Photo Coverage: 9 TO 5's Stephanie J. Block Returns To Birdland To Celebrate Her CD 'This Place I Know'
By: Walter McBride Jul. 14, 2009
Stephanie J. Block, currently starring on Broadway in the role of Judy Bernly in 9 to 5: The Musical, made a triumphant return to Birdland to celebrate the release of her debut album, "This Place I Know," on Monday, July 13th at 7pm. The evening was part of the award-winning concert series Broadway at Birdland, presented by Jim Caruso's Cast Party.
Country music legend Dolly Parton joins vocal forces with Stephanie to reinvent her 1974 classic, "I Will Always Love You," while Oscar, Grammy and Tony Award-winner Marvin Hamlischaccompanies and arranges his own "Smart Women," cut from the Broadway play with music Imaginary Friends. Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Godspell) accompanies Stephanie on "Making Good," the driving ballad she originated in Wicked's initial workshops, while composer Stephen Flaherty (Ragtime) assumes the piano for the recording premiere of his "Something Beautiful." In fact, every track finds the composer joining Stephanie to interpret his or her song; "This Place I Know" also features collaborations with Deborah Abramson, Scott Alan, Zina Goldrich,Marcy Heisler, Andrew Lippa, Paul Loesel, Steve Marzullo, and Claude-Michel Schonberg. Nine of the thirteen tracks are premiere recordings.
Stephanie J. Block comes to 9 to 5: The Musical straight from playing the role of Elphaba in the Broadway Company of Wicked. Broadway audiences also know her for her portrayal as Grace O'Malley in The Pirate Queen and Liza Minnelli opposite Hugh Jackman in The Boy From Oz. Stephanie also starred in the First National Touring Company of Wicked as Elphaba, for which she won the 2006 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Actress. She is a proud member of The Musical Theatre Guild and has been a member of Actors' Equity since 1995.
For more information visit, www.stephaniejblock.com.
Photos by Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.
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