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Photo Coverage: Broadway Stands for Freedom! Concert

By: Jul. 28, 2006
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A number of patriotic theatre stars took part in "Broadway Stands for Freedom!," a benefit concert that was presented at the Peter Norton Symphony Space (2537 Broadway at 95th Street) on July 24th.

The event featured Erich Bergen, Todd Buonopane (Spelling Bee), Michael Cerveris (Sweeney Todd), Richard Easton (The Rivals, Henry IV), Barrett Foa (Spelling Bee, Avenue Q), Leah Hocking (Hairspray), Cheyenne Jackson (All Shook Up), Celia Keenan-Bolger (Spelling Bee), Cady Huffman (The Producers), Shoshana Bean (Wicked), film star Matthew Modine, Thos Shipley (Miss Saigon), Sara Kramer (Mamma Mia!), Amanda Green (co-writer of upcoming High Fidelity), Lianna Stampur and more.

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwight Tony Kushner (Caroline, or Change, Angels in America) hosted the event, which also featured musical direction by Seth Rudetsky (Seth's Broadway Chatterbox, Actors' Fund concerts) and direction by Daniel Goldstein. Funds went to benefit the youth programs of the New York Civil Liberties Union.

Visit www.nyclu.org for more on the New York Civil Liberties Union.

 
Erich Bergen, Lianna Stampur, Donna Lieberman, and Tony Kushner


Kevin Chamberlin, Thos Shipley, Michael Cerveris and Cheyenne Jackson


Shoshana Bean and Cheyenne Jackson


Michael Cerveris, Donna Lieberman and Tony Kushner


Barrett Foa, Celia Keenan-Bolger and Todd Buonopane


The cast of "Broadway Stands Up for Freedom"


Cady Huffman, Tony Kushner and Matthew Modine


Donna Lieberman with contest winners Aliza Keen, Jaclyn Silverman, and Leonora Martelly


Tony Kushner


Shoshana Bean


Seth Rudetsky


Shoshana Bean


Shoshana Bean


Lianna Stampur and Donna Lieberman


Barrett Foa and Todd Buonopane


Todd Buonopane and Barrett Foa


Todd Buonopane and Barrett Foa


Barrett Foa


Sara Kramer


Amanda Green


Richard Easton


Lianna Stampur


Erich Bergen


Thos Shipley


Seth Rudetsky


Barrett Foa


Barrett Foa


Leah Hocking


Leah Hocking


Matthew Modine


Cady Huffman


Cady Huffman


Cady Huffman


Celia Keenan-Bolger


Celia Keenan-Bolger


Celia Keenan-Bolger


Cheyenne Jackson


Cheyenne Jackson


Michael Cerveris


Michael Cerveris


Michael Cerveris







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