festival of New Musicals shows.

The concert will take place at Comix, 353 West 14th Street (at 9th Avenue) from 6:00 to 9:00 PM.  Hosted by Tony Award-winners Bob Martin and Beth Leavel (The Drowsy Chaperone, Festival 2004), A Toast to 20! will also feature performances by: Will Chase (pictured; High Fidelity), Gavin Creel (Tony Nominee - Thoroughly Modern Millie), Stephanie D'Abruzzo (Tony Nominee - Avenue Q), Ryan Driscoll (Summer of '42), Malcolm Gets (Tony Nominee - Amour), LaChanze (Tony Winner - The Color Purple), Lauren Kennedy (Sunset Boulevard), Lauren Pritchard (Spring Awakening), Robb Sapp (Wicked), Bobby Steggert (110 in the Shade) and more!  Music Direction by Lynne Shankel (Cry-Baby, Company, Altar Boyz).

NAMT is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, and your contribution is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

A Toast to 20! Planning Committee:
Kumiko Yoshii (Gorgeous Entertainment), Chair 
Lili Arbogast (Event Planner), Kathy Evans (NAMT Executive Director), Bernadine C. Griffin (The 5th Avenue Theatre), Branden Huldeen (NAMT New Works Director), Regan Spurlock (NAMT Development Assistant)

Underwriting Sponsors: Goodspeed Musicals, Samuel French, Theatermania

NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR MUSICAL THEATRE
Founded in 1985 and based in New York City, The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT), is a national service organization dedicated exclusively to musical theatre.  NAMT membership includes not-for-profit and commercial theatres, presenting houses, universities, and independent producers.  Located throughout 33 states and 6 countries, the 150 member organizations share a commitment to nurture the creation, production, and recognition of new musicals and classics.  Last season, NAMT members cumulatively staged over 23,000 performances attended by over 17 million people and reached revenues over $510 million.  NAMT has presented its annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS since 1989.  The Festival, for "those-in-the-know" according to American Theater Magazine, brings together leading theatre producers and musical theatre writers, with the goal of furthering the development and production of new musicals.

TICKET INFORMATION

Concert-only single tickets are $85 each.

Donation tickets listed below include the concert, cocktails and hors d'oeuvres; and VIP ticket holders receive reserved seating and complimentary wine during the concert.

VIP Table for 4 people: $1,000 donation  
Single VIP Seating Ticket: $300 donation
Single Ticket: $250 donation  
NAMT Member Ticket: $150 donation

Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.namt.org.

Photo credit: Linda Lenzi