Ring in the holidays with a song for a good cause!
Notable Broadway arranger, orchestrator and musical director Lynne Shankel yet again presented an evening of holiday tunes this year at Joe's Pub to benefit ASTEP and a brand new charity single and music video penned by Shankel along with Jon Hartmere and directed by Stafford Arima is now available to view.
Of note, "I Got All I Need (This Christmas) features familiar theatre faces Lindsay Mendez and Derek Klena, with the music video being filmed at the famed Public Theater.
The official description of this year's ASTEP holiday concert is as follows: "Two new special releases will be performed and sold at Artists Striving to End Poverty (ASTEP) Sixth Annual New York City Christmas: A Concert to Benefit ASTEP, taking place tonight, December 15 at 9:30 PM at Joe's Pub at The Public in New York City. "I Got All I Need (This Christmas)" performed by Lindsay Mendez and Derek Klena with music by Lynne Shankel and lyrics by Jon Hartmere and "'Twas The Night Before Christmas" performed by Aurelia Williams, Kenita Miller and Kay Trinidad with music by Shankel based on the traditional poem. Back by popular demand, the evening will feature Broadway's most sought-after talent singing new and classic holiday songs. Expect fresh, original approaches - pop, soul, R&B, rock and more - to your favorite seasonal numbers, many of them captured on the Sh-KBoom/Ghostlight album "New York City Christmas," available for purchase at the concert. Two new special releases are also available for purchase: "I Got All I Need (This Christmas)" an original song written by Lynne Shankel and Jon Hartmere sung by Lindsay Mendez (Wicked, Godspell, Everyday Rapture) and Derek Klena (The Bridges of Madison County, Wicked, Carrie, Dogfight) and a hip-hop version of "'Twas The Night Before Christmas" (music by Shankel) sung by Aurelia Williams (Sistas, The Musical, Papermill's Once On This Island), Kenita Miller (Merrily We Roll Along, Ragtime) and Kay Trinidad (The Little Mermaid, Bare) based on the traditional poem. The two songs were recorded on Yellow Sound Label are available on iTunes and wherever digital music is sold. All proceeds go to benefit ASTEP. Conceived and produced by Drama Desk-nominated orchestrator Lynne Shankel (Cry-Baby, Altar Boyz), New York City Christmas: A Concert to Benefit ASTEP, will again boast an incredible line-up of artists, including Lindsay Mendez, Derek Klena, Sierra Boggess (Love Never Dies, Master Class, The Little Mermaid), Chester Gregory (Sister Act, Dreamgirls, Hairspray), Andrew Call (American Idiot, Altar Boyz), David Josefsberg (Honeymoon In Vegas, The Wedding Singer, Altar Boyz), Telly Leung (Godspell, Glee), recording artist Anya Singleton, Kenita Miller, Kay Trinidad, Sally Wilfert (Make Me A Song, Assassins, Tom Sawyer), Lauren Pritchard (Spring Awakening), Jeremy Jordan (Newsies, Rock of Ages, West Side Story) and many more. The concert will be directed by Stafford Arima (Bare: The Musical, Carrie, Allegiance). Also appearing will be musicians Shankel (on piano), Joe Mowatt (drums/percussion), Randy Landau (bass), Peter Calo and Michael Aarons (guitars), Summer Boggess (cello), Max Mosten (violin), Barry Danielian (trumpet), and Scott Kreitzer and Cliff Lyons (saxophones)."
Download "I Got All I Need (This Christmas) on iTunes here.
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